The first table below looks at the demand for UMTS skills in IT contracts advertised for the Surrey region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited UMTS 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 Surrey 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
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
Rank 69 89 96
Rank change year-on-year
+20 +7
Contract jobs citing UMTS 8 11 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 0.702% 0.668% 0.267%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.167% 4.015% 1.667%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £304 £340 £325
% change year-on-year
-10.66% +4.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 0
Average hourly rate £37.50 £43.75 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.28% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £44.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year
-15.73% +11.25%
All Communications & Networking
Surrey
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
192 274 300
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 16.86% 16.65% 16.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 117 143
Average daily rate £330 £320 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.12% -8.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £133 £150 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £313 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.30% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 33 19
Average hourly rate £37.50 £37.50 £26.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +40.18%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.95 £14.15 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £47.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.50 £26.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-21.15% -5.45%
UMTS
South East

UMTS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Surrey UMTS Jobs Demand Trend

UMTS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Surrey UMTS Daily Rate Trend

UMTS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Surrey 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 Surrey region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Guildford -15 6 - -
Leatherhead - 1 - -
UMTS
South East

UMTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

1 15 (93.75%) GSM
1 15 (93.75%) Telecoms
2 8 (50.00%) Project Management
3 7 (43.75%) SLA
4 6 (37.50%) LTE
5 5 (31.25%) C++
5 5 (31.25%) STL
5 5 (31.25%) Linux
6 4 (25.00%) OO
6 4 (25.00%) OOD
6 4 (25.00%) PBX
6 4 (25.00%) Cisco
6 4 (25.00%) VoIP
6 4 (25.00%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 4 (25.00%) Asterisk PBX
6 4 (25.00%) Subversion
6 4 (25.00%) GCC
6 4 (25.00%) GDB
6 4 (25.00%) Trac
7 3 (18.75%) 3G
7 3 (18.75%) 2G
8 2 (12.50%) RTP
8 2 (12.50%) RANAP
8 2 (12.50%) GGSN
8 2 (12.50%) SGSN
9 1 (6.250%) WCF
9 1 (6.250%) Mathematics
9 1 (6.250%) Applied Mathematics
9 1 (6.250%) Degree
9 1 (6.250%) Wireless

UMTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

Application Development
1 5 (31.25%) STL
2 4 (25.00%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (6.250%) .NET
3 1 (6.250%) WCF
Application Platforms
1 1 (6.250%) ActiveMQ
Communications & Networking
1 15 (93.75%) GSM
2 6 (37.50%) LTE
3 4 (25.00%) Asterisk PBX
3 4 (25.00%) PBX
3 4 (25.00%) VoIP
4 3 (18.75%) 3G
4 3 (18.75%) 2G
5 2 (12.50%) RANAP
5 2 (12.50%) GGSN
5 2 (12.50%) SGSN
5 2 (12.50%) RTP
6 1 (6.250%) Wireless
6 1 (6.250%) WCDMA
6 1 (6.250%) Ethernet
6 1 (6.250%) SDH
6 1 (6.250%) ATM
6 1 (6.250%) CDMA
Development Applications
1 4 (25.00%) Subversion
1 4 (25.00%) GCC
1 4 (25.00%) GDB
1 4 (25.00%) Trac
General
1 15 (93.75%) Telecoms
2 1 (6.250%) Military
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) Software Engineer
2 3 (18.75%) C++ Software Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Network Engineer
4 1 (6.250%) .NET Developer
4 1 (6.250%) C# Developer
4 1 (6.250%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (6.250%) Transmission Engineer
4 1 (6.250%) Circuiting Engineer
4 1 (6.250%) C# .NET Developer
4 1 (6.250%) Developer
4 1 (6.250%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.250%) VHDL
1 1 (6.250%) Mathematics
1 1 (6.250%) Applied Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 5 (31.25%) Linux
2 1 (6.250%) UNIX
2 1 (6.250%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Project Management
2 4 (25.00%) OO
2 4 (25.00%) OOD
3 1 (6.250%) SOA
3 1 (6.250%) Performance Improvement
3 1 (6.250%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (6.250%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 5 (31.25%) C++
2 1 (6.250%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (6.250%) PMP
1 1 (6.250%) PMI Certification
1 1 (6.250%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (43.75%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (6.250%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.250%) Cramer
Guildford, Surrey
Keywords:- Software Engineer, Software Developer, Telecoms, Datacoms, C++, Linux, STL, GCC, Make, GDB, GSM, UMTS, LTE, System Design, MAP, CAMEL, Boost, HLR, Auc, MSC, VLR, SMSC, SGSN, GGSN,...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Rate: £35 - £40 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
Keywords:- Software Engineer, Software Developer, Telecoms, Datacoms, C++, Linux, STL, GCC, Make, GDB, GSM, UMTS, LTE, System Design, RANAP, GTP, S1, MAP, CAMEL, Radius, SMNP, SIP, VOIP, RTP,...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Rate: £35 - £40 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013