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This section looks at the demand for Handsets skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Handsets
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7883
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads2843
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.044 %
As % of the category below8.589 %7.325 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£285£350
Average daily rate£318£363
% change on same period last year-12.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£272£386
% change on same period last year-29.55 %
Hourly rates quoted610
Average minimum hourly rate£23.33£33.10
Average hourly rate£26.58£34.15
% change on same period last year-22.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.83£35.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.12£32.68
% change on same period last year-10.88 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads326587
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.435 %0.594 %
Daily rates quoted4877
Average minimum daily rate£316£350
Average daily rate£347£365
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£354
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted85165
Average minimum hourly rate£30.82£32.20
Average hourly rate£32.76£34.12
% change on same period last year-3.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.71£36.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£29.20
% change on same period last year-16.30 %
Handset South EastHandset
South East

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.

Handset
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Handset across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Hampshire Handset Demand Trend

Handset
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Handset Daily Rate Trend

Handset
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Handset across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hampshire Handset Daily Rate Histogram

Handset
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Handset Hourly Rate Trend

Handset
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Handset across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hampshire Handset Hourly Rate Histogram

Handset
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Handset within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SouthamptonNew entry-2--
BasingstokeUp+61--
Handset South EastHandset
South East

Handset
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Handset 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 Handset.

134 (46.58 %)Telecoms
225 (34.25 %)C
319 (26.03 %)GSM
415 (20.55 %)Degree
514 (19.18 %)UMTS
611 (15.07 %)ClearCase
611 (15.07 %)ASIC
710 (13.70 %)Device Driver
89 (12.33 %)3G
89 (12.33 %)Flash
98 (10.96 %)C++
107 (9.589 %)Linux
107 (9.589 %)Configuration Management
116 (8.219 %)Embedded C
116 (8.219 %)Embedded C++
116 (8.219 %)Embedded Linux
125 (6.849 %)Windows
125 (6.849 %)HNC
125 (6.849 %)HND
125 (6.849 %)Bluetooth
125 (6.849 %)GPRS
125 (6.849 %)LabVIEW
134 (5.479 %)Firmware
134 (5.479 %)Wi-Fi
134 (5.479 %)Test Scripting
134 (5.479 %)Marketing
143 (4.110 %)PDA
143 (4.110 %)TCP/IP
143 (4.110 %)EMC
152 (2.740 %)Ethernet

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Handset 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 Handset. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (2.740 %)J2ME
21 (1.370 %)WAP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.370 %)MS Office
11 (1.370 %)CATIA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (26.03 %)GSM
214 (19.18 %)UMTS
39 (12.33 %)3G
45 (6.849 %)Bluetooth
45 (6.849 %)GPRS
54 (5.479 %)Wi-Fi
63 (4.110 %)TCP/IP
72 (2.740 %)Ethernet
72 (2.740 %)VoIP
72 (2.740 %)TETRA
81 (1.370 %)IP Telephony
81 (1.370 %)Wireless
81 (1.370 %)WLAN
81 (1.370 %)ISDN
81 (1.370 %)LAN
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (15.07 %)ClearCase
29 (12.33 %)Flash
35 (6.849 %)LabVIEW
41 (1.370 %)Visual Studio
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (46.58 %)Telecoms
24 (5.479 %)Marketing
32 (2.740 %)Electronics
32 (2.740 %)Government
32 (2.740 %)Military
41 (1.370 %)Multimedia
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (21.92 %)Software Engineer
27 (9.589 %)Test Engineer
35 (6.849 %)Support Engineer
35 (6.849 %)Embedded C Engineer
35 (6.849 %)Linux Engineer
35 (6.849 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
35 (6.849 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
44 (5.479 %)Marketing Manager
44 (5.479 %)Delivery Manager
44 (5.479 %)Systems Test Engineer
44 (5.479 %)Quality Engineer
44 (5.479 %)Systems Engineer
44 (5.479 %)Software Test Engineer
52 (2.740 %)Design Engineer
52 (2.740 %)Hardware Engineer
52 (2.740 %)RF Engineer
61 (1.370 %)C Software Engineer
61 (1.370 %)Installations Engineer
61 (1.370 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
61 (1.370 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (15.07 %)ASIC
210 (13.70 %)Device Driver
34 (5.479 %)Firmware
43 (4.110 %)PDA
52 (2.740 %)Cryptography
61 (1.370 %)STB
61 (1.370 %)Blackberry
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (9.589 %)Linux
26 (8.219 %)Embedded Linux
35 (6.849 %)Windows
41 (1.370 %)UNIX
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (9.589 %)Configuration Management
24 (5.479 %)Test Scripting
32 (2.740 %)Security Cleared
41 (1.370 %)ITIL
41 (1.370 %)SC Cleared
41 (1.370 %)BC Cleared
41 (1.370 %)Validation
41 (1.370 %)Industrial Design
41 (1.370 %)Statistical Analysis
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (34.25 %)C
28 (10.96 %)C++
36 (8.219 %)Embedded C
36 (8.219 %)Embedded C++
42 (2.740 %)Java
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (20.55 %)Degree
25 (6.849 %)HNC
25 (6.849 %)HND
31 (1.370 %)MCSE
31 (1.370 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.370 %)MCP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (4.110 %)EMC
22 (2.740 %)Anite
31 (1.370 %)Agilent
31 (1.370 %)Tandberg
31 (1.370 %)Remedy
31 (1.370 %)BT
31 (1.370 %)Cisco
31 (1.370 %)Dell
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