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

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank35-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.061 %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£340£339
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.11£36.12
% change on same period last year-16.62 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads66107
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.108 %
Daily rates quoted2242
Average minimum daily rate£297£302
Average daily rate£350£319
% change on same period last year+9.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£403£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1515
Average minimum hourly rate£13.61£35.76
Average hourly rate£15.13£37.08
% change on same period last year-59.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.65£38.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
GPRS South WestGPRS
South 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.

GPRS
Demand Trend

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

Dorset GPRS Demand Trend

GPRS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset GPRS Hourly Rate Trend

GPRS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GPRS within the Dorset 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
PooleNew entry-2--
GPRS South WestGPRS
South West

GPRS
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

17 (58.33 %)C
17 (58.33 %)Embedded C
25 (41.67 %)Mac OS X
25 (41.67 %)Windows
25 (41.67 %)Windows 2000
25 (41.67 %)Windows XP
25 (41.67 %)Bluetooth
25 (41.67 %)Wi-Fi
25 (41.67 %)Telecoms
25 (41.67 %)Windows Mobile
25 (41.67 %)PDA
34 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
42 (16.67 %)Swedish Language
42 (16.67 %)French Language
51 (8.333 %)German Language
51 (8.333 %)Italian Language
51 (8.333 %)Russian Language
51 (8.333 %)Spanish Language
51 (8.333 %)Dutch Language
51 (8.333 %)GSM

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (41.67 %)Bluetooth
15 (41.67 %)Wi-Fi
24 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
31 (8.333 %)GSM
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (41.67 %)Telecoms
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
25 (41.67 %)Embedded Software Engineer
34 (33.33 %)Consultant
43 (25.00 %)1st Line Support
43 (25.00 %)Support Consultant
51 (8.333 %)Developer
51 (8.333 %)Embedded Software Developer
51 (8.333 %)Real Time Software Engineer
51 (8.333 %)Real Time Embedded Engineer
51 (8.333 %)Real Time Engineer
51 (8.333 %)Software Developer
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (41.67 %)PDA
22 (16.67 %)Swedish Language
22 (16.67 %)French Language
31 (8.333 %)German Language
31 (8.333 %)Italian Language
31 (8.333 %)Russian Language
31 (8.333 %)Spanish Language
31 (8.333 %)Dutch Language
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (41.67 %)Windows
15 (41.67 %)Windows 2000
15 (41.67 %)Windows XP
15 (41.67 %)Mac OS X
15 (41.67 %)Windows Mobile
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (58.33 %)C
17 (58.33 %)Embedded C
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