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The table below looks at the demand for Apple Cocoa skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cocoa over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApple Cocoa
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank423497
Rank change on same period last yearUp+74
Matching permanent IT job ads72
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.070 %0.014 %
Salaries quoted72
Average minimum salary£34,000£35,000
Average salary£36,321£42,500
% change on same period last year-14.53 %
Average maximum salary£38,643£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,338£38,929
% change on same period last year-4.08 %
South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads993714345
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.646 %6.400 %
Salaries quoted873712026
Average minimum salary£35,428£34,743
Average salary£39,022£38,262
% change on same period last year+1.98 %
Average maximum salary£42,615£41,780
UK excluding London average salary£36,023£36,564
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Cocoa EnglandCocoa
England

Cocoa
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Cocoa across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South East Cocoa Demand Trend

Cocoa
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Cocoa across the South East region.

South East Cocoa Salary Trend

Cocoa
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cocoa across the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South East Cocoa Salary Histogram

Cocoa
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cocoa within the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordshireNew entry-3£35,750-
Thames ValleyNew entry-3£39,000-
East SussexNew entry-1£30,000-
Cocoa EnglandCocoa
England

Cocoa
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Cocoa also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Cocoa.

118 (100.00 %)C
213 (72.22 %)Mac OS X
213 (72.22 %)Apple
312 (66.67 %)Objective-C
49 (50.00 %)Integration Testing
57 (38.89 %)AppleScript
65 (27.78 %)UNIX
72 (11.11 %)C++

Cocoa
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Cocoa also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Cocoa. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (61.11 %)Software Engineer
111 (61.11 %)Developer
28 (44.44 %)Senior Software Engineer
36 (33.33 %)C Developer
45 (27.78 %)Senior Software Developer
45 (27.78 %)Software Developer
45 (27.78 %)Senior Developer
51 (5.556 %)Programmer
51 (5.556 %)C++ Developer
51 (5.556 %)Graduate
51 (5.556 %)C Software Engineer
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (72.22 %)Mac OS X
25 (27.78 %)UNIX
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (50.00 %)Integration Testing
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (100.00 %)C
212 (66.67 %)Objective-C
37 (38.89 %)AppleScript
42 (11.11 %)C++
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (72.22 %)Apple