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This section looks at the demand for Handsets skills within the England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Handsets
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank519514
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads456599
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.238 %0.247 %
As % of the category below1.125 %1.034 %
Salaries quoted372469
Average minimum salary£35,776£35,583
Average salary£39,590£39,012
% change on same period last year+1.48 %
Average maximum salary£43,403£42,440
UK excluding London average salary£37,970£38,115
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Miscellaneous EnglandMiscellaneous
England
Matching permanent IT job ads4055157949
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled21.17 %23.91 %
Salaries quoted3313343995
Average minimum salary£44,498£48,679
Average salary£49,216£53,698
% change on same period last year-8.34 %
Average maximum salary£53,935£58,718
UK excluding London average salary£37,996£39,345
% change on same period last year-3.42 %
Handset UKHandset
UK

Handset
Demand Trend

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

England Handset Demand Trend

Handset
Salary Trend

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

England Handset Salary Trend

Handset
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Handset across the England region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

England Handset Salary Histogram

Handset
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing Handset within the England region over the 3 months to 18 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
South EastUp+50267£36,844-1.70 %
LondonDown-30113£45,813+16.37 %
East of EnglandDown-2529£43,839+3.88 %
South WestUp+127£42,537+15.81 %
West MidlandsDown-196£46,000+9.00 %
YorkshireDown-116£30,000-9.09 %
North WestDown-385£31,500-24.02 %
Handset UKHandset
UK

Handset
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Handset 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 Handset.

1252 (24.47 %)C
2229 (22.23 %)Telecoms
3198 (19.22 %)GSM
4195 (18.93 %)Java
5166 (16.12 %)C++
6163 (15.83 %)Wireless
7155 (15.05 %)Degree
8152 (14.76 %)GPRS
9137 (13.30 %)3G
10131 (12.72 %)Symbian
11114 (11.07 %)J2ME
12111 (10.78 %)UMTS
1398 (9.515 %)Windows
1489 (8.641 %)Linux
1582 (7.961 %)Electronics
1664 (6.214 %)Games
1664 (6.214 %)Embedded C
1763 (6.117 %)Project Management
1861 (5.922 %)UNIX
1960 (5.825 %)WAP
2058 (5.631 %)Internet
2157 (5.534 %)WCDMA
2157 (5.534 %)Multimedia
2255 (5.340 %)Marketing
2354 (5.243 %)Microsoft
2453 (5.146 %)Device Driver
2552 (5.049 %)QA
2650 (4.854 %)CDMA
2744 (4.272 %)Software Engineering
2842 (4.078 %)Computer Science

