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This section looks at the demand for Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) 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 TETRA over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTerrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank511589
Rank change on same period last yearUp+78
Matching contract IT job ads4949
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.049 %
As % of the category below0.507 %0.380 %
Daily rates quoted206
Average minimum daily rate£274£311
Average daily rate£294£332
% change on same period last year-11.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£323
% change on same period last year-10.03 %
Hourly rates quoted156
Average minimum hourly rate£27.62£34.00
Average hourly rate£29.37£36.00
% change on same period last year-18.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.13£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.74£36.00
% change on same period last year-14.60 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
England
Matching contract IT job ads965712893
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.87 %12.86 %
Daily rates quoted28693431
Average minimum daily rate£341£352
Average daily rate£362£369
% change on same period last year-2.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted11811700
Average minimum hourly rate£23.97£26.44
Average hourly rate£25.54£28.42
% change on same period last year-10.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.10£30.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
TETRA UKTETRA
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.

TETRA
Demand Trend

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

England TETRA Demand Trend

TETRA
Daily Rate Trend

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

England TETRA Daily Rate Trend

TETRA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TETRA across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England TETRA Daily Rate Histogram

TETRA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England TETRA Hourly Rate Trend

TETRA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TETRA across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England TETRA Hourly Rate Histogram

TETRA
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TETRA within the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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+5523£308-10.62 %
West MidlandsNew entry-9£280-
LondonUp+636£425+13.33 %
South WestUp+133£200-31.03 %
North WestNew entry-1--
TETRA UKTETRA
UK

TETRA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing TETRA 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 TETRA.

141 (26.97 %)Telecoms
229 (19.08 %)Security Cleared
323 (15.13 %)SC Cleared
420 (13.16 %).NET
519 (12.50 %)GSM
618 (11.84 %)C#
716 (10.53 %)Wireless
716 (10.53 %).NET Framework
815 (9.868 %)C++
815 (9.868 %)WebServices
815 (9.868 %)ITIL
815 (9.868 %)CTI
914 (9.211 %)Government
914 (9.211 %)AJAX
1013 (8.553 %)Police
1013 (8.553 %)Client/Server
1013 (8.553 %)VB.NET
1112 (7.895 %)3G
1112 (7.895 %)Service Management
1112 (7.895 %)Test Scripting
1211 (7.237 %)WiMAX
1211 (7.237 %)Network Design
1211 (7.237 %)Service Delivery
1310 (6.579 %)ASP.NET
1310 (6.579 %)SQL
1310 (6.579 %)Ethernet
149 (5.921 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
149 (5.921 %)Gigabit Ethernet
149 (5.921 %)LTE
149 (5.921 %)WCDMA

