iPad Contracts in London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term iPad in contract job vacancies advertised in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited iPad over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Apple iPad England / London
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	332	322	305
Rank change year-on-year	-10	-17
Contract jobs citing iPad	92	106	129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London	0.44%	0.49%	0.56%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	1.15%	1.30%	1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted	49	64	80
Median daily rate	£450	£405	£388
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+11.11%	+4.51%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£245	£117	£225
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£630	£554	£530
UK excluding London median daily rate	£375	£373	£215
% change year-on-year	+0.67%	+73.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted	6	3	6
Median hourly rate	£16.35	£14.00	£18.99
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+16.78%	-26.27%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£12.93	£10.80	£16.49
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£18.85	£16.80	£20.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£13.94	£14.00	£17.17
% change year-on-year	-0.46%	-18.45%

iPad is in the generic IT skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Generic IT Skills London
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills	7968	8146	8471
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in London	38.28%	37.40%	36.77%
Number of daily rates quoted	5701	5893	5999
Median daily rate	£515	£475	£475
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+8.42%	-
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£325	£300	£275
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£650	£650	£650
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£388	£375
% change year-on-year	+3.22%	+3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted	105	107	140
Median hourly rate	£21.20	£20.26	£20.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+4.63%	+1.30%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£13.43	£12.50	£14.18
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£50.00	£50.00	£52.35
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£25.00	£23.00	£18.88
% change year-on-year	+8.69%	+21.82%

iPad
Job Vacancy Trend in London

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in London citing iPad as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the Miscellaneous category.

iPad
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing iPad in London.

Contractor daily rate trend for iPad in London

iPad
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in London

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing iPad in London over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for iPad in London

iPad
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing iPad in London.

Contractor hourly rate trend for iPad in London

iPad
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing iPad within the London region over the 3 months to 27 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
City of London	+15	19	£406	+51.86%	2
Croydon	-11	5	£485	+19.75%
West End of London	-	3	£588	-
iPad England

iPad
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in London

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing iPad also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads across the London region with a requirement for iPad.

1	87 (42.65%)	Agile Software Development
2	85 (41.67%)	E-Commerce
3	62 (30.39%)	iPhone
4	52 (25.49%)	Java
5	50 (24.51%)	TDD
5	50 (24.51%)	RESTful
6	47 (23.04%)	JIRA
6	47 (23.04%)	Web Services
7	45 (22.06%)	Git (software)
8	44 (21.57%)	Apple iOS
8	44 (21.57%)	Windows
9	41 (20.10%)	Oracle
10	37 (18.14%)	ATG
11	35 (17.16%)	Scrum
12	34 (16.67%)	Objective-C

13	32 (15.69%)	BDD
13	32 (15.69%)	J2EE
13	32 (15.69%)	Finance
14	31 (15.20%)	JavaScript
14	31 (15.20%)	Microsoft
14	31 (15.20%)	Windows 7
14	31 (15.20%)	iOS Development
15	30 (14.71%)	Gradle
15	30 (14.71%)	Continuous Integration
16	29 (14.22%)	Blackberry
16	29 (14.22%)	Jenkins
16	29 (14.22%)	High Availability
17	28 (13.73%)	Ansible
17	28 (13.73%)	CMS
18	27 (13.24%)	HTML

iPad
Co-occurring IT Skills in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	28 (13.73%)	CMS
2	26 (12.75%)	Confluence
3	19 (9.31%)	Oracle SOA Suite
4	15 (7.35%)	Adobe Experience Manager
5	10 (4.90%)	WebSphere
5	10 (4.90%)	WebSphere Application Server
6	9 (4.41%)	JBoss
6	9 (4.41%)	WebLogic
7	7 (3.43%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
8	6 (2.94%)	Tomcat
9	5 (2.45%)	Cloud Foundry
10	3 (1.47%)	SAS
10	3 (1.47%)	SharePoint
11	1 (0.49%)	Exchange Server 2010
11	1 (0.49%)	MS Exchange
11	1 (0.49%)	nginx
11	1 (0.49%)	Umbraco
11	1 (0.49%)	WordPress

Applications
1	25 (12.25%)	Microsoft Office
2	2 (0.98%)	Photoshop
3	1 (0.49%)	GIMP
3	1 (0.49%)	Microsoft Project
3	1 (0.49%)	Shockwave

Business Applications
1	20 (9.80%)	Payment Gateway
2	4 (1.96%)	Oracle Cash Management
3	3 (1.47%)	Dynamics CRM
3	3 (1.47%)	thinkFolio
4	1 (0.49%)	ION MarketView

Cloud Services
1	6 (2.94%)	Amazon AWS
2	5 (2.45%)	Office 365
3	2 (0.98%)	iTunes
4	1 (0.49%)	Amazon EC2
4	1 (0.49%)	GitHub
4	1 (0.49%)	Microsoft Azure
4	1 (0.49%)	PaaS
4	1 (0.49%)	Virtual Private Cloud

