Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in IT jobs within the Bedfordshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4564
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads196
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below6.810 %1.948 %
Salaries quoted96
Average minimum salary£33,000£54,667
Average salary£38,778£58,167
% change on same period last year-33.33 %
Average maximum salary£44,556£61,667
UK excluding London average salary£43,106£42,716
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads279308
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.189 %0.140 %
Salaries quoted233270
Average minimum salary£35,242£35,144
Average salary£37,599£37,213
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
Average maximum salary£39,956£39,282
UK excluding London average salary£41,420£41,997
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Telecoms East of EnglandTelecoms
East of England

Telecoms
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Bedfordshire Telecoms Demand Trend

Telecoms
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Telecoms Salary Trend

Telecoms
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Bedfordshire Telecoms Salary Histogram

Telecoms
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DunstableNew entry-1£37,500-
Telecoms East of EnglandTelecoms
East of England

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Telecoms 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Telecoms.

132 (43.24 %)Cisco
229 (39.19 %)Windows
325 (33.78 %)SQL
325 (33.78 %)SQL Server
422 (29.73 %)TCP/IP
517 (22.97 %)ISDN
616 (21.62 %)Active Directory
712 (16.22 %)Agile Software Development
712 (16.22 %)TDD
712 (16.22 %)VoIP
712 (16.22 %)GPRS
712 (16.22 %)C#
712 (16.22 %)C++
712 (16.22 %).NET
712 (16.22 %)ASP
712 (16.22 %)Informix
712 (16.22 %)Web Development
89 (12.16 %)Cisco Certification
89 (12.16 %)Windows Server 2003
98 (10.81 %)GSM
98 (10.81 %)Data Extraction
107 (9.459 %)WAN
107 (9.459 %)LAN
107 (9.459 %)Project Management
116 (8.108 %)Internet
116 (8.108 %)Dell
116 (8.108 %)UNIX
116 (8.108 %)CCVP
125 (6.757 %)MCSE
125 (6.757 %)MPLS

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Telecoms also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (16.22 %).NET
112 (16.22 %)ASP
21 (1.351 %)CSS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.351 %)Apache
11 (1.351 %)SAS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.054 %)MS Excel
22 (2.703 %)MS Visio
22 (2.703 %)MS Office
31 (1.351 %)SPSS
31 (1.351 %)Pro/ENGINEER
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (29.73 %)TCP/IP
217 (22.97 %)ISDN
312 (16.22 %)VoIP
312 (16.22 %)GPRS
48 (10.81 %)GSM
57 (9.459 %)WAN
57 (9.459 %)LAN
66 (8.108 %)Internet
75 (6.757 %)MPLS
75 (6.757 %)OSPF
75 (6.757 %)BGP
75 (6.757 %)RIP
75 (6.757 %)ATM
84 (5.405 %)IPCC
93 (4.054 %)H.323
93 (4.054 %)Firewall
93 (4.054 %)Wi-Fi
93 (4.054 %)SSL
102 (2.703 %)DNS
102 (2.703 %)DSLAM
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (33.78 %)SQL Server
212 (16.22 %)Informix
32 (2.703 %)Oracle 9i
32 (2.703 %)Oracle 10g
32 (2.703 %)MySQL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (5.405 %)Banking
23 (4.054 %)Marketing
31 (1.351 %)Auditing
31 (1.351 %)FMCG
31 (1.351 %)Retail
31 (1.351 %)Pensions
31 (1.351 %)Finance
31 (1.351 %)Education
31 (1.351 %)Health
31 (1.351 %)Manufacturing
31 (1.351 %)Military
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (17.57 %)Administrator
212 (16.22 %)3rd Line Support
212 (16.22 %)Development Manager
311 (14.86 %)Support Engineer
49 (12.16 %)Consultant
58 (10.81 %)Sales Consultant
58 (10.81 %)Presales Consultant
67 (9.459 %)Analyst
67 (9.459 %)Cisco Support
67 (9.459 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
76 (8.108 %)Systems Administrator
85 (6.757 %)Systems Engineer
85 (6.757 %)Network Analyst
94 (5.405 %)Cisco Engineer
94 (5.405 %)Systems Support
94 (5.405 %)Support Analyst
94 (5.405 %)Voice Engineer
94 (5.405 %)Systems Support Engineer
94 (5.405 %)Server Administrator
103 (4.054 %)Telecoms Project Manager
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (10.81 %)Data Extraction
23 (4.054 %)Clustering
32 (2.703 %)Management Information System
41 (1.351 %)IPTV
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (39.19 %)Windows
29 (12.16 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (8.108 %)UNIX
44 (5.405 %)Solaris
53 (4.054 %)Linux
53 (4.054 %)FreeBSD
62 (2.703 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (1.351 %)Red Hat Linux
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (16.22 %)Agile Software Development
112 (16.22 %)TDD
112 (16.22 %)Web Development
27 (9.459 %)Project Management
34 (5.405 %)PRINCE2
34 (5.405 %)Business Development
34 (5.405 %)Incident Management
34 (5.405 %)Performance Testing
43 (4.054 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (4.054 %)Programme Management
52 (2.703 %)Database Tuning
52 (2.703 %)Network Design
61 (1.351 %)Cluster Analysis
61 (1.351 %)Release Management
61 (1.351 %)Data Management
61 (1.351 %)E-Commerce
61 (1.351 %)CHAID
61 (1.351 %)CAD
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (33.78 %)SQL
212 (16.22 %)C#
212 (16.22 %)C++
32 (2.703 %)Perl
32 (2.703 %)Shell Script
41 (1.351 %)C
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (12.16 %)Cisco Certification
26 (8.108 %)CCVP
35 (6.757 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (6.757 %)MCSE
44 (5.405 %)CCNP
44 (5.405 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
53 (4.054 %)MCSA
62 (2.703 %)CCNA
71 (1.351 %)Citrix Certification
71 (1.351 %)MCDST
71 (1.351 %)MCP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.054 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (21.62 %)Active Directory
22 (2.703 %)Oracle RMAN
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.703 %)OpenView
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (43.24 %)Cisco
26 (8.108 %)Dell
34 (5.405 %)Microsoft
43 (4.054 %)Sun
52 (2.703 %)HP
52 (2.703 %)Avaya
52 (2.703 %)Genesys
52 (2.703 %)Oracle
52 (2.703 %)Huawei
61 (1.351 %)VERITAS
61 (1.351 %)Red Hat
61 (1.351 %)Juniper