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The table below looks at the demand for WiMAX skills within the M4 Corridor region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WiMAX over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWiMAX
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.030 %0.000 %
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£28.75£39.75
% change on same period last year-27.67 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads3321
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£380£400
Average daily rate£470£400
% change on same period last year+17.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£560£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£336
% change on same period last year+3.00 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£38.00-
Average hourly rate£38.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.77£28.62
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
WiMAX South EastWiMAX
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.

WiMAX
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WiMAX across the M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

M4 Corridor WiMAX Demand Trend

WiMAX
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor region citing WiMAX 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 WiMAX.

11 (100.00 %)GPRS
11 (100.00 %)GSM
11 (100.00 %)UMTS
11 (100.00 %)Wireless

WiMAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor region citing WiMAX 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 WiMAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)GPRS
11 (100.00 %)GSM
11 (100.00 %)UMTS
11 (100.00 %)Wireless
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)RF Engineer