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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Ericsson products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ericsson over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEricsson
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank425438
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads171177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.219 %0.199 %
As % of the category below0.508 %0.464 %
Daily rates quoted2123
Average minimum daily rate£299£276
Average daily rate£318£291
% change on same period last year+9.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£277
% change on same period last year+21.43 %
Hourly rates quoted98
Average minimum hourly rate£26.89£25.63
Average hourly rate£29.44£30.13
% change on same period last year-2.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00£34.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.30£36.83
% change on same period last year-23.16 %
Vendors UKVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3366738142
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.19 %42.85 %
Daily rates quoted963310300
Average minimum daily rate£383£384
Average daily rate£408£406
% change on same period last year+0.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£356
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted29213034
Average minimum hourly rate£22.04£23.09
Average hourly rate£23.62£24.56
% change on same period last year-3.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.19£26.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.58£24.88
% change on same period last year-9.23 %

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Ericsson.

Ericsson
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Ericsson across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Ericsson Demand Trend

Ericsson
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Ericsson across the UK.

Ericsson Daily Rate Trend

Ericsson
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ericsson across the UK over the past 3 months.

Ericsson Daily Rate Histogram

Ericsson
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Ericsson across the UK.

Ericsson Hourly Rate Trend

Ericsson
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ericsson across the UK over the past 3 months.

Ericsson Hourly Rate Histogram

Ericsson
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ericsson within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+30154£318+9.45 %
2South EastUp+2891£325+18.18 %
3BerkshireUp+3742--
4LondonUp+2328£305-29.74 %
5HampshireUp+3425--
6SurreyUp+1918--
7HertfordshireDown-29£345-
7East of EnglandDown-79£345+6.26 %
8North WestDown-98--
9City of LondonDown-277£250-
9ManchesterDown-107--
9NewburyUp+207--
10ReadingNew entry-6--
10South WestUp+176--
11East SussexDown-23£350+75.00 %
11MidlandsUp+13--
11WiltshireNew entry-3--
11BrightonDown-63£350+75.00 %
12ChippenhamNew entry-2--
12MaidenheadUp+102--
12BathNew entry-2--
12SomersetNew entry-2--
13East MidlandsNew entry-1--
13Thames ValleyUp+281--
13West MidlandsDown-131£350-
13Northern IrelandNew entry-1--
13BorehamwoodNew entry-1£350-
13DerbyNew entry-1--
13GuildfordDown-41--
13HayesNew entry-1--

Ericsson
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Ericsson also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Ericsson.

1223 (58.99 %)Telecoms
2109 (28.84 %)2G
392 (24.34 %)3G
471 (18.78 %)Migration
551 (13.49 %)SDH
644 (11.64 %)Cisco
644 (11.64 %)Nokia
741 (10.85 %)Nortel
836 (9.524 %)RNC
935 (9.259 %)GSM
1031 (8.201 %)LAN
1031 (8.201 %)SGSN
1128 (7.407 %)DWDM
1128 (7.407 %)Cramer
1227 (7.143 %)Lucent
1227 (7.143 %)UMTS
1326 (6.878 %)MD110
1425 (6.614 %)Windows
1524 (6.349 %)WAN
1623 (6.085 %)Network Design
1722 (5.820 %)Cisco Certification
1820 (5.291 %)Sony
1820 (5.291 %)SLA
1820 (5.291 %)CCNP
1820 (5.291 %)VoIP
1918 (4.762 %)CCNA
1918 (4.762 %)Network Planning
2017 (4.497 %)Unix
2017 (4.497 %)Auditing
2116 (4.233 %)GGSN

