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The table below looks at the demand for Series 60 (S60) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Series 60 over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSeries 60 (S60)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank852940
Rank change on same period last yearUp+88
Matching permanent IT job ads7170
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.029 %
As % of the category below0.120 %0.094 %
Salaries quoted5868
Average minimum salary£39,714£35,742
Average salary£45,937£40,148
% change on same period last year+14.41 %
Average maximum salary£52,159£44,554
UK excluding London average salary£43,426£37,611
% change on same period last year+15.46 %
IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads5896474762
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled32.63 %31.35 %
Salaries quoted5087561383
Average minimum salary£36,910£38,628
Average salary£40,487£42,437
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Average maximum salary£44,063£46,245
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %

Series 60
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Series 60 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Series 60 Demand Trend

Series 60
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Series 60 within the UK.

Series 60 Salary Trend

Series 60
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Series 60 over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 within the UK.

Series 60 Salary Histogram

Series 60
Top 20 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Series 60 within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EnglandUp+9667£45,937+14.40 %
LondonUp+11043£47,819+4.94 %
City of LondonUp+310£43,833-
CambridgeDown-209£44,167-0.23 %
East of EnglandNo change09£44,167+0.09 %
CambridgeshireDown-109£44,167-0.23 %
North WestUp+136£37,500+13.34 %
South WestNew entry-6£45,000-
BristolNew entry-5£45,000-
CheshireDown-55£37,500+31.57 %
LancashireDown-155£37,500+15.80 %
BelfastNew entry-3--
County AntrimNew entry-3--
Northern IrelandNew entry-3--
South EastUp+272£68,750+80.01 %
GlasgowUp+131--
ScotlandUp+291--
MidlandsNew entry-1--
HampshireUp+181£40,000+26.98 %
BerkshireUp+361£97,500+155.35 %

Series 60
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Series 60 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 Series 60.

1112 (86.82 %)Symbian
299 (76.74 %)C++
370 (54.26 %)UIQ
447 (36.43 %)Symbian OS
544 (34.11 %)Windows
639 (30.23 %)Nokia
639 (30.23 %)Windows Mobile
737 (28.68 %)Java
830 (23.26 %)OO
929 (22.48 %)J2ME
1025 (19.38 %)WAP
1124 (18.60 %)Wireless
1223 (17.83 %)Handset
1223 (17.83 %)MIDP
1322 (17.05 %)Games
1421 (16.28 %)Sony
1421 (16.28 %)OpenGL
1421 (16.28 %)TCP/IP
1421 (16.28 %)Ericsson
1421 (16.28 %)UML
1520 (15.50 %)HTTP
1619 (14.73 %)GPRS
1619 (14.73 %)GSM
1619 (14.73 %)XML
1619 (14.73 %)C
1619 (14.73 %)Degree
1717 (13.18 %)BREW
1717 (13.18 %)Motorola
1717 (13.18 %)3D Graphics
1717 (13.18 %)Telecoms

