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This section looks at the demand for 2G skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 2G over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link2G
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank123129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads4839
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.016 %
As % of the category below5.106 %3.662 %
Salaries quoted2326
Average minimum salary£46,957£33,038
Average salary£47,978£39,000
% change on same period last year+23.02 %
Average maximum salary£49,000£44,962
UK excluding London average salary£40,278£43,323
% change on same period last year-7.02 %
Communications & Networking CambridgeshireCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads9401065
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.491 %0.439 %
Salaries quoted777893
Average minimum salary£35,420£34,183
Average salary£38,279£37,687
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Average maximum salary£41,138£41,191
UK excluding London average salary£37,379£39,687
% change on same period last year-5.81 %
2G East of England2G
East of England

2G
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing 2G across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Cambridgeshire 2G Demand Trend

2G
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 2G across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 2G Salary Trend

2G
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 2G across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire 2G Salary Histogram

2G
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing 2G within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 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
CambridgeUp+947£48,341+24.67 %
2G East of England2G
East of England

2G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing 2G 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 2G.

157 (93.44 %)Telecoms
248 (78.69 %)3G
332 (52.46 %)GSM
428 (45.90 %)C
527 (44.26 %)TCP/IP
624 (39.34 %)Linux
722 (36.07 %)Java
821 (34.43 %)UNIX
919 (31.15 %)C++
1017 (27.87 %)3GPP
1116 (26.23 %)WCDMA
1215 (24.59 %)UMTS
1313 (21.31 %)GPRS
1412 (19.67 %)ATM
1511 (18.03 %)Embedded C
1511 (18.03 %)C#
1511 (18.03 %)Automated Testing
166 (9.836 %)RNC
166 (9.836 %)Wireless
166 (9.836 %)Validation
166 (9.836 %)DHCP
175 (8.197 %)Middleware
175 (8.197 %)OO
175 (8.197 %)WiMAX
175 (8.197 %)Performance Management
184 (6.557 %)Software Engineering
184 (6.557 %)MKS
184 (6.557 %)Manufacturing
184 (6.557 %)Configuration Management
193 (4.918 %)ClearQuest

2G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing 2G 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 2G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
15 (8.197 %)Middleware
21 (1.639 %)Swing
Application Platforms
11 (1.639 %)Office Project Server
Applications
12 (3.279 %)MS Excel
21 (1.639 %)MATLAB
21 (1.639 %)MS Project
Communications & Networking
148 (78.69 %)3G
232 (52.46 %)GSM
327 (44.26 %)TCP/IP
417 (27.87 %)3GPP
516 (26.23 %)WCDMA
615 (24.59 %)UMTS
713 (21.31 %)GPRS
812 (19.67 %)ATM
96 (9.836 %)DHCP
96 (9.836 %)Wireless
96 (9.836 %)RNC
105 (8.197 %)WiMAX
113 (4.918 %)VoIP
122 (3.279 %)SSL
131 (1.639 %)Frame Relay
131 (1.639 %)2.5G
131 (1.639 %)BSS
131 (1.639 %)VPN
131 (1.639 %)SS7
131 (1.639 %)SCCP
Development Applications
13 (4.918 %)ClearQuest
21 (1.639 %)JUnit
21 (1.639 %)PVCS
21 (1.639 %)ClearCase
21 (1.639 %)Eclipse
General
157 (93.44 %)Telecoms
24 (6.557 %)Manufacturing
Job Titles
120 (32.79 %)Software Engineer
217 (27.87 %)Test Engineer
311 (18.03 %)Software Test Engineer
49 (14.75 %)Architect
49 (14.75 %)Support Engineer
58 (13.11 %)Senior Software Engineer
67 (11.48 %)Team Leader
67 (11.48 %)Java Team Leader
67 (11.48 %)Software Team Leader
75 (8.197 %)Senior Software Architect
75 (8.197 %)Software Architect
84 (6.557 %)Solutions Architect
84 (6.557 %)Developer
84 (6.557 %)Consultant
84 (6.557 %)Service Manager
84 (6.557 %)Technical Support
84 (6.557 %)GSM Engineer
84 (6.557 %)Technical Engineer
84 (6.557 %)Technical Support Engineer
84 (6.557 %)Solutions Consultant
Miscellaneous
11 (1.639 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
124 (39.34 %)Linux
221 (34.43 %)UNIX
32 (3.279 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
111 (18.03 %)Automated Testing
26 (9.836 %)Validation
35 (8.197 %)OO
35 (8.197 %)Performance Management
44 (6.557 %)Software Engineering
44 (6.557 %)Configuration Management
53 (4.918 %)System Testing
62 (3.279 %)Agile Software Development
62 (3.279 %)Data Management
71 (1.639 %)Network Planning
71 (1.639 %)Project Management
71 (1.639 %)OOD
71 (1.639 %)UML
71 (1.639 %)Project Planning
Programming Languages
128 (45.90 %)C
222 (36.07 %)Java
319 (31.15 %)C++
411 (18.03 %)Embedded C
411 (18.03 %)C#
53 (4.918 %)Perl
53 (4.918 %)Tcl
Qualifications
11 (1.639 %)Degree
Vendors
14 (6.557 %)MKS
22 (3.279 %)Microsoft
31 (1.639 %)Perforce
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