subject: Iphone Developers In Demand As Brands Chase $2.5bn App Market [print this page] By Neil Clements, Major Players senior consultant for technical jobs and digital jobs
The number of mobile apps downloaded from the Apple store has hit a staggering 2 billion. There are now close to 6.6 million apps downloaded every day and the market is worth an estimated US$2.5 billion per year.
While mobile apps for Android, Blackberry and Nokia are also booming, the iPhone enjoys a whopping 84% share of the app market and agencies are falling all over themselves to snap up experienced developers.
The question is, are there enough developers out there to keep up with demand?
A recent dig around our stats shows that the number of iPhone developers on our database has increased by over 350% in the last year alone. Thats a fairly massive jump, but it still only represents barely 1.5% of our total developer candidate pool. That's not a huge number, so it looks like supply may soon be struggling to keep up with demand.
Agencies looking to develop mobile applications as part of their service offering will need to put plans in place fairly quickly to make sure they dont miss out on the best talent. If youre after a mobile development superstar, give me a call on 020 7845 7213 or email me here. Ive been working with some of the best in the business and would love to put you in touch. Meanwhile, check out our list of the top 5 must have iPhone apps as voted by Major Players iPhone users.
5. iLingual for Emirates: Take a picture of your mouth, type in a phrase, choose the language you want to say it in and the app animates your mouth saying it. Brilliant.
4. Spoonfed: At a loss for something to do? Just ask Spoonfed whats going on around you and find events happening near you.
3. Nearest Tube: Hold it flat and all 13 lines of the London underground are displayed in coloured arrows. By tilting the phone upwards, you will see the nearest stations: direction, distance and which line theyre on.
2. Knocking Live: Connect to other iPhones and see whatever their cameras see. Brilliant for making your friends jealous while youre on holiday.
1. TV Catchup: How did we ever live without this free app? Lets you choose from over 50 channels to watch live over 3G on your iPhone. Indispensible.
Got a favourite app of your own? Let us know below. We're always on the lookout for new ways to impress our friends!
