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This section looks at the demand for Base Station Subsystem (BSS) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BSS over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBase Station Subsystem (BSS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank141150
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads63
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.852 %0.372 %
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£418£356
% change on same period last year+17.43 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£28.00-
Average hourly rate£30.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.50-
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads704806
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.938 %0.815 %
Daily rates quoted214203
Average minimum daily rate£312£338
Average daily rate£336£358
% change on same period last year-6.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted122155
Average minimum hourly rate£27.63£25.82
Average hourly rate£30.44£27.69
% change on same period last year+9.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.24£29.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
BSS EnglandBSS
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.

BSS
Demand Trend

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

East of England BSS Demand Trend

BSS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BSS across the East of England region.

East of England BSS Daily Rate Trend

BSS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing BSS across the East of England region.

East of England BSS Hourly Rate Trend

BSS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BSS within the East of England 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
HertfordshireNew entry-5--
SuffolkUp+41--
BSS EnglandBSS
England

BSS
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing BSS 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 BSS.

15 (83.33 %)Telecoms
23 (50.00 %)Java
23 (50.00 %)J2EE
23 (50.00 %)Oracle
32 (33.33 %)Broadband
32 (33.33 %)Internet
32 (33.33 %)Wireless
32 (33.33 %)BT
32 (33.33 %)Retail
41 (16.67 %)RNC
41 (16.67 %)2G
41 (16.67 %)2.5G
41 (16.67 %)3G
41 (16.67 %)GSM
41 (16.67 %)SDH
41 (16.67 %)Nortel
41 (16.67 %)Ericsson
41 (16.67 %)Nokia
41 (16.67 %)WebLogic
41 (16.67 %)UNIX
41 (16.67 %)N-Tier
41 (16.67 %)SOA

BSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing BSS 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 BSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)J2EE
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)WebLogic
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)Broadband
12 (33.33 %)Internet
12 (33.33 %)Wireless
21 (16.67 %)2G
21 (16.67 %)2.5G
21 (16.67 %)RNC
21 (16.67 %)3G
21 (16.67 %)GSM
21 (16.67 %)SDH
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (83.33 %)Telecoms
22 (33.33 %)Retail
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Architect
12 (33.33 %)Programme Manager
12 (33.33 %)Solutions Architect
12 (33.33 %)OSS Programme Manager
12 (33.33 %)OSS Architect
21 (16.67 %)Applications Support
21 (16.67 %)Support Manager
21 (16.67 %)Applications Manager
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)N-Tier
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)UNIX
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)SOA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)Java
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Oracle
22 (33.33 %)BT
31 (16.67 %)Nortel
31 (16.67 %)Ericsson
31 (16.67 %)Nokia
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