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This section looks at the demand for 3G skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited 3G over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link3G
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank3724
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads120239
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.154 %0.269 %
As % of the category below17.17 %22.81 %
Daily rates quoted37
Average minimum daily rate£267£190
Average daily rate£271£211
% change on same period last year+28.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£232
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£281
% change on same period last year+17.70 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£27.50
Average hourly rate£18.00£30.00
% change on same period last year-40.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.50£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.14£36.66
% change on same period last year+4.04 %
Communications & Networking BerkshireCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads6991048
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.897 %1.177 %
Daily rates quoted143229
Average minimum daily rate£315£329
Average daily rate£333£359
% change on same period last year-7.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£334
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted8084
Average minimum hourly rate£22.08£28.03
Average hourly rate£23.80£29.58
% change on same period last year-19.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.51£31.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.63£27.52
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
3G South East3G
South East

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.

3G
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing 3G across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Berkshire 3G Demand Trend

3G
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing 3G across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire 3G Daily Rate Trend

3G
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing 3G across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire 3G Hourly Rate Trend

3G
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3G within the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1NewburyUp+139--
1MaidenheadDown-89--
2ReadingNo change06--
3SloughNo change01£300-
3G South East3G
South East

3G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing 3G also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing 3G.

1148 (67.89 %)Telecoms
264 (29.36 %)2G
347 (21.56 %)Ericsson
442 (19.27 %)Nokia
535 (16.06 %)Migration
626 (11.93 %)SGSN
626 (11.93 %)Network Planning
725 (11.47 %)RNC
824 (11.01 %)Marketing
918 (8.257 %)Cisco
1017 (7.798 %)Finance
1017 (7.798 %)GGSN
1116 (7.339 %)Siemens
1215 (6.881 %)TCP/IP
1215 (6.881 %)SQL
1215 (6.881 %)Network Design
1313 (5.963 %)SS7
1313 (5.963 %)Packet Switching
1313 (5.963 %)Billing
1412 (5.505 %)SIGTRAN
1412 (5.505 %)GSM
1412 (5.505 %)SLA
1511 (5.046 %)ATM
1511 (5.046 %)Internet
1511 (5.046 %)Auditing
1610 (4.587 %)GPRS
179 (4.128 %)SDH
179 (4.128 %)BusinessObjects
179 (4.128 %)Photoshop
179 (4.128 %)Business Objects

