The first table below looks at the demand for Radio Access Network skills in IT contracts advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Radio Access Network over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Birmingham region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Radio Access Network (RAN)
Rank - - 41
Contract jobs citing Radio Access Network 0 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham - - 0.409%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - 2.899%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
Average daily rate - - £274
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £275 £235
% change year-on-year
+9.09% +17.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £57.50 £26.50 -
% change year-on-year
+116.98% -
All Communications & Networking
Birmingham
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
46 62 69
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 10.22% 9.968% 14.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 29 34
Average daily rate £400 £313 £260
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+28.00% +20.19%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £202 £100 £125
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £425 £363
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £335 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.97% +3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 9
Average hourly rate £13.00 £30.00 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-56.66% +122.22%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £25.75 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-16.50% -6.36%
Radio Access Network
West Midlands

Radio Access Network
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Radio Access Network across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Birmingham Radio Access Network Jobs Demand Trend

Radio Access Network
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Radio Access Network across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Radio Access Network Daily Rate Trend