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The table below looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GPRS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank564589
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching permanent IT job ads54108
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.046 %
As % of the category below0.480 %0.680 %
Salaries quoted4683
Average minimum salary£37,696£36,189
Average salary£40,598£38,625
% change on same period last year+5.10 %
Average maximum salary£43,500£41,060
UK excluding London average salary£42,152£39,971
% change on same period last year+5.45 %
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
London
Matching permanent IT job ads1124915889
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.512 %6.837 %
Salaries quoted982312480
Average minimum salary£42,785£42,388
Average salary£45,791£45,341
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
Average maximum salary£48,796£48,294
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
GPRS EnglandGPRS
England

GPRS
Demand Trend

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

London GPRS Demand Trend

GPRS
Salary Trend

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

London GPRS Salary Trend

GPRS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GPRS across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London GPRS Salary Histogram

GPRS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GPRS within the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
City of LondonDown-235£45,750+46.98 %
EalingNew entry-2£37,500-
GPRS EnglandGPRS
England

GPRS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing GPRS 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 GPRS.

180 (67.23 %)GSM
267 (56.30 %)UMTS
337 (31.09 %)Telecoms
431 (26.05 %)Windows
530 (25.21 %)3G
624 (20.17 %)C++
722 (18.49 %)Java
722 (18.49 %)Validation
821 (17.65 %)Handset
917 (14.29 %)Wireless
917 (14.29 %)Symbian
1016 (13.45 %)Ericsson
1016 (13.45 %)SQL
1115 (12.61 %)UNIX
1115 (12.61 %)J2ME
1214 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
1214 (11.76 %)Symbian OS
1313 (10.92 %)CDMA
1412 (10.08 %)Wi-Fi
1511 (9.244 %)Linux
1610 (8.403 %)Oracle
1610 (8.403 %)Windows CE
1610 (8.403 %)Microsoft
179 (7.563 %)Project Management
179 (7.563 %)Electronics
179 (7.563 %)Computer Science
179 (7.563 %)QA
179 (7.563 %)Degree
188 (6.723 %)SLA
188 (6.723 %)Windows 2000

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing GPRS 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 GPRS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (12.61 %)J2ME
26 (5.042 %)J2SE
26 (5.042 %)WAP
26 (5.042 %).NET
26 (5.042 %)J2EE
26 (5.042 %)ASP.NET
26 (5.042 %)SOAP
26 (5.042 %)WebServices
26 (5.042 %)MIDP
26 (5.042 %)CLDC
26 (5.042 %)Series 60
31 (0.840 %)MFC
31 (0.840 %)MAPI
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.840 %)Lotus Domino
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (5.042 %)MS Excel
22 (1.681 %)MS Office
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.681 %)SAP SM
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
180 (67.23 %)GSM
267 (56.30 %)UMTS
330 (25.21 %)3G
417 (14.29 %)Wireless
514 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
613 (10.92 %)CDMA
712 (10.08 %)Wi-Fi
87 (5.882 %)VPN
87 (5.882 %)Internet
87 (5.882 %)Firewall
96 (5.042 %)PPP
105 (4.202 %)SS7
105 (4.202 %)SMS
105 (4.202 %)GGSN
105 (4.202 %)SGSN
105 (4.202 %)2G
114 (3.361 %)3GPP
114 (3.361 %)DNS
123 (2.521 %)SMPP
123 (2.521 %)LAN
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (5.042 %)GIS
21 (0.840 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (0.840 %)Datawarehouse
21 (0.840 %)RDBMS
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (6.723 %)ClearCase
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
137 (31.09 %)Telecoms
29 (7.563 %)Electronics
35 (4.202 %)Government
43 (2.521 %)Music
52 (1.681 %)Marketing
52 (1.681 %)Health
52 (1.681 %)Manufacturing
52 (1.681 %)Police
61 (0.840 %)Pensions
61 (0.840 %)Education
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (15.13 %)Developer
217 (14.29 %)Field Engineer
314 (11.76 %)Software Engineer
412 (10.08 %)Tester
510 (8.403 %)Analyst
68 (6.723 %)Software Developer
68 (6.723 %)Support Engineer
68 (6.723 %)Test Engineer
68 (6.723 %)DSP Engineer
76 (5.042 %)ASP.NET Developer
76 (5.042 %)Senior Support Analyst
76 (5.042 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
76 (5.042 %)VB.NET Developer
76 (5.042 %)Java Software Engineer
76 (5.042 %)Senior Analyst
76 (5.042 %)Software Tester
76 (5.042 %).NET Developer
76 (5.042 %)Support Analyst
84 (3.361 %)Senior Developer
84 (3.361 %)Senior Software Engineer
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (17.65 %)Handset
29 (7.563 %)Computer Science
35 (4.202 %)French Language
44 (3.361 %)Client/Server
44 (3.361 %)Blackberry
53 (2.521 %)iPhone
62 (1.681 %)PDA
62 (1.681 %)German Language
71 (0.840 %)Italian Language
71 (0.840 %)Biometrics
71 (0.840 %)Pocket PC
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (26.05 %)Windows
215 (12.61 %)UNIX
314 (11.76 %)Symbian OS
411 (9.244 %)Linux
510 (8.403 %)Windows CE
68 (6.723 %)Windows 2000
76 (5.042 %)Windows NT
85 (4.202 %)Windows Mobile
94 (3.361 %)Windows XP
94 (3.361 %)VMS
94 (3.361 %)Windows Server 2003
102 (1.681 %)FreeBSD
102 (1.681 %)Solaris
102 (1.681 %)CentOS
102 (1.681 %)Red Hat Linux
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (18.49 %)Validation
29 (7.563 %)Project Management
36 (5.042 %)Integration Testing
43 (2.521 %)System Testing
43 (2.521 %)OO
52 (1.681 %)OOD
52 (1.681 %)UML
52 (1.681 %)OOP
52 (1.681 %)Service Management
52 (1.681 %)Service Delivery
52 (1.681 %)Test Scripting
52 (1.681 %)Knowledge Management
52 (1.681 %)Software Testing
61 (0.840 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (0.840 %)Penetration Testing
61 (0.840 %)Security Cleared
61 (0.840 %)E-business
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (20.17 %)C++
222 (18.49 %)Java
316 (13.45 %)SQL
47 (5.882 %)C
56 (5.042 %)VB.NET
62 (1.681 %)Assembly Language
71 (0.840 %)Embedded C
71 (0.840 %)Embedded C++
71 (0.840 %)VB
71 (0.840 %)PL/SQL
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (7.563 %)Degree
24 (3.361 %)CCNA
24 (3.361 %)Cisco Certification
31 (0.840 %)CCNP
31 (0.840 %)CCIP
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (7.563 %)QA
28 (6.723 %)SLA
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (3.361 %)Active Directory
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (5.042 %)Nagios
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (14.29 %)Symbian
216 (13.45 %)Ericsson
310 (8.403 %)Microsoft
310 (8.403 %)Oracle
43 (2.521 %)Apple
43 (2.521 %)BT
52 (1.681 %)Motorola
52 (1.681 %)SAP
52 (1.681 %)Intel
52 (1.681 %)Red Hat
61 (0.840 %)Lotus