England 3G Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for 3G skills within the 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 3G over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Barnsley Basingstoke Bath Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckinghamshire Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Channel Islands Cheshire City of London Clapham Coventry Croydon East Midlands East of England East Sussex England Feltham Glasgow Hampshire Hayes Hertfordshire Home Counties Isle of Man Jersey Lanarkshire Leeds London M4 Corridor Maidenhead Manchester Middlesbrough Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newbury Newcastle Newport North East North West North Yorkshire Northamptonshire Reading Salisbury Scotland Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Lanarkshire South Wales South West South Yorkshire Surrey Swindon Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Wales Warrington Warwickshire West Midlands West Yorkshire Wiltshire Yorkshire	3 months to 6 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	208	273
Rank change on same period last year	+65
Matching contract IT job ads	481	502
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.672 %	0.504 %
As % of the category below	5.330 %	3.956 %
Daily rates quoted	59	41
Average minimum daily rate	£287	£288
Average daily rate	£307	£309
% change on same period last year	-0.68 %
Average maximum daily rate	£327	£330
UK excluding London average daily rate	£307	£289
% change on same period last year	+6.11 %
Hourly rates quoted	28	62
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.54	£32.37
Average hourly rate	£25.96	£34.91
% change on same period last year	-25.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£28.39	£37.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£27.06	£35.31
% change on same period last year	-23.37 %
Communications & Networking England
Matching contract IT job ads	9024	12688
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	12.61 %	12.75 %
Daily rates quoted	2604	3372
Average minimum daily rate	£347	£346
Average daily rate	£367	£363
% change on same period last year	+1.04 %
Average maximum daily rate	£386	£380
UK excluding London average daily rate	£354	£336
% change on same period last year	+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted	1151	1782
Average minimum hourly rate	£25.16	£26.30
Average hourly rate	£26.90	£28.33
% change on same period last year	-5.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£28.63	£30.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£27.35	£28.52
% change on same period last year	-4.11 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 3G across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 3G across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3G within the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 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.

Location	Rank 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
South East	+43	253	£316	+15.64 %
East of England	-18	54	£315	-3.33 %
West Midlands	+46	39	£172	-50.95 %
London	+27	38	£299	-12.11 %
North West	+42	33	£335	-
South West	+10	33	£339	+23.65 %
North East	-	6	-	-
Yorkshire	-	4	£225	-
Midlands	+12	4	-	-
South Coast	-	2	-	-
East Midlands	+12	1	-	-

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing 3G 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 3G.

1 442 (50.63 %) Telecoms 2 234 (26.80 %) 2G 3 226 (25.89 %) Nokia 4 121 (13.86 %) RNC 5 112 (12.83 %) Network Planning 5 112 (12.83 %) Ericsson 5 112 (12.83 %) GSM 6 97 (11.11 %) SDH 7 81 (9.278 %) SGSN 8 79 (9.049 %) GPRS 9 77 (8.820 %) C 10 70 (8.018 %) UMTS 11 68 (7.789 %) SLA 12 65 (7.446 %) UNIX 13 62 (7.102 %) NEC

14 60 (6.873 %) Windows 15 59 (6.758 %) Wireless 16 57 (6.529 %) C++ 17 55 (6.300 %) Nortel 18 53 (6.071 %) Auditing 19 50 (5.727 %) Front Office 20 48 (5.498 %) Project Planning 20 48 (5.498 %) Network Security 21 47 (5.384 %) TCP/IP 21 47 (5.384 %) ATM 22 46 (5.269 %) Project Management 23 45 (5.155 %) Linux 24 38 (4.353 %) Configuration Management 24 38 (4.353 %) Migration 25 36 (4.124 %) 2.5G

