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This section looks at the demand for Bluetooth skills within the England region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Bluetooth over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBluetooth
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank532568
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching contract IT job ads3052
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.055 %
As % of the category below0.310 %0.421 %
Daily rates quoted86
Average minimum daily rate£338£283
Average daily rate£366£319
% change on same period last year+14.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£372
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted914
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67£35.50
Average hourly rate£33.61£37.64
% change on same period last year-10.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.56£39.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.13£37.69
% change on same period last year-25.38 %
Communications & Networking EnglandCommunications & Networking
England
Matching contract IT job ads968112359
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.77 %13.11 %
Daily rates quoted27013048
Average minimum daily rate£337£350
Average daily rate£359£369
% change on same period last year-2.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted11821593
Average minimum hourly rate£23.94£26.07
Average hourly rate£25.58£27.88
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.22£29.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.53
% change on same period last year-10.35 %
Bluetooth UKBluetooth
UK

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.

Bluetooth
Demand Trend

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

England Bluetooth Demand Trend

Bluetooth
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Bluetooth Daily Rate Trend

Bluetooth
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

England Bluetooth Daily Rate Histogram

Bluetooth
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Bluetooth Hourly Rate Trend

Bluetooth
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

England Bluetooth Hourly Rate Histogram

Bluetooth
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Bluetooth within the England region over the 3 months to 4 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
South EastUp+2613£346-16.52 %
East of EnglandDown-246--
LondonUp+695--
South WestUp+274--
West MidlandsNew entry-1£500-
North EastNew entry-1--
Bluetooth UKBluetooth
UK

Bluetooth
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth.

125 (33.78 %)C++
224 (32.43 %)Wi-Fi
322 (29.73 %)Wireless
322 (29.73 %)Windows
420 (27.03 %)C
516 (21.62 %)GPRS
615 (20.27 %)Telecoms
714 (18.92 %)Linux
813 (17.57 %)GSM
813 (17.57 %)Windows Mobile
912 (16.22 %)Windows XP
1011 (14.86 %)PDA
1110 (13.51 %)WLAN
1110 (13.51 %)Embedded C
129 (12.16 %)Device Driver
129 (12.16 %)ZigBee
129 (12.16 %)Embedded Linux
138 (10.81 %)Electronics
138 (10.81 %)Symbian
138 (10.81 %)TCP/IP
138 (10.81 %)WebServices
147 (9.459 %)Multimedia
156 (8.108 %)Handset
156 (8.108 %)XML
156 (8.108 %)LAN
156 (8.108 %)Windows 2000
156 (8.108 %)C#
156 (8.108 %)Mac OS X
156 (8.108 %)Windows CE
165 (6.757 %)3G

