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This section looks at the demand for Handsets skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Handsets
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank217232
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads5559
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.025 %
As % of the category below2.089 %2.273 %
Salaries quoted5349
Average minimum salary£45,434£34,189
Average salary£47,179£40,132
% change on same period last year+17.55 %
Average maximum salary£48,925£46,075
UK excluding London average salary£38,170£36,664
% change on same period last year+4.10 %
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads26332596
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.417 %1.082 %
Salaries quoted22132152
Average minimum salary£34,585£36,702
Average salary£37,870£40,206
% change on same period last year-5.81 %
Average maximum salary£41,154£43,711
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Handset EnglandHandset
England

Handset
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Handset across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

East of England Handset Demand Trend

Handset
Salary Trend

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

East of England Handset Salary Trend

Handset
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Handset across the East of England region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

East of England Handset Salary Histogram

Handset
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Handset within the East of England region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
CambridgeshireDown-1050£47,653+23.01 %
HertfordshireUp+102£32,750-27.22 %
East AngliaNew entry-1£45,000-
EssexNew entry-1--
BedfordshireDown-71£55,000+22.22 %
Handset EnglandHandset
England

Handset
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England region citing Handset 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 Handset.

135 (37.23 %)J2ME
232 (34.04 %)Symbian
329 (30.85 %)Windows
329 (30.85 %)Windows Mobile
427 (28.72 %)iPhone
427 (28.72 %)Blackberry
524 (25.53 %)Wireless
524 (25.53 %)OO
622 (23.40 %)TETRA
622 (23.40 %)Social Network
622 (23.40 %)TDD
720 (21.28 %)WAP
819 (20.21 %)GSM
918 (19.15 %)C++
918 (19.15 %)C
1017 (18.09 %)Requirements Analysis
1114 (14.89 %)GPRS
1213 (13.83 %)Telecoms
1312 (12.77 %)Degree
1411 (11.70 %)MATLAB
1510 (10.64 %)Java
167 (7.447 %)Electronics
167 (7.447 %)Series 60
176 (6.383 %)Wi-Fi
185 (5.319 %)Automated Testing
185 (5.319 %)Regression Testing
185 (5.319 %)Sony
185 (5.319 %)Games
185 (5.319 %)CDMA
185 (5.319 %)3GPP

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England region citing Handset 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 Handset. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (37.23 %)J2ME
220 (21.28 %)WAP
37 (7.447 %)Series 60
42 (2.128 %)AJAX
51 (1.064 %).NET
51 (1.064 %)WinForms
East of England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.064 %)MS Exchange
11 (1.064 %)Exchange Server 2007
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (11.70 %)MATLAB
21 (1.064 %)MS Office
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (25.53 %)Wireless
222 (23.40 %)TETRA
319 (20.21 %)GSM
414 (14.89 %)GPRS
56 (6.383 %)Wi-Fi
65 (5.319 %)CDMA
65 (5.319 %)3GPP
74 (4.255 %)3G
83 (3.191 %)VoIP
92 (2.128 %)802.11
92 (2.128 %)DECT
101 (1.064 %)ATM
101 (1.064 %)UMTS
101 (1.064 %)LAN
101 (1.064 %)MGCP
101 (1.064 %)H.323
101 (1.064 %)IPCC
101 (1.064 %)IP Telephony
101 (1.064 %)WiMAX
101 (1.064 %)Cisco ICM
East of England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.191 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.064 %)TestDirector
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (13.83 %)Telecoms
27 (7.447 %)Electronics
35 (5.319 %)Games
43 (3.191 %)Mobile Games
52 (2.128 %)Multimedia
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (14.89 %)Developer
213 (13.83 %)Software Engineer
310 (10.64 %)Test Engineer
46 (6.383 %)Software Test Engineer
46 (6.383 %)C++ Developer
46 (6.383 %)C Developer
54 (4.255 %)DSP Engineer
54 (4.255 %)Lead Developer
54 (4.255 %)Architect
54 (4.255 %)Software Architect
54 (4.255 %)Applications Developer
63 (3.191 %)Hardware Design Engineer
63 (3.191 %)Design Engineer
63 (3.191 %)Hardware Engineer
72 (2.128 %)Systems Test Engineer
72 (2.128 %)Electronics Engineer
72 (2.128 %)DSP Software Engineer
72 (2.128 %)Multimedia Engineer
72 (2.128 %)Embedded Software Engineer
72 (2.128 %)Systems Engineer
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (28.72 %)Blackberry
127 (28.72 %)iPhone
222 (23.40 %)Social Network
33 (3.191 %)Computer Science
42 (2.128 %)Streaming Media
42 (2.128 %)Web 2.0
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (30.85 %)Windows
129 (30.85 %)Windows Mobile
22 (2.128 %)Symbian OS
31 (1.064 %)Windows CE
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (25.53 %)OO
222 (23.40 %)TDD
317 (18.09 %)Requirements Analysis
45 (5.319 %)Automated Testing
45 (5.319 %)Regression Testing
54 (4.255 %)IC Design
63 (3.191 %)Validation
72 (2.128 %)Configuration Management
81 (1.064 %)Software Testing
81 (1.064 %)Business Development
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (19.15 %)C
118 (19.15 %)C++
210 (10.64 %)Java
33 (3.191 %)C#
33 (3.191 %)Embedded C
42 (2.128 %)Assembly Language
51 (1.064 %)Perl
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (12.77 %)Degree
22 (2.128 %)Cisco Certification
22 (2.128 %)CCVP
31 (1.064 %)CCNP
31 (1.064 %)CCNA
31 (1.064 %)ISEB
East of England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.064 %)QA
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (34.04 %)Symbian
25 (5.319 %)Ericsson
25 (5.319 %)Motorola
25 (5.319 %)Nokia
25 (5.319 %)Sony
33 (3.191 %)EMC
42 (2.128 %)Cisco
51 (1.064 %)Microsoft
51 (1.064 %)Oracle