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The table below looks at the demand for Short Message Service (SMS) 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 SMS over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkShort Message Service (SMS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank125129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads212
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.697 %2.312 %
Salaries quoted212
Average minimum salary£35,000£41,583
Average salary£39,500£41,583
% change on same period last year-5.01 %
Average maximum salary£44,000£41,583
UK excluding London average salary£37,737£40,490
% change on same period last year-6.79 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads287519
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.192 %0.232 %
Salaries quoted249482
Average minimum salary£34,277£32,743
Average salary£38,872£34,764
% change on same period last year+11.81 %
Average maximum salary£43,466£36,786
UK excluding London average salary£37,772£38,125
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
SMS South EastSMS
South East

SMS
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire SMS Demand Trend

SMS
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire SMS Salary Trend

SMS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SMS within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordUp+31£44,000+10.27 %
SMS South EastSMS
South East

SMS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing SMS 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 SMS.

12 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %).NET
12 (50.00 %)LAN
12 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (25.00 %)WAP
21 (25.00 %)ISO17799
21 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (25.00 %)Adobe
21 (25.00 %)Active Directory
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (25.00 %)W3C
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (25.00 %)E-business
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
21 (25.00 %)Automotive
21 (25.00 %)Games
21 (25.00 %)Business Continuity
21 (25.00 %)NUnit
21 (25.00 %)Altiris
21 (25.00 %)Pay per click
21 (25.00 %)Marketing
21 (25.00 %).NET Framework
21 (25.00 %)French Language
21 (25.00 %)German Language
21 (25.00 %)Portuguese Language
21 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (25.00 %)Digital Marketing
21 (25.00 %)Online Games
21 (25.00 %)Time Management

SMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing SMS 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 SMS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %).NET
12 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (25.00 %)CSS
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)XSLT
21 (25.00 %)WAP
21 (25.00 %).NET Framework
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)LAN
12 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (25.00 %)UMTS
21 (25.00 %)GPRS
21 (25.00 %)GSM
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)NUnit
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
11 (25.00 %)Automotive
11 (25.00 %)Games
11 (25.00 %)Marketing
11 (25.00 %)Online Games
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %).NET Developer
21 (25.00 %)Network Manager
21 (25.00 %)Desktop Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Deployment Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Software Developer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)W3C
11 (25.00 %)French Language
11 (25.00 %)German Language
11 (25.00 %)Portuguese Language
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Windows XP
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)OO
11 (25.00 %)E-business
11 (25.00 %)Business Continuity
11 (25.00 %)Pay per click
11 (25.00 %)Digital Marketing
11 (25.00 %)Time Management
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C#
11 (25.00 %)JavaScript
11 (25.00 %)SQL
11 (25.00 %)VBScript
11 (25.00 %)ActionScript
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)MCSE
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)ISO17799
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Adobe
11 (25.00 %)Altiris