The first table below looks at the demand for 3GPP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 3GPP over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Bristol region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
Rank 119 108 -
Rank change year-on-year
-11 -
Permanent jobs citing 3GPP 3 6 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 0.173% 0.347% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.554% 2.326% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 0
Average salary £45,000 £47,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.26% -
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £45,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year
+22.22% -12.62%
All Communications & Networking
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
193 258 361
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 11.13% 14.91% 19.32%
Number of salaries quoted 154 223 268
Average salary £42,500 £37,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.86% +5.71%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,500 £20,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
3GPP
South West

3GPP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing 3GPP across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Bristol 3GPP Jobs Demand Trend

3GPP
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 3GPP across the Bristol region.

Bristol 3GPP Salary Trend

3GPP
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing 3GPP 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 3GPP.

1 4 (100.00%) 3G
1 4 (100.00%) LTE
2 3 (75.00%) Network Architecture
2 3 (75.00%) Linux
3 2 (50.00%) SQL Server
3 2 (50.00%) Windows
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (25.00%) C
4 1 (25.00%) Time Management
4 1 (25.00%) HSPA
4 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (25.00%) HSUPA
4 1 (25.00%) HSDPA
4 1 (25.00%) 2G
4 1 (25.00%) Validation
4 1 (25.00%) Anite
4 1 (25.00%) UMTS

3GPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing 3GPP 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 3GPP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) 3G
1 4 (100.00%) LTE
2 1 (25.00%) HSPA
2 1 (25.00%) HSUPA
2 1 (25.00%) HSDPA
2 1 (25.00%) 2G
2 1 (25.00%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Analysis Services
1 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Test Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Integration Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Systems Integration Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Test and Integration Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Systems Test Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Test Development Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Development Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Network Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (25.00%) Time Management
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Anite