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This section looks at the demand for 2G 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 2G over the last 3 months to 22 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link2G
Location
3 months to 22 May 2008Same period last year
Rank782767
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching permanent IT job ads139173
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.076 %
As % of the category below0.412 %0.494 %
Salaries quoted110135
Average minimum salary£39,185£37,090
Average salary£41,547£41,768
% change on same period last year-0.52 %
Average maximum salary£43,910£46,446
UK excluding London average salary£41,764£41,850
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Communications & Networking EnglandCommunications & Networking
England
Matching permanent IT job ads3373035048
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled16.68 %15.46 %
Salaries quoted2844028292
Average minimum salary£37,693£38,829
Average salary£40,482£41,791
% change on same period last year-3.13 %
Average maximum salary£43,271£44,753
UK excluding London average salary£37,712£39,227
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
2G UK2G
UK

2G
Demand Trend

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

England 2G Demand Trend

2G
Salary Trend

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

England 2G Salary Trend

2G
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 2G across the England region over the past 3 months.

England 2G Salary Histogram

2G
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2G within the England region over the past 3 months.

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
South EastDown-1138£49,990+6.75 %
East of EnglandDown-4330£44,395+11.23 %
LondonUp+4430£41,733+1.03 %
South WestDown-1818£33,559-0.81 %
YorkshireNew entry-17£34,794-
East MidlandsNew entry-2£38,750-
West MidlandsDown-172£32,000-20.00 %
North WestUp+51--
2G UK2G
UK

2G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the England region citing 2G also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing 2G.

1218 (73.90 %)3G
2112 (37.97 %)Telecoms
3102 (34.58 %)GSM
476 (25.76 %)C
565 (22.03 %)C++
662 (21.02 %)GPRS
756 (18.98 %)Linux
854 (18.31 %)Degree
951 (17.29 %)Unix
951 (17.29 %)Java
1045 (15.25 %)UMTS
1144 (14.92 %)2.5G
1243 (14.58 %)Wireless
1341 (13.90 %)VoIP
1435 (11.86 %)Windows
1534 (11.53 %)TCP/IP
1633 (11.19 %)Middleware
1730 (10.17 %)Smartphone
1730 (10.17 %)Windows Mobile
1826 (8.814 %)Finance
1826 (8.814 %)WCDMA
1925 (8.475 %)Validation
2024 (8.136 %)3GPP
2123 (7.797 %)Handset
2222 (7.458 %)Internet
2320 (6.780 %)Automated Testing
2419 (6.441 %)J2EE
2419 (6.441 %)SQL
2517 (5.763 %)JavaScript
2517 (5.763 %)HTML

