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This section looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) 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 GPRS over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank67-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.980 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£35,000-
Average salary£35,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£42,277£39,923
% change on same period last year+5.89 %
Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads102216
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.091 %
Salaries quoted82178
Average minimum salary£39,597£43,100
Average salary£43,612£47,311
% change on same period last year-7.81 %
Average maximum salary£47,626£51,522
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands GPRS Salary Trend

GPRS
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)SAP
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)GSM
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)CCNA
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (50.00 %)SAP SM
11 (50.00 %)Service Management
11 (50.00 %)Government
11 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (50.00 %)TETRA
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
11 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
11 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (50.00 %)System Testing
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (50.00 %)SAP SM
Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)GSM
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)TETRA
Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Government
11 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Engineer
11 (50.00 %)SAP Business Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Supply Chain Analyst
11 (50.00 %)SAP Analyst
Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Service Management
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
11 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (50.00 %)System Testing
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)CCNA
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)SAP