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The table below looks at the demand for the GSM Engineer role in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GSM Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 GSM Engineer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.303 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£20.00
% change on same period last year+87.50 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads6591043
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.921 %1.048 %
Daily rates quoted133189
Average minimum daily rate£312£307
Average daily rate£337£324
% change on same period last year+3.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted147185
Average minimum hourly rate£19.77£28.56
Average hourly rate£21.26£30.48
% change on same period last year-30.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.76£32.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
GSM Engineer East of EnglandGSM Engineer
East of England

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.

GSM Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing GSM Engineer across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridgeshire GSM Engineer Demand Trend

GSM Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing GSM Engineer across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire GSM Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

GSM Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GSM Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank 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
CambridgeNew entry-1--
GSM Engineer East of EnglandGSM Engineer
East of England

GSM Engineer
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited GSM Engineer in their job title 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 with GSM Engineer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)3G
12 (100.00 %)GSM
21 (50.00 %)UMTS
21 (50.00 %)Integration Testing
21 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (50.00 %)C
21 (50.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)OO
21 (50.00 %)OOD
21 (50.00 %)GPRS
21 (50.00 %)SS7
21 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)Validation
21 (50.00 %)Handset
21 (50.00 %)RNC
21 (50.00 %)Software Engineering

GSM Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited GSM Engineer in their job title 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 with GSM Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)GSM
12 (100.00 %)3G
21 (50.00 %)SS7
21 (50.00 %)RNC
21 (50.00 %)UMTS
21 (50.00 %)GPRS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Handset
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Linux
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)OO
11 (50.00 %)OOD
11 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (50.00 %)Validation
11 (50.00 %)Software Engineering
11 (50.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C
11 (50.00 %)C++