The first table below looks at the demand for 2G skills in IT contracts advertised for the Coventry region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited 2G 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 Coventry 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
2G
Rank 27 26 -
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -
Contract jobs citing 2G 1 2 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Coventry 0.472% 0.778% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.167% 5.714% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £285 £283 £300
% change year-on-year
+0.88% -5.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £29.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.00 £35.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year
-8.57% -12.50%
All Communications & Networking
Coventry
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
24 35 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Coventry 11.32% 13.62% 9.239%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 8 7
Average daily rate £108 £288 £265
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-62.64% +8.58%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £100 £144 £168
10% offered a daily rate of more than £150 £375 £405
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £335 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.97% +3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 9 0
Average hourly rate £29.50 £19.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+55.26% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £25.75 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-16.50% -6.36%
2G
West Midlands

2G
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing 2G across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Coventry 2G Jobs Demand Trend

2G
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2G across the Coventry region.

Coventry 2G Daily Rate Trend

2G
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing 2G 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 2G.

1 5 (100.00%) 3G
2 3 (60.00%) SLA
3 2 (40.00%) Ethernet
3 2 (40.00%) Cramer
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (20.00%) LTE
4 1 (20.00%) Telematics
4 1 (20.00%) 4G
4 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (20.00%) ATM
4 1 (20.00%) GSM
4 1 (20.00%) SDH
4 1 (20.00%) UMTS
4 1 (20.00%) Ericsson

2G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing 2G 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 2G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) 3G
2 2 (40.00%) Ethernet
3 1 (20.00%) LTE
3 1 (20.00%) 4G
3 1 (20.00%) ATM
3 1 (20.00%) GSM
3 1 (20.00%) SDH
3 1 (20.00%) UMTS
General
1 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Technical Leader
2 1 (20.00%) Transmission Planner
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Field Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Telematics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Cramer
2 1 (20.00%) Ericsson