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The table below looks at the demand for the GSM Engineer role in IT contracts within the West Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GSM Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 GSM Engineer
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank107-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.079 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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-£26.25
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads25333286
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.110 %3.587 %
Daily rates quoted705710
Average minimum daily rate£321£316
Average daily rate£342£337
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted355567
Average minimum hourly rate£20.64£20.10
Average hourly rate£21.95£21.73
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.25£23.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
GSM Engineer EnglandGSM Engineer
England

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing GSM Engineer across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands GSM Engineer Demand Trend

GSM Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands GSM Engineer Daily Rate Trend

GSM Engineer
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited GSM Engineer in their job title 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 with GSM Engineer in their job title.

113 (100.00 %)GSM
113 (100.00 %)Siemens
113 (100.00 %)Telecoms
28 (61.54 %)Ericsson
37 (53.85 %)Nokia
46 (46.15 %)Wireless
52 (15.38 %)Electronics
52 (15.38 %)SLA
52 (15.38 %)Nortel
52 (15.38 %)Sitecore

GSM Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited GSM Engineer in their job title 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 with GSM Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (100.00 %)GSM
26 (46.15 %)Wireless
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (100.00 %)Telecoms
22 (15.38 %)Electronics
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (15.38 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (100.00 %)Siemens
28 (61.54 %)Ericsson
37 (53.85 %)Nokia
42 (15.38 %)Sitecore
42 (15.38 %)Nortel