The first table below looks at the demand for Radio Access Network 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 Radio Access Network over the 3 months to 20 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
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Radio Access Network (RAN)
Rank 58 68 70
Rank change year-on-year
+10 +2
Contract jobs citing Radio Access Network 18 6 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 1.940% 0.642% 0.826%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.52% 3.871% 5.233%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 2
Average daily rate - £450 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +12.50%
UK excluding London average daily rate £294 £275 £235
% change year-on-year
+6.81% +17.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £33.25 -
All Communications & Networking
Buckinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
116 155 172
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 12.50% 16.58% 15.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 48 64
Average daily rate £425 £313 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+36.00% -16.66%
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
-3.07% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 10 27
Average hourly rate £14.23 £13.50 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.40% -3.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.00 £12.50 £13.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £23.39 £35.00 £36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
- -5.66%
Radio Access Network
South East

Radio Access Network
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Radio Access Network Daily Rate Trend

Radio Access Network
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Radio Access Network within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Beaconsfield - 2 - -
Amersham 0 1 - -
Radio Access Network
South East

Radio Access Network
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Radio Access Network 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 Radio Access Network.

1 45 (90.00%) Telecoms
2 33 (66.00%) PRINCE2
3 21 (42.00%) Project Management
4 16 (32.00%) Incident Management
5 14 (28.00%) 3G
6 13 (26.00%) 2G
6 13 (26.00%) Programme Management
6 13 (26.00%) ITIL
7 12 (24.00%) Requirements Analysis
8 11 (22.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (20.00%) Business Analysis
9 10 (20.00%) Service Management
9 10 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 9 (18.00%) Finance
10 9 (18.00%) Change Management
11 8 (16.00%) HOOD
11 8 (16.00%) Risk Management
12 6 (12.00%) Quality Management
13 3 (6.000%) GPRS
13 3 (6.000%) GSM
13 3 (6.000%) UMTS
13 3 (6.000%) SLA
13 3 (6.000%) PMP
13 3 (6.000%) PMI Certification
13 3 (6.000%) Logistics
13 3 (6.000%) LTE
13 3 (6.000%) 4G
14 2 (4.000%) Transition Management
14 2 (4.000%) Problem Management
14 2 (4.000%) Degree

Radio Access Network
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Radio Access Network 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 Radio Access Network. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 14 (28.00%) 3G
2 13 (26.00%) 2G
3 3 (6.000%) GPRS
3 3 (6.000%) GSM
3 3 (6.000%) UMTS
3 3 (6.000%) LTE
3 3 (6.000%) 4G
4 1 (2.000%) Nokia NetAct
General
1 45 (90.00%) Telecoms
2 9 (18.00%) Finance
3 1 (2.000%) Games
Job Titles
1 12 (24.00%) Analyst
2 10 (20.00%) Project Analyst
3 5 (10.00%) Performance Manager
4 4 (8.000%) Service Performance Manager
4 4 (8.000%) Operations Manager
4 4 (8.000%) Service Manager
5 3 (6.000%) Programme Director
6 2 (4.000%) Transition Manager
7 1 (2.000%) Network Manager
7 1 (2.000%) Technical Analyst
7 1 (2.000%) Report Analyst
7 1 (2.000%) Project Manager
7 1 (2.000%) PMO Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (66.00%) PRINCE2
2 21 (42.00%) Project Management
3 16 (32.00%) Incident Management
4 13 (26.00%) Programme Management
4 13 (26.00%) ITIL
5 12 (24.00%) Requirements Analysis
6 11 (22.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (20.00%) Business Analysis
7 10 (20.00%) Service Management
7 10 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (18.00%) Change Management
9 8 (16.00%) HOOD
9 8 (16.00%) Risk Management
10 6 (12.00%) Quality Management
11 3 (6.000%) Logistics
12 2 (4.000%) Transition Management
12 2 (4.000%) Problem Management
12 2 (4.000%) Asset Management
13 1 (2.000%) Network Planning
13 1 (2.000%) PRINCE
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.000%) C
Qualifications
1 3 (6.000%) PMP
1 3 (6.000%) PMI Certification
2 2 (4.000%) Degree
3 1 (2.000%) ISEB Practitioner
3 1 (2.000%) ISEB
3 1 (2.000%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.000%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.000%) Netcool