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This section looks at the demand for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GSM over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGlobal System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank102128
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads92
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.158 %0.541 %
Salaries quoted31
Average minimum salary£28,667£16,000
Average salary£30,000£17,000
% change on same period last year+76.47 %
Average maximum salary£31,333£18,000
UK excluding London average salary£41,796£42,254
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads417370
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.228 %0.155 %
Salaries quoted332314
Average minimum salary£35,575£33,049
Average salary£37,276£35,074
% change on same period last year+6.27 %
Average maximum salary£38,977£37,100
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
GSM East of EnglandGSM
East of England

GSM
Demand Trend

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

Essex GSM Demand Trend

GSM
Salary Trend

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

Essex GSM Salary Trend

GSM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GSM across the Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Essex GSM Salary Histogram

GSM
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GSM within the Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
BasildonNew entry-2£30,000-
GSM East of EnglandGSM
East of England

GSM
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing GSM 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 GSM.

19 (100.00 %)Windows
19 (100.00 %)GPRS
28 (88.89 %)HP
36 (66.67 %)SQL
36 (66.67 %)Oracle
36 (66.67 %)MS Office
36 (66.67 %)UNIX
43 (33.33 %)Windows NT
43 (33.33 %)Windows XP
52 (22.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (22.22 %)Cisco
52 (22.22 %)Dell
52 (22.22 %)Terminal Server
61 (11.11 %)Terminal Services
61 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (11.11 %)Microsoft
61 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
61 (11.11 %)VPN
61 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
61 (11.11 %)Compaq
61 (11.11 %)Electronics
61 (11.11 %)SCADA

GSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing GSM 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 GSM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (66.67 %)MS Office
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (100.00 %)GPRS
21 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
21 (11.11 %)VPN
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Electronics
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (66.67 %)Support Analyst
16 (66.67 %)3rd Line Support
16 (66.67 %)Analyst
16 (66.67 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
23 (33.33 %)Administrator
32 (22.22 %)Systems Administrator
41 (11.11 %)IT Administrator
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)SCADA
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (66.67 %)UNIX
33 (33.33 %)Windows NT
33 (33.33 %)Windows XP
42 (22.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (66.67 %)SQL
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (22.22 %)Terminal Server
21 (11.11 %)Terminal Services
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (88.89 %)HP
26 (66.67 %)Oracle
32 (22.22 %)Cisco
32 (22.22 %)Dell
41 (11.11 %)Microsoft
41 (11.11 %)Compaq