The first table below looks at the demand for 3G skills in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 3G over the 3 months to 22 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 East of England region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
3G
Rank 234 211 179
Rank change year-on-year
-23 -32
Permanent jobs citing 3G 31 63 89
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.374% 0.711% 0.948%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.743% 3.830% 4.877%
Number of salaries quoted 26 54 85
Average salary £35,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.47% +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,250 £33,250 £33,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £50,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+11.76% -
All Communications & Networking
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
1779 1645 1825
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 21.45% 18.56% 19.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1438 1315 1472
Average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £27,616 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
3G
England

3G
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England 3G Jobs Demand Trend

3G
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 3G across the East of England region.

East of England 3G Salary Trend

3G
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 3G across the East of England region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

East of England 3G Salary Histogram

3G
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3G within the East of England region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cambridgeshire -13 12 £50,000 +17.64%
Hertfordshire +1 10 £25,000 -44.44%
Bedfordshire -14 6 £55,000 +37.50%
Suffolk - 3 £72,500 -
3G
England

3G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing 3G 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 3G.

1 29 (47.54%) 2G
2 28 (45.90%) C
3 24 (39.34%) Windows
4 21 (34.43%) Degree
5 20 (32.79%) Telecoms
6 18 (29.51%) Microsoft
7 17 (27.87%) GSM
8 15 (24.59%) Python
8 15 (24.59%) LTE
9 14 (22.95%) 3GPP
9 14 (22.95%) WCDMA
9 14 (22.95%) Blackberry
9 14 (22.95%) Wireless
9 14 (22.95%) Validation
10 13 (21.31%) C++
11 12 (19.67%) Perl
11 12 (19.67%) Linux
11 12 (19.67%) GPRS
12 11 (18.03%) HSPA
12 11 (18.03%) System Testing
12 11 (18.03%) Unit Testing
12 11 (18.03%) 4G
13 10 (16.39%) Embedded C
13 10 (16.39%) SLA
14 8 (13.11%) WAN
14 8 (13.11%) Internet
14 8 (13.11%) LAN
14 8 (13.11%) Computer Science
15 7 (11.48%) iPhone
15 7 (11.48%) Legal

