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The table below looks at the demand for 3G skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited 3G over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link3G
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5564
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.007 %
As % of the category below3.361 %4.545 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£242
Average daily rate-£271
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£288
% change on same period last year+5.74 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.91£35.37
% change on same period last year-23.93 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads119154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.168 %0.156 %
Daily rates quoted3233
Average minimum daily rate£336£337
Average daily rate£345£349
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Hourly rates quoted249
Average minimum hourly rate£27.45£24.46
Average hourly rate£30.28£24.73
% change on same period last year+22.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.11£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.44£28.92
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
3G North West3G
North West

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.

3G
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 3G Demand Trend

3G
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire 3G Daily Rate Trend

3G
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
WarringtonDown-32--
3G North West3G
North West

3G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

111 (68.75 %)2G
210 (62.50 %)Telecoms
38 (50.00 %)Project Management
38 (50.00 %)Statistics
47 (43.75 %)UMTS
47 (43.75 %)Network Planning
56 (37.50 %)GSM
64 (25.00 %)UNIX
73 (18.75 %)MS Access
73 (18.75 %)SDH
73 (18.75 %)Nokia
73 (18.75 %)Project Planning
82 (12.50 %)Nortel
82 (12.50 %)Ericsson
91 (6.250 %)WinRunner
91 (6.250 %)TestDirector
91 (6.250 %)QuickTest Pro
91 (6.250 %)ISEB
91 (6.250 %)Citrix
91 (6.250 %)Blackberry
91 (6.250 %)Microsoft
91 (6.250 %)Active Directory
91 (6.250 %)Windows XP
91 (6.250 %)Windows
91 (6.250 %)MS Excel
91 (6.250 %)Banking
91 (6.250 %)BSS
91 (6.250 %)Data Management
91 (6.250 %)Test Scripting
91 (6.250 %)VBScript

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (68.75 %)2G
27 (43.75 %)UMTS
36 (37.50 %)GSM
43 (18.75 %)SDH
51 (6.250 %)BSS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (18.75 %)MS Access
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.250 %)WinRunner
11 (6.250 %)TestDirector
11 (6.250 %)QuickTest Pro
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (62.50 %)Telecoms
21 (6.250 %)Finance
21 (6.250 %)Banking
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (18.75 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
22 (12.50 %)Project Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Switch Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Analyst
31 (6.250 %)Test Analyst
31 (6.250 %)Infrastructure Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (50.00 %)Statistics
21 (6.250 %)Blackberry
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (25.00 %)UNIX
21 (6.250 %)Windows
21 (6.250 %)Windows XP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (50.00 %)Project Management
27 (43.75 %)Network Planning
33 (18.75 %)Project Planning
41 (6.250 %)Test Scripting
41 (6.250 %)Data Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.250 %)VBScript
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.250 %)ISEB
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.250 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (18.75 %)Nokia
22 (12.50 %)Nortel
22 (12.50 %)Ericsson
31 (6.250 %)Microsoft
31 (6.250 %)Citrix