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The table below looks at the demand for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) skills within the North West 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank128144
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.664 %0.325 %
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+19.45 %
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£40.64£39.32
% change on same period last year+3.36 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching contract IT job ads452615
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.639 %0.623 %
Daily rates quoted96115
Average minimum daily rate£331£322
Average daily rate£345£334
% change on same period last year+3.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Hourly rates quoted7791
Average minimum hourly rate£24.02£23.32
Average hourly rate£26.89£24.38
% change on same period last year+10.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.77£25.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.44£28.92
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

North West UMTS Demand Trend

UMTS
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West UMTS Daily Rate 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 West region.

North West UMTS Hourly Rate Trend

UMTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

129 (78.38 %)Telecoms
228 (75.68 %)Nokia
323 (62.16 %)Cramer
411 (29.73 %)Mapinfo
59 (24.32 %)3G
59 (24.32 %)GSM
68 (21.62 %)2G
77 (18.92 %)Data Management
77 (18.92 %)Network Planning
85 (13.51 %)Project Management
85 (13.51 %)UNIX
94 (10.81 %)Statistics
103 (8.108 %)MS Access
103 (8.108 %)HNC
103 (8.108 %)UTRAN
103 (8.108 %)Nortel
112 (5.405 %)Ericsson
112 (5.405 %)ADO.NET
112 (5.405 %).NET
112 (5.405 %)C#
112 (5.405 %)GPRS
112 (5.405 %).NET Framework
121 (2.703 %)Degree
121 (2.703 %)Software Testing
121 (2.703 %)Windows Mobile
121 (2.703 %)PDA
121 (2.703 %)Windows
121 (2.703 %)MS Excel
121 (2.703 %)Symbian
121 (2.703 %)SLA

UMTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.405 %).NET
12 (5.405 %)ADO.NET
12 (5.405 %).NET Framework
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.703 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (24.32 %)GSM
19 (24.32 %)3G
28 (21.62 %)2G
33 (8.108 %)UTRAN
42 (5.405 %)GPRS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (8.108 %)MS Access
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.703 %)Visual Studio
11 (2.703 %)WinRunner
11 (2.703 %)TestDirector
11 (2.703 %)LoadRunner
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (78.38 %)Telecoms
21 (2.703 %)Electronics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (5.405 %)Applications Developer
12 (5.405 %)Developer
21 (2.703 %)Network Engineer
21 (2.703 %).NET Developer
21 (2.703 %)Test Engineer
21 (2.703 %).NET Applications Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.81 %)Statistics
21 (2.703 %)PDA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (13.51 %)UNIX
21 (2.703 %)Windows
21 (2.703 %)Windows Mobile
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (18.92 %)Data Management
17 (18.92 %)Network Planning
25 (13.51 %)Project Management
31 (2.703 %)Software Testing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.405 %)C#
21 (2.703 %)SQL
21 (2.703 %)VB
21 (2.703 %)VB.NET
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.108 %)HNC
21 (2.703 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.703 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (75.68 %)Nokia
223 (62.16 %)Cramer
311 (29.73 %)Mapinfo
43 (8.108 %)Nortel
52 (5.405 %)Ericsson
61 (2.703 %)Symbian
61 (2.703 %)Microsoft
61 (2.703 %)NEC
61 (2.703 %)Siemens