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The table below looks at the demand for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) skills within the South Wales 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGlobal System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank52-
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£329£302
% change on same period last year+8.99 %
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£34.02£37.46
% change on same period last year-9.18 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads9992
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.093 %
Daily rates quoted3921
Average minimum daily rate£294£389
Average daily rate£309£415
% change on same period last year-25.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted916
Average minimum hourly rate£22.14£25.76
Average hourly rate£23.39£28.00
% change on same period last year-16.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.64£30.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
GSM WalesGSM
Wales

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales GSM Daily Rate Trend

GSM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GSM within the South Wales 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
NewportNew entry-1--
GSM WalesGSM
Wales

GSM
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

12 (100.00 %)3G
21 (50.00 %)SIGTRAN
21 (50.00 %)GGSN
21 (50.00 %)SGSN
21 (50.00 %)TCAP
21 (50.00 %)ISUP
21 (50.00 %)SCCP
21 (50.00 %)2G
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)GPRS
21 (50.00 %)UMTS

GSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)3G
21 (50.00 %)TCAP
21 (50.00 %)ISUP
21 (50.00 %)SCCP
21 (50.00 %)2G
21 (50.00 %)SIGTRAN
21 (50.00 %)GGSN
21 (50.00 %)SGSN
21 (50.00 %)GPRS
21 (50.00 %)UMTS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Linux