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing 3G 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 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 15 (1.718 %) .NET 2 7 (0.802 %) ODBC 3 6 (0.687 %) ASP.NET 4 4 (0.458 %) XML 4 4 (0.458 %) J2EE 4 4 (0.458 %) WAP 5 3 (0.344 %) JMS 5 3 (0.344 %) HTML 5 3 (0.344 %) ASP 6 2 (0.229 %) MFC 6 2 (0.229 %) WebServices 6 2 (0.229 %) Middleware 6 2 (0.229 %) MIDP 6 2 (0.229 %) CLDC 6 2 (0.229 %) Series 60 6 2 (0.229 %) Software Packaging 7 1 (0.115 %) Java EE 5 7 1 (0.115 %) J2ME 7 1 (0.115 %) EJB	Application Platforms 1 13 (1.489 %) MS Exchange 2 11 (1.260 %) Lotus Notes 3 7 (0.802 %) Exchange Server 2003 4 4 (0.458 %) CMS 4 4 (0.458 %) ColdFusion 5 3 (0.344 %) WebLogic 5 3 (0.344 %) DotNetNuke 6 2 (0.229 %) Blackberry Enterprise Server 7 1 (0.115 %) ArcGIS 7 1 (0.115 %) Rendezvous 7 1 (0.115 %) IIS 7 1 (0.115 %) JBoss 7 1 (0.115 %) SAS 7 1 (0.115 %) Oracle Application Server 7 1 (0.115 %) Exchange Server 2007
Applications 1 30 (3.436 %) MS Office 2 16 (1.833 %) MS Excel 3 9 (1.031 %) MS Visio 3 9 (1.031 %) Spreadsheet 4 7 (0.802 %) MS PowerPoint 4 7 (0.802 %) Photoshop 5 5 (0.573 %) MATLAB 6 4 (0.458 %) MS Project 7 3 (0.344 %) Fireworks 7 3 (0.344 %) Adobe Illustrator 8 2 (0.229 %) Acrobat 9 1 (0.115 %) FrameMaker	Business Applications 1 4 (0.458 %) Google Analytics 2 1 (0.115 %) WebTrends 2 1 (0.115 %) Oracle EBS 2 1 (0.115 %) Oracle ERP
Communications & Networking 1 234 (26.80 %) 2G 2 121 (13.86 %) RNC 3 112 (12.83 %) GSM 4 97 (11.11 %) SDH 5 81 (9.278 %) SGSN 6 79 (9.049 %) GPRS 7 70 (8.018 %) UMTS 8 59 (6.758 %) Wireless 9 48 (5.498 %) Network Security 10 47 (5.384 %) ATM 10 47 (5.384 %) TCP/IP 11 36 (4.124 %) 2.5G 12 28 (3.207 %) SS7 12 28 (3.207 %) GGSN 12 28 (3.207 %) BSS 12 28 (3.207 %) 3GPP 13 25 (2.864 %) VoIP 13 25 (2.864 %) UTRAN 14 23 (2.635 %) Wi-Fi 15 22 (2.520 %) LTE	Database & Business Intelligence 1 12 (1.375 %) Datawarehouse 2 11 (1.260 %) SQL Server 2 11 (1.260 %) MS Access 3 8 (0.916 %) BusinessObjects 4 4 (0.458 %) DTS 4 4 (0.458 %) Crystal Reports 5 2 (0.229 %) Oracle 8/8i 5 2 (0.229 %) MySQL 5 2 (0.229 %) Oracle 10g 5 2 (0.229 %) Data Mart 6 1 (0.115 %) SQL Server Analysis Services 6 1 (0.115 %) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications 1 16 (1.833 %) ClearCase 2 7 (0.802 %) ClearQuest 3 4 (0.458 %) TestDirector 4 3 (0.344 %) Dreamweaver 4 3 (0.344 %) Flash 5 2 (0.229 %) ERwin 6 1 (0.115 %) QuickTest Pro 6 1 (0.115 %) PVCS 6 1 (0.115 %) WinRunner	General 1 442 (50.63 %) Telecoms 2 53 (6.071 %) Auditing 3 50 (5.727 %) Front Office 4 19 (2.176 %) Marketing 5 18 (2.062 %) Finance 6 17 (1.947 %) Government 7 16 (1.833 %) Health 8 11 (1.260 %) Electronics 8 11 (1.260 %) Manufacturing 9 10 (1.145 %) Retail 9 10 (1.145 %) FMCG 10 9 (1.031 %) Billing 11 8 (0.916 %) Multimedia 12 7 (0.802 %) Music 13 5 (0.573 %) Education 14 4 (0.458 %) Banking 15 3 (0.344 %) Pharmaceutical 15 3 (0.344 %) Police 16 2 (0.229 %) Advertising 16 2 (0.229 %) Electric