Communications & Networking
1	18 (8.82%)	WebEx
2	13 (6.37%)	Internet
2	13 (6.37%)	Network Security
3	8 (3.92%)	VoIP
3	8 (3.92%)	VPN
4	5 (2.45%)	LAN
4	5 (2.45%)	TCP/IP
5	3 (1.47%)	HTTP
5	3 (1.47%)	Wireless
6	2 (0.98%)	DNS
6	2 (0.98%)	PSTN
7	1 (0.49%)	DHCP
7	1 (0.49%)	Firewall
7	1 (0.49%)	VLAN
7	1 (0.49%)	WAN
7	1 (0.49%)	Wi-Fi

Database & Business Intelligence
1	23 (11.27%)	Endeca
2	4 (1.96%)	Big Data
2	4 (1.96%)	Oracle Database
3	3 (1.47%)	SQL Server
3	3 (1.47%)	SQL Server 2012
4	2 (0.98%)	SQLite
5	1 (0.49%)	Data Warehouse
5	1 (0.49%)	Enterprise Data Warehouse
5	1 (0.49%)	Hadoop
5	1 (0.49%)	OLTP
5	1 (0.49%)	SQL Server 2008
5	1 (0.49%)	SQL Server Integration Services

Development Applications
1	47 (23.04%)	JIRA
2	45 (22.06%)	Git (software)
3	30 (14.71%)	Gradle
4	29 (14.22%)	Jenkins
5	20 (9.80%)	JUnit
5	20 (9.80%)	Selenium
6	19 (9.31%)	Mockito
6	19 (9.31%)	Spock
7	13 (6.37%)	git-flow
8	12 (5.88%)	Sonatype Nexus
9	9 (4.41%)	Maven
10	6 (2.94%)	Subversion
11	5 (2.45%)	Vagrant
12	4 (1.96%)	Xcode
13	2 (0.98%)	gulp
13	2 (0.98%)	TeamCity
14	1 (0.49%)	Android Studio
14	1 (0.49%)	CocoaPods
14	1 (0.49%)	JIRA Agile
14	1 (0.49%)	Liquibase

General
1	32 (15.69%)	Finance
2	25 (12.25%)	Marketing
3	23 (11.27%)	Retail
4	12 (5.88%)	Banking
5	8 (3.92%)	Legal
6	4 (1.96%)	Law
7	3 (1.47%)	Games
7	3 (1.47%)	Investment Banking
8	2 (0.98%)	Publishing
9	1 (0.49%)	Arabic Language
9	1 (0.49%)	Corporate Banking
9	1 (0.49%)	French Language
9	1 (0.49%)	German Language
9	1 (0.49%)	Italian Language
9	1 (0.49%)	Telecoms

Job Titles
1	73 (35.78%)	Developer
2	34 (16.67%)	iOS Developer
3	30 (14.71%)	Analyst
4	24 (11.76%)	Senior Developer
5	18 (8.82%)	Architect
6	17 (8.33%)	Consultant
7	15 (7.35%)	Technical Trainer
7	15 (7.35%)	Trainer
8	13 (6.37%)	Desktop Support
8	13 (6.37%)	Support Analyst
9	12 (5.88%)	Senior Analyst
10	11 (5.39%)	Business Analyst
11	10 (4.90%)	Senior iOS Developer
12	8 (3.92%)	Business Consultant
12	8 (3.92%)	DevOps Engineer
13	7 (3.43%)	IT Support
13	7 (3.43%)	Senior Support Analyst
14	6 (2.94%)	Designer
14	6 (2.94%)	DevOps Specialist
14	6 (2.94%)	Node.js Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	50 (24.51%)	RESTful
2	47 (23.04%)	Web Services
3	32 (15.69%)	J2EE
4	27 (13.24%)	HTML
5	26 (12.75%)	REST
6	24 (11.76%)	CSS
6	24 (11.76%)	Spring
7	13 (6.37%)	JSON
8	11 (5.39%)	SOAP
9	9 (4.41%)	HTML5
9	9 (4.41%)	JDBC
10	7 (3.43%)	Cocoa
10	7 (3.43%)	Node.js
11	6 (2.94%)	jQuery
12	5 (2.45%)	.NET
12	5 (2.45%)	Core Data
12	5 (2.45%)	XML
13	4 (1.96%)	AngularJS
13	4 (1.96%)	Apache Cordova
13	4 (1.96%)	Spring MVC

Miscellaneous
1	62 (30.39%)	iPhone
2	29 (14.22%)	Blackberry
3	25 (12.25%)	Enterprise Software
4	19 (9.31%)	Social Media
5	13 (6.37%)	Virtual Team
6	12 (5.88%)	Mobile App
6	12 (5.88%)	User Experience
7	4 (1.96%)	Analytical Skills
8	3 (1.47%)	Animation
8	3 (1.47%)	Video Conferencing
9	2 (0.98%)	Computer Science
9	2 (0.98%)	Mobile Payment
10	1 (0.49%)	CESG
10	1 (0.49%)	EPoS
10	1 (0.49%)	Fat Client
10	1 (0.49%)	Fintech
10	1 (0.49%)	Fixed Income
10	1 (0.49%)	Mainframe
10	1 (0.49%)	Mobile Banking
10	1 (0.49%)	Smartphone