Series 60
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Series 60 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 Series 60. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
170 (54.26 %)UIQ
229 (22.48 %)J2ME
325 (19.38 %)WAP
423 (17.83 %)MIDP
521 (16.28 %)OpenGL
619 (14.73 %)XML
717 (13.18 %)BREW
810 (7.752 %)XSL
99 (6.977 %)SVG
108 (6.202 %)NetBeans
108 (6.202 %)XSD
108 (6.202 %)JSR 184
115 (3.876 %)XHTML
124 (3.101 %)J2EE
133 (2.326 %)CSS
133 (2.326 %)AJAX
142 (1.550 %)HTML
142 (1.550 %)WML
142 (1.550 %)Java SE
151 (0.775 %).NET Framework
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (2.326 %)SAS
22 (1.550 %)JBoss
22 (1.550 %)Apache
22 (1.550 %)Tomcat
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (7.752 %)MATLAB
21 (0.775 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (0.775 %)Photoshop
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (18.60 %)Wireless
221 (16.28 %)TCP/IP
320 (15.50 %)HTTP
419 (14.73 %)GPRS
419 (14.73 %)GSM
57 (5.426 %)3G
66 (4.651 %)SMS
75 (3.876 %)Bluetooth
84 (3.101 %)UMTS
84 (3.101 %)Internet
93 (2.326 %)WiMAX
93 (2.326 %)CDMA
93 (2.326 %)WCDMA
102 (1.550 %)VoIP
111 (0.775 %)WLAN
111 (0.775 %)POP3
111 (0.775 %)IMAP
111 (0.775 %)NFC
111 (0.775 %)DVB
111 (0.775 %)Wi-Fi
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.326 %)ETL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (10.08 %)Flash
29 (6.977 %)Visual Studio
38 (6.202 %)Eclipse
38 (6.202 %)Ant
45 (3.876 %)Carbide.c++
54 (3.101 %)Subversion
61 (0.775 %)TeamTrack
61 (0.775 %)PVCS
61 (0.775 %)ClearCase
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (17.05 %)Games
217 (13.18 %)Telecoms
217 (13.18 %)3D Graphics
310 (7.752 %)Multimedia
47 (5.426 %)Pensions
47 (5.426 %)Manufacturing
54 (3.101 %)Finance
54 (3.101 %)Mobile Games
62 (1.550 %)Marketing
71 (0.775 %)Publishing
71 (0.775 %)Music
71 (0.775 %)Music Industry
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
156 (43.41 %)Developer
240 (31.01 %)Software Engineer
326 (20.16 %)Symbian Developer
420 (15.50 %)Senior Software Engineer
514 (10.85 %)Software Developer
613 (10.08 %)Architect
613 (10.08 %)C++ Developer
613 (10.08 %)Symbian Software Engineer
710 (7.752 %)Senior Developer
89 (6.977 %)C++ Software Engineer
97 (5.426 %)Senior Software Developer
105 (3.876 %)Software Test Engineer
105 (3.876 %)Team Leader
105 (3.876 %)Test Engineer
114 (3.101 %)Lead Developer
114 (3.101 %)Software Architect
114 (3.101 %)Web Developer
123 (2.326 %)Applications Developer
123 (2.326 %)Administrator
123 (2.326 %)Senior Software Architect
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (17.83 %)Handset
213 (10.08 %)Smartphone
311 (8.527 %)Flash Lite
49 (6.977 %)Computer Science
49 (6.977 %)Blackberry
49 (6.977 %)Device Driver
49 (6.977 %)iPhone
57 (5.426 %)Client/Server
57 (5.426 %)Web 2.0
63 (2.326 %)Streaming Media
72 (1.550 %)Wiki
72 (1.550 %)Blog
72 (1.550 %)Pocket PC
81 (0.775 %)Multithreading
81 (0.775 %)Social Network
81 (0.775 %)Speech Recognition
81 (0.775 %)MPEG
81 (0.775 %)Smartcard
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (36.43 %)Symbian OS
244 (34.11 %)Windows
339 (30.23 %)Windows Mobile
48 (6.202 %)Windows CE
55 (3.876 %)Linux
62 (1.550 %)UNIX
71 (0.775 %)Palm OS
71 (0.775 %)Nucleus RTOS
71 (0.775 %)Embedded Linux
71 (0.775 %)Android
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (23.26 %)OO
221 (16.28 %)UML
310 (7.752 %)DRM
47 (5.426 %)OOD
55 (3.876 %)Regression Testing
55 (3.876 %)Automated Testing
64 (3.101 %)Software Engineering
64 (3.101 %)Project Management
73 (2.326 %)Software Testing
82 (1.550 %)Use Case
91 (0.775 %)Usability Testing
91 (0.775 %)Information Management
91 (0.775 %)Mobile Commerce
91 (0.775 %)Configuration Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
199 (76.74 %)C++
237 (28.68 %)Java
319 (14.73 %)C
44 (3.101 %)JavaScript
53 (2.326 %)Python
53 (2.326 %)Embedded C
53 (2.326 %)Embedded C++
53 (2.326 %)C#
62 (1.550 %)Jython
62 (1.550 %)Perl
71 (0.775 %)PHP
71 (0.775 %)Objective-C
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (14.73 %)Degree
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.775 %)SLA
11 (0.775 %)QA
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (6.202 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1112 (86.82 %)Symbian
239 (30.23 %)Nokia
321 (16.28 %)Sony
321 (16.28 %)Ericsson
417 (13.18 %)Motorola
513 (10.08 %)Microsoft
63 (2.326 %)Ab Initio
63 (2.326 %)Teradata