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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in IT jobs within the Northern Ireland 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1416
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads2119
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.008 %
As % of the category below25.30 %20.65 %
Salaries quoted1513
Average minimum salary£45,667£37,308
Average salary£49,900£42,500
% change on same period last year+17.41 %
Average maximum salary£54,133£47,692
UK excluding London average salary£42,404£43,201
% change on same period last year-1.84 %
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Northern Ireland
Matching permanent IT job ads8392
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.039 %
Salaries quoted5656
Average minimum salary£38,086£38,189
Average salary£42,222£42,405
% change on same period last year-0.43 %
Average maximum salary£46,358£46,621
UK excluding London average salary£41,138£41,972
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Telecoms UKTelecoms
UK

Telecoms
Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Telecoms Salary Trend

Telecoms
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Northern Ireland Telecoms Salary Histogram

Telecoms
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
County AntrimUp+720£49,900+17.41 %
Telecoms UKTelecoms
UK

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

111 (40.74 %)VoIP
111 (40.74 %)Cisco
111 (40.74 %)CCIE
111 (40.74 %)Cisco Certification
28 (29.63 %)Internet
35 (18.52 %)IP Telephony
35 (18.52 %)Network Design
35 (18.52 %)Lucent
35 (18.52 %)Alcatel
35 (18.52 %)Ericsson
35 (18.52 %)Siemens
43 (11.11 %)Java
43 (11.11 %)Health
52 (7.407 %)Symbian OS
52 (7.407 %)Finance
52 (7.407 %)Windows Mobile
52 (7.407 %)Windows
52 (7.407 %)J2ME
52 (7.407 %)PL/SQL
52 (7.407 %)SQL
52 (7.407 %)J2EE
52 (7.407 %)Oracle
52 (7.407 %)WebLogic
52 (7.407 %)WebServices
52 (7.407 %)JBoss
52 (7.407 %)C++
52 (7.407 %)Symbian
61 (3.704 %)Flash
61 (3.704 %)Avaya
61 (3.704 %)DEFINITY

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (7.407 %)J2ME
12 (7.407 %)J2EE
12 (7.407 %)WebServices
21 (3.704 %)XML
21 (3.704 %)Hibernate
21 (3.704 %)Spring
21 (3.704 %)Dojo
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.407 %)WebLogic
12 (7.407 %)JBoss
21 (3.704 %)CMS
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.704 %)MS Visio
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (40.74 %)VoIP
28 (29.63 %)Internet
35 (18.52 %)IP Telephony
41 (3.704 %)DEFINITY
41 (3.704 %)PBX
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.704 %)Ant
11 (3.704 %)JUnit
11 (3.704 %)Flash
11 (3.704 %)Eclipse
11 (3.704 %)FitNesse
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.11 %)Health
22 (7.407 %)Finance
31 (3.704 %)Electric
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (29.63 %)Telephony Engineer
25 (18.52 %)Network Consultant
25 (18.52 %)Consultant
33 (11.11 %)Network Engineer
42 (7.407 %)Software Engineer
42 (7.407 %)Senior Software Engineer
51 (3.704 %)Java Software Engineer
51 (3.704 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
51 (3.704 %)J2EE Software Engineer
51 (3.704 %)Senior J2EE Software Engineer
51 (3.704 %)Senior Programmer
51 (3.704 %)Senior Java Software Engineer
51 (3.704 %)Developer
51 (3.704 %)Analyst
51 (3.704 %)Java Developer
51 (3.704 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (3.704 %)Support Technician
51 (3.704 %)Programmer
51 (3.704 %)Support Engineer
51 (3.704 %)Field Engineer
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.704 %)Computer Science
11 (3.704 %)Estonian Language
11 (3.704 %)Finnish Language
11 (3.704 %)Norwegian Language
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (7.407 %)Windows
12 (7.407 %)Symbian OS
12 (7.407 %)Windows Mobile
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (18.52 %)Network Design
21 (3.704 %)Software Engineering
21 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
21 (3.704 %)OO
21 (3.704 %)Agile Software Development
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (11.11 %)Java
22 (7.407 %)PL/SQL
22 (7.407 %)SQL
22 (7.407 %)C++
31 (3.704 %)Perl
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (40.74 %)CCIE
111 (40.74 %)Cisco Certification
21 (3.704 %)Avaya Certification
21 (3.704 %)Degree
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (40.74 %)Cisco
25 (18.52 %)Lucent
25 (18.52 %)Alcatel
25 (18.52 %)Ericsson
25 (18.52 %)Siemens
32 (7.407 %)Oracle
32 (7.407 %)Symbian
41 (3.704 %)Avaya