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This section looks at the demand for 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 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 3GPP over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank802869
Rank change on same period last yearUp+67
Matching permanent IT job ads108106
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.043 %
As % of the category below0.344 %0.281 %
Salaries quoted9186
Average minimum salary£38,446£42,374
Average salary£40,658£47,165
% change on same period last year-13.79 %
Average maximum salary£42,871£51,956
UK excluding London average salary£41,486£48,115
% change on same period last year-13.77 %
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
England
Matching permanent IT job ads3137537752
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled16.52 %15.48 %
Salaries quoted2681030601
Average minimum salary£37,512£39,254
Average salary£40,394£42,242
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Average maximum salary£43,277£45,230
UK excluding London average salary£37,394£39,723
% change on same period last year-5.86 %
3GPP UK3GPP
UK

3GPP
Demand Trend

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

England 3GPP Demand Trend

3GPP
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 3GPP across the England region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

England 3GPP Salary Histogram

3GPP
Job Locations

This section 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 24 July 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
East of EnglandUp+532£45,761-11.96 %
LondonUp+9028£38,500-8.33 %
South EastUp+2426£34,893-28.35 %
South WestUp+1119£45,868+11.76 %
West MidlandsDown-81£35,000-2.77 %
YorkshireNew entry-1£42,500-
3GPP UK3GPP
UK

3GPP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, 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.

1133 (53.63 %)3G
2124 (50.00 %)Telecoms
3105 (42.34 %)UMTS
483 (33.47 %)UTRAN
567 (27.02 %)GSM
662 (25.00 %)C++
760 (24.19 %)C
760 (24.19 %)RNC
760 (24.19 %)Degree
858 (23.39 %)RANAP
955 (22.18 %)WCDMA
1053 (21.37 %)Systems Analysis
1152 (20.97 %)NBAP
1152 (20.97 %)Resource Management
1152 (20.97 %)ISO9001
1249 (19.76 %)Wireless
1339 (15.73 %)GPRS
1437 (14.92 %)UNIX
1532 (12.90 %)2G
1631 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
1724 (9.677 %)Linux
1823 (9.274 %)Perl
1823 (9.274 %)MATLAB
1823 (9.274 %)Handset
1823 (9.274 %)VHDL
1922 (8.871 %)Java
2019 (7.661 %)MFC
2019 (7.661 %)Microsoft
2118 (7.258 %)ATL
2118 (7.258 %)COM

3GPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, 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.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (7.661 %)MFC
218 (7.258 %)ATL
218 (7.258 %)COM
310 (4.032 %)HTML
43 (1.210 %)Middleware
51 (0.403 %)RSS
51 (0.403 %)WAP
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
123 (9.274 %)MATLAB
28 (3.226 %)MS Excel
37 (2.823 %)Simulink
45 (2.016 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.403 %)FrameMaker
51 (0.403 %)RoboHelp
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1133 (53.63 %)3G
2105 (42.34 %)UMTS
383 (33.47 %)UTRAN
467 (27.02 %)GSM
560 (24.19 %)RNC
658 (23.39 %)RANAP
755 (22.18 %)WCDMA
852 (20.97 %)NBAP
949 (19.76 %)Wireless
1039 (15.73 %)GPRS
1132 (12.90 %)2G
1231 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
1318 (7.258 %)ATM
1318 (7.258 %)HSDPA
1417 (6.855 %)INAP
1417 (6.855 %)HSUPA
1417 (6.855 %)CDMA
1516 (6.452 %)SS7
1516 (6.452 %)OFDM
1516 (6.452 %)MIMO
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (1.613 %)ClearQuest
23 (1.210 %)PVCS
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1124 (50.00 %)Telecoms
215 (6.048 %)Electronics
36 (2.419 %)Government
45 (2.016 %)Marketing
54 (1.613 %)Electric
62 (0.806 %)Education
71 (0.403 %)Health
71 (0.403 %)Home Office
71 (0.403 %)Insurance
71 (0.403 %)Pensions
71 (0.403 %)Music
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
168 (27.42 %)Test Engineer
243 (17.34 %)3G Engineer
332 (12.90 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
332 (12.90 %)Software Engineer
430 (12.10 %)UMTS Engineer
528 (11.29 %)Field Engineer
627 (10.89 %)Developer
725 (10.08 %)Systems Engineer
725 (10.08 %)Design Engineer
725 (10.08 %)RNC Engineer
725 (10.08 %)Senior 3G Engineer
820 (8.065 %)C++ Developer
919 (7.661 %)Architect
1014 (5.645 %)Software Test Engineer
1113 (5.242 %)Software Developer
1113 (5.242 %)Wireless Engineer
1212 (4.839 %)C++ Software Developer
1310 (4.032 %)C Developer
149 (3.629 %)Principal Engineer
158 (3.226 %)Principal Systems Engineer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (9.274 %)Handset
123 (9.274 %)VHDL
216 (6.452 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
36 (2.419 %)Computer Science
43 (1.210 %)Verilog
52 (0.806 %)Firmware
52 (0.806 %)Smartcard
61 (0.403 %)ASIC
61 (0.403 %)PKI
61 (0.403 %)Cryptography
61 (0.403 %)Java Card
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (14.92 %)UNIX
224 (9.677 %)Linux
36 (2.419 %)VMS
42 (0.806 %)Windows
51 (0.403 %)Windows NT
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
153 (21.37 %)Systems Analysis
252 (20.97 %)Resource Management
317 (6.855 %)Automated Testing
414 (5.645 %)System Testing
513 (5.242 %)Validation
610 (4.032 %)Requirements Analysis
610 (4.032 %)Unit Testing
79 (3.629 %)OO
88 (3.226 %)OOD
88 (3.226 %)UML
97 (2.823 %)EDA
97 (2.823 %)Software Testing
105 (2.016 %)Migration
105 (2.016 %)Software Engineering
113 (1.210 %)Performance Management
122 (0.806 %)PRINCE2
122 (0.806 %)Configuration Management
131 (0.403 %)Project Management
131 (0.403 %)Service Delivery
131 (0.403 %)Regression Testing
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (25.00 %)C++
260 (24.19 %)C
323 (9.274 %)Perl
422 (8.871 %)Java
515 (6.048 %)Embedded C
611 (4.435 %)C#
710 (4.032 %)PL/SQL
710 (4.032 %)SQL
88 (3.226 %)Tcl
96 (2.419 %)AWK
105 (2.016 %)Assembly Language
111 (0.403 %)VBA
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
160 (24.19 %)Degree
215 (6.048 %)PhD
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
152 (20.97 %)ISO9001
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (7.661 %)Microsoft
210 (4.032 %)Oracle
39 (3.629 %)Anite
44 (1.613 %)MKS
52 (0.806 %)NEC
61 (0.403 %)NetHawk
61 (0.403 %)Agilent
61 (0.403 %)Adobe
61 (0.403 %)Macromedia
61 (0.403 %)Nokia
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