The first table below looks at the demand for 3G 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 3G 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 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
3G
Rank 63 61 63
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +2
Contract jobs citing 3G 10 13 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 1.235% 1.295% 1.235%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.901% 8.228% 8.075%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 3
Average daily rate - £288 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -17.78%
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £280 £315
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £35.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.50 £38.75
% change year-on-year
-1.40% -8.38%
All Communications & Networking
Buckinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
101 158 161
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 12.47% 15.74% 15.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 39 61
Average daily rate £425 £368 £363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.64% +1.37%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £244 £173 £190
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £465 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £335 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.97% +3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 20 18
Average hourly rate £14.96 £13.50 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+10.81% -35.71%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.00 £10.06 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.00 £38.75 £90.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £25.75 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-16.50% -6.36%
3G
South East

3G
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 3G Jobs Demand Trend

3G
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 3G Daily Rate Trend

3G
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 3G Hourly Rate Trend

3G
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3G within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 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
Milton Keynes +3 1 - -
Amersham +1 1 - -
3G
South East

3G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 3G 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 3G.

1 33 (78.57%) 2G
2 31 (73.81%) Telecoms
3 29 (69.05%) PRINCE2
4 27 (64.29%) Project Management
5 25 (59.52%) ITIL
6 21 (50.00%) 4G
7 18 (42.86%) GAP Analysis
8 14 (33.33%) PRINCE
9 10 (23.81%) Performance Management
9 10 (23.81%) Radio Access Network
10 9 (21.43%) Programme Management
10 9 (21.43%) Finance
10 9 (21.43%) MS Office
10 9 (21.43%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (19.05%) Windows XP
11 8 (19.05%) Broadband
11 8 (19.05%) TCP/IP
11 8 (19.05%) VPN
11 8 (19.05%) Microsoft
11 8 (19.05%) Active Directory
11 8 (19.05%) SAP
11 8 (19.05%) Windows
11 8 (19.05%) Lotus Notes
11 8 (19.05%) Lotus
11 8 (19.05%) Remedy
11 8 (19.05%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
11 8 (19.05%) Network Performance Management
11 8 (19.05%) Windows 7
11 8 (19.05%) Windows Vista

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 3G 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 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 8 (19.05%) Lotus Notes
Applications
1 9 (21.43%) MS Office
2 1 (2.381%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 33 (78.57%) 2G
2 21 (50.00%) 4G
3 10 (23.81%) Radio Access Network
4 8 (19.05%) Broadband
4 8 (19.05%) TCP/IP
4 8 (19.05%) VPN
4 8 (19.05%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (4.762%) LTE
6 1 (2.381%) Wireless
6 1 (2.381%) HTTP
General
1 31 (73.81%) Telecoms
2 9 (21.43%) Finance
3 4 (9.524%) Marketing
4 1 (2.381%) Games
Job Titles
1 20 (47.62%) Service Performance Manager
1 20 (47.62%) Performance Manager
1 20 (47.62%) Service Manager
2 18 (42.86%) Transition Manager
3 10 (23.81%) Analyst
4 6 (14.29%) Service Desk Analyst
4 6 (14.29%) Service Analyst
5 3 (7.143%) Programme Director
5 3 (7.143%) Support Analyst
6 2 (4.762%) Business Analyst
6 2 (4.762%) 2nd Line Support
6 2 (4.762%) Web Analyst
6 2 (4.762%) Applications Support
6 2 (4.762%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 2 (4.762%) Web Business Analyst
6 2 (4.762%) Online Business Analyst
7 1 (2.381%) Service Desk Engineer
7 1 (2.381%) Project Coordinator
7 1 (2.381%) Project Administrator
7 1 (2.381%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 8 (19.05%) PDA
2 3 (7.143%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 8 (19.05%) Windows XP
1 8 (19.05%) Windows
1 8 (19.05%) Windows 7
1 8 (19.05%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (69.05%) PRINCE2
2 27 (64.29%) Project Management
3 25 (59.52%) ITIL
4 18 (42.86%) GAP Analysis
5 14 (33.33%) PRINCE
6 10 (23.81%) Performance Management
7 9 (21.43%) Programme Management
8 8 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
8 8 (19.05%) Network Performance Management
9 7 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (11.90%) Quality Management
10 5 (11.90%) Change Management
10 5 (11.90%) Risk Management
11 2 (4.762%) E-Commerce
11 2 (4.762%) HOOD
11 2 (4.762%) Data Management
11 2 (4.762%) Business Analysis
11 2 (4.762%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.762%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (21.43%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (7.143%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 3 (7.143%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (7.143%) PMP
2 3 (7.143%) PMI Certification
3 2 (4.762%) Degree
4 1 (2.381%) PRINCE2 Certification
System Software
1 8 (19.05%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (19.05%) Microsoft
1 8 (19.05%) SAP
1 8 (19.05%) Lotus
1 8 (19.05%) Remedy