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The table below looks at the demand for High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) 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 HSUPA over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigh-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank516600
Rank change on same period last yearUp+84
Matching contract IT job ads325
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.027 %
As % of the category below0.038 %0.213 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted08
Average minimum hourly rate-£37.50
Average hourly rate-£40.94
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£44.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£45.00£40.94
% change on same period last year+9.92 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
England
Matching contract IT job ads798211724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.57 %12.56 %
Daily rates quoted21163104
Average minimum daily rate£340£338
Average daily rate£359£355
% change on same period last year+1.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted11241670
Average minimum hourly rate£25.77£26.91
Average hourly rate£27.45£29.02
% change on same period last year-5.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.13£31.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
HSUPA UKHSUPA
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.

HSUPA
Demand Trend

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

England HSUPA Demand Trend

HSUPA
Daily Rate Trend

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

England HSUPA Daily Rate Trend

HSUPA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England HSUPA Hourly Rate Trend

HSUPA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HSUPA within the 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
South WestUp+202--
South EastUp+361--
HSUPA UKHSUPA
UK

HSUPA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (100.00 %)HSDPA
27 (70.00 %)UMTS
36 (60.00 %)C
36 (60.00 %)C++
36 (60.00 %)3G
43 (30.00 %)Telecoms
52 (20.00 %)LTE
52 (20.00 %)RNC
52 (20.00 %)WCDMA
52 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
52 (20.00 %)CDMA
52 (20.00 %)GPRS
52 (20.00 %)GSM
52 (20.00 %)SMS
52 (20.00 %)3GPP
61 (10.00 %)TestDirector
61 (10.00 %)Tcl
61 (10.00 %)Java
61 (10.00 %)Perl
61 (10.00 %)Linux
61 (10.00 %)OO
61 (10.00 %)Python
61 (10.00 %)ATM
61 (10.00 %)Automated Testing
61 (10.00 %)NetHawk
61 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
61 (10.00 %)Integration Testing
61 (10.00 %)OFDM
61 (10.00 %)Wireless
61 (10.00 %)Project Management

HSUPA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (100.00 %)HSDPA
27 (70.00 %)UMTS
36 (60.00 %)3G
42 (20.00 %)WCDMA
42 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
42 (20.00 %)CDMA
42 (20.00 %)GPRS
42 (20.00 %)GSM
42 (20.00 %)SMS
42 (20.00 %)3GPP
42 (20.00 %)RNC
42 (20.00 %)LTE
51 (10.00 %)ATM
51 (10.00 %)OFDM
51 (10.00 %)2G
51 (10.00 %)Wireless
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (10.00 %)TestDirector
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Telecoms
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (30.00 %)Software Engineer
22 (20.00 %)Developer
31 (10.00 %)C++ Developer
31 (10.00 %)Telecoms Engineer
31 (10.00 %)UMTS Developer
31 (10.00 %)C Developer
31 (10.00 %)GSM Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Tester
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Handset
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)OO
11 (10.00 %)Project Management
11 (10.00 %)Validation
11 (10.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (10.00 %)Integration Testing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (60.00 %)C
16 (60.00 %)C++
21 (10.00 %)Java
21 (10.00 %)Perl
21 (10.00 %)Python
21 (10.00 %)Tcl
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)NetHawk