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The first table below looks at the demand for GPRS skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GPRS over the 3 months to 19 June 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.

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
19 Jun 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Rank 470 484 539
Rank change year-on-year
+14 +55
Contract jobs citing GPRS 71 86 62
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.148% 0.148% 0.100%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.028% 0.952% 0.765%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 9 4
Average daily rate £300 £365 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-17.80% +12.30%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £173 £210 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £435 £388 £370
UK excluding London average daily rate £301 £365 £325
% change year-on-year
-17.67% +12.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 16 12
Average hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.42% +40.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.50 £21.75 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.75 £50.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.50 £41.25 £42.50
% change year-on-year
-13.93% -2.94%
All Communications & Networking
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category		 6909 9038 8107
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 14.36% 15.57% 13.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 3471 4041 3676
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £208 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £488 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £319 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 510 605 809
Average hourly rate £23.75 £24.38 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.56% +1.56%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.75 £13.00 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £45.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £25.00

GPRS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

GPRS Jobs Demand Trend

GPRS
Daily Rate Trend

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

GPRS Daily Rate Trend

GPRS
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GPRS within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

GPRS Daily Rate Histogram

GPRS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

GPRS Hourly Rate Trend

GPRS
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GPRS within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

GPRS Hourly Rate Histogram

GPRS
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GPRS within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 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		 Find
Job
Vacancies
England -8 52 £300 -17.73% 18
South East +31 44 £304 -17.89% 15
Hampshire +17 23 £402 - 9
Berkshire +5 15 £300 -18.97% 1
Buckinghamshire 0 5 - - 2
London +23 4 £233 -
Slough -5 4 - -
Reading +3 3 £210 -42.46%
South West +26 1 £175 -
Yorkshire +1 1 £363 - 2
West Yorkshire -1 1 £363 - 1
Bristol - 1 £175 -
Cambridge - - - -
Chippenham - - - -
Coventry - - - -
Derby - - - -
Dunstable - - - -
Harrogate - - - - 1
Leeds - - - -
Leicester - - - -
South Shields - - - -
Sutton Coldfield - - - -
Thame - - - -
Uxbridge - - - -
Wallingford - - - -
Woking - - - -
Bedfordshire - - - -
Milton Keynes - - - -
Newbury - - - - 1
Nottingham - - - -

GPRS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GPRS 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 GPRS.

1 73 (60.33%) GSM
2 64 (52.89%) Telecoms
3 55 (45.45%) 3G
4 52 (42.98%) UMTS
5 46 (38.02%) Wireless
6 35 (28.93%) LTE
7 29 (23.97%) C
8 23 (19.01%) Windows
8 23 (19.01%) Linux
8 23 (19.01%) Microsoft
9 21 (17.36%) MS Excel
10 18 (14.88%) LAN
10 18 (14.88%) PSTN
10 18 (14.88%) WAN
10 18 (14.88%) Windows Server 2003
11 17 (14.05%) SAN
11 17 (14.05%) CDMA
11 17 (14.05%) WCDMA
11 17 (14.05%) Oracle
12 16 (13.22%) 2G
12 16 (13.22%) VoIP
13 15 (12.40%) Red Hat
13 15 (12.40%) Configuration Management
13 15 (12.40%) Oracle Linux
14 14 (11.57%) Security Cleared
14 14 (11.57%) Ericsson
14 14 (11.57%) C++
14 14 (11.57%) Handset
15 13 (10.74%) Management Information System
15 13 (10.74%) SGSN

