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The table below looks at the demand for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GSM over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGlobal System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank60-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.381 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£500-
Average daily rate£550-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£302
% change on same period last year+8.65 %
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£34.14£37.07
% change on same period last year-7.88 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads126166
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.178 %0.168 %
Daily rates quoted4540
Average minimum daily rate£308£390
Average daily rate£327£413
% change on same period last year-20.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Hourly rates quoted2018
Average minimum hourly rate£22.21£24.96
Average hourly rate£23.87£27.04
% change on same period last year-11.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.54£29.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.44£28.92
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
GSM UKGSM
UK

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.

GSM
Demand Trend

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

Wales GSM Demand Trend

GSM
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing GSM across the Wales region.

Wales GSM Daily Rate Trend

GSM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GSM within the Wales region over the 3 months to 13 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
South WalesNew entry-1--
GSM UKGSM
UK

GSM
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing GSM 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 GSM.

15 (83.33 %)GPRS
15 (83.33 %)UMTS
24 (66.67 %)NetWeaver
24 (66.67 %)ABAP
24 (66.67 %)SAP
24 (66.67 %)Telecoms
24 (66.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
24 (66.67 %)Integration Testing
32 (33.33 %)SAP CRM
32 (33.33 %)CRM
32 (33.33 %)3G
41 (16.67 %)TCAP
41 (16.67 %)ISUP
41 (16.67 %)SCCP
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)Linux
41 (16.67 %)SIGTRAN
41 (16.67 %)GGSN
41 (16.67 %)SGSN
41 (16.67 %)2G

GSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing GSM 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 GSM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (66.67 %)NetWeaver
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (33.33 %)SAP CRM
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)GPRS
15 (83.33 %)UMTS
22 (33.33 %)3G
31 (16.67 %)TCAP
31 (16.67 %)ISUP
31 (16.67 %)SCCP
31 (16.67 %)2G
31 (16.67 %)SIGTRAN
31 (16.67 %)GGSN
31 (16.67 %)SGSN
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Telecoms
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Developer
14 (66.67 %)SAP Developer
22 (33.33 %)Test Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Support Engineer
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
11 (16.67 %)Linux
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
14 (66.67 %)Integration Testing
22 (33.33 %)CRM
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)ABAP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)SAP