The first table below looks at the demand for 4G skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 4G over the 3 months to 17 May 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
4G
Rank 756 802 782
Rank change year-on-year
+46 -20
Permanent jobs citing 4G 74 61 77
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.073% 0.054% 0.066%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.375% 0.305% 0.416%
Number of salaries quoted 40 51 51
Average salary £48,750 £42,500 £62,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.70% -32.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £35,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £54,500 £140,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £44,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year
+12.35% -40.66%
All Communications & Networking
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
19754 20019 18514
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 19.59% 17.62% 15.84%
Number of salaries quoted 16094 16857 15453
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +6.66%
4G
UK

4G
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing 4G across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

England 4G Jobs Demand Trend

4G
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 4G across the England region.

England 4G Salary Trend

4G
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 4G across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England 4G Salary Histogram

4G
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 4G within the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 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
South East +20 42 £46,000 +15.00%
South West +7 12 £47,500 +5.55%
London +24 7 £50,000 +17.64%
East of England 0 7 £72,500 +45.00%
West Midlands - 1 £55,000 -
4G
UK

4G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing 4G 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 4G.

1 118 (74.68%) 3G
2 102 (64.56%) Telecoms
3 64 (40.51%) LTE
4 55 (34.81%) 2G
5 53 (33.54%) Wireless
6 43 (27.22%) Linux
7 30 (18.99%) GSM
7 30 (18.99%) Degree
8 23 (14.56%) UNIX
9 21 (13.29%) C
10 20 (12.66%) Broadband
10 20 (12.66%) Project Management
10 20 (12.66%) Radio Access Network
11 19 (12.03%) Windows
12 18 (11.39%) Wi-Fi
13 17 (10.76%) Validation
13 17 (10.76%) HTTP
14 16 (10.13%) 802.11
14 16 (10.13%) SLA
14 16 (10.13%) PRINCE2
15 15 (9.494%) SDH
15 15 (9.494%) VoIP
15 15 (9.494%) C++
15 15 (9.494%) Finance
15 15 (9.494%) SIGTRAN
15 15 (9.494%) Android
16 14 (8.861%) Cisco
16 14 (8.861%) WAN
17 13 (8.228%) Service Delivery
17 13 (8.228%) Electronics