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing 3G 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 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (3.279%) HTML
2 1 (1.639%) .NET Framework
2 1 (1.639%) .NET Compact Framework
2 1 (1.639%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 5 (8.197%) MS Exchange
2 1 (1.639%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (1.639%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (1.639%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.639%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 5 (8.197%) MS Office
2 2 (3.279%) XMetaL
2 2 (3.279%) FrameMaker
2 2 (3.279%) MS Excel
2 2 (3.279%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.639%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 29 (47.54%) 2G
2 17 (27.87%) GSM
3 15 (24.59%) LTE
4 14 (22.95%) 3GPP
4 14 (22.95%) WCDMA
4 14 (22.95%) Wireless
5 12 (19.67%) GPRS
6 11 (18.03%) HSPA
6 11 (18.03%) 4G
7 8 (13.11%) WAN
7 8 (13.11%) Internet
7 8 (13.11%) LAN
8 7 (11.48%) Ethernet
9 6 (9.836%) TCP/IP
9 6 (9.836%) UMTS
10 5 (8.197%) OFDM
10 5 (8.197%) MIMO
10 5 (8.197%) Bluetooth
10 5 (8.197%) 2.5G
11 4 (6.557%) UTRAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.918%) MySQL
2 2 (3.279%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.639%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 3 (4.918%) Subversion
2 2 (3.279%) LabVIEW
2 2 (3.279%) XMLSpy
3 1 (1.639%) GCC
3 1 (1.639%) ClearCase
3 1 (1.639%) ClearQuest
General
1 20 (32.79%) Telecoms
2 7 (11.48%) Legal
3 4 (6.557%) Marketing
4 3 (4.918%) Manufacturing
4 3 (4.918%) Electronics
5 1 (1.639%) Portuguese Language
5 1 (1.639%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 11 (18.03%) Analyst
1 11 (18.03%) Support Analyst
1 11 (18.03%) IT Support
1 11 (18.03%) Development Engineer
1 11 (18.03%) Senior Development Engineer
2 8 (13.11%) Software Engineer
3 7 (11.48%) IT Support Analyst
4 4 (6.557%) Help Desk Manager
4 4 (6.557%) IT Manager
4 4 (6.557%) Help Desk Support
4 4 (6.557%) Test Engineer
4 4 (6.557%) Support Manager
4 4 (6.557%) IT Support Manager
4 4 (6.557%) DSP Engineer
4 4 (6.557%) Architect
5 3 (4.918%) Software Team Leader
5 3 (4.918%) Telephony Analyst
5 3 (4.918%) Technical Leader
5 3 (4.918%) C++ Team Leader
5 3 (4.918%) Embedded Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (22.95%) Blackberry
2 8 (13.11%) Computer Science
3 7 (11.48%) iPhone
4 2 (3.279%) ASIC
4 2 (3.279%) VHDL
4 2 (3.279%) Verilog
4 2 (3.279%) SystemC
4 2 (3.279%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.639%) CCTV
5 1 (1.639%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.639%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 24 (39.34%) Windows
2 12 (19.67%) Linux
3 7 (11.48%) Windows XP
4 6 (9.836%) Windows 7
5 5 (8.197%) Windows Server 2003
6 4 (6.557%) Android
6 4 (6.557%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (4.918%) Windows 8
7 3 (4.918%) Apple iOS
8 1 (1.639%) Windows Mobile
8 1 (1.639%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (22.95%) Validation
2 11 (18.03%) System Testing
2 11 (18.03%) Unit Testing
3 5 (8.197%) Digital Signal Processing
3 5 (8.197%) Signal Processing
4 4 (6.557%) Change Management
4 4 (6.557%) Software Engineering
4 4 (6.557%) Project Management
4 4 (6.557%) ITIL
4 4 (6.557%) OO
4 4 (6.557%) Embedded Software Development
4 4 (6.557%) Performance Management
4 4 (6.557%) Requirements Analysis
5 3 (4.918%) Test Automation
5 3 (4.918%) Manual Testing
5 3 (4.918%) Service Management
6 2 (3.279%) Regression Testing
6 2 (3.279%) Content Management
6 2 (3.279%) Agile Software Development
6 2 (3.279%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 28 (45.90%) C
2 15 (24.59%) Python
3 13 (21.31%) C++
4 12 (19.67%) Perl
5 10 (16.39%) Embedded C
6 5 (8.197%) MATLAB
7 3 (4.918%) PHP5
7 3 (4.918%) PHP
7 3 (4.918%) Embedded C++
7 3 (4.918%) PowerHouse
8 1 (1.639%) Ruby
8 1 (1.639%) PowerShell
8 1 (1.639%) Java
8 1 (1.639%) SQL
8 1 (1.639%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 21 (34.43%) Degree
2 4 (6.557%) Postgraduate
3 3 (4.918%) PhD
4 2 (3.279%) HNC
5 1 (1.639%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.639%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (16.39%) SLA
2 4 (6.557%) ISO 9000
3 2 (3.279%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (8.197%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.639%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (1.639%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.639%) Terminal Services
2 1 (1.639%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 1 (1.639%) WSUS
1 1 (1.639%) McAfee ePO
1 1 (1.639%) Sysprep
1 1 (1.639%) Norton AntiVirus
1 1 (1.639%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 18 (29.51%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.197%) VMware
3 4 (6.557%) Citrix
4 3 (4.918%) Cramer
5 2 (3.279%) Anite
5 2 (3.279%) Nokia
5 2 (3.279%) Siemens
5 2 (3.279%) Nokia Siemens Networks
6 1 (1.639%) Acronis
6 1 (1.639%) HP
6 1 (1.639%) Cisco
6 1 (1.639%) Symantec
6 1 (1.639%) McAfee
6 1 (1.639%) Apple
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