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The table below looks at the demand for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) skills within the North East region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited UMTS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank53-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.010 %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£362£303
% change on same period last year+19.48 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£17.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.64£39.32
% change on same period last year+3.36 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North East
Matching contract IT job ads99131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.132 %
Daily rates quoted2038
Average minimum daily rate£255£282
Average daily rate£274£287
% change on same period last year-4.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£292£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted1517
Average minimum hourly rate£18.92£19.68
Average hourly rate£20.21£22.09
% change on same period last year-8.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.50£24.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
UMTS EnglandUMTS
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.

UMTS
Demand Trend

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

North East UMTS Demand Trend

UMTS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East UMTS Hourly Rate Trend

UMTS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UMTS within the North East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tyne and WearNew entry-1--
UMTS EnglandUMTS
England

UMTS
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing UMTS 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 UMTS.

12 (100.00 %)VoIP
12 (100.00 %)ADSL
12 (100.00 %)GPRS
12 (100.00 %)GSM
12 (100.00 %)IPTV
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)Wi-Fi
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)HSDPA
21 (50.00 %)Billing
21 (50.00 %)Broadband
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (50.00 %)WAP
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)

UMTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing UMTS 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 UMTS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)WAP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)ADSL
12 (100.00 %)GPRS
12 (100.00 %)GSM
12 (100.00 %)VoIP
21 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)Wi-Fi
21 (50.00 %)HSDPA
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)Broadband
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Billing
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)3rd Line Support
21 (50.00 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
21 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)IPTV
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft