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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Ericsson products and/or services in IT contracts within the East of England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ericsson over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEricsson
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank111142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads2811
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.011 %
As % of the category below1.770 %0.597 %
Daily rates quoted77
Average minimum daily rate£334£351
Average daily rate£349£398
% change on same period last year-12.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£446
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£313
% change on same period last year+9.24 %
Hourly rates quoted20
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£30.50£18.86
% change on same period last year+61.74 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads15821843
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.109 %1.839 %
Daily rates quoted451535
Average minimum daily rate£340£328
Average daily rate£361£348
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted194292
Average minimum hourly rate£24.31£24.21
Average hourly rate£25.39£25.51
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.47£26.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Ericsson EnglandEricsson
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Ericsson.

Ericsson
Demand Trend

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

East of England Ericsson Demand Trend

Ericsson
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Ericsson Daily Rate Trend

Ericsson
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ericsson across the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East of England Ericsson Daily Rate Histogram

Ericsson
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Ericsson Hourly Rate Trend

Ericsson
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ericsson across the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East of England Ericsson Hourly Rate Histogram

Ericsson
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ericsson within the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
HertfordshireUp+3828£349-23.99 %
Ericsson EnglandEricsson
England

Ericsson
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Ericsson 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 Ericsson.

124 (64.86 %)Telecoms
218 (48.65 %)GSM
312 (32.43 %)Nokia
410 (27.03 %)Nortel
58 (21.62 %)3G
58 (21.62 %)2G
58 (21.62 %)Migration
67 (18.92 %)Software Testing
74 (10.81 %)RNC
74 (10.81 %)BSS
83 (8.108 %)ArcGIS
83 (8.108 %)MATLAB
83 (8.108 %)Mapinfo
83 (8.108 %)SDH
83 (8.108 %)UNIX
83 (8.108 %)MS Access
92 (5.405 %)Configuration Management
92 (5.405 %)Erlang
92 (5.405 %)GPRS
92 (5.405 %)UMTS
92 (5.405 %)C
92 (5.405 %)Avaya
92 (5.405 %)Alcatel
92 (5.405 %)Siemens
92 (5.405 %)H.323
92 (5.405 %)2.5G
101 (2.703 %)Network Design
101 (2.703 %)ISUP
101 (2.703 %)Netcool
101 (2.703 %)UTRAN

Ericsson
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Ericsson 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 Ericsson. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.703 %)HTML
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.108 %)ArcGIS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (8.108 %)MATLAB
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (48.65 %)GSM
28 (21.62 %)3G
28 (21.62 %)2G
34 (10.81 %)BSS
34 (10.81 %)RNC
43 (8.108 %)SDH
52 (5.405 %)UMTS
52 (5.405 %)2.5G
52 (5.405 %)GPRS
52 (5.405 %)H.323
61 (2.703 %)UTRAN
61 (2.703 %)ISUP
61 (2.703 %)C7
61 (2.703 %)SIGTRAN
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (8.108 %)MS Access
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (64.86 %)Telecoms
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (21.62 %)Test Manager
27 (18.92 %)Configuration Manager
33 (8.108 %)Design Engineer
33 (8.108 %)Network Engineer
33 (8.108 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
42 (5.405 %)Voice Analyst
42 (5.405 %)Analyst
51 (2.703 %)1st Line Support
51 (2.703 %)Support Engineer
51 (2.703 %)Test Engineer
51 (2.703 %)NOC Engineer
51 (2.703 %)RNC Engineer
51 (2.703 %)Network Design Engineer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (8.108 %)UNIX
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (21.62 %)Migration
27 (18.92 %)Software Testing
32 (5.405 %)Configuration Management
41 (2.703 %)Statistical Analysis
41 (2.703 %)Network Design
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.405 %)C
12 (5.405 %)Erlang
21 (2.703 %)SQL
21 (2.703 %)VBA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.703 %)Degree
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.703 %)Netcool
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (32.43 %)Nokia
210 (27.03 %)Nortel
33 (8.108 %)Mapinfo
42 (5.405 %)Avaya
42 (5.405 %)Alcatel
42 (5.405 %)Siemens