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GPRS 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 GPRS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (6.612%) WAP
2 3 (2.479%) JSP
2 3 (2.479%) XML
2 3 (2.479%) WML
3 2 (1.653%) J2EE
3 2 (1.653%) COM
3 2 (1.653%) Web Services
4 1 (0.826%) Ajax
4 1 (0.826%) WCF
4 1 (0.826%) jQuery
4 1 (0.826%) Flash
4 1 (0.826%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.826%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (2.479%) Apache
2 2 (1.653%) SAS
3 1 (0.826%) IIS
Applications
1 21 (17.36%) MS Excel
2 12 (9.917%) MS Office
3 11 (9.091%) MS PowerPoint
3 11 (9.091%) MS Visio
4 3 (2.479%) Maya
5 2 (1.653%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (6.612%) Taleo
2 2 (1.653%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.826%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 73 (60.33%) GSM
2 55 (45.45%) 3G
3 52 (42.98%) UMTS
4 46 (38.02%) Wireless
5 35 (28.93%) LTE
6 18 (14.88%) LAN
6 18 (14.88%) PSTN
6 18 (14.88%) WAN
7 17 (14.05%) SAN
7 17 (14.05%) CDMA
7 17 (14.05%) WCDMA
8 16 (13.22%) 2G
8 16 (13.22%) VoIP
9 13 (10.74%) SGSN
10 12 (9.917%) Radio Access Network
11 11 (9.091%) ATM
12 10 (8.264%) 3GPP
12 10 (8.264%) TCP/IP
12 10 (8.264%) GGSN
12 10 (8.264%) HSPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.306%) SQL Server 2008
1 4 (3.306%) SQL Server
1 4 (3.306%) Oracle 8/8i
1 4 (3.306%) Oracle 11g
1 4 (3.306%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (1.653%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.826%) GIS
3 1 (0.826%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 5 (4.132%) Visual Studio
2 3 (2.479%) TestDirector
3 1 (0.826%) JIRA
General
1 64 (52.89%) Telecoms
2 7 (5.785%) Finance
2 7 (5.785%) Back Office
3 3 (2.479%) Manufacturing
3 3 (2.479%) Billing
4 2 (1.653%) German Language
4 2 (1.653%) Military
5 1 (0.826%) Automotive
5 1 (0.826%) Electronics
5 1 (0.826%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 17 (14.05%) Test Engineer
2 12 (9.917%) Architect
3 11 (9.091%) Consultant
4 8 (6.612%) Network Engineer
5 7 (5.785%) Technical Writer
5 7 (5.785%) Solutions Architect
5 7 (5.785%) Software Engineer
6 6 (4.959%) Developer
6 6 (4.959%) Analyst
6 6 (4.959%) Support Consultant
7 5 (4.132%) Network Support
7 5 (4.132%) Senior Software Engineer
7 5 (4.132%) Technical Analyst
7 5 (4.132%) Network Support Engineer
7 5 (4.132%) Design Engineer
7 5 (4.132%) Wireless Engineer
7 5 (4.132%) Support Engineer
7 5 (4.132%) Development Engineer
8 4 (3.306%) Back Office Engineer
8 4 (3.306%) Author
Miscellaneous
1 14 (11.57%) Handset
2 13 (10.74%) Management Information System
3 5 (4.132%) Device Driver
3 5 (4.132%) ASIC
4 4 (3.306%) iPhone
4 4 (3.306%) Blackberry
4 4 (3.306%) Computer Science
5 2 (1.653%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.653%) Client/Server
5 2 (1.653%) SCADA
6 1 (0.826%) Statistics
6 1 (0.826%) DTV
6 1 (0.826%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 23 (19.01%) Windows
1 23 (19.01%) Linux
2 18 (14.88%) Windows Server 2003
3 15 (12.40%) Oracle Linux
4 13 (10.74%) UNIX
5 9 (7.438%) Solaris
6 4 (3.306%) Android
6 4 (3.306%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (2.479%) Windows 2000
7 3 (2.479%) Windows 7
8 2 (1.653%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.826%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.826%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.826%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.826%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (12.40%) Configuration Management
2 12 (9.917%) ITIL
3 11 (9.091%) Project Management
4 10 (8.264%) Network Design
5 9 (7.438%) Network Management
5 9 (7.438%) Risk Management
5 9 (7.438%) Information Security
5 9 (7.438%) PRINCE2
6 8 (6.612%) Network Planning
7 7 (5.785%) Network Architecture
