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The table below looks at the demand for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) 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 WCDMA over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank542546
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads17120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.121 %
As % of the category below0.179 %0.893 %
Daily rates quoted15
Average minimum daily rate£200£200
Average daily rate£215£248
% change on same period last year-13.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£230£295
UK excluding London average daily rate£215£248
% change on same period last year-13.13 %
Hourly rates quoted217
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£36.24
Average hourly rate£33.75£38.85
% change on same period last year-13.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.50£41.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.75£38.85
% change on same period last year-13.13 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads948313444
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.35 %13.59 %
Daily rates quoted27133485
Average minimum daily rate£343£345
Average daily rate£362£362
% change on same period last year+0.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted12371873
Average minimum hourly rate£25.25£26.56
Average hourly rate£26.97£28.63
% change on same period last year-5.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.69£30.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %

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.

WCDMA
Demand Trend

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

WCDMA Demand Trend

WCDMA
Daily Rate Trend

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

WCDMA Daily Rate Trend

WCDMA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

WCDMA Hourly Rate Trend

WCDMA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WCDMA within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

WCDMA Hourly Rate Histogram

WCDMA
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WCDMA within the UK over the 3 months to 10 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
EnglandDown-1615--
South WestUp+215--
South EastDown-64--
Thames ValleyUp+113--
SomersetNew entry-2--
BathNew entry-2--
East of EnglandDown-162--
LondonUp+652--
CambridgeDown-131--
ScotlandNew entry-1£215-
East AngliaNew entry-1--
CambridgeshireDown-211--
South CoastNew entry-1--
GlasgowNew entry-1£215-
SwindonNew entry-1--
M4 CorridorNew entry-1--
WiltshireDown-41--

WCDMA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing WCDMA 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 WCDMA.

124 (52.17 %)GSM
221 (45.65 %)3G
320 (43.48 %)Wireless
415 (32.61 %)C
514 (30.43 %)WiMAX
612 (26.09 %)LTE
612 (26.09 %)UMTS
612 (26.09 %)Telecoms
711 (23.91 %)CDMA2000
810 (21.74 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
810 (21.74 %)VHDL
810 (21.74 %)TETRA
99 (19.57 %)Gigabit Ethernet
99 (19.57 %)Ethernet
108 (17.39 %)C++
116 (13.04 %)GPRS
125 (10.87 %)Mentor Graphics
125 (10.87 %)3GPP
125 (10.87 %)Firmware
134 (8.696 %)Wi-Fi
134 (8.696 %)2G
134 (8.696 %)Nokia
134 (8.696 %)UTRAN
134 (8.696 %)VxWorks
134 (8.696 %)Embedded C
134 (8.696 %)Embedded C++
134 (8.696 %)OFDM
143 (6.522 %)Degree
143 (6.522 %)Project Planning
143 (6.522 %)CDMA

WCDMA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing WCDMA 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 WCDMA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.174 %).NET
11 (2.174 %)MFC
11 (2.174 %)STL
11 (2.174 %)XML
11 (2.174 %)ActiveX
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.348 %)MATLAB
21 (2.174 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (52.17 %)GSM
221 (45.65 %)3G
320 (43.48 %)Wireless
414 (30.43 %)WiMAX
512 (26.09 %)LTE
512 (26.09 %)UMTS
611 (23.91 %)CDMA2000
710 (21.74 %)TETRA
89 (19.57 %)Gigabit Ethernet
89 (19.57 %)Ethernet
96 (13.04 %)GPRS
105 (10.87 %)3GPP
114 (8.696 %)UTRAN
114 (8.696 %)Wi-Fi
114 (8.696 %)2G
114 (8.696 %)OFDM
123 (6.522 %)CDMA
132 (4.348 %)TCAP
132 (4.348 %)SCCP
132 (4.348 %)INAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.174 %)Ant
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (26.09 %)Telecoms
22 (4.348 %)Manufacturing
31 (2.174 %)Pensions
31 (2.174 %)Auditing
31 (2.174 %)Health
31 (2.174 %)Electronics
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (19.57 %)FPGA Engineer
26 (13.04 %)Test Engineer
35 (10.87 %)Software Engineer
35 (10.87 %)Design Engineer
44 (8.696 %)FPGA Design Engineer
53 (6.522 %)Author
53 (6.522 %)Technical Author
53 (6.522 %)UMTS Engineer
62 (4.348 %)Embedded C Engineer
62 (4.348 %)C++ Software Engineer
62 (4.348 %)Developer
62 (4.348 %)Network Consultant
62 (4.348 %)Consultant
62 (4.348 %)Field Engineer
62 (4.348 %)DSP Engineer
62 (4.348 %)C Software Engineer
62 (4.348 %)Real Time Embedded Engineer
62 (4.348 %)Real Time Engineer
62 (4.348 %)GSM Engineer
62 (4.348 %)3G Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (21.74 %)VHDL
110 (21.74 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
25 (10.87 %)Firmware
33 (6.522 %)Device Driver
42 (4.348 %)Handset
51 (2.174 %)Computer Science
51 (2.174 %)Multithreading
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (8.696 %)VxWorks
22 (4.348 %)Windows
22 (4.348 %)Linux
31 (2.174 %)Windows XP
31 (2.174 %)Windows Mobile
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (6.522 %)Project Planning
22 (4.348 %)UML
22 (4.348 %)Network Design
31 (2.174 %)OO
31 (2.174 %)CAD
31 (2.174 %)Project Management
31 (2.174 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (2.174 %)SC Cleared
31 (2.174 %)Security Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (32.61 %)C
28 (17.39 %)C++
34 (8.696 %)Embedded C
34 (8.696 %)Embedded C++
42 (4.348 %)VC++
51 (2.174 %)Perl
51 (2.174 %)SQL
51 (2.174 %)C#
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.522 %)Degree
21 (2.174 %)HNC
21 (2.174 %)HND
21 (2.174 %)PhD
21 (2.174 %)CCNA
21 (2.174 %)Cisco Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (10.87 %)Mentor Graphics
24 (8.696 %)Nokia
31 (2.174 %)Anite
31 (2.174 %)Agilent
31 (2.174 %)SAP