The first table below looks at the demand for BSS skills in IT contracts advertised for the Hampshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited BSS over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Hampshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Base Station Subsystem (BSS)
Rank 87 90 102
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +12
Contract jobs citing BSS 13 3 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 0.810% 0.192% 0.161%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.063% 0.993% 1.068%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
Average daily rate - £375 £290
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +29.31%
UK excluding London average daily rate £431 £375 £331
% change year-on-year
+15.00% +13.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £16.50 -
All Communications & Networking
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
320 302 281
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 19.94% 19.32% 15.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 121 88
Average daily rate £350 £350 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £270 £240
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-3.03% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 56 70
Average hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £33.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.28% +4.47%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £20.75 £17.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £45.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year
- -1.96%
BSS
South East

BSS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing BSS across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Hampshire BSS Jobs Demand Trend

BSS
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BSS across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire BSS Daily Rate Trend

BSS
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing BSS across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire BSS Hourly Rate Trend

BSS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BSS within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Basingstoke -9 1 - -
BSS
South East

BSS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing BSS 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 BSS.

1 16 (64.00%) Telecoms
2 7 (28.00%) CRM
2 7 (28.00%) Billing
3 5 (20.00%) ITIL
3 5 (20.00%) eTOM
4 4 (16.00%) Business Analysis
5 3 (12.00%) Huawei
5 3 (12.00%) ESB
5 3 (12.00%) PMI Certification
5 3 (12.00%) Migration
6 2 (8.000%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (8.000%) PMI
6 2 (8.000%) PMP
6 2 (8.000%) C
6 2 (8.000%) Project Management
6 2 (8.000%) PRINCE2
6 2 (8.000%) Broadband
6 2 (8.000%) Ethernet
6 2 (8.000%) HTTP
6 2 (8.000%) B2B
6 2 (8.000%) Degree
6 2 (8.000%) BT
6 2 (8.000%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (8.000%) Test Scripting
6 2 (8.000%) Data Migration
7 1 (4.000%) Integration Testing
7 1 (4.000%) Computer Science
7 1 (4.000%) Use Case
7 1 (4.000%) Wireless
7 1 (4.000%) CBAP

BSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing BSS 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 BSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 3 (12.00%) ESB
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.000%) Ethernet
1 2 (8.000%) HTTP
1 2 (8.000%) Broadband
2 1 (4.000%) VoIP
2 1 (4.000%) MPLS
2 1 (4.000%) Wireless
2 1 (4.000%) Unified Communications
2 1 (4.000%) Radio Access Network
General
1 16 (64.00%) Telecoms
2 7 (28.00%) Billing
Job Titles
1 12 (48.00%) Architect
2 8 (32.00%) Solutions Architect
3 5 (20.00%) Project Manager
4 3 (12.00%) Business Analyst
4 3 (12.00%) Analyst
4 3 (12.00%) Test Leader
5 2 (8.000%) Test Manager
5 2 (8.000%) Telecoms Business Analyst
5 2 (8.000%) Senior Business Analyst
5 2 (8.000%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (4.000%) Integration Manager
6 1 (4.000%) Systems Integration Manager
6 1 (4.000%) Systems Manager
6 1 (4.000%) Junior Project Manager
6 1 (4.000%) Systems Architect
6 1 (4.000%) Delivery Manager
6 1 (4.000%) Integration Project Manager
6 1 (4.000%) Telecoms Project Manager
6 1 (4.000%) PMO Manager
6 1 (4.000%) OSS Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.000%) PMI
2 1 (4.000%) Computer Science
2 1 (4.000%) Digital Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (28.00%) CRM
2 5 (20.00%) ITIL
2 5 (20.00%) eTOM
3 4 (16.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (12.00%) Migration
5 2 (8.000%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (8.000%) PRINCE2
5 2 (8.000%) B2B
5 2 (8.000%) Project Management
5 2 (8.000%) Test Scripting
5 2 (8.000%) Data Migration
5 2 (8.000%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (4.000%) Integration Testing
6 1 (4.000%) Use Case
6 1 (4.000%) Business Transformation
6 1 (4.000%) UML
6 1 (4.000%) Programme Management
6 1 (4.000%) TOGAF
6 1 (4.000%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.000%) C
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (8.000%) Degree
2 2 (8.000%) PMP
3 1 (4.000%) ISEB
3 1 (4.000%) CBAP
Vendors
1 3 (12.00%) Huawei
2 2 (8.000%) BT
Hook, Hampshire
A BSS Solution Architect is required by my client a leading telecommunications company for a large BSS implementation... The Solution Architect - BSS will manage multiple workstreams throughout the...
TEKsystems
Posted: 12 June 2013
Hampshire
The System Integration Solution Architect for the OSS / BSS system will be responsible for the end to end technical solution, including integration between the two companies as well...
TEKsystems
Posted: 12 June 2013