The first table below looks at the demand for 3G skills in IT contracts advertised for the Solihull region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited 3G over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Solihull region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
3G
Rank - 5 -
Contract jobs citing 3G 0 11 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Solihull - 13.92% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category - 50.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £280 £315
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £38.00 £38.75
% change year-on-year
-7.89% -1.93%
All Communications & Networking
Solihull
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
15 22 10
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Solihull 25.86% 27.85% 14.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 5
Average daily rate £160 £350 £210
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-54.28% +66.66%
UK excluding London average daily rate £313 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.30% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
Average hourly rate £14.50 £26.50 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-45.28% +55.88%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.50 £26.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-21.15% -5.45%
3G
West Midlands

3G
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing 3G across the Solihull region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Solihull 3G Jobs Demand Trend

3G
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 3G across the Solihull region.

Solihull 3G Daily Rate Trend

3G
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Solihull region citing 3G 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 3G.

1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) 2G
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) LTE
1 1 (100.00%) 4G

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Solihull region citing 3G 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 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) 2G
1 1 (100.00%) LTE
1 1 (100.00%) 4G
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Coordinator