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The table below looks at the demand for 2.5G skills within the England region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 2.5G over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link2.5G
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank846894
Rank change on same period last yearUp+48
Matching permanent IT job ads2278
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.034 %
As % of the category below0.078 %0.214 %
Salaries quoted1864
Average minimum salary£47,333£40,576
Average salary£51,639£43,318
% change on same period last year+19.20 %
Average maximum salary£55,944£46,061
UK excluding London average salary£42,786£43,813
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
England
Matching permanent IT job ads2832336414
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled16.40 %15.67 %
Salaries quoted2420629279
Average minimum salary£38,046£38,691
Average salary£40,918£41,526
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Average maximum salary£43,790£44,361
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
2.5G UK2.5G
UK

2.5G
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing 2.5G across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

England 2.5G Demand Trend

2.5G
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 2.5G across the England region.

England 2.5G Salary Trend

2.5G
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 2.5G across the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

England 2.5G Salary Histogram

2.5G
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2.5G within the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
LondonUp+5613£57,273+33.64 %
South EastUp+217£42,900-3.82 %
South WestNew entry-1£40,000-
East of EnglandUp+101£45,000+8.59 %
2.5G UK2.5G
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2.5G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing 2.5G 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 2.5G.

134 (97.14 %)3G
220 (57.14 %)2G
316 (45.71 %)GPRS
415 (42.86 %)GSM
513 (37.14 %)C
612 (34.29 %)C++
612 (34.29 %)UMTS
710 (28.57 %)Symbian OS
710 (28.57 %)Handset
710 (28.57 %)Assembly Language
710 (28.57 %)Symbian
710 (28.57 %)UML
710 (28.57 %)OOP
710 (28.57 %)OOD
88 (22.86 %)Embedded C++
88 (22.86 %)3GPP
88 (22.86 %)Agile Software Development
97 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
97 (20.00 %)Telecoms
106 (17.14 %)AWK
106 (17.14 %)WCDMA
106 (17.14 %)UNIX
106 (17.14 %)Perl
106 (17.14 %)Degree
106 (17.14 %)Wireshark
106 (17.14 %)GGSN
106 (17.14 %)SGSN
115 (14.29 %)Project Management
115 (14.29 %)Wireless
124 (11.43 %)MS Excel

2.5G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing 2.5G 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 2.5G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (11.43 %)MS Excel
23 (8.571 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (97.14 %)3G
220 (57.14 %)2G
316 (45.71 %)GPRS
415 (42.86 %)GSM
512 (34.29 %)UMTS
68 (22.86 %)3GPP
77 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
86 (17.14 %)WCDMA
86 (17.14 %)Wireshark
86 (17.14 %)GGSN
86 (17.14 %)SGSN
95 (14.29 %)Wireless
102 (5.714 %)HSDPA
102 (5.714 %)Wi-Fi
102 (5.714 %)DVB
102 (5.714 %)TETRA
102 (5.714 %)WiMAX
102 (5.714 %)HSUPA
111 (2.857 %)RTP
111 (2.857 %)TELNET
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.857 %)ClearCase
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (20.00 %)Telecoms
23 (8.571 %)Finance
23 (8.571 %)Electric
23 (8.571 %)Manufacturing
23 (8.571 %)Electronics
23 (8.571 %)Marketing
31 (2.857 %)Multimedia
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (31.43 %)Software Engineer
27 (20.00 %)Consultant
35 (14.29 %)Senior Software Engineer
44 (11.43 %)Test Engineer
53 (8.571 %)Audio Engineer
53 (8.571 %)Architect
53 (8.571 %)Management Consultant
62 (5.714 %)Developer
62 (5.714 %)C++ Developer
62 (5.714 %)C++ Software Engineer
62 (5.714 %)RF Engineer
71 (2.857 %)Integration Consultant
71 (2.857 %)C Developer
71 (2.857 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
71 (2.857 %)Hardware Engineer
71 (2.857 %)Systems Test Engineer
71 (2.857 %)Technical Account Manager
71 (2.857 %)Technical Manager
71 (2.857 %)Test Consultant
71 (2.857 %)C++ Software Developer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (28.57 %)Handset
23 (8.571 %)Korean Language
31 (2.857 %)Streaming Video
31 (2.857 %)Computer Science
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (28.57 %)Symbian OS
26 (17.14 %)UNIX
31 (2.857 %)Linux
31 (2.857 %)VxWorks
31 (2.857 %)pSOS
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (28.57 %)UML
110 (28.57 %)OOP
110 (28.57 %)OOD
28 (22.86 %)Agile Software Development
35 (14.29 %)Project Management
43 (8.571 %)Validation
43 (8.571 %)CAD
43 (8.571 %)Performance Management
52 (5.714 %)OO
61 (2.857 %)Configuration Management
61 (2.857 %)Requirements Management
61 (2.857 %)System Testing
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (37.14 %)C
212 (34.29 %)C++
310 (28.57 %)Assembly Language
48 (22.86 %)Embedded C++
56 (17.14 %)AWK
56 (17.14 %)Perl
61 (2.857 %)Embedded C
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (17.14 %)Degree
23 (8.571 %)HNC
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (28.57 %)Symbian
23 (8.571 %)Cadence
31 (2.857 %)Anite