2G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the England region citing 2G also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing 2G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
133 (11.19 %)Middleware
219 (6.441 %)J2EE
317 (5.763 %)HTML
48 (2.712 %)WAP
57 (2.373 %)ODBC
65 (1.695 %)J2ME
72 (0.678 %)XML
72 (0.678 %)KML
72 (0.678 %)WebSphere
81 (0.339 %)Swing
Application Platforms
110 (3.390 %)JBoss
22 (0.678 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (0.678 %)CMS
31 (0.339 %)Office Project Server
Applications
117 (5.763 %)MS Excel
216 (5.424 %)MS PowerPoint
34 (1.356 %)MS Office
42 (0.678 %)AutoCAD
42 (0.678 %)MATLAB
42 (0.678 %)Simulink
51 (0.339 %)MS Project
Business Applications
15 (1.695 %)Metrica
Communications & Networking
1218 (73.90 %)3G
2102 (34.58 %)GSM
362 (21.02 %)GPRS
445 (15.25 %)UMTS
544 (14.92 %)2.5G
643 (14.58 %)Wireless
741 (13.90 %)VoIP
834 (11.53 %)TCP/IP
926 (8.814 %)WCDMA
1024 (8.136 %)3GPP
1122 (7.458 %)Internet
1215 (5.085 %)BSS
1215 (5.085 %)SDH
1312 (4.068 %)ATM
1312 (4.068 %)CDMA
1411 (3.729 %)RNC
159 (3.051 %)SS7
167 (2.373 %)Intranet
176 (2.034 %)PBX
176 (2.034 %)WiMAX
Database & Business Intelligence
112 (4.068 %)BusinessObjects
27 (2.373 %)Oracle 10g
27 (2.373 %)Oracle 9i
33 (1.017 %)Oracle Reports
33 (1.017 %)GIS
42 (0.678 %)Oracle 8/8i
42 (0.678 %)Crystal Reports
Development Applications
18 (2.712 %)JUnit
21 (0.339 %)ClearCase
21 (0.339 %)Eclipse
General
1112 (37.97 %)Telecoms
226 (8.814 %)Finance
316 (5.424 %)Financial Institution
48 (2.712 %)Banking
48 (2.712 %)Health
48 (2.712 %)Electronics
56 (2.034 %)Marketing
65 (1.695 %)Online Banking
74 (1.356 %)Legal
74 (1.356 %)Manufacturing
83 (1.017 %)Retail
83 (1.017 %)Retail Banking
92 (0.678 %)Aerospace
92 (0.678 %)Automotive
101 (0.339 %)Multimedia
101 (0.339 %)Pensions
Job Titles
157 (19.32 %)Software Engineer
242 (14.24 %)Senior Software Engineer
340 (13.56 %)Test Engineer
432 (10.85 %)Developer
531 (10.51 %)Support Engineer
625 (8.475 %)Java Developer
718 (6.102 %)Technical Engineer
815 (5.085 %)Team Leader
914 (4.746 %)Architect
914 (4.746 %)Consultant
914 (4.746 %)3G Engineer
1013 (4.407 %)GSM Engineer
1112 (4.068 %)Technical Support
1112 (4.068 %)Technical Support Engineer
1210 (3.390 %)Customer Engineer
1210 (3.390 %)Radio Engineer
1210 (3.390 %)RF Engineer
1210 (3.390 %)Customer Support Engineer
139 (3.051 %)Technical Customer Support
139 (3.051 %)NOC Engineer
Miscellaneous
130 (10.17 %)Smartphone
223 (7.797 %)Handset
316 (5.424 %)Korean Language
411 (3.729 %)Client/Server
59 (3.051 %)Computer Science
68 (2.712 %)Mathematics
68 (2.712 %)Statistics
75 (1.695 %)PDA
82 (0.678 %)Device Driver
82 (0.678 %)Streaming Video
91 (0.339 %)IVR
91 (0.339 %)Management Information System
91 (0.339 %)Data Extraction
Operating Systems
156 (18.98 %)Linux
251 (17.29 %)Unix
335 (11.86 %)Windows
430 (10.17 %)Windows Mobile
510 (3.390 %)Solaris
62 (0.678 %)Symbian OS
71 (0.339 %)Nucleus RTOS
71 (0.339 %)AIX
71 (0.339 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.339 %)VxWorks
71 (0.339 %)pSOS
Processes & Methodologies
125 (8.475 %)Validation
220 (6.780 %)Automated Testing
312 (4.068 %)OO
411 (3.729 %)Network Planning
57 (2.373 %)Project Management
57 (2.373 %)System Testing
66 (2.034 %)Risk Analysis
74 (1.356 %)Service Management
74 (1.356 %)Service Delivery
74 (1.356 %)Software Testing
74 (1.356 %)Fault Management
74 (1.356 %)Migration
83 (1.017 %)Agile Software Development
83 (1.017 %)UML
83 (1.017 %)OOD
83 (1.017 %)Performance Management
92 (0.678 %)Time Management
92 (0.678 %)Requirements Management
92 (0.678 %)Logistics
92 (0.678 %)Content Management
Programming Languages
176 (25.76 %)C
265 (22.03 %)C++
351 (17.29 %)Java
419 (6.441 %)SQL
517 (5.763 %)JavaScript
613 (4.407 %)Embedded C
710 (3.390 %)Assembly Language
87 (2.373 %)C#
96 (2.034 %)Perl
105 (1.695 %)Tcl
105 (1.695 %)Embedded C++
113 (1.017 %)PL/SQL
113 (1.017 %)RPG
122 (0.678 %)VBA
Qualifications
154 (18.31 %)Degree
216 (5.424 %)HNC
32 (0.678 %)CCNA
32 (0.678 %)Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.678 %)QA
System Software
17 (2.373 %)Oracle RMAN
17 (2.373 %)Oracle RAC
Vendors
115 (5.085 %)Oracle
214 (4.746 %)Nokia
312 (4.068 %)Ericsson
312 (4.068 %)Business Objects
410 (3.390 %)Mapinfo
59 (3.051 %)Symbian
68 (2.712 %)Nortel
74 (1.356 %)Cramer
83 (1.017 %)Microsoft
92 (0.678 %)NetHawk
92 (0.678 %)Anite
101 (0.339 %)BT
101 (0.339 %)MKS
101 (0.339 %)Agilent
101 (0.339 %)Cisco
101 (0.339 %)Sun
101 (0.339 %)Motorola
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