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Handset 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 Handset. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1114 (11.07 %)J2ME
260 (5.825 %)WAP
337 (3.592 %).NET
435 (3.398 %)UIQ
532 (3.107 %)XML
628 (2.718 %)J2EE
628 (2.718 %)Series 60
628 (2.718 %)MIDP
725 (2.427 %)BREW
820 (1.942 %)WebServices
916 (1.553 %)Java ME
1014 (1.359 %)AJAX
1112 (1.165 %)ASP.NET
1210 (0.971 %)Middleware
139 (0.874 %)CLDC
139 (0.874 %)WML
148 (0.777 %)JSP
148 (0.777 %)WinForms
157 (0.680 %)XSLT
157 (0.680 %)Servlets
Application Platforms
113 (1.262 %)Tomcat
212 (1.165 %)Exchange Server 2003
212 (1.165 %)MS Exchange
310 (0.971 %)JBoss
48 (0.777 %)Apache
57 (0.680 %)Exchange Server 2007
65 (0.485 %)SharePoint
74 (0.388 %)Lotus Notes
74 (0.388 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
74 (0.388 %)CMS
83 (0.291 %)IIS
92 (0.194 %)WebLogic
92 (0.194 %)SharePoint Server 2007
101 (0.097 %)Exchange Server 2000
Applications
142 (4.078 %)MS Excel
229 (2.816 %)MS Office
317 (1.650 %)MS PowerPoint
415 (1.456 %)MS Visio
511 (1.068 %)MATLAB
68 (0.777 %)Photoshop
68 (0.777 %)Adobe Illustrator
72 (0.194 %)Pro/ENGINEER
72 (0.194 %)Adobe Director
81 (0.097 %)FrameMaker
81 (0.097 %)CATIA
81 (0.097 %)SPSS
81 (0.097 %)Acrobat
81 (0.097 %)RoboHelp
Business Applications
11 (0.097 %)Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1198 (19.22 %)GSM
2163 (15.83 %)Wireless
3152 (14.76 %)GPRS
4137 (13.30 %)3G
5111 (10.78 %)UMTS
658 (5.631 %)Internet
757 (5.534 %)WCDMA
850 (4.854 %)CDMA
942 (4.078 %)TETRA
1034 (3.301 %)VoIP
1126 (2.524 %)2G
1225 (2.427 %)Wi-Fi
1225 (2.427 %)TCP/IP
1323 (2.233 %)3GPP
1420 (1.942 %)Bluetooth
1420 (1.942 %)2.5G
1514 (1.359 %)VPN
1613 (1.262 %)LAN
1711 (1.068 %)DNS
1711 (1.068 %)Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
127 (2.621 %)SQL Server
26 (0.583 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (0.388 %)MySQL
34 (0.388 %)Oracle 8/8i
34 (0.388 %)SQL Server 7
43 (0.291 %)Datawarehouse
43 (0.291 %)OLAP
43 (0.291 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
43 (0.291 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
52 (0.194 %)MS Access
52 (0.194 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.097 %)RDBMS
Development Applications
128 (2.718 %)ClearCase
224 (2.330 %)Visual Studio
35 (0.485 %)Bugzilla
44 (0.388 %)LabVIEW
44 (0.388 %)Eclipse
53 (0.291 %)WinRunner
53 (0.291 %)TestDirector
53 (0.291 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (0.291 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.097 %)ClearQuest
61 (0.097 %)Ant
General
1229 (22.23 %)Telecoms
282 (7.961 %)Electronics
364 (6.214 %)Games
457 (5.534 %)Multimedia
555 (5.340 %)Marketing
632 (3.107 %)Music
731 (3.010 %)Finance
731 (3.010 %)Manufacturing
827 (2.621 %)Mobile Games
926 (2.524 %)Health
1024 (2.330 %)Pensions
1119 (1.845 %)Education
1212 (1.165 %)Banking
138 (0.777 %)Music Industry
146 (0.583 %)Insurance
154 (0.388 %)Electric
154 (0.388 %)FMCG
163 (0.291 %)Government
163 (0.291 %)Billing
163 (0.291 %)Investment Banking
Job Titles
1227 (22.04 %)Developer
2130 (12.62 %)Software Engineer
3120 (11.65 %)Test Engineer
465 (6.311 %)Tester
562 (6.019 %)Field Engineer
654 (5.243 %)Design Engineer
750 (4.854 %)C++ Developer
844 (4.272 %)Java Developer
940 (3.883 %)Software Developer
1038 (3.689 %)Architect
1132 (3.107 %)Analyst
1230 (2.913 %)Hardware Engineer
1230 (2.913 %)C Developer
