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This section looks at the demand for Wireless skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Wireless over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5540
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching contract IT job ads824
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.024 %
As % of the category below4.819 %9.959 %
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£304£295
% change on same period last year+3.18 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£37.00£37.50
Average hourly rate£40.33£37.50
% change on same period last year+7.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.67£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.47£29.57
% change on same period last year-13.88 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads166241
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.221 %0.244 %
Daily rates quoted1724
Average minimum daily rate£267£270
Average daily rate£302£290
% change on same period last year+4.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted4161
Average minimum hourly rate£26.48£31.69
Average hourly rate£28.88£33.58
% change on same period last year-14.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.27£35.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Wireless East of EnglandWireless
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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Wireless across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Cambridgeshire Wireless Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Wireless across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Wireless Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Wireless Hourly Rate Trend

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CambridgeDown-67--
HuntingdonNew entry-1--
Wireless East of EnglandWireless
East of England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Wireless 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 Wireless.

113 (35.14 %)C++
210 (27.03 %)Windows
39 (24.32 %)Electronics
48 (21.62 %)C
57 (18.92 %)Bluetooth
65 (13.51 %)Ethernet
65 (13.51 %)Linux
65 (13.51 %)Telecoms
65 (13.51 %)Wi-Fi
65 (13.51 %)Verilog
65 (13.51 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
65 (13.51 %)Xilinx
65 (13.51 %)FIX Protocol
74 (10.81 %)UWB
74 (10.81 %)Windows XP
74 (10.81 %)UMTS
74 (10.81 %)Microsoft
74 (10.81 %)3G
83 (8.108 %)Active Directory
83 (8.108 %)MS Exchange
83 (8.108 %)GPRS
83 (8.108 %)GSM
83 (8.108 %)Perl
83 (8.108 %)UML
83 (8.108 %)Python
83 (8.108 %)Multithreading
92 (5.405 %)Project Management
92 (5.405 %)Computer Science
92 (5.405 %)ZigBee
92 (5.405 %)Degree

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Wireless 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 Wireless. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (13.51 %)FIX Protocol
22 (5.405 %)HTML
31 (2.703 %)XML
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.108 %)MS Exchange
21 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 5.5
21 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (2.703 %)Apache
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.703 %)MS Project
11 (2.703 %)MS Office
11 (2.703 %)MS Excel
11 (2.703 %)MATLAB
11 (2.703 %)MS PowerPoint
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (18.92 %)Bluetooth
25 (13.51 %)Ethernet
25 (13.51 %)Wi-Fi
34 (10.81 %)3G
34 (10.81 %)UWB
34 (10.81 %)UMTS
43 (8.108 %)GPRS
43 (8.108 %)GSM
52 (5.405 %)LAN
52 (5.405 %)WLAN
52 (5.405 %)VPN
52 (5.405 %)ZigBee
61 (2.703 %)Cisco PIX
61 (2.703 %)OFDM
61 (2.703 %)UTRAN
61 (2.703 %)HSDPA
61 (2.703 %)HSUPA
61 (2.703 %)DNS
61 (2.703 %)SAN
61 (2.703 %)Internet
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.703 %)MySQL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.405 %)Bugzilla
21 (2.703 %)Subversion
21 (2.703 %)ClearCase
21 (2.703 %)ClearQuest
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (24.32 %)Electronics
25 (13.51 %)Telecoms
32 (5.405 %)Government
41 (2.703 %)Health
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (16.22 %)Software Engineer
16 (16.22 %)Developer
25 (13.51 %)FPGA Engineer
34 (10.81 %)Test Manager
34 (10.81 %)Systems Manager
43 (8.108 %)Embedded Software Engineer
43 (8.108 %)Software Developer
43 (8.108 %)Project Manager
52 (5.405 %)Technical Project Manager
52 (5.405 %)Team Leader
52 (5.405 %)Software Team Leader
52 (5.405 %)Technical Manager
61 (2.703 %)Network Support
61 (2.703 %)Support Manager
61 (2.703 %)IT Support Manager
61 (2.703 %)Software Project Manager
61 (2.703 %)RF Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Electronics Engineer
61 (2.703 %)DSP Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Technical Lead
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (13.51 %)Verilog
15 (13.51 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
23 (8.108 %)Multithreading
32 (5.405 %)Computer Science
41 (2.703 %)Mathematics
41 (2.703 %)Firmware
41 (2.703 %)Blackberry
41 (2.703 %)Device Driver
41 (2.703 %)Handset
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (27.03 %)Windows
25 (13.51 %)Linux
34 (10.81 %)Windows XP
42 (5.405 %)UNIX
51 (2.703 %)Embedded Linux
51 (2.703 %)Windows 2000
51 (2.703 %)Windows NT
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (8.108 %)UML
22 (5.405 %)Project Management
22 (5.405 %)Software Testing
22 (5.405 %)Web Development
31 (2.703 %)Security Cleared
31 (2.703 %)OO
31 (2.703 %)OOD
31 (2.703 %)CAD
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (35.14 %)C++
28 (21.62 %)C
33 (8.108 %)Python
33 (8.108 %)Perl
42 (5.405 %)Embedded C
51 (2.703 %)Embedded C++
51 (2.703 %)VC++
51 (2.703 %)Java
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.405 %)Degree
21 (2.703 %)MCSE
21 (2.703 %)Microsoft Certification
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (8.108 %)Active Directory
21 (2.703 %)NFS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.703 %)Norton AntiVirus
11 (2.703 %)DameWare
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (13.51 %)Xilinx
24 (10.81 %)Microsoft
31 (2.703 %)HP
31 (2.703 %)NetApp
31 (2.703 %)Red Hat
31 (2.703 %)Symantec
31 (2.703 %)Primavera
31 (2.703 %)Cadence
31 (2.703 %)Oracle
31 (2.703 %)Cisco
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