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The table below looks at the demand for the Radio Access Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Radio Access Network Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Radio Access Network (RAN) Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1577
Rank change on same period last yearUp+62
Matching contract IT job ads6918
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.111 %0.019 %
As % of the category below7.492 %1.126 %
Daily rates quoted710
Average minimum daily rate£276£283
Average daily rate£296£319
% change on same period last year-7.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£316£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£318
% change on same period last year+6.13 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£35.00
Average hourly rate£24.75£35.00
% change on same period last year-29.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.19£27.50
% change on same period last year+17.06 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9211599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.480 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted284619
Average minimum daily rate£337£324
Average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted112194
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£23.77
Average hourly rate£27.67£24.98
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Radio Access Network Engineer East of EnglandRadio Access Network Engineer
East of England

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.

Radio Access Network Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Radio Access Network Engineer across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hertfordshire Radio Access Network Engineer Demand Trend

Radio Access Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Radio Access Network Engineer across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Radio Access Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Radio Access Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Radio Access Network Engineer across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire Radio Access Network Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Radio Access Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Radio Access Network Engineer across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Radio Access Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Radio Access Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Radio Access Network Engineer across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire Radio Access Network Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Radio Access Network Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Radio Access Network Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
StevenageUp+23--
Radio Access Network Engineer East of EnglandRadio Access Network Engineer
East of England

Radio Access Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Radio Access Network Engineer in their job title 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 with Radio Access Network Engineer in their job title.

157 (64.77 %)3G
244 (50.00 %)2G
338 (43.18 %)Nokia
433 (37.50 %)RNC
530 (34.09 %)Telecoms
627 (30.68 %)Ericsson
725 (28.41 %)Nortel
725 (28.41 %)SDH
824 (27.27 %)2.5G
918 (20.45 %)GSM
1016 (18.18 %)UMTS
1115 (17.05 %)XML
1213 (14.77 %)Incident Management
1312 (13.64 %)LAN
148 (9.091 %)SQL
148 (9.091 %)SAP
157 (7.955 %)ATM
157 (7.955 %)Workflow
166 (6.818 %)Network Planning
166 (6.818 %)Project Planning
175 (5.682 %)GPRS
184 (4.545 %)HNC
184 (4.545 %)Degree
184 (4.545 %)Handset
193 (3.409 %)QA
193 (3.409 %)Performance Management
193 (3.409 %)Netcool
193 (3.409 %)Configuration Management
202 (2.273 %)UTRAN
202 (2.273 %)Risk Management

Radio Access Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Radio Access Network Engineer in their job title 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 with Radio Access Network Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (17.05 %)XML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.136 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
157 (64.77 %)3G
244 (50.00 %)2G
333 (37.50 %)RNC
425 (28.41 %)SDH
524 (27.27 %)2.5G
618 (20.45 %)GSM
716 (18.18 %)UMTS
812 (13.64 %)LAN
97 (7.955 %)ATM
105 (5.682 %)GPRS
112 (2.273 %)UTRAN
112 (2.273 %)BSS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (34.09 %)Telecoms
22 (2.273 %)Aerospace
22 (2.273 %)Electric
31 (1.136 %)Government
31 (1.136 %)Manufacturing
31 (1.136 %)Electronics
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.545 %)Handset
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.136 %)UNIX
11 (1.136 %)Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (14.77 %)Incident Management
27 (7.955 %)Workflow
36 (6.818 %)Network Planning
36 (6.818 %)Project Planning
43 (3.409 %)Performance Management
43 (3.409 %)Configuration Management
52 (2.273 %)Risk Management
61 (1.136 %)Change Management
61 (1.136 %)SC Cleared
61 (1.136 %)BC Cleared
61 (1.136 %)Security Cleared
61 (1.136 %)Data Analysis
61 (1.136 %)Software Engineering
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (9.091 %)SQL
21 (1.136 %)C++
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.545 %)HNC
14 (4.545 %)Degree
22 (2.273 %)HND
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.409 %)QA
21 (1.136 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.409 %)Netcool
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (43.18 %)Nokia
227 (30.68 %)Ericsson
325 (28.41 %)Nortel
48 (9.091 %)SAP
51 (1.136 %)Microsoft
51 (1.136 %)Cramer