8 5 (4.132%) Service Management
8 5 (4.132%) Software Engineering
8 5 (4.132%) Integration Testing
9 4 (3.306%) Capacity Planning
9 4 (3.306%) Business Transformation
9 4 (3.306%) Multithreading
9 4 (3.306%) Time Management
9 4 (3.306%) Performance Management
9 4 (3.306%) Fault Management
9 4 (3.306%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 29 (23.97%) C
2 14 (11.57%) C++
3 12 (9.917%) Perl
4 6 (4.959%) Embedded C
4 6 (4.959%) Python
5 5 (4.132%) Java
6 3 (2.479%) PHP
6 3 (2.479%) Assembly Language
6 3 (2.479%) TTCN
7 2 (1.653%) Tcl
7 2 (1.653%) Shell Script
7 2 (1.653%) SQL
8 1 (0.826%) VBA
8 1 (0.826%) RPG
8 1 (0.826%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.826%) C#
8 1 (0.826%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 14 (11.57%) Security Cleared
2 12 (9.917%) Degree
3 11 (9.091%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.132%) PMP
4 5 (4.132%) PMI Certification
5 4 (3.306%) DV Cleared
6 3 (2.479%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (2.479%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.653%) ISEB
7 2 (1.653%) MCP
8 1 (0.826%) CNA
8 1 (0.826%) Novell Certification
8 1 (0.826%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.306%) SLA
2 3 (2.479%) QA
3 2 (1.653%) JSP 440
4 1 (0.826%) GCP
System Software
1 4 (3.306%) Hyper-V
1 4 (3.306%) VMware Infrastructure
1 4 (3.306%) VMware ESXi
1 4 (3.306%) Oracle RAC
1 4 (3.306%) Xen
Systems Management
1 7 (5.785%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (3.306%) Netcool
3 2 (1.653%) Cisco IPCC
Vendors
1 23 (19.01%) Microsoft
2 17 (14.05%) Oracle
3 15 (12.40%) Red Hat
4 14 (11.57%) Ericsson
5 10 (8.264%) Cisco
6 6 (4.959%) Sun
6 6 (4.959%) Remedy
7 5 (4.132%) Anite
7 5 (4.132%) HP
8 4 (3.306%) 3PAR
8 4 (3.306%) Nokia
8 4 (3.306%) Huawei
8 4 (3.306%) Agilent
8 4 (3.306%) Perforce
8 4 (3.306%) VMware
9 3 (2.479%) Intel
10 2 (1.653%) BMC
10 2 (1.653%) TIBCO
10 2 (1.653%) Citrix
10 2 (1.653%) IBM
Low-Level Programming Expert
Fleet, Hampshire
Provide system level experience to the platform team including board bring up, device driver and operating system & kernel development... Develop device drivers and board support packages (primarily in...
Optimus Search Ltd
Rate: From £33 to £38 per hour
Posted: 14 June 2013
Network Support Tester-4 Months+-£14/17 Hourly-Hampshire
Hampshire
R99, R5 (HSDPA), R6 (HSUPA) and onwards. (HSPA+, LTE) 3GPP Technical Specifications Layers L1, RLC/MAC/RRC/NAS & signaling procedure 2G GSM, GPRS, EDGE Proven understanding of software...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £14 - £17 per hour
Posted: 18 June 2013
RAN Support Engineer
Lancashire
To support the RAN Optimisation teams as required. Successful candidates must have strong skills in GSM, GPRS, UMTS and LTE network architectures and operation. Working knowledge of Fault...
Lorien Resourcing
Rate: £140 - £160 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
RAN Support Engineer
West Yorkshire
To support the RAN Optimisation teams as required. Successful candidates must have strong skills in GSM, GPRS, UMTS and LTE network architectures and operation. Working knowledge of Fault...
Lorien Resourcing
Rate: £140 - £160 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Field Test Engineer - Hampshire - 3 Months - £20/25 - GSM/EDGE
Hampshire
Understanding of field test execution of GSM /UMTS/IRAT/LTE Performance KPI... Exposure of the following: Understanding of digital communications systems, CDMA, TDMA,OFDM, telecommunications concepts... GSM/ GPRS /...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £20.00 - £25.00 per hour
Posted: 17 June 2013
Technical Analyst/Author/Writer - Hampshire
Andover, South East
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd.
Posted: 22 May 2013
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