Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) 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 WCDMA over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank529519
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads14115
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.119 %
As % of the category below0.158 %0.933 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£248
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£295
UK excluding London average daily rate-£248
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted217
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£35.06
Average hourly rate£33.75£37.68
% change on same period last year-10.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.50£40.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.75£37.68
% change on same period last year-10.42 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
England
Matching contract IT job ads884012325
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.60 %12.75 %
Daily rates quoted24913251
Average minimum daily rate£345£344
Average daily rate£365£361
% change on same period last year+0.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£336
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Hourly rates quoted11981751
Average minimum hourly rate£25.16£26.63
Average hourly rate£26.90£28.70
% change on same period last year-6.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.65£30.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.34£28.77
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
WCDMA UKWCDMA
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.

WCDMA
Demand Trend

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

England WCDMA Demand Trend

WCDMA
Daily Rate Trend

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

England WCDMA Daily Rate Trend

WCDMA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England WCDMA Hourly Rate Trend

WCDMA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WCDMA across the England region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

England WCDMA Hourly Rate Histogram

WCDMA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WCDMA within the England region over the 3 months to 15 October 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+154--
South EastDown-114--
East of EnglandDown-62--
LondonUp+692--
South CoastNew entry-1--
WCDMA UKWCDMA
UK

WCDMA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing WCDMA 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 WCDMA.

123 (53.49 %)GSM
220 (46.51 %)Wireless
318 (41.86 %)3G
415 (34.88 %)C
514 (32.56 %)WiMAX
612 (27.91 %)LTE
711 (25.58 %)UMTS
711 (25.58 %)CDMA2000
711 (25.58 %)Telecoms
810 (23.26 %)VHDL
810 (23.26 %)TETRA
810 (23.26 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
99 (20.93 %)Gigabit Ethernet
99 (20.93 %)Ethernet
108 (18.60 %)C++
115 (11.63 %)3GPP
115 (11.63 %)GPRS
115 (11.63 %)Firmware
115 (11.63 %)Mentor Graphics
124 (9.302 %)OFDM
124 (9.302 %)UTRAN
124 (9.302 %)VxWorks
124 (9.302 %)Wi-Fi
124 (9.302 %)Embedded C
124 (9.302 %)Embedded C++
133 (6.977 %)CDMA
133 (6.977 %)Device Driver
133 (6.977 %)Project Planning
133 (6.977 %)Degree
142 (4.651 %)HSUPA

WCDMA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing WCDMA 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 WCDMA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.326 %).NET
11 (2.326 %)MFC
11 (2.326 %)STL
11 (2.326 %)XML
11 (2.326 %)ActiveX
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.651 %)MATLAB
21 (2.326 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (53.49 %)GSM
220 (46.51 %)Wireless
318 (41.86 %)3G
414 (32.56 %)WiMAX
512 (27.91 %)LTE
611 (25.58 %)UMTS
611 (25.58 %)CDMA2000
710 (23.26 %)TETRA
89 (20.93 %)Gigabit Ethernet
89 (20.93 %)Ethernet
95 (11.63 %)3GPP
95 (11.63 %)GPRS
104 (9.302 %)UTRAN
104 (9.302 %)Wi-Fi
104 (9.302 %)OFDM
113 (6.977 %)CDMA
122 (4.651 %)TCAP
122 (4.651 %)SCCP
122 (4.651 %)INAP
122 (4.651 %)MIMO
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.326 %)Ant
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (25.58 %)Telecoms
22 (4.651 %)Manufacturing
31 (2.326 %)Pensions
31 (2.326 %)Auditing
31 (2.326 %)Health
31 (2.326 %)Electronics
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (20.93 %)FPGA Engineer
25 (11.63 %)Design Engineer
25 (11.63 %)Test Engineer
34 (9.302 %)Software Engineer
34 (9.302 %)FPGA Design Engineer
43 (6.977 %)Author
43 (6.977 %)Technical Author
52 (4.651 %)Developer
52 (4.651 %)Network Consultant
52 (4.651 %)Consultant
52 (4.651 %)C++ Software Engineer
52 (4.651 %)DSP Engineer
52 (4.651 %)UMTS Engineer
52 (4.651 %)Embedded C Engineer
52 (4.651 %)C Software Engineer
52 (4.651 %)Real Time Embedded Engineer
52 (4.651 %)Real Time Engineer
52 (4.651 %)GSM Engineer
52 (4.651 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
52 (4.651 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (23.26 %)VHDL
110 (23.26 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
25 (11.63 %)Firmware
33 (6.977 %)Device Driver
42 (4.651 %)Handset
51 (2.326 %)Computer Science
51 (2.326 %)Multithreading
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (9.302 %)VxWorks
22 (4.651 %)Windows
22 (4.651 %)Linux
31 (2.326 %)Windows XP
31 (2.326 %)Windows Mobile
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (6.977 %)Project Planning
22 (4.651 %)UML
22 (4.651 %)Network Design
31 (2.326 %)OO
31 (2.326 %)CAD
31 (2.326 %)Project Management
31 (2.326 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (2.326 %)SC Cleared
31 (2.326 %)Security Cleared
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (34.88 %)C
28 (18.60 %)C++
34 (9.302 %)Embedded C
34 (9.302 %)Embedded C++
42 (4.651 %)VC++
51 (2.326 %)Perl
51 (2.326 %)SQL
51 (2.326 %)C#
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.977 %)Degree
21 (2.326 %)HNC
21 (2.326 %)HND
21 (2.326 %)PhD
21 (2.326 %)CCNA
21 (2.326 %)Cisco Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (11.63 %)Mentor Graphics
22 (4.651 %)Nokia
31 (2.326 %)SAP