Ericsson
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Ericsson also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Ericsson. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
114 (3.704 %)XML
29 (2.381 %)WebServices
38 (2.116 %)J2ME
46 (1.587 %)UIQ
46 (1.587 %)Series 60
46 (1.587 %)CSS
55 (1.323 %)ODBC
64 (1.058 %)HTML
73 (0.794 %)X-Windows
82 (0.529 %)AJAX
82 (0.529 %)J2EE
91 (0.265 %)ASP
91 (0.265 %)JSP
91 (0.265 %)SOAP
91 (0.265 %)XHTML
91 (0.265 %)XSL
Application Platforms
13 (0.794 %)ArcGIS
22 (0.529 %)WebLogic
22 (0.529 %)JBoss
22 (0.529 %)Apache
22 (0.529 %)Tomcat
22 (0.529 %)ColdFusion
31 (0.265 %)Lotus Notes
31 (0.265 %)CMS
31 (0.265 %)ColdFusion MX
Applications
16 (1.587 %)MS Excel
23 (0.794 %)MS Visio
23 (0.794 %)MATLAB
23 (0.794 %)MS Office
32 (0.529 %)MS Project
41 (0.265 %)Photoshop
41 (0.265 %)AutoCAD
41 (0.265 %)FrameMaker
41 (0.265 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (0.265 %)InDesign
41 (0.265 %)MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1109 (28.84 %)2G
292 (24.34 %)3G
351 (13.49 %)SDH
436 (9.524 %)RNC
535 (9.259 %)GSM
631 (8.201 %)LAN
631 (8.201 %)SGSN
728 (7.407 %)DWDM
827 (7.143 %)UMTS
926 (6.878 %)MD110
1024 (6.349 %)WAN
1120 (5.291 %)VoIP
1216 (4.233 %)Firewall
1216 (4.233 %)GGSN
1315 (3.968 %)3GPP
1414 (3.704 %)DNS
1513 (3.439 %)ATM
1612 (3.175 %)GPRS
1710 (2.646 %)Network Security
189 (2.381 %)BSS
Database & Business Intelligence
110 (2.646 %)BusinessObjects
23 (0.794 %)MS Access
23 (0.794 %)ETL
32 (0.529 %)RDBMS
32 (0.529 %)SQL Server
41 (0.265 %)Oracle Reports
41 (0.265 %)MySQL
Development Applications
12 (0.529 %)ClearCase
21 (0.265 %)Dreamweaver
21 (0.265 %)Flash
General
1223 (58.99 %)Telecoms
217 (4.497 %)Auditing
311 (2.910 %)Billing
46 (1.587 %)Front Office
54 (1.058 %)Banking
54 (1.058 %)Finance
63 (0.794 %)Education
63 (0.794 %)Electric
63 (0.794 %)Multimedia
72 (0.529 %)Back Office
72 (0.529 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (0.529 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.265 %)Investment Banking
81 (0.265 %)Government
81 (0.265 %)Health
81 (0.265 %)Legal
81 (0.265 %)Games
Job Titles
158 (15.34 %)Network Engineer
255 (14.55 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
324 (6.349 %)Consultant
423 (6.085 %)Support Engineer
521 (5.556 %)Test Engineer
618 (4.762 %)Performance Engineer
618 (4.762 %)Developer
717 (4.497 %)Analyst
816 (4.233 %)Network Designer
816 (4.233 %)Ericsson Engineer
913 (3.439 %)Architect
913 (3.439 %)Project Manager
1010 (2.646 %)Support Analyst
1010 (2.646 %)Migration Engineer
119 (2.381 %)Voice Analyst
119 (2.381 %)Network Planner
128 (2.116 %)Design Engineer
128 (2.116 %)Data Analyst
128 (2.116 %)Network Consultant
128 (2.116 %)Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
116 (4.233 %)Video Conferencing
29 (2.381 %)Handset
38 (2.116 %)Smartphone
46 (1.587 %)IVR
52 (0.529 %)NHS
52 (0.529 %)French Language
61 (0.265 %)Fat Client
61 (0.265 %)PMI
61 (0.265 %)W3C
61 (0.265 %)Firmware
61 (0.265 %)Thin Client
61 (0.265 %)Blackberry
61 (0.265 %)PDA
61 (0.265 %)Statistics
Operating Systems
125 (6.614 %)Windows
217 (4.497 %)Unix
310 (2.646 %)Symbian OS
48 (2.116 %)Windows Mobile
54 (1.058 %)Solaris
62 (0.529 %)Linux
71 (0.265 %)Windows NT
71 (0.265 %)NetWare
Processes & Methodologies
171 (18.78 %)Migration
223 (6.085 %)Network Design
318 (4.762 %)Network Planning
416 (4.233 %)ITIL
510 (2.646 %)Project Management
69 (2.381 %)Configuration Management
78 (2.116 %)Release Management
87 (1.852 %)Problem Management
95 (1.323 %)Fault Management
95 (1.323 %)Change Management
95 (1.323 %)Service Management
104 (1.058 %)Service Delivery
104 (1.058 %)Incident Management
113 (0.794 %)eTOM
113 (0.794 %)PRINCE2
113 (0.794 %)CRM
113 (0.794 %)Data Modelling
122 (0.529 %)System Testing
122 (0.529 %)Performance Management
131 (0.265 %)QMS
Programming Languages
113 (3.439 %)C
210 (2.646 %)C++
38 (2.116 %)SQL
47 (1.852 %)Assembly Language
56 (1.587 %)Java
63 (0.794 %)JavaScript
71 (0.265 %)Perl
71 (0.265 %)PHP
71 (0.265 %)Shell Script
71 (0.265 %)Erlang
71 (0.265 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.265 %)VB
Qualifications
122 (5.820 %)Cisco Certification
220 (5.291 %)CCNP
318 (4.762 %)CCNA
46 (1.587 %)Degree
54 (1.058 %)CCDP
54 (1.058 %)CCIE
62 (0.529 %)HNC
62 (0.529 %)HND
71 (0.265 %)MCP
71 (0.265 %)CCDA
71 (0.265 %)CCIP
71 (0.265 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (0.265 %)PMP
71 (0.265 %)PMI Certification
71 (0.265 %)SCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
120 (5.291 %)SLA
23 (0.794 %)QA
System Software
12 (0.529 %)Active Directory
12 (0.529 %)MetaFrame
21 (0.265 %)Terminal Server
Systems Management
18 (2.116 %)Netcool
25 (1.323 %)SCOM
34 (1.058 %)OpenView
43 (0.794 %)TeMIP
51 (0.265 %)OVSD
51 (0.265 %)WSUS
51 (0.265 %)CiscoWorks
51 (0.265 %)ZENworks
Vendors
144 (11.64 %)Cisco
144 (11.64 %)Nokia
241 (10.85 %)Nortel
328 (7.407 %)Cramer
427 (7.143 %)Lucent
520 (5.291 %)Sony
614 (3.704 %)Alcatel
713 (3.439 %)Fujitsu
812 (3.175 %)Remedy
911 (2.910 %)Citrix
911 (2.910 %)Symbian
1010 (2.646 %)Business Objects
1010 (2.646 %)Siemens
116 (1.587 %)HP
125 (1.323 %)Avaya
125 (1.323 %)Polycom
134 (1.058 %)OPNET
134 (1.058 %)Huawei
134 (1.058 %)Sun
143 (0.794 %)Mapinfo
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