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This section looks at the demand for Near Field Communication (NFC) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited NFC over the 3 months to 9 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNear Field Communication (NFC)
Location
3 months to 9 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank900952
Rank change on same period last yearUp+52
Matching permanent IT job ads1210
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.037 %0.027 %
Salaries quoted73
Average minimum salary£39,429£48,333
Average salary£43,000£50,000
% change on same period last year-14.00 %
Average maximum salary£46,571£51,667
UK excluding London average salary£43,000£50,000
% change on same period last year-14.00 %
Communications & Networking EnglandCommunications & Networking
England
Matching permanent IT job ads3272937491
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled16.82 %15.62 %
Salaries quoted2787330463
Average minimum salary£37,435£39,232
Average salary£40,326£42,221
% change on same period last year-4.48 %
Average maximum salary£43,218£45,211
UK excluding London average salary£37,383£39,724
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
NFC UKNFC
UK

NFC
Demand Trend

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

England NFC Demand Trend

NFC
Salary Trend

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

England NFC Salary Trend

NFC
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing NFC across the England region over the 3 months to 9 July 2008.

England NFC Salary Histogram

NFC
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing NFC within the England region over the 3 months to 9 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 EastNew entry-11£43,000-
North WestNew entry-1--
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UK

NFC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing NFC 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 NFC.

120 (90.91 %)Smartcard
214 (63.64 %)Identity Management
312 (54.55 %)EMV
49 (40.91 %)Chip and PIN
58 (36.36 %)Telecoms
58 (36.36 %)Banking
67 (31.82 %)Cryptography
67 (31.82 %)Degree
76 (27.27 %)Computer Science
85 (22.73 %)C++
85 (22.73 %)Java
85 (22.73 %)J2ME
94 (18.18 %)Bluetooth
94 (18.18 %)C
94 (18.18 %)RFID
94 (18.18 %)Electronics
94 (18.18 %)Risk Analysis
94 (18.18 %)Java Card
94 (18.18 %)Technical Architecture
103 (13.64 %)Finance
103 (13.64 %)Biometrics
103 (13.64 %)XML
112 (9.091 %)C#
112 (9.091 %)VB
112 (9.091 %).NET
112 (9.091 %)Windows
112 (9.091 %)OOD
112 (9.091 %)Symbian
112 (9.091 %)DRM
112 (9.091 %)Agile Software Development

NFC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing NFC 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 NFC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
15 (22.73 %)J2ME
23 (13.64 %)XML
32 (9.091 %).NET
41 (4.545 %)SVG
41 (4.545 %)UIQ
41 (4.545 %)Series 60
41 (4.545 %)BREW
Applications
11 (4.545 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
14 (18.18 %)Bluetooth
14 (18.18 %)RFID
22 (9.091 %)Wi-Fi
31 (4.545 %)Wireless
31 (4.545 %)GPRS
31 (4.545 %)GSM
31 (4.545 %)UMTS
31 (4.545 %)VoIP
31 (4.545 %)WLAN
31 (4.545 %)Internet
31 (4.545 %)DVB
Development Applications
11 (4.545 %)Flash
General
18 (36.36 %)Banking
18 (36.36 %)Telecoms
24 (18.18 %)Electronics
33 (13.64 %)Finance
41 (4.545 %)Government
41 (4.545 %)Multimedia
41 (4.545 %)Marketing
41 (4.545 %)Auditing
Job Titles
115 (68.18 %)Consultant
29 (40.91 %)Technical Consultant
35 (22.73 %)Senior Consultant
44 (18.18 %)Software Engineer
53 (13.64 %)Developer
62 (9.091 %)Systems Manager
62 (9.091 %)Senior Technical Consultant
62 (9.091 %)Support Manager
62 (9.091 %)Systems Support Manager
62 (9.091 %)Systems Support
71 (4.545 %)Applications Consultant
71 (4.545 %)Graduate Software Developer
71 (4.545 %)Graduate Developer
71 (4.545 %)Graduate
71 (4.545 %)Software Developer
Miscellaneous
120 (90.91 %)Smartcard
212 (54.55 %)EMV
39 (40.91 %)Chip and PIN
47 (31.82 %)Cryptography
56 (27.27 %)Computer Science
64 (18.18 %)Java Card
73 (13.64 %)Biometrics
81 (4.545 %)Device Driver
81 (4.545 %)Speech Recognition
81 (4.545 %)Interactive TV
81 (4.545 %)Smartphone
81 (4.545 %)Pocket PC
81 (4.545 %)PDA
81 (4.545 %)Physics
81 (4.545 %)MPEG
Operating Systems
12 (9.091 %)Windows
21 (4.545 %)Linux
21 (4.545 %)Windows CE
21 (4.545 %)Windows Mobile
21 (4.545 %)Nucleus RTOS
Processes & Methodologies
114 (63.64 %)Identity Management
24 (18.18 %)Technical Architecture
24 (18.18 %)Risk Analysis
32 (9.091 %)Agile Software Development
32 (9.091 %)OOD
32 (9.091 %)DRM
41 (4.545 %)B2C
41 (4.545 %)Mobile Commerce
41 (4.545 %)Requirements Analysis
41 (4.545 %)Integration Testing
41 (4.545 %)Time Management
Programming Languages
15 (22.73 %)C++
15 (22.73 %)Java
24 (18.18 %)C
32 (9.091 %)C#
32 (9.091 %)VB
Qualifications
17 (31.82 %)Degree
Vendors
12 (9.091 %)Symbian
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