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This section looks at the demand for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) 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 GSM over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGlobal System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank175110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-65
Matching permanent IT job ads95219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.097 %
As % of the category below3.476 %6.683 %
Salaries quoted73140
Average minimum salary£38,842£37,560
Average salary£40,897£41,437
% change on same period last year-1.30 %
Average maximum salary£42,952£45,313
UK excluding London average salary£40,529£40,058
% change on same period last year+1.17 %
Communications & Networking BerkshireCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27333277
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.340 %1.451 %
Salaries quoted22812548
Average minimum salary£40,305£40,428
Average salary£43,234£43,622
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Average maximum salary£46,163£46,817
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
GSM South EastGSM
South East

GSM
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire GSM Demand Trend

GSM
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire GSM Salary Trend

GSM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GSM across the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

Berkshire GSM Salary Histogram

GSM
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GSM within the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1SloughDown-127£35,185-27.82 %
2ReadingDown-1421£44,406+9.76 %
3NewburyDown-61--
GSM South EastGSM
South East

GSM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing GSM also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing GSM.

1107 (68.59 %)GPRS
287 (55.77 %)UMTS
368 (43.59 %)Handset
461 (39.10 %)Telecoms
545 (28.85 %)Wireless
643 (27.56 %)Software Engineering
736 (23.08 %)3G
736 (23.08 %)Unix
835 (22.44 %)CDMA
925 (16.03 %)2G
1024 (15.38 %)SS7
1024 (15.38 %)Degree
1123 (14.74 %)WAP
1222 (14.10 %)Java
1321 (13.46 %)Service Delivery
1419 (12.18 %)Internet
1517 (10.90 %)2.5G
1517 (10.90 %)MS Excel
1616 (10.26 %)HNC
1616 (10.26 %)Validation
1616 (10.26 %)Korean Language
1616 (10.26 %)MS PowerPoint
1715 (9.615 %)Perl
1814 (8.974 %)SMS
1913 (8.333 %)TETRA
1913 (8.333 %)Back Office
2012 (7.692 %)Cisco
2012 (7.692 %)PHP
2012 (7.692 %)Billing
2111 (7.051 %)Marketing

GSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing GSM also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing GSM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
123 (14.74 %)WAP
26 (3.846 %)Middleware
34 (2.564 %)XML
34 (2.564 %).NET
43 (1.923 %)J2EE
43 (1.923 %)SOAP
43 (1.923 %)WebServices
52 (1.282 %)HTML
52 (1.282 %)LAMP
52 (1.282 %)AJAX
61 (0.641 %)ActiveX
61 (0.641 %)WML
61 (0.641 %)ASP
61 (0.641 %)ASP.NET
Application Platforms
14 (2.564 %)WebLogic
21 (0.641 %)IIS
21 (0.641 %)JBoss
21 (0.641 %)LiveLink
Applications
117 (10.90 %)MS Excel
216 (10.26 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.641 %)MS Office
31 (0.641 %)MATLAB
Communications & Networking
1107 (68.59 %)GPRS
287 (55.77 %)UMTS
345 (28.85 %)Wireless
436 (23.08 %)3G
535 (22.44 %)CDMA
625 (16.03 %)2G
724 (15.38 %)SS7
819 (12.18 %)Internet
917 (10.90 %)2.5G
1014 (8.974 %)SMS
1113 (8.333 %)TETRA
1211 (7.051 %)TCP/IP
137 (4.487 %)RANAP
137 (4.487 %)GGSN
137 (4.487 %)SGSN
146 (3.846 %)HTTP
154 (2.564 %)SDH
163 (1.923 %)Broadband
163 (1.923 %)VoIP
163 (1.923 %)HSDPA
Database & Business Intelligence
16 (3.846 %)Data Mining
25 (3.205 %)BusinessObjects
31 (0.641 %)SQL Server
31 (0.641 %)Crystal Reports
Development Applications
11 (0.641 %)Rational Rose
11 (0.641 %)TestDirector
11 (0.641 %)LabVIEW
General
161 (39.10 %)Telecoms
213 (8.333 %)Back Office
312 (7.692 %)Billing
411 (7.051 %)Marketing
53 (1.923 %)Insurance
53 (1.923 %)Pensions
53 (1.923 %)Finance
62 (1.282 %)Education
71 (0.641 %)Police
Job Titles
155 (35.26 %)Test Engineer
232 (20.51 %)Field Engineer
322 (14.10 %)Tester
421 (13.46 %)Analyst
520 (12.82 %)Test Analyst
619 (12.18 %)Integration Test Analyst
619 (12.18 %)Integration Analyst
714 (8.974 %)Software Engineer
714 (8.974 %)Messaging Specialist
813 (8.333 %)Architect
911 (7.051 %)Technical Architect
109 (5.769 %)Test Specialist
117 (4.487 %)Network Engineer
125 (3.205 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
134 (2.564 %)Consultant
134 (2.564 %)Senior Software Engineer
143 (1.923 %)C++ Software Engineer
143 (1.923 %)Sales Consultant
143 (1.923 %)Presales Consultant
143 (1.923 %)Implementation Specialist
Miscellaneous
168 (43.59 %)Handset
216 (10.26 %)Korean Language
34 (2.564 %)Blackberry
43 (1.923 %)N-Tier
43 (1.923 %)Clustering
52 (1.282 %)Web 2.0
52 (1.282 %)Management Information System
61 (0.641 %)Device Driver
61 (0.641 %)Smartcard
61 (0.641 %)Smartphone
61 (0.641 %)Pocket PC
61 (0.641 %)Statistics
Operating Systems
136 (23.08 %)Unix
29 (5.769 %)Windows
38 (5.128 %)Linux
38 (5.128 %)Windows NT
45 (3.205 %)Solaris
53 (1.923 %)Windows Mobile
62 (1.282 %)Windows CE
71 (0.641 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (0.641 %)Symbian OS
71 (0.641 %)Windows XP Embedded
71 (0.641 %)Windows XP
71 (0.641 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
143 (27.56 %)Software Engineering
221 (13.46 %)Service Delivery
316 (10.26 %)Validation
49 (5.769 %)Product Marketing
58 (5.128 %)Configuration Management
66 (3.846 %)Software Testing
66 (3.846 %)Migration
73 (1.923 %)Risk Assessment
73 (1.923 %)Enterprise Architecture
73 (1.923 %)Project Management
73 (1.923 %)SOA
73 (1.923 %)Network Planning
82 (1.282 %)Network Design
82 (1.282 %)Web Development
82 (1.282 %)UML
82 (1.282 %)OOD
91 (0.641 %)ITIL
91 (0.641 %)OOA/OOD
91 (0.641 %)OO
91 (0.641 %)IC Design
Programming Languages
122 (14.10 %)Java
215 (9.615 %)Perl
312 (7.692 %)PHP
411 (7.051 %)C
58 (5.128 %)C++
67 (4.487 %)SQL
73 (1.923 %)VB
73 (1.923 %)JavaScript
82 (1.282 %)C#
91 (0.641 %)VB.NET
91 (0.641 %)VC++
91 (0.641 %)Embedded C
91 (0.641 %)VB6
Qualifications
124 (15.38 %)Degree
216 (10.26 %)HNC
38 (5.128 %)Cisco Certification
47 (4.487 %)ISEB
55 (3.205 %)CCNA
63 (1.923 %)ISEB Practitioner
71 (0.641 %)MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.564 %)QA
Systems Management
13 (1.923 %)OpenView
Vendors
112 (7.692 %)Cisco
210 (6.410 %)Nortel
37 (4.487 %)Redknee
45 (3.205 %)Business Objects
54 (2.564 %)Mapinfo
54 (2.564 %)Cramer
63 (1.923 %)BEA
72 (1.282 %)Avaya
72 (1.282 %)Oracle
72 (1.282 %)Symbian
81 (0.641 %)Cognos
81 (0.641 %)Microsoft
81 (0.641 %)HP
81 (0.641 %)Compaq
81 (0.641 %)Remedy
81 (0.641 %)Alcatel
81 (0.641 %)Ericsson
81 (0.641 %)Nokia
81 (0.641 %)Anite
81 (0.641 %)NetHawk
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