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The table below looks at the demand for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) skills within the Cambridge 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank129105
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching permanent IT job ads1521
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.089 %2.804 %
Salaries quoted1213
Average minimum salary£41,500£39,077
Average salary£47,625£44,500
% change on same period last year+7.02 %
Average maximum salary£53,750£49,923
UK excluding London average salary£43,612£45,985
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads718749
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.397 %0.314 %
Salaries quoted586595
Average minimum salary£35,192£33,572
Average salary£38,129£37,470
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
Average maximum salary£41,066£41,369
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
UMTS CambridgeshireUMTS
Cambridgeshire

UMTS
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge UMTS Salary Trend

UMTS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UMTS across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Cambridge UMTS Salary Histogram

UMTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

131 (83.78 %)Telecoms
228 (75.68 %)C
327 (72.97 %)GSM
424 (64.86 %)C++
522 (59.46 %)WCDMA
617 (45.95 %)3G
617 (45.95 %)Embedded C
617 (45.95 %)Linux
715 (40.54 %)2G
813 (35.14 %)3GPP
813 (35.14 %)TCP/IP
912 (32.43 %)UNIX
912 (32.43 %)Wireless
1011 (29.73 %)Automated Testing
1011 (29.73 %)Java
1011 (29.73 %)C#
1011 (29.73 %)ATM
116 (16.22 %)Embedded C++
125 (13.51 %)RANAP
134 (10.81 %)WiMAX
134 (10.81 %)STL
134 (10.81 %)Performance Management
134 (10.81 %)Degree
143 (8.108 %)GPRS
143 (8.108 %)Wi-Fi
143 (8.108 %)Configuration Management
143 (8.108 %)TETRA
152 (5.405 %)RNC
152 (5.405 %)UWB
152 (5.405 %)Bluetooth

UMTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (10.81 %)STL
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.405 %)MATLAB
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (72.97 %)GSM
222 (59.46 %)WCDMA
317 (45.95 %)3G
415 (40.54 %)2G
513 (35.14 %)TCP/IP
513 (35.14 %)3GPP
612 (32.43 %)Wireless
711 (29.73 %)ATM
85 (13.51 %)RANAP
94 (10.81 %)WiMAX
103 (8.108 %)TETRA
103 (8.108 %)GPRS
103 (8.108 %)Wi-Fi
112 (5.405 %)UTRAN
112 (5.405 %)Bluetooth
112 (5.405 %)RNC
112 (5.405 %)UWB
112 (5.405 %)OFDM
112 (5.405 %)MIMO
112 (5.405 %)LTE
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.703 %)Eclipse
11 (2.703 %)Subversion
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (83.78 %)Telecoms
21 (2.703 %)Aerospace
21 (2.703 %)Marketing
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (51.35 %)Software Engineer
211 (29.73 %)Test Engineer
211 (29.73 %)Software Test Engineer
34 (10.81 %)Field Engineer
34 (10.81 %)Service Manager
42 (5.405 %)Embedded Software Engineer
42 (5.405 %)DSP Engineer
51 (2.703 %)C Software Engineer
51 (2.703 %)Real Time Software Engineer
51 (2.703 %)Real Time Engineer
51 (2.703 %)Telecoms Project Manager
51 (2.703 %)Software Team Leader
51 (2.703 %)Principal Engineer
51 (2.703 %)Project Manager
51 (2.703 %)Team Leader
51 (2.703 %)Integration Engineer
51 (2.703 %)Consultant
51 (2.703 %)Sales Executive
51 (2.703 %)Sales Consultant
51 (2.703 %)Customer Engineer
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.703 %)Handset
11 (2.703 %)Computer Science
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (45.95 %)Linux
212 (32.43 %)UNIX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (29.73 %)Automated Testing
24 (10.81 %)Performance Management
33 (8.108 %)Configuration Management
42 (5.405 %)Project Management
42 (5.405 %)Business Development
51 (2.703 %)Product Marketing
51 (2.703 %)Software Testing
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (75.68 %)C
224 (64.86 %)C++
317 (45.95 %)Embedded C
411 (29.73 %)Java
411 (29.73 %)C#
56 (16.22 %)Embedded C++
61 (2.703 %)Assembly Language
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (10.81 %)Degree
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.703 %)QA
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (2.703 %)Nokia
11 (2.703 %)Siemens