The first table below looks at the demand for 3GPP skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 3GPP over the 3 months to 19 June 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
Rank 810 777 744
Rank change year-on-year
-33 -33
Permanent jobs citing 3GPP 34 92 118
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.033% 0.081% 0.097%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.174% 0.463% 0.594%
Number of salaries quoted 23 78 107
Average salary £55,000 £45,000 £51,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+22.22% -12.62%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,500 £35,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £59,500 £55,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year
+22.22% -18.18%
All Communications & Networking
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
19564 19876 19866
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 19.21% 17.54% 16.35%
Number of salaries quoted 15933 16659 16598
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £64,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
3GPP
UK

3GPP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England 3GPP Jobs Demand Trend

3GPP
Salary Trend

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

England 3GPP Salary Trend

3GPP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 3GPP across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England 3GPP Salary Histogram

3GPP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3GPP within the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
East of England -12 15 £55,000 +22.22% 1
London +35 11 £40,000 -
South West +4 4 £45,000 -42.85%
South East -28 4 £50,000 +6.38% 10
3GPP
UK

3GPP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing 3GPP 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 3GPP.

1 87 (67.44%) Telecoms
2 80 (62.02%) LTE
3 71 (55.04%) Degree
4 66 (51.16%) Wireless
5 56 (43.41%) GSM
5 56 (43.41%) UMTS
6 45 (34.88%) GPRS
7 42 (32.56%) C++
8 36 (27.91%) Windows
9 33 (25.58%) Computer Science
10 29 (22.48%) 3G
11 27 (20.93%) WCDMA
12 26 (20.16%) Linux
12 26 (20.16%) OO
13 24 (18.60%) C
14 22 (17.05%) Electronics
14 22 (17.05%) HSPA
15 20 (15.50%) UTRAN
16 17 (13.18%) Performance Management
17 16 (12.40%) Continuous Improvement
17 16 (12.40%) Oracle
17 16 (12.40%) CDMA
17 16 (12.40%) Embedded C
18 15 (11.63%) MATLAB
18 15 (11.63%) Business Development
19 14 (10.85%) Software Engineering
19 14 (10.85%) Microsoft
20 13 (10.08%) GGSN
20 13 (10.08%) Nokia Siemens Networks
21 12 (9.302%) SGSN

3GPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing 3GPP 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 3GPP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (9.302%) .NET
2 10 (7.752%) XML
3 9 (6.977%) Silverlight
4 7 (5.426%) CORBA
4 7 (5.426%) SOAP
5 5 (3.876%) .NET Framework
6 3 (2.326%) X-Windows
6 3 (2.326%) Middleware
6 3 (2.326%) WSDL
6 3 (2.326%) XML Schema
6 3 (2.326%) XSLT
6 3 (2.326%) Web Services
6 3 (2.326%) REST
6 3 (2.326%) WCF
7 2 (1.550%) WPF
7 2 (1.550%) COM+
8 1 (0.775%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 3 (2.326%) IIS
1 3 (2.326%) ESB
2 1 (0.775%) Apache
Applications
1 9 (6.977%) MS Excel
2 5 (3.876%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 80 (62.02%) LTE
2 66 (51.16%) Wireless
3 56 (43.41%) GSM
3 56 (43.41%) UMTS
4 45 (34.88%) GPRS
5 29 (22.48%) 3G
6 27 (20.93%) WCDMA
7 22 (17.05%) HSPA
8 20 (15.50%) UTRAN
9 16 (12.40%) CDMA
10 13 (10.08%) GGSN
11 12 (9.302%) SGSN
12 11 (8.527%) 2.5G
12 11 (8.527%) OFDM
13 10 (7.752%) MGW
14 8 (6.202%) Radio Access Network
15 7 (5.426%) ATM
15 7 (5.426%) SNMP
15 7 (5.426%) 4G
16 6 (4.651%) 2G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.326%) GIS
1 3 (2.326%) Oracle 8/8i
2 2 (1.550%) Microsoft Analysis Services
2 2 (1.550%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (1.550%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.775%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.775%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 12 (9.302%) ClearCase
2 7 (5.426%) Telelogic TAU
2 7 (5.426%) Rational Rose
3 3 (2.326%) ClearQuest
3 3 (2.326%) LabVIEW
3 3 (2.326%) Selenium
4 1 (0.775%) Rational DOORS
General
1 87 (67.44%) Telecoms
2 22 (17.05%) Electronics
3 5 (3.876%) Finance
4 3 (2.326%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 24 (18.60%) Software Engineer
2 23 (17.83%) Developer
3 16 (12.40%) C++ Developer
4 12 (9.302%) Team Leader
4 12 (9.302%) Development Manager
5 11 (8.527%) Test Engineer
5 11 (8.527%) DSP Engineer
6 10 (7.752%) Senior Development Manager
6 10 (7.752%) Senior Business Manager
6 10 (7.752%) Senior Business Development Manager
6 10 (7.752%) Business Manager
6 10 (7.752%) Business Development Manager
6 10 (7.752%) Senior Manager
7 9 (6.977%) C++ Team Leader
8 8 (6.202%) Verification Engineer
8 8 (6.202%) Network Engineer
9 7 (5.426%) Support Engineer
9 7 (5.426%) Systems Engineer
9 7 (5.426%) Core Network Engineer
9 7 (5.426%) Network Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 33 (25.58%) Computer Science
2 10 (7.752%) Mathematics
2 10 (7.752%) Physics
3 6 (4.651%) Firmware
3 6 (4.651%) Handset
4 3 (2.326%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.550%) SystemC
5 2 (1.550%) VHDL
5 2 (1.550%) Verilog
5 2 (1.550%) Device Driver
5 2 (1.550%) ASIC
6 1 (0.775%) Streaming Video
6 1 (0.775%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.775%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 36 (27.91%) Windows
2 26 (20.16%) Linux
3 4 (3.101%) UNIX
4 3 (2.326%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (20.16%) OO
2 17 (13.18%) Performance Management
3 16 (12.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (11.63%) Business Development
5 14 (10.85%) Software Engineering
6 11 (8.527%) Requirements Analysis
7 10 (7.752%) Network Planning
7 10 (7.752%) Validation
7 10 (7.752%) Change Management
7 10 (7.752%) Project Management
7 10 (7.752%) UML
8 9 (6.977%) Product Management
8 9 (6.977%) Network Architecture
9 8 (6.202%) Test Automation
9 8 (6.202%) OOD
9 8 (6.202%) Configuration Management
10 7 (5.426%) Scrum
10 7 (5.426%) SOA
10 7 (5.426%) Data Modelling
10 7 (5.426%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 42 (32.56%) C++
2 24 (18.60%) C
3 16 (12.40%) Embedded C
4 15 (11.63%) MATLAB
5 12 (9.302%) C#
6 11 (8.527%) Perl
7 8 (6.202%) Python
8 6 (4.651%) Java
9 5 (3.876%) Embedded C++
9 5 (3.876%) SQL
10 3 (2.326%) PowerHouse
10 3 (2.326%) Tcl
10 3 (2.326%) XPath
11 2 (1.550%) TTCN
12 1 (0.775%) PHP
Qualifications
1 71 (55.04%) Degree
2 5 (3.876%) PhD
3 4 (3.101%) Postgraduate
4 1 (0.775%) CCNA
4 1 (0.775%) ISEB
4 1 (0.775%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.752%) ISO 9000
2 2 (1.550%) JTAG
Vendors
1 16 (12.40%) Oracle
2 14 (10.85%) Microsoft
3 13 (10.08%) Nokia Siemens Networks
4 8 (6.202%) Anite
5 7 (5.426%) Telelogic
6 6 (4.651%) Huawei
6 6 (4.651%) Cisco
7 3 (2.326%) Veritas
7 3 (2.326%) WSO2
8 1 (0.775%) Ericsson
8 1 (0.775%) NetHawk
South Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Summary: LTE Test Engineer, 2G/3G/LTE experience needed, growing company, South Cambs, to £highly competitive + benefits... With a good degree in Electronics or Communications Engineering, Computing, Physics,...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £highly competitive + benefits
Posted: 26 April 2013
Staines, Middlesex
This company operates in the wireless software business and enjoy established customer projects in the UMTS and LTE technology arena and we are looking to expand... You will...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: Excellent Salary + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Fleet, Hampshire
Anite’s range of host test and target test solutions cover 2G, 3G, LTE and LTE-A technologies... Embedded firmware development for real time systems using C and...
Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 6 June 2013
Fleet, Hampshire
Embedded firmware development for real time systems using C & Python... Purpose of Role They cover a range of host test and target test solutions: 2G, 3G, LTE and...
Connectus
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Hampshire
Technical Lead/Manager - GSM/C++ - Fleet - 6 Months to Perm - 60-80k Our client is a software technology company, They require a Software Manager to join the company...
Hydrogen Group
Salary: £50000.00 - £80000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Fleet, Hampshire
Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Fleet, Hampshire
Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Hatfield, South East
People Source Consulting
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Newbury, Berkshire
People Source Consulting
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
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