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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in IT jobs within the Merseyside region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4163
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads3824
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.010 %
As % of the category below9.620 %5.556 %
Salaries quoted3822
Average minimum salary£22,487£45,227
Average salary£24,414£46,057
% change on same period last year-46.99 %
Average maximum salary£26,342£46,886
UK excluding London average salary£42,250£43,591
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads395432
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.213 %0.180 %
Salaries quoted327367
Average minimum salary£31,143£36,340
Average salary£33,220£38,365
% change on same period last year-13.40 %
Average maximum salary£35,297£40,389
UK excluding London average salary£41,063£42,118
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Telecoms North WestTelecoms
North West

Telecoms
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Telecoms Demand Trend

Telecoms
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Telecoms Salary Trend

Telecoms
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Merseyside Telecoms Salary Histogram

Telecoms
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 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
St HelensUp+1222£18,398-26.40 %
LiverpoolUp+27£33,071-29.97 %
PrescotNew entry-4£28,875-
Telecoms North WestTelecoms
North West

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms.

135 (49.30 %)C
233 (46.48 %)Project Management
322 (30.99 %)Wireless
419 (26.76 %)Avaya
516 (22.54 %)Siemens
516 (22.54 %)Toshiba
615 (21.13 %)Statistics
615 (21.13 %)NGN
615 (21.13 %)BT
615 (21.13 %)IVR
713 (18.31 %)WAN
812 (16.90 %)LAN
812 (16.90 %)ITIL
911 (15.49 %)Cisco
1010 (14.08 %)Finance
119 (12.68 %)Microsoft Certification
128 (11.27 %)Microsoft
128 (11.27 %)Internet
128 (11.27 %)Windows
137 (9.859 %)VB
137 (9.859 %)CCNA
137 (9.859 %)Cisco Certification
146 (8.451 %)Security+ Certification
146 (8.451 %)MSDE
146 (8.451 %)Mitel
146 (8.451 %)SQL
146 (8.451 %)MCSE
146 (8.451 %)MCP
146 (8.451 %)ODBC
146 (8.451 %)TCP/IP

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (8.451 %)ODBC
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.408 %)SAS
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.225 %)MS Office
22 (2.817 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.408 %)MS Excel
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (30.99 %)Wireless
215 (21.13 %)NGN
313 (18.31 %)WAN
412 (16.90 %)LAN
58 (11.27 %)Internet
66 (8.451 %)TCP/IP
74 (5.634 %)MPLS
74 (5.634 %)ADSL
74 (5.634 %)ISDN
74 (5.634 %)Network Security
74 (5.634 %)SAN
83 (4.225 %)Cisco ICM
83 (4.225 %)Frame Relay
83 (4.225 %)DECT
83 (4.225 %)PBX
83 (4.225 %)Firewall
83 (4.225 %)DEFINITY
83 (4.225 %)VPN
92 (2.817 %)SNMP
92 (2.817 %)WLAN
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (8.451 %)MSDE
21 (1.408 %)OLAP
21 (1.408 %)MS Access
21 (1.408 %)BusinessObjects
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (14.08 %)Finance
23 (4.225 %)Construction
32 (2.817 %)Electric
32 (2.817 %)Health
41 (1.408 %)Law
41 (1.408 %)Retail
41 (1.408 %)Pensions
41 (1.408 %)Marketing
41 (1.408 %)Electronics
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (28.17 %)Analyst
216 (22.54 %)Systems Administrator
216 (22.54 %)Systems Support
216 (22.54 %)Support Analyst
216 (22.54 %)Administrator
216 (22.54 %)Telecoms Analyst
315 (21.13 %)Customer Analyst
315 (21.13 %)Customer Support Analyst
410 (14.08 %)Technical Manager
57 (9.859 %)Infrastructure Engineer
65 (7.042 %)Account Manager
65 (7.042 %)Systems Engineer
65 (7.042 %)Technical Account Manager
74 (5.634 %)Systems Architect
74 (5.634 %)Technical Services Manager
74 (5.634 %)Network Engineer
74 (5.634 %)Architect
74 (5.634 %)Service Manager
83 (4.225 %)Service Desk Analyst
83 (4.225 %)Service Analyst
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (21.13 %)IVR
115 (21.13 %)Statistics
25 (7.042 %)Computer Science
34 (5.634 %)Replication
41 (1.408 %)Fat Client
41 (1.408 %)PDA
41 (1.408 %)Thin Client
41 (1.408 %)DTV
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (11.27 %)Windows
23 (4.225 %)Windows NT
23 (4.225 %)Windows XP
23 (4.225 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (4.225 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (2.817 %)UNIX
41 (1.408 %)Solaris
41 (1.408 %)Linux
41 (1.408 %)Red Hat Linux
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (46.48 %)Project Management
212 (16.90 %)ITIL
35 (7.042 %)Web Development
35 (7.042 %)Service Management
35 (7.042 %)Security Cleared
44 (5.634 %)SC Cleared
53 (4.225 %)Migration
62 (2.817 %)CAD
71 (1.408 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.408 %)Six Sigma
71 (1.408 %)Lean Six Sigma
71 (1.408 %)Problem Management
71 (1.408 %)Fault Management
71 (1.408 %)Performance Management
71 (1.408 %)Network Design
71 (1.408 %)Logistics
71 (1.408 %)Incident Management
71 (1.408 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.408 %)Disaster Recovery
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (49.30 %)C
27 (9.859 %)VB
36 (8.451 %)SQL
42 (2.817 %)VBA
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (12.68 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (9.859 %)CCNA
27 (9.859 %)Cisco Certification
36 (8.451 %)MCP
36 (8.451 %)MCSE
36 (8.451 %)Security+ Certification
42 (2.817 %)ITIL Certification
51 (1.408 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.408 %)SLA
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (5.634 %)Terminal Services
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (26.76 %)Avaya
216 (22.54 %)Siemens
216 (22.54 %)Toshiba
315 (21.13 %)BT
411 (15.49 %)Cisco
58 (11.27 %)Microsoft
66 (8.451 %)Mitel
74 (5.634 %)Citrix
74 (5.634 %)NetApp
83 (4.225 %)HP
83 (4.225 %)VMware
91 (1.408 %)Capita
91 (1.408 %)Business Objects
91 (1.408 %)SAP
91 (1.408 %)Red Hat