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

Link3G
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7467
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.704 %0.581 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£210
Average daily rate£400£210
% change on same period last year+90.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£210
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£325
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
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£33.86£29.33
% change on same period last year+15.47 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads189172
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.252 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted2727
Average minimum daily rate£465£264
Average daily rate£483£278
% change on same period last year+73.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£501£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2523
Average minimum hourly rate£28.92£19.63
Average hourly rate£31.52£21.73
% change on same period last year+45.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.11£23.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
3G North West3G
North West

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.

3G
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 3G Demand Trend

3G
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester 3G Daily Rate Trend

3G
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester 3G Hourly Rate Trend

3G
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing 3G 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 3G.

124 (77.42 %)Telecoms
218 (58.06 %)SLA
38 (25.81 %)Network Planning
46 (19.35 %)SDH
55 (16.13 %)ATM
55 (16.13 %)Project Planning
63 (9.677 %)Cramer
72 (6.452 %)Project Management
72 (6.452 %)RNC
72 (6.452 %)GSM
72 (6.452 %)Health
81 (3.226 %)HSUPA
81 (3.226 %)Test Scripting
81 (3.226 %)HSDPA
81 (3.226 %)2G
81 (3.226 %)Network Design
81 (3.226 %)CDMA
81 (3.226 %)Business Intelligence
81 (3.226 %)Nortel
81 (3.226 %)ISEB
81 (3.226 %)Ericsson
81 (3.226 %)Nokia

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing 3G 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 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (19.35 %)SDH
25 (16.13 %)ATM
32 (6.452 %)RNC
32 (6.452 %)GSM
41 (3.226 %)HSUPA
41 (3.226 %)CDMA
41 (3.226 %)HSDPA
41 (3.226 %)2G
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (77.42 %)Telecoms
22 (6.452 %)Health
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (54.84 %)Data Centre Engineer
25 (16.13 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
33 (9.677 %)Project Engineer
42 (6.452 %)Data Manager
42 (6.452 %)Data Centre Manager
51 (3.226 %)Technical Lead
51 (3.226 %)Switch Engineer
51 (3.226 %)Analyst
51 (3.226 %)Test Analyst
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (25.81 %)Network Planning
25 (16.13 %)Project Planning
32 (6.452 %)Project Management
41 (3.226 %)Network Design
41 (3.226 %)Test Scripting
41 (3.226 %)Business Intelligence
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.226 %)ISEB
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (58.06 %)SLA
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (9.677 %)Cramer
21 (3.226 %)Nortel
21 (3.226 %)Ericsson
21 (3.226 %)Nokia
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