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The table below looks at the demand for the Radio Access Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Radio Access Network Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Radio Access Network (RAN) Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank422575
Rank change on same period last yearUp+153
Matching contract IT job ads15772
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.212 %0.071 %
As % of the category below0.255 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted1611
Average minimum daily rate£261£359
Average daily rate£288£392
% change on same period last year-26.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£288£371
% change on same period last year-22.36 %
Hourly rates quoted813
Average minimum hourly rate£30.25£31.71
Average hourly rate£31.94£33.68
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.63£35.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.94£32.93
% change on same period last year-3.02 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads6166986841
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled83.36 %85.64 %
Daily rates quoted2105527028
Average minimum daily rate£378£393
Average daily rate£405£418
% change on same period last year-3.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted53797431
Average minimum hourly rate£22.68£24.27
Average hourly rate£24.30£25.83
% change on same period last year-5.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.91£27.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Radio Access Network Engineer UKRadio Access Network Engineer
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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.

Radio Access Network Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Radio Access Network Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Radio Access Network Engineer Demand Trend

Radio Access Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Radio Access Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Radio Access Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Radio Access Network Engineer across the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

England Radio Access Network Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Radio Access Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Radio Access Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Radio Access Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Radio Access Network Engineer across the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

England Radio Access Network Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Radio Access Network Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Radio Access Network Engineer within the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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+10684£275-36.53 %
East of EnglandUp+3623£300+17.45 %
YorkshireUp+2711£350-26.31 %
South WestUp+1910--
West MidlandsNew entry-9£140-
LondonUp+888£285-4.20 %
North WestNew entry-7--
MidlandsNew entry-2--
Radio Access Network Engineer UKRadio Access Network Engineer
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Radio Access Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Radio Access Network Engineer in their job title 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 with Radio Access Network Engineer in their job title.

1116 (45.14 %)3G
2104 (40.47 %)Telecoms
377 (29.96 %)SDH
468 (26.46 %)Nokia
555 (21.40 %)Network Planning
650 (19.46 %)RNC
733 (12.84 %)ATM
827 (10.51 %)Project Planning
926 (10.12 %)QA
926 (10.12 %)2G
1024 (9.339 %)NEC
1121 (8.171 %)Nortel
1121 (8.171 %)Ericsson
1219 (7.393 %)Cramer
1219 (7.393 %)Security Cleared
1317 (6.615 %)SLA
1414 (5.447 %)SC Cleared
1512 (4.669 %)UMTS
1611 (4.280 %)GSM
1611 (4.280 %)C7
1710 (3.891 %)Degree
1710 (3.891 %)NHS
1710 (3.891 %)UTRAN
1710 (3.891 %)C
189 (3.502 %)Electric
198 (3.113 %)Government
198 (3.113 %)Risk Assessment
198 (3.113 %)Software Engineering
207 (2.724 %)Auditing
207 (2.724 %)Disaster Recovery

Radio Access Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Radio Access Network Engineer in their job title 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 with Radio Access Network Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (0.778 %)Windows SharePoint Services
21 (0.389 %).NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (1.556 %)SharePoint
23 (1.167 %)SharePoint Portal Server
31 (0.389 %)ArcGIS
31 (0.389 %)Portal Infranet
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (1.556 %)AutoCAD
21 (0.389 %)MATLAB
21 (0.389 %)NASTRAN
21 (0.389 %)Spreadsheet
21 (0.389 %)MS Project
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.389 %)Metrica
11 (0.389 %)Oracle BRM
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1116 (45.14 %)3G
277 (29.96 %)SDH
350 (19.46 %)RNC
433 (12.84 %)ATM
526 (10.12 %)2G
612 (4.669 %)UMTS
711 (4.280 %)C7
711 (4.280 %)GSM
810 (3.891 %)UTRAN
94 (1.556 %)GPRS
103 (1.167 %)Intranet
103 (1.167 %)Internet
103 (1.167 %)Ethernet
103 (1.167 %)DWDM
112 (0.778 %)2.5G
112 (0.778 %)BSS
121 (0.389 %)Firewall
121 (0.389 %)Wireless
121 (0.389 %)VPN
121 (0.389 %)Extranet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (1.946 %)MS Access
22 (0.778 %)BusinessObjects
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.778 %)InstallShield
21 (0.389 %)Selenium
21 (0.389 %)Ant
21 (0.389 %)PVCS
21 (0.389 %)ClearCase
21 (0.389 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (0.389 %)ClearQuest
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1104 (40.47 %)Telecoms
29 (3.502 %)Electric
38 (3.113 %)Government
47 (2.724 %)Auditing
56 (2.335 %)Health
65 (1.946 %)Front Office
65 (1.946 %)Aerospace
74 (1.556 %)Electronics
83 (1.167 %)Manufacturing
92 (0.778 %)Finance
92 (0.778 %)Pharmaceutical
92 (0.778 %)Education
101 (0.389 %)Automotive
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (3.891 %)NHS
26 (2.335 %)Human Factors
33 (1.167 %)PACS
42 (0.778 %)NPfIT
42 (0.778 %)Handset
51 (0.389 %)Tandem
51 (0.389 %)French Language
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (2.335 %)UNIX
16 (2.335 %)Windows
21 (0.389 %)Windows Server 2003
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
155 (21.40 %)Network Planning
227 (10.51 %)Project Planning
319 (7.393 %)Security Cleared
414 (5.447 %)SC Cleared
58 (3.113 %)Software Engineering
58 (3.113 %)Risk Assessment
67 (2.724 %)Disaster Recovery
76 (2.335 %)CAE
84 (1.556 %)Configuration Management
84 (1.556 %)BPR
84 (1.556 %)CAD
84 (1.556 %)Data Management
93 (1.167 %)Network Design
93 (1.167 %)Migration
93 (1.167 %)Service Management
93 (1.167 %)Supplier Management
93 (1.167 %)Performance Management
102 (0.778 %)QMS
102 (0.778 %)BC Cleared
102 (0.778 %)Risk Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (3.891 %)C
25 (1.946 %)SQL
25 (1.946 %)VB
32 (0.778 %)Perl
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (3.891 %)Degree
25 (1.946 %)HNC
25 (1.946 %)HND
31 (0.389 %)CCNA
31 (0.389 %)Cisco Certification
31 (0.389 %)Chartered Engineer
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (10.12 %)QA
217 (6.615 %)SLA
34 (1.556 %)ISO12207
34 (1.556 %)ISO9000
43 (1.167 %)ISO15504
52 (0.778 %)ISO9001
61 (0.389 %)ISO9002
61 (0.389 %)GMP
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.389 %)Active Directory
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.167 %)Netcool
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
168 (26.46 %)Nokia
224 (9.339 %)NEC
321 (8.171 %)Nortel
321 (8.171 %)Ericsson
419 (7.393 %)Cramer
55 (1.946 %)Remedy
64 (1.556 %)Progress
64 (1.556 %)Microsoft
73 (1.167 %)Mapinfo
82 (0.778 %)Business Objects
91 (0.389 %)Oracle
91 (0.389 %)NCR
91 (0.389 %)Lucent
91 (0.389 %)Alcatel
91 (0.389 %)CheckPoint