Bluetooth
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
18 (10.81 %)WebServices
26 (8.108 %)XML
35 (6.757 %).NET
35 (6.757 %)Series 60
44 (5.405 %)STL
44 (5.405 %).NET Framework
53 (4.054 %)HTML
53 (4.054 %)J2ME
53 (4.054 %)Middleware
62 (2.703 %)SyncML
62 (2.703 %)J2EE
62 (2.703 %)MFC
62 (2.703 %)ATL
62 (2.703 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
12 (2.703 %)WebLogic
21 (1.351 %)Tomcat
Applications
13 (4.054 %)MS Office
13 (4.054 %)MS Excel
13 (4.054 %)MS Visio
13 (4.054 %)Acrobat
21 (1.351 %)MATLAB
Communications & Networking
124 (32.43 %)Wi-Fi
222 (29.73 %)Wireless
316 (21.62 %)GPRS
413 (17.57 %)GSM
510 (13.51 %)WLAN
69 (12.16 %)ZigBee
78 (10.81 %)TCP/IP
86 (8.108 %)LAN
95 (6.757 %)3G
95 (6.757 %)UWB
103 (4.054 %)UMTS
103 (4.054 %)Ethernet
112 (2.703 %)CDMA
112 (2.703 %)NFC
112 (2.703 %)Internet
112 (2.703 %)TETRA
121 (1.351 %)802.11
121 (1.351 %)DVB
121 (1.351 %)2G
121 (1.351 %)DECT
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (1.351 %)MySQL
Development Applications
13 (4.054 %)Visual Studio
13 (4.054 %)MSI
21 (1.351 %)LabVIEW
21 (1.351 %)Subversion
21 (1.351 %)Oracle Forms
21 (1.351 %)ClearCase
General
115 (20.27 %)Telecoms
28 (10.81 %)Electronics
37 (9.459 %)Multimedia
43 (4.054 %)Finance
52 (2.703 %)Banking
52 (2.703 %)Investment Banking
52 (2.703 %)Marketing
61 (1.351 %)Billing
61 (1.351 %)Health
61 (1.351 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.351 %)3D Graphics
Job Titles
120 (27.03 %)Developer
216 (21.62 %)Software Engineer
36 (8.108 %)Software Developer
45 (6.757 %)Consultant
45 (6.757 %)Embedded Software Engineer
45 (6.757 %)Symbian Software Engineer
45 (6.757 %)RF Engineer
54 (5.405 %)C# Software Engineer
54 (5.405 %).NET Software Engineer
54 (5.405 %)C++ Developer
54 (5.405 %)Linux Engineer
63 (4.054 %)Support Consultant
63 (4.054 %)1st Line Support
63 (4.054 %)Support Engineer
63 (4.054 %)Test Manager
63 (4.054 %)Embedded Software Developer
72 (2.703 %)Senior RF Engineer
72 (2.703 %)Electronics Engineer
72 (2.703 %)RF Design Engineer
72 (2.703 %)Architect
Miscellaneous
111 (14.86 %)PDA
29 (12.16 %)Device Driver
36 (8.108 %)Handset
43 (4.054 %)Firmware
43 (4.054 %)Blackberry
43 (4.054 %)Swedish Language
52 (2.703 %)CMDB
52 (2.703 %)Physics
52 (2.703 %)French Language
61 (1.351 %)German Language
61 (1.351 %)Italian Language
61 (1.351 %)Russian Language
61 (1.351 %)Spanish Language
61 (1.351 %)Dutch Language
61 (1.351 %)CPLD
61 (1.351 %)Mathematics
61 (1.351 %)STB
61 (1.351 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Operating Systems
122 (29.73 %)Windows
214 (18.92 %)Linux
313 (17.57 %)Windows Mobile
412 (16.22 %)Windows XP
59 (12.16 %)Embedded Linux
66 (8.108 %)Mac OS X
66 (8.108 %)Windows CE
66 (8.108 %)Windows 2000
71 (1.351 %)Nucleus RTOS
71 (1.351 %)Palm OS
71 (1.351 %)Symbian OS
71 (1.351 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
13 (4.054 %)UML
22 (2.703 %)OO
22 (2.703 %)OOD
22 (2.703 %)Configuration Management
22 (2.703 %)Service Management
22 (2.703 %)Software Engineering
22 (2.703 %)Software Testing
22 (2.703 %)SC Cleared
22 (2.703 %)Security Cleared
22 (2.703 %)ITIL
31 (1.351 %)Validation
31 (1.351 %)PDM
31 (1.351 %)DRM
31 (1.351 %)CAD
Programming Languages
125 (33.78 %)C++
220 (27.03 %)C
310 (13.51 %)Embedded C
46 (8.108 %)C#
53 (4.054 %)Java
53 (4.054 %)VBA
53 (4.054 %)Python
62 (2.703 %)Perl
62 (2.703 %)SQL
71 (1.351 %)VB.NET
71 (1.351 %)Delphi
71 (1.351 %)Assembly Language
Qualifications
14 (5.405 %)Degree
22 (2.703 %)ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.703 %)SLA
Vendors
18 (10.81 %)Symbian
23 (4.054 %)EMC
23 (4.054 %)Reuters
23 (4.054 %)Bloomberg
32 (2.703 %)BEA
41 (1.351 %)Red Hat
41 (1.351 %)Microsoft
41 (1.351 %)Xilinx
41 (1.351 %)Oracle
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