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing 3G also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
16 (2.752 %)ODBC
21 (0.459 %)JMS
21 (0.459 %)WAP
21 (0.459 %)LINQ
21 (0.459 %).NET
21 (0.459 %)J2EE
21 (0.459 %)ASP.NET
Application Platforms
15 (2.294 %)SAS
21 (0.459 %)WebLogic
Applications
19 (4.128 %)Photoshop
28 (3.670 %)MS Excel
34 (1.835 %)MS Office
42 (0.917 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (0.917 %)MS Project
51 (0.459 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
11 (0.459 %)Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
164 (29.36 %)2G
226 (11.93 %)SGSN
325 (11.47 %)RNC
417 (7.798 %)GGSN
515 (6.881 %)TCP/IP
613 (5.963 %)Packet Switching
613 (5.963 %)SS7
712 (5.505 %)SIGTRAN
712 (5.505 %)GSM
811 (5.046 %)ATM
811 (5.046 %)Internet
910 (4.587 %)GPRS
109 (4.128 %)SDH
118 (3.670 %)Broadband
118 (3.670 %)UMTS
127 (3.211 %)WCDMA
127 (3.211 %)Network Security
136 (2.752 %)SMS
145 (2.294 %)DSL
154 (1.835 %)VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
19 (4.128 %)BusinessObjects
26 (2.752 %)MS Access
32 (0.917 %)Datawarehouse
32 (0.917 %)DTS
32 (0.917 %)SQLPlus
32 (0.917 %)BusinessObjects XI
32 (0.917 %)Reference Data
41 (0.459 %)SQL Server
41 (0.459 %)Oracle 9i
General
1148 (67.89 %)Telecoms
224 (11.01 %)Marketing
317 (7.798 %)Finance
413 (5.963 %)Billing
511 (5.046 %)Auditing
69 (4.128 %)Front Office
74 (1.835 %)Retail
74 (1.835 %)Music
81 (0.459 %)Health
Job Titles
129 (13.30 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
228 (12.84 %)Analyst
320 (9.174 %)Network Engineer
418 (8.257 %)Consultant
514 (6.422 %)Network Consultant
613 (5.963 %)Performance Engineer
712 (5.505 %)Team Leader
811 (5.046 %)Test Engineer
98 (3.670 %)Implementation Manager
98 (3.670 %)Programme Manager
98 (3.670 %)Radio Engineer
107 (3.211 %)Report Analyst
107 (3.211 %)Migration Engineer
107 (3.211 %)Design Engineer
116 (2.752 %)Architect
116 (2.752 %)Financial Analyst
125 (2.294 %)Systems Analyst
125 (2.294 %)Data Analyst
125 (2.294 %)Marketing Manager
134 (1.835 %)Delivery Manager
Miscellaneous
18 (3.670 %)Handset
22 (0.917 %)Statistics
22 (0.917 %)Mathematics
31 (0.459 %)German Language
31 (0.459 %)N-Tier
31 (0.459 %)ASIC
31 (0.459 %)Blackberry
31 (0.459 %)Clustering
31 (0.459 %)VHDL
31 (0.459 %)IVR
31 (0.459 %)Asset Management
31 (0.459 %)PDA
Operating Systems
15 (2.294 %)Unix
24 (1.835 %)Windows
32 (0.917 %)Windows XP
41 (0.459 %)VMS
41 (0.459 %)Windows CE
41 (0.459 %)Windows Mobile
41 (0.459 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
135 (16.06 %)Migration
226 (11.93 %)Network Planning
315 (6.881 %)Network Design
48 (3.670 %)Configuration Management
57 (3.211 %)Project Management
57 (3.211 %)Fault Management
66 (2.752 %)CRM
66 (2.752 %)Data Management
73 (1.376 %)Programme Management
73 (1.376 %)PRINCE2
73 (1.376 %)Service Management
73 (1.376 %)Technical Architecture
82 (0.917 %)Load Balancing
82 (0.917 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (0.917 %)Unit Testing
82 (0.917 %)ITIL
82 (0.917 %)Business Intelligence
82 (0.917 %)PRINCE
82 (0.917 %)Risk Assessment
82 (0.917 %)Data Analysis
Programming Languages
115 (6.881 %)SQL
23 (1.376 %)Perl
23 (1.376 %)C
31 (0.459 %)C#
31 (0.459 %)C++
31 (0.459 %)Java
31 (0.459 %)JavaScript
31 (0.459 %)PHP
31 (0.459 %)Tcl
Qualifications
13 (1.376 %)Degree
22 (0.917 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (0.917 %)ITIL Certification
22 (0.917 %)ACCA
31 (0.459 %)CIMA
31 (0.459 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
112 (5.505 %)SLA
21 (0.459 %)QA
21 (0.459 %)GCP
System Software
11 (0.459 %)Oracle RAC
Systems Management
11 (0.459 %)OpenView
Vendors
147 (21.56 %)Ericsson
242 (19.27 %)Nokia
318 (8.257 %)Cisco
416 (7.339 %)Siemens
59 (4.128 %)Business Objects
66 (2.752 %)Microsoft
73 (1.376 %)Adobe
73 (1.376 %)PeopleSoft
73 (1.376 %)Nortel
73 (1.376 %)Remedy
73 (1.376 %)Oracle
82 (0.917 %)NetHawk
91 (0.459 %)Google
91 (0.459 %)Peregrine
91 (0.459 %)NEC
91 (0.459 %)Cramer
91 (0.459 %)Amdocs
91 (0.459 %)Citrix
91 (0.459 %)BEA
91 (0.459 %)SAP
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