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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in IT jobs within the Preston 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4440
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads103
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below5.319 %1.887 %
Salaries quoted103
Average minimum salary£39,500£23,000
Average salary£40,900£23,000
% change on same period last year+77.82 %
Average maximum salary£42,300£23,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,280£43,599
% change on same period last year-3.02 %
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads188159
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.101 %0.066 %
Salaries quoted156114
Average minimum salary£31,289£35,131
Average salary£33,267£36,969
% change on same period last year-10.01 %
Average maximum salary£35,244£38,807
UK excluding London average salary£41,112£42,120
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Telecoms LancashireTelecoms
Lancashire

Telecoms
Demand Trend

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston Telecoms Salary Trend

Telecoms
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Preston region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Preston Telecoms Salary Histogram

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

115 (41.67 %)Billing
211 (30.56 %)Broadband
37 (19.44 %)MS Office
46 (16.67 %)AS400
46 (16.67 %)MS Visio
55 (13.89 %)UNIX
55 (13.89 %)MS Excel
55 (13.89 %)ITIL
55 (13.89 %)Internet
55 (13.89 %)Project Management
55 (13.89 %)Pensions
55 (13.89 %)Marketing
55 (13.89 %)Health
64 (11.11 %)Degree
64 (11.11 %)ISTQB
64 (11.11 %)System Testing
64 (11.11 %)TestDirector
64 (11.11 %)ISEB
64 (11.11 %)VoIP
73 (8.333 %)HPUX
73 (8.333 %)Solaris
73 (8.333 %)Linux
73 (8.333 %)RAD
73 (8.333 %)VMS
73 (8.333 %)Microsoft
73 (8.333 %)Unicenter
73 (8.333 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
73 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
73 (8.333 %)Construction
73 (8.333 %)Tru64

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.556 %)ASP
12 (5.556 %)HTML
21 (2.778 %).NET
21 (2.778 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.778 %)COM+
21 (2.778 %)WebServices
21 (2.778 %)XML
Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.778 %)IIS
Preston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (19.44 %)MS Office
26 (16.67 %)MS Visio
35 (13.89 %)MS Excel
42 (5.556 %)AutoCAD
Preston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (30.56 %)Broadband
25 (13.89 %)Internet
34 (11.11 %)VoIP
42 (5.556 %)WAN
42 (5.556 %)TCP/IP
42 (5.556 %)LAN
42 (5.556 %)Firewall
51 (2.778 %)TETRA
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.556 %)SQL Server
12 (5.556 %)Crystal Reports
12 (5.556 %)Datawarehouse
12 (5.556 %)BusinessObjects
12 (5.556 %)BusinessObjects XI
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (11.11 %)TestDirector
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (41.67 %)Billing
25 (13.89 %)Pensions
25 (13.89 %)Marketing
25 (13.89 %)Health
33 (8.333 %)Construction
41 (2.778 %)Government
41 (2.778 %)Insurance
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
27 (19.44 %)Telecoms Engineer
36 (16.67 %)Voice Engineer
45 (13.89 %)Customer Support Engineer
45 (13.89 %)Customer Engineer
45 (13.89 %)Project Manager
53 (8.333 %)Infrastructure Specialist
62 (5.556 %)Cisco Engineer
62 (5.556 %)Cisco Network Engineer
62 (5.556 %)Telecoms Project Manager
62 (5.556 %)Developer
62 (5.556 %)Analyst
62 (5.556 %)Test Manager
62 (5.556 %)Network Engineer
71 (2.778 %)Systems Engineer
71 (2.778 %)Database Designer
71 (2.778 %)Senior Manager
71 (2.778 %)IT Manager
71 (2.778 %)Service Analyst
71 (2.778 %)Solutions Designer
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (16.67 %)AS400
22 (5.556 %)CCTV
22 (5.556 %)Client/Server
31 (2.778 %)N-Tier
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (13.89 %)UNIX
23 (8.333 %)HPUX
23 (8.333 %)Solaris
23 (8.333 %)Linux
23 (8.333 %)VMS
23 (8.333 %)Tru64
32 (5.556 %)Windows
41 (2.778 %)Windows 2000 Server
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.89 %)ITIL
15 (13.89 %)Project Management
24 (11.11 %)System Testing
33 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
33 (8.333 %)RAD
42 (5.556 %)Service Management
42 (5.556 %)Change Management
42 (5.556 %)Systems Analysis
42 (5.556 %)V-Model
51 (2.778 %)BPR
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.556 %)VB
12 (5.556 %)VB6
21 (2.778 %)VB.NET
21 (2.778 %)DHTML
21 (2.778 %)JavaScript
21 (2.778 %)SQL
21 (2.778 %)Transact-SQL
21 (2.778 %)VBScript
Preston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (11.11 %)ISEB
14 (11.11 %)ISTQB
14 (11.11 %)Degree
22 (5.556 %)Cisco Certification
22 (5.556 %)CCNP
22 (5.556 %)CCDP
31 (2.778 %)MCP
31 (2.778 %)MCSE
31 (2.778 %)Microsoft Certification
Preston IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (8.333 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Preston IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (8.333 %)Unicenter
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (8.333 %)Microsoft
22 (5.556 %)Avaya
22 (5.556 %)Oracle
22 (5.556 %)Business Objects
22 (5.556 %)Cisco