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The table below looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GPRS over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank165225
Rank change on same period last yearUp+60
Matching permanent IT job ads7561
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.027 %
As % of the category below3.515 %2.059 %
Salaries quoted6438
Average minimum salary£42,516£37,872
Average salary£45,594£43,103
% change on same period last year+5.77 %
Average maximum salary£48,672£48,333
UK excluding London average salary£39,690£39,781
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads21342962
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.377 %1.326 %
Salaries quoted17502330
Average minimum salary£38,859£39,456
Average salary£42,329£42,800
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Average maximum salary£45,799£46,144
UK excluding London average salary£37,824£38,320
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
GPRS South EastGPRS
South East

GPRS
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire GPRS Demand Trend

GPRS
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire GPRS Salary Trend

GPRS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GPRS across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire GPRS Salary Histogram

GPRS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GPRS within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
SloughUp+2236£42,235+1.09 %
NewburyDown-124--
BracknellUp+292£67,500+56.97 %
ReadingUp+222£61,250+18.93 %
GPRS South EastGPRS
South East

GPRS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing GPRS 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 GPRS.

189 (56.33 %)GSM
264 (40.51 %)3G
361 (38.61 %)UMTS
456 (35.44 %)Wireless
545 (28.48 %)TCP/IP
641 (25.95 %)Telecoms
740 (25.32 %)Degree
839 (24.68 %)CDMA
937 (23.42 %)Handset
1035 (22.15 %)WAP
1128 (17.72 %)WebLogic
1226 (16.46 %)SOA
1325 (15.82 %)SMS
1325 (15.82 %)VPN
1424 (15.19 %)XML
1523 (14.56 %)BEA
1622 (13.92 %)HSDPA
1721 (13.29 %)Windows
1820 (12.66 %)MPLS
1919 (12.03 %)J2EE
2018 (11.39 %)Internet
2018 (11.39 %)Software Engineering
2117 (10.76 %)Java
2117 (10.76 %)Bluetooth
2216 (10.13 %)3GPP
2315 (9.494 %)J2SE
2414 (8.861 %)Windows Server 2003
2513 (8.228 %)UNIX
2513 (8.228 %)LiveLink
2612 (7.595 %)2G

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing GPRS 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 GPRS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (22.15 %)WAP
224 (15.19 %)XML
319 (12.03 %)J2EE
415 (9.494 %)J2SE
510 (6.329 %)J2ME
69 (5.696 %)SOAP
78 (5.063 %)MIDP
78 (5.063 %)UIQ
85 (3.165 %)WebSphere
94 (2.532 %)Middleware
94 (2.532 %)BAPI
94 (2.532 %)WebServices
94 (2.532 %).NET
101 (0.633 %)WML
101 (0.633 %)JDBC
101 (0.633 %)JSP
101 (0.633 %)XSD
101 (0.633 %)ODBC
101 (0.633 %)JMS
101 (0.633 %)WSDL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (17.72 %)WebLogic
213 (8.228 %)LiveLink
35 (3.165 %)JBoss
41 (0.633 %)Tomcat
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (1.899 %)MS Office
21 (0.633 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
189 (56.33 %)GSM
264 (40.51 %)3G
361 (38.61 %)UMTS
456 (35.44 %)Wireless
545 (28.48 %)TCP/IP
639 (24.68 %)CDMA
725 (15.82 %)SMS
725 (15.82 %)VPN
822 (13.92 %)HSDPA
920 (12.66 %)MPLS
1018 (11.39 %)Internet
1117 (10.76 %)Bluetooth
1216 (10.13 %)3GPP
1312 (7.595 %)LDAP
1312 (7.595 %)802.11
1312 (7.595 %)2G
1312 (7.595 %)Wi-Fi
1410 (6.329 %)SGSN
1410 (6.329 %)Broadband
1410 (6.329 %)HTTP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (2.532 %)BusinessObjects
21 (0.633 %)Data Mining
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (25.95 %)Telecoms
212 (7.595 %)Marketing
311 (6.962 %)Education
48 (5.063 %)Advertising
56 (3.797 %)Finance
65 (3.165 %)FMCG
74 (2.532 %)Pharmaceutical
74 (2.532 %)Electric
83 (1.899 %)Health
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (12.66 %)Architect
216 (10.13 %)Developer
315 (9.494 %)Solutions Designer
413 (8.228 %)Test Engineer
413 (8.228 %)Tester
413 (8.228 %)Consultant
512 (7.595 %)Analyst
512 (7.595 %)Technical Architect
69 (5.696 %)Systems Analyst
78 (5.063 %)Field Engineer
87 (4.430 %)Senior Analyst
87 (4.430 %)Senior Systems Analyst
95 (3.165 %)Product Manager
95 (3.165 %)Technical Manager
95 (3.165 %)Network Specialist
104 (2.532 %)Voice Consultant
104 (2.532 %)Data Consultant
104 (2.532 %)Software Architect
113 (1.899 %)Management Consultant
113 (1.899 %)Test Analyst
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
137 (23.42 %)Handset
26 (3.797 %)Device Driver
35 (3.165 %)PDA
35 (3.165 %)Computer Science
35 (3.165 %)Blackberry
44 (2.532 %)N-Tier
44 (2.532 %)Statistics
52 (1.266 %)Multithreading
61 (0.633 %)Client/Server
61 (0.633 %)Management Information System
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (13.29 %)Windows
214 (8.861 %)Windows Server 2003
313 (8.228 %)UNIX
43 (1.899 %)Windows Mobile
51 (0.633 %)Tru64
51 (0.633 %)VMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (16.46 %)SOA
218 (11.39 %)Software Engineering
311 (6.962 %)Project Management
410 (6.329 %)OOP
410 (6.329 %)OOD
59 (5.696 %)Enterprise Architecture
67 (4.430 %)Supplier Management
75 (3.165 %)UML
75 (3.165 %)Network Design
75 (3.165 %)Web Development
84 (2.532 %)Problem Management
84 (2.532 %)Performance Management
84 (2.532 %)Security Cleared
84 (2.532 %)Data Architecture
84 (2.532 %)Software Testing
93 (1.899 %)GAP Analysis
93 (1.899 %)Validation
93 (1.899 %)ITIL
93 (1.899 %)PRINCE2
101 (0.633 %)Service Delivery
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (10.76 %)Java
211 (6.962 %)C
38 (5.063 %)Perl
38 (5.063 %)SQL
46 (3.797 %)Embedded C
46 (3.797 %)AWK
53 (1.899 %)PHP
61 (0.633 %)C++
61 (0.633 %)JavaScript
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
140 (25.32 %)Degree
210 (6.329 %)Cisco Certification
36 (3.797 %)PhD
44 (2.532 %)CCNA
53 (1.899 %)CCNP
62 (1.266 %)ISEB
62 (1.266 %)CCIE
71 (0.633 %)CCDP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.532 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.532 %)OpenView
21 (0.633 %)CiscoWorks
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (14.56 %)BEA
29 (5.696 %)Ericsson
29 (5.696 %)Cisco
34 (2.532 %)Oracle
34 (2.532 %)Business Objects
34 (2.532 %)Nortel
34 (2.532 %)Motorola
34 (2.532 %)Nokia
34 (2.532 %)Sony
43 (1.899 %)Remedy
52 (1.266 %)Lucent
52 (1.266 %)Alcatel
52 (1.266 %)Microsoft
52 (1.266 %)HP
61 (0.633 %)Compaq
61 (0.633 %)Avaya
61 (0.633 %)Anite