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This section looks at the demand for UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) 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 UTRAN over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008		Same period last year
Rank538629
Rank change on same period last yearUp+91
Matching contract IT job ads2715
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.280 %0.115 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£300£300
Average daily rate£300£350
% change on same period last year-14.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£350
% change on same period last year-28.57 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£39.00
Average hourly rate-£41.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£43.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£41.00
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
England
Matching contract IT job ads964312995
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.73 %12.94 %
Daily rates quoted28833433
Average minimum daily rate£340£352
Average daily rate£361£370
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted11501704
Average minimum hourly rate£24.06£26.48
Average hourly rate£25.66£28.40
% change on same period last year-9.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.26£30.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
UTRAN UKUTRAN
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.

UTRAN
Demand Trend

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

England UTRAN Demand Trend

UTRAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

England UTRAN Daily Rate Trend

UTRAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England UTRAN Hourly Rate Trend

UTRAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UTRAN within the England region over the 3 months to 21 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+5012--
South WestUp+226--
East of EnglandUp+235£250-
LondonUp+622£350-
North WestNew entry-2--
West MidlandsNew entry-1--
UTRAN UKUTRAN
UK

UTRAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

131 (47.69 %)3G
230 (46.15 %)UMTS
326 (40.00 %)C
425 (38.46 %)Telecoms
523 (35.38 %)Nokia
618 (27.69 %)3GPP
714 (21.54 %)C++
813 (20.00 %)HSDPA
910 (15.38 %)Embedded C
109 (13.85 %)SMS
109 (13.85 %)Network Planning
117 (10.77 %)RNC
117 (10.77 %)VxWorks
126 (9.231 %)2G
126 (9.231 %)SLA
126 (9.231 %)Data Management
135 (7.692 %)Embedded C++
135 (7.692 %)ATM
135 (7.692 %)Wireless
144 (6.154 %)Siemens
144 (6.154 %)WCDMA
153 (4.615 %)Marketing
153 (4.615 %)Software Testing
153 (4.615 %)Cisco
153 (4.615 %)GSM
153 (4.615 %)ISEB
162 (3.077 %)Handset
162 (3.077 %)VHDL
162 (3.077 %)2.5G
162 (3.077 %)Regression Testing

UTRAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.538 %)MFC
11 (1.538 %)ATL
11 (1.538 %)COM
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.538 %)MATLAB
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
131 (47.69 %)3G
230 (46.15 %)UMTS
318 (27.69 %)3GPP
413 (20.00 %)HSDPA
59 (13.85 %)SMS
67 (10.77 %)RNC
76 (9.231 %)2G
85 (7.692 %)ATM
85 (7.692 %)Wireless
94 (6.154 %)WCDMA
103 (4.615 %)GSM
112 (3.077 %)2.5G
112 (3.077 %)OSPF
112 (3.077 %)SS7
112 (3.077 %)ADSL
112 (3.077 %)CDMA
112 (3.077 %)GPRS
112 (3.077 %)VoIP
112 (3.077 %)SNMP
112 (3.077 %)WiMAX
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (38.46 %)Telecoms
23 (4.615 %)Marketing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (26.15 %)Software Engineer
29 (13.85 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
37 (10.77 %)Performance Engineer
45 (7.692 %)3G Engineer
54 (6.154 %)Test Engineer
54 (6.154 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
54 (6.154 %)Embedded C Engineer
63 (4.615 %)UMTS Engineer
63 (4.615 %)C++ Software Engineer
72 (3.077 %)Embedded Software Engineer
72 (3.077 %)Field Engineer
72 (3.077 %)Developer
72 (3.077 %)Systems Engineer
72 (3.077 %)Systems Test Engineer
72 (3.077 %)Support Manager
72 (3.077 %)Customer Support Manager
72 (3.077 %)C Software Engineer
72 (3.077 %)Radio Engineer
81 (1.538 %)Implementation Engineer
81 (1.538 %)Senior RF Engineer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.077 %)Handset
12 (3.077 %)VHDL
21 (1.538 %)Computer Science
21 (1.538 %)Statistics
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (10.77 %)VxWorks
22 (3.077 %)UNIX
31 (1.538 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (1.538 %)OpenVMS
31 (1.538 %)Solaris
31 (1.538 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (13.85 %)Network Planning
26 (9.231 %)Data Management
33 (4.615 %)Software Testing
42 (3.077 %)Regression Testing
42 (3.077 %)Configuration Management
51 (1.538 %)Fault Management
51 (1.538 %)Performance Management
51 (1.538 %)Incident Management
51 (1.538 %)Network Design
51 (1.538 %)Process Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (40.00 %)C
214 (21.54 %)C++
310 (15.38 %)Embedded C
45 (7.692 %)Embedded C++
52 (3.077 %)Perl
61 (1.538 %)Korn
61 (1.538 %)Java
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.615 %)ISEB
22 (3.077 %)Cisco Certification
22 (3.077 %)CCIE
22 (3.077 %)CCNP
22 (3.077 %)CCDP
22 (3.077 %)Degree
31 (1.538 %)CCIP
31 (1.538 %)PhD
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (9.231 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (35.38 %)Nokia
24 (6.154 %)Siemens
33 (4.615 %)Cisco
42 (3.077 %)Ericsson
51 (1.538 %)HP
51 (1.538 %)Microsoft
51 (1.538 %)Sun
51 (1.538 %)VERITAS
51 (1.538 %)Red Hat
51 (1.538 %)Cramer
51 (1.538 %)Anite
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