The first table below looks at the demand for 2G skills in IT contracts advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited 2G over the 3 months to 17 June 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 Buckinghamshire 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
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
2G
Rank 61 69 67
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -2
Contract jobs citing 2G 13 7 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 1.410% 0.713% 0.835%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.71% 4.516% 5.143%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 0
Average daily rate - £450 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £285 £280 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.78% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.00 £35.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year
-8.57% -17.64%
All Communications & Networking
Buckinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
111 155 175
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 12.04% 15.78% 16.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 48 62
Average daily rate £400 £313 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+28.00% -16.66%
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-4.54% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 10 28
Average hourly rate £14.96 £13.50 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+10.81% -3.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.00 £12.50 £13.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.00 £35.00 £36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £25.00
2G
South East

2G
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing 2G across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Buckinghamshire 2G Jobs Demand Trend

2G
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2G across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire 2G Daily Rate Trend

2G
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 2G across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire 2G Hourly Rate Trend

2G
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2G within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013. 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
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Amersham 0 1 - -
2G
South East

2G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 2G 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 2G.

1 38 (100.00%) 3G
2 33 (86.84%) Telecoms
3 29 (76.32%) PRINCE2
4 28 (73.68%) Project Management
5 25 (65.79%) 4G
6 19 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
7 18 (47.37%) ITIL
8 15 (39.47%) PRINCE
9 13 (34.21%) Radio Access Network
10 11 (28.95%) Performance Management
11 9 (23.68%) Network Performance Management
12 8 (21.05%) Programme Management
12 8 (21.05%) Finance
13 7 (18.42%) Stakeholder Management
13 7 (18.42%) Continuous Improvement
14 5 (13.16%) LTE
14 5 (13.16%) Risk Management
14 5 (13.16%) Quality Management
14 5 (13.16%) Change Management
15 3 (7.895%) GPRS
15 3 (7.895%) GSM
15 3 (7.895%) UMTS
15 3 (7.895%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 2 (5.263%) Data Management
16 2 (5.263%) Business Analysis
16 2 (5.263%) Web Development
16 2 (5.263%) Degree
16 2 (5.263%) Problem Management
16 2 (5.263%) Transition Management
16 2 (5.263%) E-Commerce

2G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 2G 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 2G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (2.632%) MS Office
1 1 (2.632%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 38 (100.00%) 3G
2 25 (65.79%) 4G
3 13 (34.21%) Radio Access Network
4 5 (13.16%) LTE
5 3 (7.895%) GPRS
5 3 (7.895%) GSM
5 3 (7.895%) UMTS
6 1 (2.632%) HTTP
6 1 (2.632%) Nokia NetAct
6 1 (2.632%) Wireless
General
1 33 (86.84%) Telecoms
2 8 (21.05%) Finance
3 1 (2.632%) Games
Job Titles
1 25 (65.79%) Performance Manager
2 24 (63.16%) Service Performance Manager
2 24 (63.16%) Service Manager
3 19 (50.00%) Transition Manager
4 3 (7.895%) Programme Director
5 2 (5.263%) Web Analyst
5 2 (5.263%) Online Business Analyst
5 2 (5.263%) Web Business Analyst
5 2 (5.263%) Business Analyst
5 2 (5.263%) Analyst
6 1 (2.632%) Administrator
6 1 (2.632%) Operations Manager
6 1 (2.632%) Project Coordinator
6 1 (2.632%) Project Administrator
6 1 (2.632%) Network Manager
6 1 (2.632%) Service Operations Manager
6 1 (2.632%) Coordinator
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (76.32%) PRINCE2
2 28 (73.68%) Project Management
3 19 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
4 18 (47.37%) ITIL
5 15 (39.47%) PRINCE
6 11 (28.95%) Performance Management
7 9 (23.68%) Network Performance Management
8 8 (21.05%) Programme Management
9 7 (18.42%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (18.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (13.16%) Risk Management
10 5 (13.16%) Quality Management
10 5 (13.16%) Change Management
11 2 (5.263%) HOOD
11 2 (5.263%) E-Commerce
11 2 (5.263%) Data Management
11 2 (5.263%) Transition Management
11 2 (5.263%) Business Analysis
11 2 (5.263%) Web Development
11 2 (5.263%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.632%) C
Qualifications
1 3 (7.895%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 2 (5.263%) PMP
2 2 (5.263%) PMI Certification
2 2 (5.263%) Degree
3 1 (2.632%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (2.632%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.263%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.632%) Netcool
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