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The table below looks at the demand for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) skills within the Bristol 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
Rank112113
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads2520
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.009 %
As % of the category below4.153 %4.415 %
Salaries quoted2215
Average minimum salary£32,227£34,800
Average salary£35,068£43,633
% change on same period last year-19.62 %
Average maximum salary£37,909£52,467
UK excluding London average salary£43,009£47,015
% change on same period last year-8.52 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads602453
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.348 %0.195 %
Salaries quoted546375
Average minimum salary£33,599£31,219
Average salary£36,475£34,743
% change on same period last year+4.98 %
Average maximum salary£39,351£38,267
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
UMTS South WestUMTS
South West

UMTS
Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol UMTS Salary Trend

UMTS
Salary Histogram

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

Bristol UMTS Salary Histogram

UMTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

133 (91.67 %)GSM
225 (69.44 %)GPRS
319 (52.78 %)Validation
417 (47.22 %)Telecoms
516 (44.44 %)Handset
611 (30.56 %)3G
710 (27.78 %)Nokia
89 (25.00 %)NetHawk
97 (19.44 %)UTRAN
106 (16.67 %)UNIX
115 (13.89 %)Linux
115 (13.89 %)C
115 (13.89 %)Business Objects
115 (13.89 %)BusinessObjects
115 (13.89 %)Network Design
115 (13.89 %)Metrica
124 (11.11 %)Network Planning
124 (11.11 %)SIGTRAN
124 (11.11 %)SS7
124 (11.11 %)Mapinfo
133 (8.333 %)C++
133 (8.333 %)LDAP
133 (8.333 %)X.500
133 (8.333 %)Pensions
133 (8.333 %)HSDPA
142 (5.556 %)2G
142 (5.556 %)RNC
142 (5.556 %)Marketing
142 (5.556 %)Network Security
142 (5.556 %)GIS

UMTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (13.89 %)Metrica
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
133 (91.67 %)GSM
225 (69.44 %)GPRS
311 (30.56 %)3G
47 (19.44 %)UTRAN
54 (11.11 %)SS7
54 (11.11 %)SIGTRAN
63 (8.333 %)HSDPA
63 (8.333 %)X.500
63 (8.333 %)LDAP
72 (5.556 %)2G
72 (5.556 %)WCDMA
72 (5.556 %)RNC
72 (5.556 %)Network Security
81 (2.778 %)LTE
81 (2.778 %)WiMAX
81 (2.778 %)3GPP
81 (2.778 %)Wireless
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (13.89 %)BusinessObjects
22 (5.556 %)GIS
22 (5.556 %)Data Mining
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (47.22 %)Telecoms
23 (8.333 %)Pensions
32 (5.556 %)Marketing
41 (2.778 %)Insurance
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (52.78 %)Radio Engineer
216 (44.44 %)Hardware Engineer
35 (13.89 %)Software Engineer
43 (8.333 %)Telecoms Engineer
43 (8.333 %)C Software Engineer
43 (8.333 %)Network Planner
52 (5.556 %)Support Engineer
52 (5.556 %)C++ Software Engineer
52 (5.556 %)Network Manager
52 (5.556 %)Network Support
52 (5.556 %)Support Manager
52 (5.556 %)Senior Support Engineer
52 (5.556 %)Systems Engineer
61 (2.778 %)Senior Systems Engineer
61 (2.778 %)Graduate
61 (2.778 %)Software Developer
61 (2.778 %)Developer
61 (2.778 %)Consultant
61 (2.778 %)Network Engineer
61 (2.778 %)UNIX Engineer
Bristol IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (44.44 %)Handset
21 (2.778 %)Computer Science
Bristol IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (16.67 %)UNIX
25 (13.89 %)Linux
31 (2.778 %)Solaris
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (52.78 %)Validation
25 (13.89 %)Network Design
34 (11.11 %)Network Planning
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (13.89 %)C
23 (8.333 %)C++
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.778 %)Degree
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (27.78 %)Nokia
29 (25.00 %)NetHawk
35 (13.89 %)Business Objects
44 (11.11 %)Mapinfo
51 (2.778 %)Sun