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The table below looks at the demand for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) skills within the Newbury region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GSM over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGlobal System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1532
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads91
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.001 %
As % of the category below21.95 %1.190 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£483-
Average daily rate£525-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£567-
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£307
% change on same period last year+4.27 %
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£34.26£36.41
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Newbury
Matching contract IT job ads4184
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.086 %
Daily rates quoted1226
Average minimum daily rate£420£373
Average daily rate£480£382
% change on same period last year+25.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£539£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£336
% change on same period last year+5.49 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£33.83
Average hourly rate£19.00£33.83
% change on same period last year-43.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£33.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.36£28.72
% change on same period last year-4.71 %
GSM BerkshireGSM
Berkshire

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.

GSM
Demand Trend

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

Newbury GSM Demand Trend

GSM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Newbury GSM Daily Rate Trend

GSM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GSM across the Newbury region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Newbury GSM Daily Rate Histogram

GSM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Newbury GSM Hourly Rate Trend

GSM
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newbury region citing GSM 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 GSM.

19 (81.82 %)Telecoms
28 (72.73 %)GPRS
28 (72.73 %)UMTS
36 (54.55 %)Billing
36 (54.55 %)Integration Testing
43 (27.27 %)Stakeholder Management
52 (18.18 %)Project Management
52 (18.18 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (9.091 %)QA
61 (9.091 %)GGSN
61 (9.091 %)Device Driver
61 (9.091 %)Migration
61 (9.091 %)Wi-Fi
61 (9.091 %)SMS
61 (9.091 %)HTTP
61 (9.091 %)TCP/IP
61 (9.091 %)Embedded C
61 (9.091 %)Embedded C++
61 (9.091 %)HP
61 (9.091 %)Ericsson
61 (9.091 %)SS7
61 (9.091 %)C
61 (9.091 %)C++
61 (9.091 %)XML
61 (9.091 %)UNIX
61 (9.091 %)AIX
61 (9.091 %)HPUX
61 (9.091 %)Solaris
61 (9.091 %)Linux

GSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newbury region citing GSM 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 GSM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (9.091 %)XML
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (72.73 %)UMTS
18 (72.73 %)GPRS
21 (9.091 %)SMS
21 (9.091 %)HTTP
21 (9.091 %)TCP/IP
21 (9.091 %)SS7
21 (9.091 %)Wi-Fi
21 (9.091 %)GGSN
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (81.82 %)Telecoms
26 (54.55 %)Billing
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (54.55 %)Technical Architect
16 (54.55 %)Architect
24 (36.36 %)Technical Designer
32 (18.18 %)Technical Manager
41 (9.091 %)Implementation Manager
41 (9.091 %)Project Manager
41 (9.091 %)Network Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Technical Project Manager
41 (9.091 %)Systems Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Systems Support
41 (9.091 %)Technical Support
41 (9.091 %)Telecoms Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Technical Lead
41 (9.091 %)Lead Architect
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)Device Driver
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)UNIX
11 (9.091 %)AIX
11 (9.091 %)HPUX
11 (9.091 %)Solaris
11 (9.091 %)Linux
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (54.55 %)Integration Testing
23 (27.27 %)Stakeholder Management
32 (18.18 %)Requirements Analysis
32 (18.18 %)Project Management
41 (9.091 %)Migration
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (9.091 %)C
11 (9.091 %)C++
11 (9.091 %)Embedded C
11 (9.091 %)Embedded C++
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (9.091 %)QA
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (9.091 %)HP
11 (9.091 %)Ericsson