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This section looks at the demand for Handsets skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Handsets
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank268249
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads542
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.281 %2.036 %
Salaries quoted434
Average minimum salary£25,750£38,059
Average salary£31,500£41,088
% change on same period last year-23.33 %
Average maximum salary£37,250£44,118
UK excluding London average salary£38,333£38,091
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads17772063
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.938 %0.845 %
Salaries quoted15091794
Average minimum salary£33,994£33,751
Average salary£37,471£37,332
% change on same period last year+0.37 %
Average maximum salary£40,949£40,913
UK excluding London average salary£38,014£39,235
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Handset EnglandHandset
England

Handset
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Handset across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

North West Handset Demand Trend

Handset
Salary Trend

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

North West Handset Salary Trend

Handset
Salary Histogram

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

North West Handset Salary Histogram

Handset
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Handset 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
ManchesterUp+85£31,500-24.77 %
Handset EnglandHandset
England

Handset
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

119 (82.61 %)Symbian
215 (65.22 %)Java
215 (65.22 %)J2ME
313 (56.52 %)Multimedia
313 (56.52 %)UML
313 (56.52 %)XML
410 (43.48 %)BREW
58 (34.78 %)Java ME
58 (34.78 %)MS Excel
67 (30.43 %)C++
67 (30.43 %)Microsoft
76 (26.09 %)Windows
76 (26.09 %)Windows Mobile
85 (21.74 %)Degree
85 (21.74 %)Linux
93 (13.04 %)C
93 (13.04 %)Blackberry
93 (13.04 %)Smartphone
93 (13.04 %)Wireless
102 (8.696 %)IPsec
102 (8.696 %)Telecoms
102 (8.696 %)UIQ
102 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2003
102 (8.696 %)Symbian OS
102 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2007
102 (8.696 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
102 (8.696 %)DNS
102 (8.696 %)Palm OS
102 (8.696 %)Active Directory
102 (8.696 %)VoIP

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Handset 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 Handset. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (65.22 %)J2ME
213 (56.52 %)XML
310 (43.48 %)BREW
48 (34.78 %)Java ME
52 (8.696 %)UIQ
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (8.696 %)IIS
12 (8.696 %)SharePoint
12 (8.696 %)MS Exchange
12 (8.696 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2007
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (34.78 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (13.04 %)Wireless
22 (8.696 %)IPsec
22 (8.696 %)VoIP
22 (8.696 %)DHCP
22 (8.696 %)DNS
31 (4.348 %)3G
31 (4.348 %)VPN
31 (4.348 %)GSM
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.696 %)SQL Server
21 (4.348 %)SQL Server 7
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (56.52 %)Multimedia
22 (8.696 %)Telecoms
31 (4.348 %)Marketing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (60.87 %)Developer
27 (30.43 %)Software Engineer
33 (13.04 %)C++ Software Engineer
42 (8.696 %)Java Developer
51 (4.348 %)C++ Developer
51 (4.348 %)Embedded Software Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Programmer
51 (4.348 %)Technical Support
51 (4.348 %)Graduate
51 (4.348 %)Software Developer
51 (4.348 %)C++ Programmer
51 (4.348 %)C++ Software Developer
51 (4.348 %)Embedded Software Developer
51 (4.348 %)Software Programmer
51 (4.348 %)Embedded C++ Developer
51 (4.348 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
51 (4.348 %)UI Designer
51 (4.348 %)Graduate Software Engineer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (13.04 %)Blackberry
13 (13.04 %)Smartphone
21 (4.348 %)Pocket PC
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (26.09 %)Windows
16 (26.09 %)Windows Mobile
25 (21.74 %)Linux
32 (8.696 %)Windows XP
32 (8.696 %)Palm OS
32 (8.696 %)Symbian OS
41 (4.348 %)Windows CE
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (56.52 %)UML
21 (4.348 %)OO
21 (4.348 %)Software Engineering
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (65.22 %)Java
27 (30.43 %)C++
33 (13.04 %)C
41 (4.348 %)Embedded C++
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (21.74 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (8.696 %)Active Directory
21 (4.348 %)Terminal Services
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (82.61 %)Symbian
27 (30.43 %)Microsoft
32 (8.696 %)SAP
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