Job Titles 1 162 (18.56 %) Radio Access Network Engineer 2 81 (9.278 %) Network Engineer 3 52 (5.956 %) Support Engineer 4 47 (5.384 %) Software Engineer 5 42 (4.811 %) Performance Engineer 6 38 (4.353 %) Project Manager 7 34 (3.895 %) Consultant 8 31 (3.551 %) Test Engineer 9 29 (3.322 %) Project Engineer 10 27 (3.093 %) Design Engineer 10 27 (3.093 %) Architect 10 27 (3.093 %) Analyst 11 26 (2.978 %) 3G Engineer 12 21 (2.405 %) Developer 13 17 (1.947 %) Network Support Engineer 13 17 (1.947 %) Network Support 14 16 (1.833 %) RNC Engineer 15 15 (1.718 %) Team Leader 15 15 (1.718 %) Switch Engineer 16 14 (1.604 %) Management Consultant	Miscellaneous 1 22 (2.520 %) Handset 2 20 (2.291 %) Blackberry 3 16 (1.833 %) Device Driver 4 15 (1.718 %) VHDL 5 12 (1.375 %) Field-Programmable Gate Array 5 12 (1.375 %) German Language 6 10 (1.145 %) Statistics 7 8 (0.916 %) IVR 8 7 (0.802 %) Computer Science 9 5 (0.573 %) PDA 9 5 (0.573 %) Social Network 9 5 (0.573 %) STB 10 3 (0.344 %) Verilog 10 3 (0.344 %) ASIC 10 3 (0.344 %) Client/Server 10 3 (0.344 %) N-Tier 10 3 (0.344 %) Copywriting 10 3 (0.344 %) Blog 10 3 (0.344 %) Clustering 11 2 (0.229 %) CMDB
Operating Systems 1 65 (7.446 %) UNIX 2 60 (6.873 %) Windows 3 45 (5.155 %) Linux 4 29 (3.322 %) Windows XP 5 19 (2.176 %) Windows 2000 6 13 (1.489 %) Windows Server 2003 7 10 (1.145 %) Embedded Linux 8 8 (0.916 %) Windows Vista 9 6 (0.687 %) VxWorks 10 4 (0.458 %) Red Hat Linux 11 3 (0.344 %) pSOS 11 3 (0.344 %) Windows Mobile 12 1 (0.115 %) Windows 2000 Server 12 1 (0.115 %) Tru64 12 1 (0.115 %) VMS	Processes & Methodologies 1 112 (12.83 %) Network Planning 2 48 (5.498 %) Project Planning 3 46 (5.269 %) Project Management 4 38 (4.353 %) Configuration Management 4 38 (4.353 %) Migration 5 29 (3.322 %) Security Cleared 6 25 (2.864 %) Software Engineering 7 24 (2.749 %) SC Cleared 8 21 (2.405 %) Performance Management 9 19 (2.176 %) OO 10 18 (2.062 %) ITIL 10 18 (2.062 %) OOD 11 14 (1.604 %) Network Design 12 13 (1.489 %) UML 12 13 (1.489 %) CAD 13 12 (1.375 %) Change Management 13 12 (1.375 %) PRINCE2 14 10 (1.145 %) Validation 14 10 (1.145 %) Incident Management 15 8 (0.916 %) Data Management
Programming Languages 1 77 (8.820 %) C 2 57 (6.529 %) C++ 3 30 (3.436 %) SQL 4 29 (3.322 %) Perl 5 17 (1.947 %) Java 6 15 (1.718 %) Embedded C 7 13 (1.489 %) Embedded C++ 7 13 (1.489 %) VB 8 10 (1.145 %) JavaScript 9 9 (1.031 %) AWK 10 8 (0.916 %) C# 10 8 (0.916 %) Transact-SQL 11 5 (0.573 %) Pascal 12 4 (0.458 %) VB6 13 3 (0.344 %) Tcl 13 3 (0.344 %) ActionScript 14 2 (0.229 %) VBScript 15 1 (0.115 %) VB.NET 15 1 (0.115 %) VC++ 15 1 (0.115 %) Python	Qualifications 1 10 (1.145 %) Degree 2 5 (0.573 %) ITIL Certification 3 4 (0.458 %) HND 3 4 (0.458 %) Microsoft Certification 4 3 (0.344 %) MCP 4 3 (0.344 %) PMP 4 3 (0.344 %) PRINCE2 Certification 5 2 (0.229 %) Cisco Certification 5 2 (0.229 %) MCSE 5 2 (0.229 %) CCSP 6 1 (0.115 %) ISEB 6 1 (0.115 %) CNE 6 1 (0.115 %) Novell Certification 6 1 (0.115 %) MCSA 6 1 (0.115 %) HNC 6 1 (0.115 %) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 68 (7.789 %) SLA 2 5 (0.573 %) PCI DSS 2 5 (0.573 %) JTAG 3 1 (0.115 %) GCP	System Software 1 19 (2.176 %) Active Directory 2 3 (0.344 %) Terminal Server 3 2 (0.229 %) VMware Infrastructure 4 1 (0.115 %) ISA Server
Systems Management 1 6 (0.687 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 2 3 (0.344 %) Unicenter 2 3 (0.344 %) OVOW 3 1 (0.115 %) HP Data Protector 3 1 (0.115 %) OpenView 3 1 (0.115 %) TeMIP	Vendors 1 226 (25.89 %) Nokia 2 112 (12.83 %) Ericsson 3 62 (7.102 %) NEC 4 55 (6.300 %) Nortel 5 36 (4.124 %) Microsoft 5 36 (4.124 %) Siemens 6 29 (3.322 %) Cisco 7 19 (2.176 %) Cramer 8 12 (1.375 %) HP 9 11 (1.260 %) Citrix 9 11 (1.260 %) Progress 9 11 (1.260 %) Lotus 10 10 (1.145 %) Oracle 11 8 (0.916 %) Business Objects 11 8 (0.916 %) Compaq 11 8 (0.916 %) Mapinfo 11 8 (0.916 %) Remedy 12 6 (0.687 %) Dell 13 4 (0.458 %) Avaya 13 4 (0.458 %) Adobe