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This section looks at the demand for Radio Network Controller (RNC) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited RNC over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRadio Network Controller (RNC)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank515604
Rank change on same period last yearUp+89
Matching contract IT job ads7345
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.048 %
As % of the category below0.710 %0.338 %
Daily rates quoted101
Average minimum daily rate£302£200
Average daily rate£319£225
% change on same period last year+41.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£225
% change on same period last year+40.19 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Communications & Networking UKCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1028313303
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.56 %14.11 %
Daily rates quoted28233227
Average minimum daily rate£336£350
Average daily rate£358£369
% change on same period last year-3.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted12241649
Average minimum hourly rate£24.05£25.99
Average hourly rate£25.70£27.80
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.35£29.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.53
% change on same period last year-10.35 %

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.

RNC
Demand Trend

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

RNC Demand Trend

RNC
Daily Rate Trend

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

RNC Daily Rate Trend

RNC
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RNC within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

RNC Daily Rate Histogram

RNC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

RNC Hourly Rate Trend

RNC
Top 25 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing RNC within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 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+7662£327+45.13 %
South EastUp+4529£340-
BerkshireUp+5924£363-
East of EnglandDown-313£301-
CambridgeshireDown-810--
North WestDown-39--
CambridgeDown-29--
ManchesterNew entry-8--
HampshireNew entry-4--
NewburyNew entry-3£338-
HertfordshireNew entry-3£301-
South WestUp+112--
LondonNew entry-2£350-
SurreyUp+52--
Home CountiesUp+11£250-
NewcastleNew entry-1--
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
MidlandsNew entry-1--
North EastNew entry-1--
ReadingNew entry-1£400-
SloughNew entry-1£375-
DerbyNew entry-1--
BasingstokeNew entry-1--
DerbyshireNew entry-1--
Tyne and WearNew entry-1--

RNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing RNC 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 RNC.

178 (64.46 %)Telecoms
270 (57.85 %)3G
346 (38.02 %)2G
444 (36.36 %)Nokia
532 (26.45 %)Ericsson
616 (13.22 %)GSM
714 (11.57 %)C
811 (9.091 %)C++
811 (9.091 %)Migration
910 (8.264 %)NEC
910 (8.264 %)SLA
910 (8.264 %)Citrix
109 (7.438 %)UMTS
109 (7.438 %)Unix
109 (7.438 %)Linux
109 (7.438 %)OO
109 (7.438 %)Software Engineering
118 (6.612 %)Remedy
118 (6.612 %)OOD
118 (6.612 %)Microsoft
127 (5.785 %)BusinessObjects
127 (5.785 %)ATM
127 (5.785 %)MS Excel
127 (5.785 %)Business Objects
127 (5.785 %)Disaster Recovery
136 (4.959 %)UML
145 (4.132 %)SS7
145 (4.132 %)Fault Management
154 (3.306 %)BSS
154 (3.306 %)Data Management

RNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing RNC 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 RNC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (0.826 %)XML
11 (0.826 %)Middleware
Applications
17 (5.785 %)MS Excel
22 (1.653 %)MS Visio
22 (1.653 %)AutoCAD
22 (1.653 %)FrameMaker
31 (0.826 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.826 %)MS Project
31 (0.826 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
170 (57.85 %)3G
246 (38.02 %)2G
316 (13.22 %)GSM
49 (7.438 %)UMTS
57 (5.785 %)ATM
65 (4.132 %)SS7
74 (3.306 %)BSS
83 (2.479 %)HSDPA
83 (2.479 %)UTRAN
92 (1.653 %)WCDMA
92 (1.653 %)SDH
101 (0.826 %)CDMA
101 (0.826 %)GPRS
101 (0.826 %)2.5G
101 (0.826 %)HSUPA
Database & Business Intelligence
17 (5.785 %)BusinessObjects
General
178 (64.46 %)Telecoms
21 (0.826 %)Multimedia
Job Titles
136 (29.75 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
219 (15.70 %)RNC Engineer
315 (12.40 %)Network Engineer
315 (12.40 %)Support Engineer
414 (11.57 %)Performance Engineer
59 (7.438 %)3rd Line Support
59 (7.438 %)Software Engineer
67 (5.785 %)Test Engineer
75 (4.132 %)Migration Engineer
75 (4.132 %)Integration Engineer
75 (4.132 %)3G Engineer
84 (3.306 %)Field Engineer
93 (2.479 %)Senior Software Engineer
93 (2.479 %)Network Designer
93 (2.479 %)Radio Engineer
93 (2.479 %)Test and Integration Engineer
93 (2.479 %)Network Planner
102 (1.653 %)UMTS Engineer
102 (1.653 %)Deployment Engineer
102 (1.653 %)Team Leader
Miscellaneous
12 (1.653 %)Statistics
21 (0.826 %)PMI
21 (0.826 %)Handset
Operating Systems
19 (7.438 %)Unix
19 (7.438 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
111 (9.091 %)Migration
29 (7.438 %)Software Engineering
29 (7.438 %)OO
38 (6.612 %)OOD
47 (5.785 %)Disaster Recovery
56 (4.959 %)UML
65 (4.132 %)Fault Management
74 (3.306 %)Data Management
83 (2.479 %)Project Management
83 (2.479 %)Service Management
92 (1.653 %)Configuration Management
92 (1.653 %)Network Design
92 (1.653 %)Network Planning
92 (1.653 %)Data Analysis
92 (1.653 %)Incident Management
101 (0.826 %)PRINCE2
101 (0.826 %)PRINCE
Programming Languages
114 (11.57 %)C
211 (9.091 %)C++
34 (3.306 %)Perl
41 (0.826 %)SQL
41 (0.826 %)VB
41 (0.826 %)Embedded C
41 (0.826 %)Embedded C++
Qualifications
11 (0.826 %)PMP
11 (0.826 %)PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
110 (8.264 %)SLA
21 (0.826 %)QA
Systems Management
13 (2.479 %)TeMIP
Vendors
144 (36.36 %)Nokia
232 (26.45 %)Ericsson
310 (8.264 %)NEC
310 (8.264 %)Citrix
48 (6.612 %)Microsoft
48 (6.612 %)Remedy
57 (5.785 %)Business Objects
64 (3.306 %)Siemens
73 (2.479 %)Lucent
73 (2.479 %)Nortel
73 (2.479 %)Cramer
82 (1.653 %)Adobe
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