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The table below looks at the demand for Handsets skills within the Farnborough region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Handsets
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2327
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads2619
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.008 %
As % of the category below24.30 %22.89 %
Salaries quoted2619
Average minimum salary£31,577£26,553
Average salary£33,146£29,158
% change on same period last year+13.67 %
Average maximum salary£34,715£31,763
UK excluding London average salary£37,168£35,419
% change on same period last year+4.93 %
Farnborough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Farnborough
Matching permanent IT job ads10783
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.036 %
Salaries quoted10279
Average minimum salary£33,017£32,133
Average salary£35,951£34,151
% change on same period last year+5.27 %
Average maximum salary£38,885£36,170
UK excluding London average salary£37,729£39,500
% change on same period last year-4.48 %
Handset HampshireHandset
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Handset
Demand Trend

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

Farnborough 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 Farnborough region.

Farnborough Handset Salary Trend

Handset
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Handset across the Farnborough region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Farnborough Handset Salary Histogram

Handset
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Farnborough 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.

122 (38.60 %)Java
122 (38.60 %)J2ME
221 (36.84 %)C
319 (33.33 %)WCDMA
418 (31.58 %)Health
418 (31.58 %)Pensions
513 (22.81 %)GSM
513 (22.81 %)Validation
610 (17.54 %)Telecoms
78 (14.04 %)UNIX
87 (12.28 %)Degree
87 (12.28 %)Mathematics
96 (10.53 %)Device Driver
96 (10.53 %)Manufacturing
101 (1.754 %)Multimedia
101 (1.754 %)System Testing
101 (1.754 %)OFDM
101 (1.754 %)Linux
101 (1.754 %)Bluetooth
101 (1.754 %)Embedded C
101 (1.754 %)TestDirector

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Farnborough 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.

Farnborough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (38.60 %)J2ME
Farnborough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (33.33 %)WCDMA
213 (22.81 %)GSM
31 (1.754 %)Bluetooth
31 (1.754 %)OFDM
Farnborough IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.754 %)TestDirector
Farnborough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (31.58 %)Health
118 (31.58 %)Pensions
210 (17.54 %)Telecoms
36 (10.53 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.754 %)Multimedia
Farnborough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (26.32 %)Developer
214 (24.56 %)Software Developer
39 (15.79 %)Test Engineer
39 (15.79 %)Software Engineer
48 (14.04 %)Java Developer
57 (12.28 %)Java Software Developer
66 (10.53 %)Embedded Software Engineer
75 (8.772 %)Tester
83 (5.263 %)Field Engineer
83 (5.263 %)Software Test Engineer
91 (1.754 %)Junior Tester
91 (1.754 %)Embedded C Engineer
91 (1.754 %)Design Engineer
91 (1.754 %)Software Tester
91 (1.754 %)Junior
Farnborough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (12.28 %)Mathematics
26 (10.53 %)Device Driver
Farnborough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (14.04 %)UNIX
21 (1.754 %)Linux
Farnborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (22.81 %)Validation
21 (1.754 %)System Testing
Farnborough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (38.60 %)Java
221 (36.84 %)C
31 (1.754 %)Embedded C
Farnborough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (12.28 %)Degree