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The table below looks at the demand for Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GGSN over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank531638
Rank change on same period last yearUp+107
Matching contract IT job ads4034
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.034 %
As % of the category below0.419 %0.252 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£500£200
Average daily rate£625£250
% change on same period last year+150.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£750£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£625£250
% change on same period last year+150.00 %
Hourly rates quoted013
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.54
Average hourly rate-£36.54
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£36.14
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads955613496
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.35 %13.56 %
Daily rates quoted27403509
Average minimum daily rate£345£346
Average daily rate£365£363
% change on same period last year+0.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted12021863
Average minimum hourly rate£25.18£26.24
Average hourly rate£26.89£28.24
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.59£30.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %

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.

GGSN
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing GGSN within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

GGSN Demand Trend

GGSN
Daily Rate Trend

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

GGSN Daily Rate Trend

GGSN
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing GGSN within the UK.

GGSN Hourly Rate Trend

GGSN
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GGSN within the UK over the 3 months to 6 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
EnglandUp+9437£625+150.00 %
South EastUp+5333£625-
BerkshireUp+5229£625-
SurreyUp+299--
ReadingNew entry-3--
NewburyNew entry-2£625-
GuildfordUp+112--
Channel IslandsNew entry-2--
JerseyNew entry-2--
WalesNew entry-1--
BracknellNew entry-1£625-
SloughNew entry-1--
NewportNew entry-1--
South WalesNew entry-1--
BirminghamNew entry-1--
West MidlandsNew entry-1--

GGSN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GGSN 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 GGSN.

175 (92.59 %)SGSN
243 (53.09 %)Telecoms
335 (43.21 %)GPRS
431 (38.27 %)3G
522 (27.16 %)TCP/IP
621 (25.93 %)SS7
720 (24.69 %)3GPP
720 (24.69 %)Performance Management
818 (22.22 %)Ericsson
917 (20.99 %)2.5G
1014 (17.28 %)Nokia
1014 (17.28 %)UNIX
1112 (14.81 %)GSM
1112 (14.81 %)SIGTRAN
1112 (14.81 %)Network Design
1210 (12.35 %)Cisco
1210 (12.35 %)Siemens
139 (11.11 %)ATM
139 (11.11 %)Perl
139 (11.11 %)AWK
147 (8.642 %)Progress
147 (8.642 %)Wireshark
155 (6.173 %)C
155 (6.173 %)Packet Switching
155 (6.173 %)ISUP
155 (6.173 %)MS PowerPoint
164 (4.938 %)SCCP
164 (4.938 %)Project Management
164 (4.938 %)TCAP
164 (4.938 %)Firewall

GGSN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GGSN 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 GGSN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.235 %)WAP
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (6.173 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
175 (92.59 %)SGSN
235 (43.21 %)GPRS
331 (38.27 %)3G
422 (27.16 %)TCP/IP
521 (25.93 %)SS7
620 (24.69 %)3GPP
717 (20.99 %)2.5G
812 (14.81 %)SIGTRAN
812 (14.81 %)GSM
99 (11.11 %)ATM
107 (8.642 %)Wireshark
115 (6.173 %)Packet Switching
115 (6.173 %)ISUP
124 (4.938 %)SCCP
124 (4.938 %)Firewall
124 (4.938 %)TCAP
133 (3.704 %)SMS
133 (3.704 %)2G
142 (2.469 %)NGN
151 (1.235 %)VPN
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (53.09 %)Telecoms
21 (1.235 %)Finance
21 (1.235 %)Billing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (28.40 %)Network Engineer
221 (25.93 %)Consultant
314 (17.28 %)Management Consultant
49 (11.11 %)Architect
49 (11.11 %)Design Engineer
57 (8.642 %)Project Manager
66 (7.407 %)Technical Consultant
74 (4.938 %)Solutions Architect
74 (4.938 %)Test Engineer
74 (4.938 %)Delivery Manager
83 (3.704 %)Project Engineer
83 (3.704 %)Network Design Engineer
83 (3.704 %)Telecoms Project Manager
92 (2.469 %)Performance Engineer
92 (2.469 %)Ericsson Engineer
92 (2.469 %)Technical Engineer
92 (2.469 %)Technical Support Engineer
92 (2.469 %)Senior Manager
92 (2.469 %)Delivery Project Manager
92 (2.469 %)Technical Support
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.469 %)Statistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (17.28 %)UNIX
21 (1.235 %)Solaris
21 (1.235 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (24.69 %)Performance Management
212 (14.81 %)Network Design
34 (4.938 %)Project Management
43 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
52 (2.469 %)PRINCE
52 (2.469 %)Configuration Management
52 (2.469 %)Software Testing
52 (2.469 %)Fault Management
52 (2.469 %)Data Management
61 (1.235 %)Network Planning
61 (1.235 %)Software Engineering
61 (1.235 %)Stakeholder Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (11.11 %)Perl
19 (11.11 %)AWK
25 (6.173 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.704 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (1.235 %)JNCIA
21 (1.235 %)JNCIS
21 (1.235 %)CCNP
21 (1.235 %)CCNA
21 (1.235 %)Cisco Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (22.22 %)Ericsson
214 (17.28 %)Nokia
310 (12.35 %)Siemens
310 (12.35 %)Cisco
47 (8.642 %)Progress
51 (1.235 %)Nortel
51 (1.235 %)Juniper
51 (1.235 %)Alcatel
51 (1.235 %)Agilent