4G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing 4G 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 4G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (3.797%) HTML
1 6 (3.797%) SOAP
2 5 (3.165%) Web Services
2 5 (3.165%) CGI
3 4 (2.532%) XML
3 4 (2.532%) FIX Protocol
4 3 (1.899%) CORBA
4 3 (1.899%) STL
4 3 (1.899%) Middleware
5 2 (1.266%) Qt
5 2 (1.266%) soapUI
5 2 (1.266%) REST
6 1 (0.633%) HTML5
6 1 (0.633%) jQuery
6 1 (0.633%) Ajax
6 1 (0.633%) XMPP
Application Platforms
1 3 (1.899%) NetWeaver
2 2 (1.266%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.266%) MS Exchange
3 1 (0.633%) Lync
Applications
1 5 (3.165%) Quicktime
2 3 (1.899%) MS Excel
3 2 (1.266%) Simulink
4 1 (0.633%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.633%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.266%) Oracle CRM
2 1 (0.633%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 118 (74.68%) 3G
2 64 (40.51%) LTE
3 55 (34.81%) 2G
4 53 (33.54%) Wireless
5 30 (18.99%) GSM
6 20 (12.66%) Broadband
6 20 (12.66%) Radio Access Network
7 18 (11.39%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (10.76%) HTTP
9 16 (10.13%) 802.11
10 15 (9.494%) SDH
10 15 (9.494%) VoIP
10 15 (9.494%) SIGTRAN
11 14 (8.861%) WAN
12 12 (7.595%) UMTS
12 12 (7.595%) ATM
12 12 (7.595%) Ethernet
12 12 (7.595%) INAP
13 11 (6.962%) XCAP
13 11 (6.962%) SMPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.532%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.899%) MySQL
3 1 (0.633%) GIS
Development Applications
1 7 (4.430%) JIRA
1 7 (4.430%) Subversion
2 6 (3.797%) ClearCase
3 5 (3.165%) Trac
4 2 (1.266%) Eclipse
4 2 (1.266%) Selenium
4 2 (1.266%) WebDriver
4 2 (1.266%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (1.266%) GCC
5 1 (0.633%) Rational Rhapsody
5 1 (0.633%) ClearQuest
5 1 (0.633%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.633%) TestPartner
General
1 102 (64.56%) Telecoms
2 15 (9.494%) Finance
3 13 (8.228%) Electronics
4 7 (4.430%) Marketing
5 4 (2.532%) Investment Banking
5 4 (2.532%) Banking
5 4 (2.532%) Legal
6 3 (1.899%) Manufacturing
6 3 (1.899%) Billing
6 3 (1.899%) French Language
6 3 (1.899%) Spanish Language
7 1 (0.633%) Czech Language
7 1 (0.633%) Retail
7 1 (0.633%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 17 (10.76%) Project Manager
2 16 (10.13%) Software Engineer
2 16 (10.13%) Customer Engineer
3 15 (9.494%) Architect
4 8 (5.063%) Design Engineer
4 8 (5.063%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 8 (5.063%) Transmission Engineer
5 7 (4.430%) Consultant
5 7 (4.430%) Solutions Architect
5 7 (4.430%) Technical Manager
6 6 (3.797%) Senior Software Engineer
6 6 (3.797%) Telecoms Project Manager
6 6 (3.797%) Analyst
6 6 (3.797%) Senior Manager
6 6 (3.797%) Transmission Planning Engineer
6 6 (3.797%) Senior Architect
7 5 (3.165%) Programme Manager
8 4 (2.532%) Trainer
8 4 (2.532%) Network Engineer
8 4 (2.532%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.329%) Handset
2 8 (5.063%) MPEG
2 8 (5.063%) Blackberry
2 8 (5.063%) Mobile App
2 8 (5.063%) Device Driver
3 6 (3.797%) Streaming Video
3 6 (3.797%) Clustering
3 6 (3.797%) Verilog
3 6 (3.797%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
4 5 (3.165%) iPhone
5 3 (1.899%) Smartphone
5 3 (1.899%) DTV
5 3 (1.899%) Embedded Systems
6 2 (1.266%) SaaS
6 2 (1.266%) iPad
6 2 (1.266%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.266%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.266%) CCTV
6 2 (1.266%) Derivative
6 2 (1.266%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 43 (27.22%) Linux
2 23 (14.56%) UNIX
3 19 (12.03%) Windows
4 15 (9.494%) Android
5 11 (6.962%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 11 (6.962%) Solaris
5 11 (6.962%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (3.165%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.899%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (12.66%) Project Management
2 17 (10.76%) Validation
3 16 (10.13%) PRINCE2
4 13 (8.228%) Service Delivery
5 11 (6.962%) Network Design
5 11 (6.962%) Network Planning
6 9 (5.696%) Configuration Management
7 8 (5.063%) Network Architecture
8 7 (4.430%) Software Engineering
9 6 (3.797%) B2B
9 6 (3.797%) Capacity Management
9 6 (3.797%) Technical Architecture
9 6 (3.797%) Time Management
10 5 (3.165%) Performance Management
10 5 (3.165%) Business Development
10 5 (3.165%) Product Management
10 5 (3.165%) Waterfall
10 5 (3.165%) Data Analysis
10 5 (3.165%) Risk Management
11 4 (2.532%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (13.29%) C
2 15 (9.494%) C++
3 12 (7.595%) Perl
4 8 (5.063%) SQL
5 7 (4.430%) Embedded C
6 6 (3.797%) Java
6 6 (3.797%) JavaScript
7 4 (2.532%) PHP
7 4 (2.532%) Korn
8 3 (1.899%) PHP5
8 3 (1.899%) Embedded C++
8 3 (1.899%) PowerHouse
9 2 (1.266%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.633%) Tcl
10 1 (0.633%) Python
Qualifications
1 30 (18.99%) Degree
2 8 (5.063%) PMP
2 8 (5.063%) PMI Certification
3 6 (3.797%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 4 (2.532%) Chartered Engineer
4 4 (2.532%) SC Cleared
4 4 (2.532%) Security Cleared
5 3 (1.899%) PgMP
6 2 (1.266%) APMP
6 2 (1.266%) CISM
6 2 (1.266%) PhD
6 2 (1.266%) CISSP
6 2 (1.266%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.633%) EnCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (10.13%) SLA
2 6 (3.797%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.266%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.266%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.266%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.633%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.266%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
1 2 (1.266%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.633%) OpenView
2 1 (0.633%) Netcool
Vendors
1 14 (8.861%) Cisco
2 11 (6.962%) Red Hat
3 7 (4.430%) HP
3 7 (4.430%) Microsoft
3 7 (4.430%) SAP
3 7 (4.430%) Nokia Siemens Networks
4 6 (3.797%) Sun
4 6 (3.797%) Cramer
5 5 (3.165%) Huawei
6 4 (2.532%) Aruba
7 3 (1.899%) Syclo
7 3 (1.899%) BT
7 3 (1.899%) Sybase
8 2 (1.266%) Oracle
8 2 (1.266%) Siebel
8 2 (1.266%) Nokia
8 2 (1.266%) Siemens
9 1 (0.633%) BMC
9 1 (0.633%) Ericsson
9 1 (0.633%) Amdocs
Amersham, Thames Valley
My client is leading the UK in network management and delivery of 4G technologies.As a Transmission Planner you will be responsible for auditing the transmission design and...
Fulcrum Telecom
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Embedded software development is predominantly in C and Assembly programming with scripting using Python, Perl and Tcl... Desirables include processors, CPUs, real-time performance, cache memory systems, device...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £30,000 to £70,000 per annum excellent benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Qualifications/Experience: - C for embedded systems (assembly for DSP processors desirable) - Full software development lifecycle: software design, implementation and testing - HW/SW interface debugging (JTAG, logic analyser, oscilloscope) -...
Optimus Search Ltd
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Any of EUTRA/LTE/GRPS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA, WIMAX, Wifi, DECT, BT, CDMA, ISDN, TCP/UDP/RCP/IP, Ethernet, ADSL, etc. - Experience of programming in C/C++/C#... -...
Blackberry
Salary: Competitive + Comprehensive Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 22 April 2013
London
Cisco devices including Routers (who knows how they connect to the MPLS network or internet based VPN) Multisite (50+) architectures ideally internationally and not just UK based. Experience...
Sanderson
Salary: £75000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
Experience working with Unified Communications technology like Lync or Cisco Jabber Any exposure to the following will be advantageous: * Broadcast technologies (MPEG encoding, Contribution and Distribution networking) * Managed...
Sanderson
Salary: £60000 - £75000 per annum + 25% Bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013