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

LinkGlobal System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank136-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads110
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.132 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted50
Average minimum salary£38,333-
Average salary£45,417-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£52,500-
UK excluding London average salary£41,757£42,458
% change on same period last year-1.65 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads516686
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.278 %0.286 %
Salaries quoted441526
Average minimum salary£31,193£35,845
Average salary£34,542£38,070
% change on same period last year-9.26 %
Average maximum salary£37,891£40,294
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
GSM South EastGSM
South East

GSM
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire GSM Demand Trend

GSM
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire GSM Salary Trend

GSM
Salary Histogram

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

Oxfordshire GSM Salary Histogram

GSM
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GSM within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BanburyNew entry-3£48,333-
OxfordNew entry-1£45,000-
GSM South EastGSM
South East

GSM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing GSM 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 GSM.

18 (61.54 %)GPRS
18 (61.54 %)Automotive
27 (53.85 %)Bluetooth
27 (53.85 %)C#
27 (53.85 %)TCP/IP
35 (38.46 %)C
35 (38.46 %)C++
44 (30.77 %).NET
44 (30.77 %)Electronics
53 (23.08 %)Device Driver
53 (23.08 %)SQL Server
53 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
53 (23.08 %)Windows
53 (23.08 %)UMTS
53 (23.08 %)Windows CE
53 (23.08 %)MATLAB
62 (15.38 %)Simulink
62 (15.38 %)WAN
62 (15.38 %)EMC
62 (15.38 %)OO
62 (15.38 %)LAN
62 (15.38 %)French Language
62 (15.38 %)German Language
62 (15.38 %)Portuguese Language
62 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (15.38 %)Telecoms
62 (15.38 %)Finance
71 (7.692 %)WiMAX
71 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
71 (7.692 %)Wireless

GSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (30.77 %).NET
23 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
31 (7.692 %)XML
31 (7.692 %).NET Framework
31 (7.692 %)HTML
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (23.08 %)MATLAB
22 (15.38 %)Simulink
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (61.54 %)GPRS
27 (53.85 %)Bluetooth
27 (53.85 %)TCP/IP
33 (23.08 %)UMTS
42 (15.38 %)WAN
42 (15.38 %)LAN
51 (7.692 %)SMS
51 (7.692 %)CDMA
51 (7.692 %)WCDMA
51 (7.692 %)WLAN
51 (7.692 %)Internet
51 (7.692 %)3G
51 (7.692 %)802.11
51 (7.692 %)Wireless
51 (7.692 %)WiMAX
51 (7.692 %)Wireless Security
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (23.08 %)SQL Server
22 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (61.54 %)Automotive
24 (30.77 %)Electronics
32 (15.38 %)Telecoms
32 (15.38 %)Finance
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (30.77 %)Systems Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Developer
32 (15.38 %)Architect
32 (15.38 %).NET Developer
32 (15.38 %)Technical Engineer
32 (15.38 %)Technical Architect
32 (15.38 %)Lead Systems Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Software Developer
41 (7.692 %)Web Developer
41 (7.692 %)Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Technical Team Leader
41 (7.692 %)Product Manager
41 (7.692 %).NET Web Developer
41 (7.692 %)Lead Software Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Cisco Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Embedded Software Engineer
41 (7.692 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (7.692 %)Team Leader
41 (7.692 %)Software Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Test Manager
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (23.08 %)Device Driver
22 (15.38 %)French Language
22 (15.38 %)German Language
22 (15.38 %)Portuguese Language
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (23.08 %)Windows
13 (23.08 %)Windows CE
21 (7.692 %)Windows Mobile
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)OO
21 (7.692 %)OOD
21 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
21 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (53.85 %)C#
25 (38.46 %)C++
25 (38.46 %)C
31 (7.692 %)Java
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)PhD
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)EMC
21 (7.692 %)Cisco
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft