The first table below looks at the demand for 2.5G skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 2.5G over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
2.5G
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs citing 2.5G 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire - - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 - £53,750
All Communications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
636 552 825
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 25.80% 21.91% 24.46%
Number of salaries quoted 466 409 583
Average salary £42,000 £42,500 £42,450
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.17% +0.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
2.5G
East of England

2.5G
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing 2.5G across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Hertfordshire 2.5G Jobs Demand Trend

2.5G
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 2.5G across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 2.5G Salary Trend

2.5G
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing 2.5G 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 2.5G.

1 1 (100.00%) SDH
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) 3G
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) 2G
1 1 (100.00%) Cramer
1 1 (100.00%) Network Planning
1 1 (100.00%) LTE
1 1 (100.00%) 4G

2.5G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing 2.5G 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 2.5G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) 3G
1 1 (100.00%) 2G
1 1 (100.00%) LTE
1 1 (100.00%) 4G
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Planning
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cramer