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The table below looks at the demand for Short Message Service (SMS) skills within the Farnborough region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SMS over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkShort Message Service (SMS)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-46
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads04
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %4.255 %
Salaries quoted01
Average minimum salary-£32,000
Average salary-£35,000
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£38,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,151£38,872
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Farnborough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Farnborough
Matching permanent IT job ads13794
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.040 %
Salaries quoted12582
Average minimum salary£35,756£31,466
Average salary£38,648£33,726
% change on same period last year+14.59 %
Average maximum salary£41,539£35,986
UK excluding London average salary£37,899£38,913
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
SMS HampshireSMS
Hampshire

SMS
Demand Trend

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

Farnborough SMS Demand Trend

SMS
Salary Trend

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

Farnborough SMS Salary Trend

SMS
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Farnborough region citing SMS 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 SMS.

13 (75.00 %)Service Management
22 (50.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)Validation
31 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
31 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (25.00 %)SCCM
31 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)TestDirector
31 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (25.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (25.00 %)MSI
31 (25.00 %)InstallShield
31 (25.00 %)AdminStudio

SMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Farnborough region citing SMS 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 SMS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Farnborough IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)TestDirector
11 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (25.00 %)MSI
11 (25.00 %)InstallShield
11 (25.00 %)AdminStudio
Farnborough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
Farnborough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Desktop Support
21 (25.00 %)Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Support
Farnborough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
Farnborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Service Management
21 (25.00 %)Validation
21 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Farnborough IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (25.00 %)SCCM
Farnborough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)HP