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This section looks at the demand for 3G skills within the Wiltshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited 3G over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link3G
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5337
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads1441
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.042 %
As % of the category below8.092 %18.30 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£170-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£190-
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£325
% change on same period last year-0.43 %
Hourly rates quoted36
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33£32.83
Average hourly rate£31.67£34.92
% change on same period last year-9.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£37.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.86£29.61
% change on same period last year+14.35 %
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Wiltshire
Matching contract IT job ads173224
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.230 %0.227 %
Daily rates quoted5133
Average minimum daily rate£323£312
Average daily rate£352£328
% change on same period last year+7.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.31 %
Hourly rates quoted2836
Average minimum hourly rate£24.56£26.68
Average hourly rate£26.59£28.99
% change on same period last year-8.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.61£31.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.60
% change on same period last year-9.75 %
3G South West3G
South West

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.

3G
Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire 3G Demand Trend

3G
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wiltshire 3G Daily Rate Trend

3G
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 3G across the Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire 3G Hourly Rate Trend

3G
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3G within the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
SwindonUp+66--
3G South West3G
South West

3G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire region citing 3G 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 3G.

130 (50.85 %)Telecoms
228 (47.46 %)UMTS
321 (35.59 %)C
321 (35.59 %)C++
321 (35.59 %)Perl
414 (23.73 %)2G
512 (20.34 %)Wireless
512 (20.34 %)SMS
512 (20.34 %)3GPP
611 (18.64 %)GSM
79 (15.25 %)Handset
79 (15.25 %)Manufacturing
85 (8.475 %)STB
85 (8.475 %)JTAG
85 (8.475 %)Ethernet
85 (8.475 %)Linux
94 (6.780 %)CRM
94 (6.780 %)ClearCase
94 (6.780 %)UNIX
94 (6.780 %)GPRS
94 (6.780 %)WCDMA
94 (6.780 %)Embedded C
94 (6.780 %)Embedded C++
94 (6.780 %)IBM
94 (6.780 %)Code Coverage
94 (6.780 %)Remedy
94 (6.780 %)CAD
94 (6.780 %)Device Driver
94 (6.780 %)Embedded Linux
103 (5.085 %)UTRAN

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire region citing 3G 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 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.390 %)XML
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.390 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (1.695 %)MS Office
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (47.46 %)UMTS
214 (23.73 %)2G
312 (20.34 %)Wireless
312 (20.34 %)SMS
312 (20.34 %)3GPP
411 (18.64 %)GSM
55 (8.475 %)Ethernet
64 (6.780 %)GPRS
64 (6.780 %)WCDMA
73 (5.085 %)HSDPA
73 (5.085 %)Broadband
73 (5.085 %)UTRAN
82 (3.390 %)CDMA
82 (3.390 %)WiMAX
91 (1.695 %)RNC
91 (1.695 %)HSUPA
91 (1.695 %)RANAP
91 (1.695 %)NBAP
91 (1.695 %)GGSN
91 (1.695 %)ADSL
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (6.780 %)ClearCase
21 (1.695 %)TestDirector
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (50.85 %)Telecoms
29 (15.25 %)Manufacturing
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (32.20 %)Test Engineer
213 (22.03 %)Software Engineer
312 (20.34 %)Software Test Engineer
410 (16.95 %)3G Engineer
58 (13.56 %)Design Engineer
58 (13.56 %)RF Engineer
67 (11.86 %)Digital Design Engineer
76 (10.17 %)RF Design Engineer
84 (6.780 %)Real Time Developer
84 (6.780 %)3rd Line Support
84 (6.780 %)Developer
84 (6.780 %)Technical Support
93 (5.085 %)Network Engineer
93 (5.085 %)Systems Engineer
93 (5.085 %)Support Engineer
93 (5.085 %)UMTS Engineer
102 (3.390 %)Systems Support Engineer
102 (3.390 %)Systems Support
102 (3.390 %)Technical Trainer
102 (3.390 %)Trainer
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (15.25 %)Handset
25 (8.475 %)STB
34 (6.780 %)Device Driver
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (8.475 %)Linux
24 (6.780 %)Embedded Linux
24 (6.780 %)UNIX
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (6.780 %)CRM
14 (6.780 %)Code Coverage
14 (6.780 %)CAD
21 (1.695 %)Network Planning
21 (1.695 %)Unit Testing
21 (1.695 %)Integration Testing
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (35.59 %)C
121 (35.59 %)C++
121 (35.59 %)Perl
24 (6.780 %)Embedded C
24 (6.780 %)Embedded C++
31 (1.695 %)Tcl
31 (1.695 %)Python
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.695 %)HNC
11 (1.695 %)CCIE
11 (1.695 %)CCNP
11 (1.695 %)CCDP
11 (1.695 %)Cisco Certification
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (8.475 %)JTAG
22 (3.390 %)ISO9001
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (6.780 %)IBM
14 (6.780 %)Remedy
22 (3.390 %)Adobe
31 (1.695 %)NetHawk
31 (1.695 %)Cisco
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