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The table below looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads13082
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.081 %
Daily rates quoted4114
Average minimum daily rate£288£359
Average daily rate£306£382
% change on same period last year-19.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2420
Average minimum hourly rate£22.79£31.62
Average hourly rate£23.53£34.09
% change on same period last year-30.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.26£36.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
GPRS South EastGPRS
South East

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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Oxfordshire GPRS Demand Trend

GPRS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire GPRS Hourly Rate Trend

GPRS
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)C++
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)GSM
12 (100.00 %)UMTS
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (100.00 %)Windows CE
21 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
21 (50.00 %)Automotive

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)GSM
12 (100.00 %)UMTS
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Automotive
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)C++ Developer
12 (100.00 %)C# Developer
12 (100.00 %)C++/C# Developer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows CE
21 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)C++