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

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£341£340
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
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£28.39£35.40
% change on same period last year-19.80 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads3572
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.071 %
Daily rates quoted1129
Average minimum daily rate£364£298
Average daily rate£375£305
% change on same period last year+22.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted1014
Average minimum hourly rate£14.97£24.33
Average hourly rate£17.57£25.85
% change on same period last year-32.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.18£27.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
GPRS North WestGPRS
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.

GPRS
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside GPRS Demand Trend

GPRS
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)Asset Management
11 (100.00 %)PDA
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Software Developer
11 (100.00 %)Developer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)PDA
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)Asset Management
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)SQL