1329 (2.816 %)UI Developer
1329 (2.816 %)Project Manager
1427 (2.621 %)Senior Software Engineer
1524 (2.330 %)DSP Engineer
1623 (2.233 %)Software Architect
1721 (2.039 %)RF Engineer
1721 (2.039 %)Team Leader
Miscellaneous
153 (5.146 %)Device Driver
242 (4.078 %)Computer Science
336 (3.495 %)Client/Server
336 (3.495 %)Blackberry
425 (2.427 %)Firmware
521 (2.039 %)PDA
616 (1.553 %)ASIC
714 (1.359 %)Korean Language
813 (1.262 %)Mathematics
813 (1.262 %)Web 2.0
98 (0.777 %)Streaming Media
98 (0.777 %)Photography
98 (0.777 %)Multithreading
106 (0.583 %)STB
106 (0.583 %)Interactive TV
115 (0.485 %)Statistics
115 (0.485 %)Smartphone
115 (0.485 %)Flash Lite
124 (0.388 %)Video Conferencing
124 (0.388 %)Social Network
Operating Systems
198 (9.515 %)Windows
289 (8.641 %)Linux
361 (5.922 %)UNIX
429 (2.816 %)Symbian OS
522 (2.136 %)Windows Mobile
614 (1.359 %)Windows XP
78 (0.777 %)Solaris
87 (0.680 %)Windows CE
96 (0.583 %)Windows Server 2003
104 (0.388 %)Windows 2000
113 (0.291 %)Windows NT
113 (0.291 %)AIX
122 (0.194 %)Palm OS
Processes & Methodologies
163 (6.117 %)Project Management
244 (4.272 %)Software Engineering
339 (3.786 %)Requirements Analysis
438 (3.689 %)Configuration Management
537 (3.592 %)Validation
627 (2.621 %)UML
721 (2.039 %)Software Testing
819 (1.845 %)PRINCE2
917 (1.650 %)OOA/OOD
917 (1.650 %)OOD
1016 (1.553 %)OO
1113 (1.262 %)Programme Management
1211 (1.068 %)Test Scripting
1310 (0.971 %)Business Intelligence
1310 (0.971 %)DRM
149 (0.874 %)Industrial Design
149 (0.874 %)Integration Testing
158 (0.777 %)Regression Testing
158 (0.777 %)Disaster Recovery
167 (0.680 %)Migration
Programming Languages
1252 (24.47 %)C
2195 (18.93 %)Java
3166 (16.12 %)C++
464 (6.214 %)Embedded C
530 (2.913 %)C#
617 (1.650 %)Shell Script
716 (1.553 %)Assembly Language
811 (1.068 %)Perl
811 (1.068 %)SQL
97 (0.680 %)JavaScript
97 (0.680 %)VC++
106 (0.583 %)Objective-C
106 (0.583 %)PHP
114 (0.388 %)Embedded C++
123 (0.291 %)PHP5
132 (0.194 %)VB.NET
141 (0.097 %)VBA
141 (0.097 %)PL/SQL
141 (0.097 %)Tcl
Qualifications
1155 (15.05 %)Degree
222 (2.136 %)HNC
314 (1.359 %)Cisco Certification
411 (1.068 %)CCNA
57 (0.680 %)ISEB
57 (0.680 %)HND
66 (0.583 %)PMI Certification
74 (0.388 %)MCSE
74 (0.388 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (0.291 %)PRINCE2 Certification
83 (0.291 %)CCVP
83 (0.291 %)CCNP
92 (0.194 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
92 (0.194 %)ISEB Practitioner
92 (0.194 %)MCDST
92 (0.194 %)ITIL Certification
92 (0.194 %)PMP
101 (0.097 %)A+ Certification
101 (0.097 %)Sun Certification
101 (0.097 %)PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
152 (5.049 %)QA
25 (0.485 %)SLA
31 (0.097 %)ISO9000
31 (0.097 %)ISO9001
System Software
18 (0.777 %)Active Directory
23 (0.291 %)Intellisync
31 (0.097 %)Terminal Services
Systems Management
12 (0.194 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (0.194 %)DameWare
21 (0.097 %)Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1131 (12.72 %)Symbian
254 (5.243 %)Microsoft
336 (3.495 %)Ericsson
424 (2.330 %)Cisco
521 (2.039 %)Nokia
619 (1.845 %)EMC
717 (1.650 %)Motorola
717 (1.650 %)Google
816 (1.553 %)Yahoo!
915 (1.456 %)Apple
1012 (1.165 %)Oracle
1111 (1.068 %)Citrix
1210 (0.971 %)Adobe
1210 (0.971 %)Sony
138 (0.777 %)HP
147 (0.680 %)Avaya
155 (0.485 %)Sun
155 (0.485 %)SAP
155 (0.485 %)BT
164 (0.388 %)NetHawk
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