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This section looks at the demand for Base Station Subsystem (BSS) skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited BSS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBase Station Subsystem (BSS)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7291
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads21
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.575 %0.442 %
Salaries quoted21
Average minimum salary£65,000£50,000
Average salary£82,500£72,500
% change on same period last year+13.79 %
Average maximum salary£100,000£95,000
UK excluding London average salary£56,654£58,050
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads127226
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.094 %
Salaries quoted99187
Average minimum salary£39,672£43,497
Average salary£43,531£47,701
% change on same period last year-8.74 %
Average maximum salary£47,390£51,904
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
BSS EnglandBSS
England

BSS
Demand Trend

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

Midlands BSS Demand Trend

BSS
Salary Trend

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

Midlands BSS Salary Trend

BSS
Salary Histogram

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

Midlands BSS Salary Histogram

BSS
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands region citing BSS 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 BSS.

12 (40.00 %)CRM
12 (40.00 %)PMP
12 (40.00 %)PMI Certification
12 (40.00 %)Ericsson
12 (40.00 %)Telecoms
12 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
12 (40.00 %)Fault Management
21 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)eTOM
21 (20.00 %)UNIX
21 (20.00 %)UML
21 (20.00 %)Cramer
21 (20.00 %)Remedy
21 (20.00 %)SOA
21 (20.00 %)RDBMS
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)OpenView
21 (20.00 %)HP
21 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
21 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Business Objects
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)ITIL

BSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)WebServices
Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)RDBMS
11 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Telecoms
Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Project Manager
12 (40.00 %)Programme Manager
12 (40.00 %)Ericsson Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Architect
21 (20.00 %)Applications Architect
21 (20.00 %)IT Architect
Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
12 (40.00 %)CRM
12 (40.00 %)Fault Management
21 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)ITIL
21 (20.00 %)SOA
21 (20.00 %)eTOM
21 (20.00 %)UML
Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)PMP
12 (40.00 %)PMI Certification
Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (20.00 %)OpenView
Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Ericsson
21 (20.00 %)Remedy
21 (20.00 %)Cramer
21 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Business Objects
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)HP