TETRA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing TETRA 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 TETRA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (13.16 %).NET
216 (10.53 %).NET Framework
315 (9.868 %)WebServices
414 (9.211 %)AJAX
510 (6.579 %)ASP.NET
68 (5.263 %)WCF
68 (5.263 %)WPF
68 (5.263 %)Silverlight
72 (1.316 %)XML
72 (1.316 %)XSL
81 (0.658 %)SOAP
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (3.289 %)MS Office
21 (0.658 %)MS Excel
21 (0.658 %)MATLAB
21 (0.658 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.316 %)SunGard Vivista
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (12.50 %)GSM
216 (10.53 %)Wireless
315 (9.868 %)CTI
412 (7.895 %)3G
511 (7.237 %)WiMAX
610 (6.579 %)Ethernet
79 (5.921 %)WCDMA
79 (5.921 %)CDMA2000
79 (5.921 %)Gigabit Ethernet
79 (5.921 %)LTE
87 (4.605 %)VoIP
95 (3.289 %)TCP/IP
95 (3.289 %)LAN
95 (3.289 %)GPRS
95 (3.289 %)UMTS
103 (1.974 %)DECT
103 (1.974 %)WAN
103 (1.974 %)Wi-Fi
112 (1.316 %)Firewall
121 (0.658 %)SSH
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (5.921 %)SQL Server
27 (4.605 %)GIS
31 (0.658 %)Crystal Reports
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.658 %)PVCS
11 (0.658 %)TestDirector
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (26.97 %)Telecoms
214 (9.211 %)Government
313 (8.553 %)Police
42 (1.316 %)Military
42 (1.316 %)Marketing
42 (1.316 %)Education
51 (0.658 %)Electric
51 (0.658 %)Health
51 (0.658 %)Legal
51 (0.658 %)Auditing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (14.47 %)Test Engineer
216 (10.53 %)Developer
314 (9.211 %)Design Engineer
411 (7.237 %)Test Manager
510 (6.579 %)Systems Engineer
510 (6.579 %)Radio Engineer
69 (5.921 %).NET Developer
69 (5.921 %)FPGA Engineer
77 (4.605 %)C# Developer
86 (3.947 %)Network Engineer
86 (3.947 %)Support Engineer
86 (3.947 %)Consultant
86 (3.947 %)Software Developer
95 (3.289 %)Software Engineer
95 (3.289 %)Sales Consultant
95 (3.289 %)Technical Support
95 (3.289 %)Integration Engineer
95 (3.289 %)Presales Consultant
104 (2.632 %)FPGA Design Engineer
104 (2.632 %)RF Engineer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (8.553 %)Client/Server
29 (5.921 %)VHDL
29 (5.921 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
35 (3.289 %)French Language
44 (2.632 %)German Language
52 (1.316 %)Handset
61 (0.658 %)Cryptography
61 (0.658 %)EPoS
61 (0.658 %)Chip and PIN
61 (0.658 %)NHS
61 (0.658 %)Smartcard
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (2.632 %)UNIX
23 (1.974 %)Windows
23 (1.974 %)Linux
31 (0.658 %)Windows 2000
31 (0.658 %)Windows NT
31 (0.658 %)Windows XP
31 (0.658 %)Palm OS
31 (0.658 %)Windows Mobile
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (19.08 %)Security Cleared
223 (15.13 %)SC Cleared
315 (9.868 %)ITIL
412 (7.895 %)Service Management
412 (7.895 %)Test Scripting
511 (7.237 %)Service Delivery
511 (7.237 %)Network Design
68 (5.263 %)PRINCE2
75 (3.289 %)ITSM
75 (3.289 %)Validation
75 (3.289 %)Migration
75 (3.289 %)Project Management
84 (2.632 %)Problem Management
93 (1.974 %)Incident Management
93 (1.974 %)User Acceptance Testing
93 (1.974 %)System Testing
93 (1.974 %)Configuration Management
93 (1.974 %)Business Analysis
93 (1.974 %)UML
102 (1.316 %)Supplier Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (11.84 %)C#
215 (9.868 %)C++
313 (8.553 %)VB.NET
410 (6.579 %)SQL
59 (5.921 %)C
63 (1.974 %)Embedded C
72 (1.316 %)Embedded C++
72 (1.316 %)Tcl
81 (0.658 %)Assembly Language
81 (0.658 %)Java
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (4.605 %)Degree
23 (1.974 %)ISEB
32 (1.316 %)Cisco Certification
32 (1.316 %)CCNA
32 (1.316 %)HNC
41 (0.658 %)MCSE
41 (0.658 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.658 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.658 %)ECDL
41 (0.658 %)ISEB Practitioner
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.316 %)QA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.658 %)Terminal Services
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.316 %)OpenView
21 (0.658 %)CiscoWorks
21 (0.658 %)Netcool
21 (0.658 %)NNM
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (5.921 %)Motorola
19 (5.921 %)Mapinfo
26 (3.947 %)Oracle
26 (3.947 %)Cisco
26 (3.947 %)Microsoft
35 (3.289 %)SunGard
35 (3.289 %)Remedy
35 (3.289 %)Cramer
44 (2.632 %)EMC
53 (1.974 %)HP
61 (0.658 %)IBM
61 (0.658 %)Symbian