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This section looks at the demand for Wireless skills within the Bath region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Wireless over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank14-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below28.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£299
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£29.20-
Average hourly rate£32.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£34.80-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.57£31.68
% change on same period last year-22.44 %
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bath
Matching contract IT job ads2510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£350£160
Average daily rate£383£160
% change on same period last year+139.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted72
Average minimum hourly rate£24.87£18.67
Average hourly rate£27.79£19.17
% change on same period last year+44.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.71£19.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
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Somerset

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Wireless across the Bath region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Bath Wireless Demand Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Wireless across the Bath region.

Bath Wireless Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Wireless across the Bath region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Bath Wireless Hourly Rate Histogram

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Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bath region citing Wireless 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Wireless.

14 (57.14 %)3G
23 (42.86 %)Linux
23 (42.86 %)GSM
23 (42.86 %)Telecoms
32 (28.57 %)WCDMA
41 (14.29 %)Tcl
41 (14.29 %)TETRA
41 (14.29 %)WiMAX
41 (14.29 %)UMTS
41 (14.29 %)C
41 (14.29 %)C++
41 (14.29 %)Wi-Fi

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bath region citing Wireless also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Wireless. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (57.14 %)3G
23 (42.86 %)GSM
32 (28.57 %)WCDMA
41 (14.29 %)TETRA
41 (14.29 %)WiMAX
41 (14.29 %)UMTS
41 (14.29 %)Wi-Fi
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Telecoms
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Author
14 (57.14 %)Technical Author
21 (14.29 %)Test Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Technical Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Test Development Engineer
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (42.86 %)Linux
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)Tcl
11 (14.29 %)C
11 (14.29 %)C++