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This section looks at the demand for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited WCDMA over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank12690
Rank change on same period last yearDown-36
Matching permanent IT job ads1638
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.016 %
As % of the category below2.041 %4.703 %
Salaries quoted1216
Average minimum salary£45,000£50,313
Average salary£46,875£50,625
% change on same period last year-7.40 %
Average maximum salary£48,750£50,938
UK excluding London average salary£41,576£40,263
% change on same period last year+3.26 %
Communications & Networking CambridgeCommunications & Networking
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads784808
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.409 %0.333 %
Salaries quoted656662
Average minimum salary£35,739£34,264
Average salary£38,533£37,906
% change on same period last year+1.65 %
Average maximum salary£41,328£41,549
UK excluding London average salary£37,379£39,687
% change on same period last year-5.81 %
WCDMA CambridgeshireWCDMA
Cambridgeshire

WCDMA
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge WCDMA Demand Trend

WCDMA
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge WCDMA Salary Trend

WCDMA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCDMA across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cambridge WCDMA Salary Histogram

WCDMA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing WCDMA 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 WCDMA.

128 (75.68 %)Telecoms
225 (67.57 %)C
322 (59.46 %)GSM
421 (56.76 %)UMTS
517 (45.95 %)3GPP
517 (45.95 %)C++
517 (45.95 %)3G
616 (43.24 %)2G
713 (35.14 %)UNIX
713 (35.14 %)Linux
812 (32.43 %)Embedded C
911 (29.73 %)ATM
911 (29.73 %)Java
911 (29.73 %)C#
911 (29.73 %)TCP/IP
911 (29.73 %)Automated Testing
108 (21.62 %)Degree
108 (21.62 %)Wireless
116 (16.22 %)VHDL
125 (13.51 %)MATLAB
134 (10.81 %)MS Visio
134 (10.81 %)VoIP
134 (10.81 %)MS Project
134 (10.81 %)Performance Management
134 (10.81 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
134 (10.81 %)MS PowerPoint
143 (8.108 %)CDMA
143 (8.108 %)Wi-Fi
143 (8.108 %)UTRAN
143 (8.108 %)WiMAX

WCDMA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing WCDMA 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 WCDMA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
15 (13.51 %)MATLAB
24 (10.81 %)MS PowerPoint
24 (10.81 %)MS Project
24 (10.81 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
122 (59.46 %)GSM
221 (56.76 %)UMTS
317 (45.95 %)3GPP
317 (45.95 %)3G
416 (43.24 %)2G
511 (29.73 %)TCP/IP
511 (29.73 %)ATM
68 (21.62 %)Wireless
74 (10.81 %)VoIP
83 (8.108 %)CDMA
83 (8.108 %)UTRAN
83 (8.108 %)Wi-Fi
83 (8.108 %)WiMAX
83 (8.108 %)RNC
92 (5.405 %)ASN.1
101 (2.703 %)GPRS
101 (2.703 %)Broadband
General
128 (75.68 %)Telecoms
22 (5.405 %)Electronics
31 (2.703 %)Aerospace
31 (2.703 %)Marketing
Job Titles
114 (37.84 %)Software Engineer
211 (29.73 %)Test Engineer
211 (29.73 %)Software Test Engineer
35 (13.51 %)Field Engineer
44 (10.81 %)Service Manager
53 (8.108 %)Technical Support
53 (8.108 %)Support Engineer
53 (8.108 %)Technical Engineer
53 (8.108 %)Training Manager
53 (8.108 %)Technical Support Engineer
53 (8.108 %)GSM Engineer
62 (5.405 %)DSP Engineer
62 (5.405 %)Architect
62 (5.405 %)Embedded Software Engineer
71 (2.703 %)Senior Software Engineer
71 (2.703 %)Graduate
71 (2.703 %)Real Time Software Engineer
71 (2.703 %)Real Time Embedded Engineer
71 (2.703 %)Real Time Engineer
71 (2.703 %)Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
16 (16.22 %)VHDL
24 (10.81 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
31 (2.703 %)Computer Science
31 (2.703 %)Verilog
31 (2.703 %)Firmware
Operating Systems
113 (35.14 %)UNIX
113 (35.14 %)Linux
22 (5.405 %)VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
111 (29.73 %)Automated Testing
24 (10.81 %)Performance Management
32 (5.405 %)EDA
41 (2.703 %)Product Marketing
41 (2.703 %)Network Planning
Programming Languages
125 (67.57 %)C
217 (45.95 %)C++
312 (32.43 %)Embedded C
411 (29.73 %)Java
411 (29.73 %)C#
51 (2.703 %)Assembly Language
Qualifications
18 (21.62 %)Degree
22 (5.405 %)PhD
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