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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Ericsson products and/or services in IT contracts within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ericsson over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEricsson
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5270
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.008 %
As % of the category below2.588 %0.889 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£433
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£311
% change on same period last year+9.53 %
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£30.50£19.00
% change on same period last year+60.52 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads541900
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.731 %0.888 %
Daily rates quoted88158
Average minimum daily rate£343£388
Average daily rate£368£413
% change on same period last year-10.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted1356
Average minimum hourly rate£25.35£27.72
Average hourly rate£26.91£29.21
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.47£30.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Ericsson EnglandEricsson
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Ericsson.

Ericsson
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Ericsson across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Midlands Ericsson Demand Trend

Ericsson
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Ericsson Daily Rate Trend

Ericsson
Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

118 (85.71 %)GSM
217 (80.95 %)Telecoms
39 (42.86 %)Software Testing
43 (14.29 %)2G
52 (9.524 %)Nortel
52 (9.524 %)Nokia
52 (9.524 %)3G
61 (4.762 %)MATLAB
61 (4.762 %)Mapinfo
61 (4.762 %)ISEB
61 (4.762 %)UNIX
61 (4.762 %)MS Access
61 (4.762 %)ArcGIS
61 (4.762 %)BSS
61 (4.762 %)ISEB Practitioner
61 (4.762 %)C7
61 (4.762 %)Wireshark

Ericsson
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.762 %)ArcGIS
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.762 %)MATLAB
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (85.71 %)GSM
23 (14.29 %)2G
32 (9.524 %)3G
41 (4.762 %)BSS
41 (4.762 %)C7
41 (4.762 %)Wireshark
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.762 %)MS Access
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (80.95 %)Telecoms
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (42.86 %)Test Manager
19 (42.86 %)Configuration Manager
27 (33.33 %)Integration Engineer
27 (33.33 %)Network Engineer
31 (4.762 %)Support Engineer
31 (4.762 %)Test Analyst
31 (4.762 %)Ericsson Engineer
31 (4.762 %)GSM Engineer
31 (4.762 %)Switch Engineer
31 (4.762 %)Radio Engineer
31 (4.762 %)Radio Network Engineer
31 (4.762 %)Analyst
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.762 %)UNIX
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (42.86 %)Software Testing
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.762 %)ISEB
11 (4.762 %)ISEB Practitioner
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (9.524 %)Nortel
12 (9.524 %)Nokia
21 (4.762 %)Mapinfo