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The table below looks at the demand for Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) 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 GGSN over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank121151
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.335 %0.588 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£400£283
Average daily rate£401£325
% change on same period last year+23.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£519£325
% change on same period last year+59.65 %
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-£36.75
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads597850
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.940 %0.911 %
Daily rates quoted137224
Average minimum daily rate£294£289
Average daily rate£309£308
% change on same period last year+0.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted121185
Average minimum hourly rate£27.99£28.13
Average hourly rate£29.73£29.96
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.47£31.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
GGSN EnglandGGSN
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.

GGSN
Demand Trend

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

East of England GGSN Demand Trend

GGSN
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England GGSN Daily Rate Trend

GGSN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GGSN within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
BedfordshireNew entry-1£401-
HertfordshireUp+231--
GGSN EnglandGGSN
England

GGSN
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing GGSN 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 GGSN.

13 (75.00 %)Telecoms
22 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
22 (50.00 %)GPRS
22 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (25.00 %)Ericsson
31 (25.00 %)3G
31 (25.00 %)WAP
31 (25.00 %)HTTP
31 (25.00 %)Nortel
31 (25.00 %)Statistical Analysis
31 (25.00 %)SGSN
31 (25.00 %)Spreadsheet
31 (25.00 %)2.5G
31 (25.00 %)Migration

GGSN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing GGSN 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 GGSN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)WAP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)Spreadsheet
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)GPRS
21 (25.00 %)HTTP
21 (25.00 %)3G
21 (25.00 %)2.5G
21 (25.00 %)SGSN
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Telecoms
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Senior Manager
12 (50.00 %)Delivery Manager
21 (25.00 %)Performance Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Delivery Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Network Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Senior Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)IT Project Manager
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (25.00 %)Migration
21 (25.00 %)Statistical Analysis
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Nortel
11 (25.00 %)Ericsson