Operating Systems
1	44 (21.57%)	Apple iOS
1	44 (21.57%)	Windows
2	31 (15.20%)	Windows 7
3	22 (10.78%)	Android
4	10 (4.90%)	Windows 10
5	9 (4.41%)	Linux
5	9 (4.41%)	Unix
6	8 (3.92%)	Windows XP
7	6 (2.94%)	Windows 8
8	4 (1.96%)	Mac OS X
9	3 (1.47%)	Windows Server 2008
9	3 (1.47%)	Windows Server 2012
10	2 (0.98%)	Windows Server 2003
11	1 (0.49%)	Solaris
11	1 (0.49%)	Windows Mobile
11	1 (0.49%)	Windows Phone
11	1 (0.49%)	Windows Server

Processes & Methodologies
1	87 (42.65%)	Agile Software Development
2	85 (41.67%)	E-Commerce
3	50 (24.51%)	TDD
4	35 (17.16%)	Scrum
5	32 (15.69%)	BDD
6	31 (15.20%)	iOS Development
7	30 (14.71%)	Continuous Integration
8	29 (14.22%)	High Availability
9	26 (12.75%)	OO
10	22 (10.78%)	Microservices
11	21 (10.29%)	Software Architecture
11	21 (10.29%)	Test Automation
12	20 (9.80%)	Content Management
12	20 (9.80%)	SOA
12	20 (9.80%)	Stakeholder Management
13	19 (9.31%)	ERP
14	18 (8.82%)	OOP
14	18 (8.82%)	Product Marketing
15	16 (7.84%)	DevOps
15	16 (7.84%)	ITIL

Programming Languages
1	52 (25.49%)	Java
2	34 (16.67%)	Objective-C
3	31 (15.20%)	JavaScript
4	27 (13.24%)	Apple Swift
5	6 (2.94%)	Groovy
6	5 (2.45%)	C#
7	4 (1.96%)	C++
7	4 (1.96%)	SQL
8	3 (1.47%)	PowerShell
9	2 (0.98%)	Shell Script
10	1 (0.49%)	Python
10	1 (0.49%)	R
10	1 (0.49%)	T-SQL

Qualifications
1	9 (4.41%)	Microsoft Certification
2	7 (3.43%)	Security Cleared
3	5 (2.45%)	MCP
4	4 (1.96%)	Degree
5	3 (1.47%)	SC Cleared
6	2 (0.98%)	Computer Science Degree
7	1 (0.49%)	Master's Degree
7	1 (0.49%)	MOS

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	15 (7.35%)	QA
2	6 (2.94%)	SLA
3	1 (0.49%)	COBIT
3	1 (0.49%)	ISO 9001
3	1 (0.49%)	PMO

System Software
1	27 (13.24%)	Docker
2	26 (12.75%)	Active Directory
3	9 (4.41%)	Virtual Desktop
4	7 (3.43%)	VMware Infrastructure
5	6 (2.94%)	XenApp
6	4 (1.96%)	XenDesktop
7	3 (1.47%)	vSphere
8	2 (0.98%)	Citrix Presentation Server
8	2 (0.98%)	Virtual Machines
8	2 (0.98%)	VMware ESXi
9	1 (0.49%)	Terminal Services

Systems Management
1	28 (13.73%)	Ansible
2	10 (4.90%)	Puppet
3	8 (3.92%)	AirWatch
4	6 (2.94%)	SCCM
5	5 (2.45%)	Opscode Chef
5	5 (2.45%)	SCOM
6	4 (1.96%)	Terraform
7	2 (0.98%)	Cisco CUCM
8	1 (0.49%)	HP Quality Center
8	1 (0.49%)	Kubernetes
8	1 (0.49%)	McAfee ePO

Vendors
1	41 (20.10%)	Oracle
2	37 (18.14%)	ATG
3	31 (15.20%)	Microsoft
4	19 (9.31%)	Adobe
4	19 (9.31%)	Apple
5	15 (7.35%)	Citrix
6	11 (5.39%)	Cisco
7	9 (4.41%)	HP
8	8 (3.92%)	VMware
9	7 (3.43%)	Atlassian
9	7 (3.43%)	Guidewire
10	6 (2.94%)	Xamarin
11	5 (2.45%)	Bloomberg
12	4 (1.96%)	MobileIron
12	4 (1.96%)	Reuters
13	3 (1.47%)	Google
13	3 (1.47%)	Remedy
13	3 (1.47%)	ServiceNow
14	2 (0.98%)	Charles River
14	2 (0.98%)	LANDesk