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The table below looks at the demand for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) 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 UMTS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank200235
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching permanent IT job ads5855
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.024 %
As % of the category below2.379 %1.758 %
Salaries quoted5143
Average minimum salary£41,078£47,442
Average salary£45,569£50,384
% change on same period last year-9.55 %
Average maximum salary£50,059£53,326
UK excluding London average salary£43,009£47,015
% change on same period last year-8.52 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads24383129
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.411 %1.346 %
Salaries quoted20942394
Average minimum salary£39,606£40,303
Average salary£43,119£43,527
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum salary£46,632£46,750
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
UMTS South EastUMTS
South East

UMTS
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire UMTS Demand Trend

UMTS
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire UMTS Salary Trend

UMTS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UMTS across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Berkshire UMTS Salary Histogram

UMTS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UMTS within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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+1521£45,789-14.61 %
NewburyNew entry-4£55,000-
ReadingUp+272£61,250+16.66 %
UMTS South EastUMTS
South East

UMTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing UMTS 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 UMTS.

188 (72.73 %)GSM
269 (57.02 %)GPRS
360 (49.59 %)Telecoms
437 (30.58 %)Java
533 (27.27 %)WAP
627 (22.31 %)Wireless
725 (20.66 %)Handset
725 (20.66 %)UNIX
822 (18.18 %)3G
822 (18.18 %)Degree
920 (16.53 %)SQL
1018 (14.88 %)Internet
1117 (14.05 %)Oracle
1117 (14.05 %)TCP/IP
1216 (13.22 %)C++
1314 (11.57 %)WebLogic
1314 (11.57 %)XML
1314 (11.57 %)Linux
1314 (11.57 %)CDMA
1413 (10.74 %)SSL
1413 (10.74 %)HP
1413 (10.74 %)WML
1413 (10.74 %)Perl
1413 (10.74 %)Software Engineering
1512 (9.917 %)Requirements Analysis
1512 (9.917 %)HTTPS
1512 (9.917 %)VoIP
1512 (9.917 %)SS7
1512 (9.917 %)TIBCO
1512 (9.917 %)Validation

UMTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing UMTS 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 UMTS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (27.27 %)WAP
214 (11.57 %)XML
313 (10.74 %)WML
49 (7.438 %)J2ME
49 (7.438 %)J2SE
49 (7.438 %)J2EE
54 (3.306 %).NET
63 (2.479 %)Middleware
63 (2.479 %)LAMP
63 (2.479 %)MIDP
63 (2.479 %)AJAX
63 (2.479 %)BREW
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (11.57 %)WebLogic
29 (7.438 %)LiveLink
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (3.306 %)MS Excel
23 (2.479 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (1.653 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
188 (72.73 %)GSM
269 (57.02 %)GPRS
327 (22.31 %)Wireless
422 (18.18 %)3G
518 (14.88 %)Internet
617 (14.05 %)TCP/IP
714 (11.57 %)CDMA
813 (10.74 %)SSL
912 (9.917 %)HTTPS
912 (9.917 %)SS7
912 (9.917 %)VoIP
1011 (9.091 %)ISUP
1011 (9.091 %)INAP
118 (6.612 %)3GPP
127 (5.785 %)ATM
127 (5.785 %)CDMA2000
136 (4.959 %)MPLS
136 (4.959 %)RTP
136 (4.959 %)802.11
136 (4.959 %)HTTP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (3.306 %)Data Mining
21 (0.826 %)RDBMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
160 (49.59 %)Telecoms
29 (7.438 %)Education
36 (4.959 %)Law
36 (4.959 %)Marketing
45 (4.132 %)Billing
54 (3.306 %)Electric
54 (3.306 %)Finance
63 (2.479 %)Government
63 (2.479 %)Back Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (13.22 %)Software Engineer
214 (11.57 %)Architect
312 (9.917 %)Test Manager
411 (9.091 %)Test Analyst
411 (9.091 %)Analyst
411 (9.091 %)Integration Test Analyst
411 (9.091 %)Integration Analyst
510 (8.264 %)Telecoms Engineer
69 (7.438 %)Developer
78 (6.612 %)Build Manager
78 (6.612 %)Test Engineer
85 (4.132 %)Circuit Architect
85 (4.132 %)Network Architect
94 (3.306 %)GSM Engineer
94 (3.306 %)Senior Software Engineer
94 (3.306 %)C++ Software Engineer
94 (3.306 %)Tester
94 (3.306 %)Software Architect
103 (2.479 %)Technical Architect
103 (2.479 %)Consultant
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (20.66 %)Handset
25 (4.132 %)Computer Science
34 (3.306 %)Management Information System
43 (2.479 %)Korean Language
43 (2.479 %)Web 2.0
52 (1.653 %)Multithreading
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (20.66 %)UNIX
214 (11.57 %)Linux
310 (8.264 %)Windows
310 (8.264 %)Solaris
48 (6.612 %)HPUX
51 (0.826 %)VMS
51 (0.826 %)Tru64
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (10.74 %)Software Engineering
212 (9.917 %)Validation
212 (9.917 %)Requirements Analysis
310 (8.264 %)OOD
49 (7.438 %)OOP
56 (4.959 %)Software Testing
56 (4.959 %)Network Design
56 (4.959 %)Network Planning
56 (4.959 %)Security Cleared
64 (3.306 %)Risk Assessment
64 (3.306 %)Web Development
64 (3.306 %)Test Management
64 (3.306 %)RAD
64 (3.306 %)SSADM
64 (3.306 %)Configuration Management
64 (3.306 %)Process Management
73 (2.479 %)Service Delivery
73 (2.479 %)Migration
73 (2.479 %)Test Scripting
73 (2.479 %)Product Marketing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (30.58 %)Java
220 (16.53 %)SQL
316 (13.22 %)C++
413 (10.74 %)Perl
511 (9.091 %)C
610 (8.264 %)PHP
73 (2.479 %)VB
73 (2.479 %)JavaScript
81 (0.826 %)C#
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (18.18 %)Degree
28 (6.612 %)Cisco Certification
35 (4.132 %)ISEB
43 (2.479 %)HNC
52 (1.653 %)CCIE
52 (1.653 %)CCNA
61 (0.826 %)CCDP
61 (0.826 %)CCNP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (3.306 %)QA
21 (0.826 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.826 %)CiscoWorks
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (14.05 %)Oracle
213 (10.74 %)HP
312 (9.917 %)TIBCO
49 (7.438 %)Cisco
54 (3.306 %)Alcatel
63 (2.479 %)Nokia
63 (2.479 %)Cramer
63 (2.479 %)Yahoo!
63 (2.479 %)Google
63 (2.479 %)Symbian
72 (1.653 %)Microsoft
72 (1.653 %)Compaq
72 (1.653 %)BEA
72 (1.653 %)Lucent
81 (0.826 %)Nortel
81 (0.826 %)Anite