Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Computing Careers Logo
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) skills within the North West 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank230211
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads4381
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.033 %
As % of the category below2.033 %4.158 %
Salaries quoted4278
Average minimum salary£29,881£33,308
Average salary£34,476£36,641
% change on same period last year-5.90 %
Average maximum salary£39,071£39,974
UK excluding London average salary£41,545£40,291
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads21151948
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.117 %0.798 %
Salaries quoted18741684
Average minimum salary£30,201£35,922
Average salary£32,628£38,546
% change on same period last year-15.35 %
Average maximum salary£35,056£41,171
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West GPRS Salary Trend

GPRS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GPRS across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West GPRS Salary Histogram

GPRS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GPRS within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CheshireUp+625£35,100+11.30 %
ManchesterDown-1211£28,550-25.08 %
MerseysideNew entry-2£60,000-
GPRS EnglandGPRS
England

GPRS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

148 (60.00 %)C++
245 (56.25 %)Symbian
343 (53.75 %)GSM
440 (50.00 %)UML
531 (38.75 %)Windows
627 (33.75 %)OOD
726 (32.50 %)C#
825 (31.25 %)Rational Rose
825 (31.25 %)WAP
825 (31.25 %)Windows Mobile
924 (30.00 %).NET
924 (30.00 %)OO
1023 (28.75 %)SQL Server
1122 (27.50 %)Symbian OS
1221 (26.25 %)Java
1221 (26.25 %)Microsoft
1320 (25.00 %)Degree
1418 (22.50 %)Pocket PC
1418 (22.50 %)UIQ
1418 (22.50 %)TCP/IP
1517 (21.25 %)Visual Studio
1616 (20.00 %)VB
1714 (17.50 %)VB.NET
1714 (17.50 %)SMS
1714 (17.50 %)Wireless
1813 (16.25 %)MS Excel
1813 (16.25 %)OOA/OOD
1911 (13.75 %)C
1911 (13.75 %)ASP.NET
2010 (12.50 %)Windows NT

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (31.25 %)WAP
224 (30.00 %).NET
318 (22.50 %)UIQ
411 (13.75 %)ASP.NET
58 (10.00 %).NET Framework
67 (8.750 %)ADO.NET
67 (8.750 %)XML
75 (6.250 %)Series 60
75 (6.250 %)BREW
81 (1.250 %)J2ME
81 (1.250 %)SVG
81 (1.250 %)ATL
81 (1.250 %)COM
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (16.25 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
143 (53.75 %)GSM
218 (22.50 %)TCP/IP
314 (17.50 %)SMS
314 (17.50 %)Wireless
49 (11.25 %)Wi-Fi
57 (8.750 %)Bluetooth
65 (6.250 %)3G
74 (5.000 %)VoIP
82 (2.500 %)WLAN
91 (1.250 %)WAN
91 (1.250 %)DEFINITY
91 (1.250 %)Internet
91 (1.250 %)UMTS
91 (1.250 %)LAN
91 (1.250 %)DVB
91 (1.250 %)RFID
91 (1.250 %)HSDPA
91 (1.250 %)Symposium
91 (1.250 %)HSUPA
91 (1.250 %)NFC
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (28.75 %)SQL Server
28 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.250 %)MySQL
31 (1.250 %)SQL Server 2000
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (31.25 %)Rational Rose
217 (21.25 %)Visual Studio
37 (8.750 %)PowerBuilder
43 (3.750 %)CodeWarrior
51 (1.250 %)Flash
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (3.750 %)Pensions
21 (1.250 %)Telecoms
21 (1.250 %)Retail
21 (1.250 %)Multimedia
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (51.25 %)Software Engineer
232 (40.00 %)Developer
318 (22.50 %)C++ Software Engineer
414 (17.50 %).NET Developer
59 (11.25 %)C# Developer
59 (11.25 %)Senior Developer
59 (11.25 %)Senior C# Developer
59 (11.25 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
68 (10.00 %)Software Developer
77 (8.750 %)Applications Developer
77 (8.750 %).NET Applications Developer
86 (7.500 %)C# Web Developer
86 (7.500 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
86 (7.500 %)C++ Software Developer
86 (7.500 %)Web Developer
86 (7.500 %)C++ Developer
86 (7.500 %)Senior Web Developer
86 (7.500 %)ASP.NET Developer
94 (5.000 %)Graduate
94 (5.000 %)VB.NET Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (22.50 %)Pocket PC
29 (11.25 %)PDA
33 (3.750 %)Device Driver
42 (2.500 %)Statistics
42 (2.500 %)Computer Science
51 (1.250 %)Speech Recognition
51 (1.250 %)MPEG
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (38.75 %)Windows
225 (31.25 %)Windows Mobile
322 (27.50 %)Symbian OS
410 (12.50 %)Windows NT
55 (6.250 %)Windows CE
64 (5.000 %)Windows 2000
73 (3.750 %)Linux
82 (2.500 %)Windows XP
91 (1.250 %)Nucleus RTOS
91 (1.250 %)Embedded Linux
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (50.00 %)UML
227 (33.75 %)OOD
324 (30.00 %)OO
413 (16.25 %)OOA/OOD
59 (11.25 %)Project Management
59 (11.25 %)Requirements Analysis
65 (6.250 %)DRM
72 (2.500 %)Mobile Commerce
81 (1.250 %)Logistics
81 (1.250 %)Software Engineering
81 (1.250 %)ITIL
81 (1.250 %)PRINCE2
81 (1.250 %)SOA
81 (1.250 %)B2C
81 (1.250 %)Six Sigma
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
148 (60.00 %)C++
226 (32.50 %)C#
321 (26.25 %)Java
416 (20.00 %)VB
514 (17.50 %)VB.NET
611 (13.75 %)C
710 (12.50 %)VC++
89 (11.25 %)SQL
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (25.00 %)Degree
29 (11.25 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.250 %)MCP
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
145 (56.25 %)Symbian
221 (26.25 %)Microsoft
32 (2.500 %)Toshiba
32 (2.500 %)Oracle
41 (1.250 %)Sybase
41 (1.250 %)Cisco
41 (1.250 %)Nortel
41 (1.250 %)Avaya
CWJobs.co.uk Logo
Technojobs Logo