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The table below looks at the demand for Smartphone skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Smartphone over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSmartphone
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank220220
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads18
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.077 %0.704 %
Salaries quoted18
Average minimum salary£35,000£31,375
Average salary£35,000£33,938
% change on same period last year+3.13 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£36,500
UK excluding London average salary£38,182£35,214
% change on same period last year+8.42 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads13051136
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.763 %0.499 %
Salaries quoted1086950
Average minimum salary£30,760£32,079
Average salary£33,792£34,578
% change on same period last year-2.27 %
Average maximum salary£36,824£37,078
UK excluding London average salary£37,619£39,683
% change on same period last year-5.20 %
Smartphone EnglandSmartphone
England

Smartphone
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Smartphone across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

West Midlands Smartphone Demand Trend

Smartphone
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Smartphone across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Smartphone Salary Trend

Smartphone
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smartphone within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
WorcestershireUp+21£35,000-
Smartphone EnglandSmartphone
England

Smartphone
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Smartphone 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 Smartphone.

19 (100.00 %)C
19 (100.00 %)C++
19 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
19 (100.00 %)Windows
19 (100.00 %)Microsoft
19 (100.00 %)Windows CE
19 (100.00 %)Retail
19 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile
19 (100.00 %)Pocket PC
19 (100.00 %)Degree
27 (77.78 %)Assembly Language
27 (77.78 %)COM
32 (22.22 %)Software Engineering

Smartphone
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Smartphone 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 Smartphone. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (77.78 %)COM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (100.00 %)Retail
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (77.78 %)Developer
22 (22.22 %)C++ Software Engineer
22 (22.22 %)Software Engineer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (100.00 %)Pocket PC
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (100.00 %)Windows
19 (100.00 %)Windows CE
19 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Software Engineering
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (100.00 %)C
19 (100.00 %)C++
27 (77.78 %)Assembly Language
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (100.00 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (100.00 %)Microsoft