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The table below looks at the demand for Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SGSN over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkServing GPRS Support Node (SGSN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank406488
Rank change on same period last yearUp+82
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.026 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% 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-£35.75
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
London
Matching contract IT job ads39055616
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.279 %5.538 %
Daily rates quoted15571876
Average minimum daily rate£354£380
Average daily rate£376£399
% change on same period last year-5.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted300472
Average minimum hourly rate£23.95£25.60
Average hourly rate£25.31£27.58
% change on same period last year-8.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.67£29.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
SGSN EnglandSGSN
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.

SGSN
Demand Trend

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

London SGSN Demand Trend

SGSN
Daily Rate Trend

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

London SGSN Daily Rate Trend

SGSN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London SGSN Hourly Rate Trend

SGSN
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing SGSN 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 SGSN.

13 (100.00 %)GGSN
22 (66.67 %)Firewall
22 (66.67 %)Telecoms
31 (33.33 %)Network Design
31 (33.33 %)JNCIA
31 (33.33 %)JNCIS
31 (33.33 %)Software Testing
31 (33.33 %)Statistics
31 (33.33 %)UNIX
31 (33.33 %)Solaris
31 (33.33 %)Linux
31 (33.33 %)GPRS
31 (33.33 %)WAP
31 (33.33 %)VPN
31 (33.33 %)Cisco
31 (33.33 %)CCNP
31 (33.33 %)CCNA
31 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
31 (33.33 %)Juniper
31 (33.33 %)Ericsson

SGSN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing SGSN 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 SGSN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)WAP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)GGSN
22 (66.67 %)Firewall
31 (33.33 %)GPRS
31 (33.33 %)VPN
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Telecoms
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Project Manager
21 (33.33 %)Programme Manager
21 (33.33 %)Delivery Project Manager
21 (33.33 %)Delivery Manager
21 (33.33 %)Ericsson Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Telecoms Project Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Statistics
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)Solaris
11 (33.33 %)Linux
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Network Design
11 (33.33 %)Software Testing
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)CCNP
11 (33.33 %)CCNA
11 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
11 (33.33 %)JNCIA
11 (33.33 %)JNCIS
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Cisco
11 (33.33 %)Juniper
11 (33.33 %)Ericsson