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The table below looks at the demand for UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-90
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads05
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.471 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£413
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£475
UK excluding London average daily rate-£337
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£31.50
% change on same period last year+19.04 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads239340
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.384 %0.365 %
Daily rates quoted49106
Average minimum daily rate£340£311
Average daily rate£358£334
% change on same period last year+7.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1348
Average minimum hourly rate£31.15£24.02
Average hourly rate£32.73£26.08
% change on same period last year+25.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.30£28.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
UTRAN East of EnglandUTRAN
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.

UTRAN
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire UTRAN Hourly Rate Trend

UTRAN
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

13 (75.00 %)Nokia
13 (75.00 %)3G
13 (75.00 %)2G
22 (50.00 %)Telecoms
22 (50.00 %)SLA
31 (25.00 %)RNC
31 (25.00 %)Incident Management
31 (25.00 %)Ericsson
31 (25.00 %)GPRS
31 (25.00 %)GSM
31 (25.00 %)UMTS
31 (25.00 %)2.5G

UTRAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)3G
13 (75.00 %)2G
21 (25.00 %)2.5G
21 (25.00 %)RNC
21 (25.00 %)GPRS
21 (25.00 %)GSM
21 (25.00 %)UMTS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Performance Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Incident Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (50.00 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Nokia
21 (25.00 %)Ericsson