Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for GSM skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GSM over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Reading region.

 Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank7475134
Rank change year-on-year
Up+1Up+59
Matching permanent IT job ads21810
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading0.210 %1.160 %0.319 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category1.000 %5.028 %1.112 %
Salaries quoted097
Average salary-£40,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-+14.28 %
UK excluding London average salary£42,000£40,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+5.000 %+14.28 %
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryAll Communications & Networking
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
200358899
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading21.03 %23.07 %28.68 %
Salaries quoted154295759
Average salary£42,000£45,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.660 %+12.50 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£33,000£30,000£26,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£55,000£65,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-
GSM BerkshireGSM
Berkshire

GSM
Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading GSM Salary Trend

GSM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

15 (71.43 %)UMTS
23 (42.86 %)Ericsson
23 (42.86 %)3G
23 (42.86 %)Telecoms
23 (42.86 %)Huawei
23 (42.86 %)Nokia Siemens Networks
32 (28.57 %)C++
32 (28.57 %)Perl
32 (28.57 %)Windows
32 (28.57 %)Linux
32 (28.57 %)CORBA
32 (28.57 %)VC++
32 (28.57 %)Python
32 (28.57 %)Bluetooth
32 (28.57 %)DECT
32 (28.57 %)GPRS
32 (28.57 %)ISO9001
32 (28.57 %)Ethernet
32 (28.57 %)Embedded C++
32 (28.57 %)Windows CE
32 (28.57 %)Wi-Fi
32 (28.57 %)Wireless
32 (28.57 %)Electronics
32 (28.57 %)Military
32 (28.57 %)TETRA
32 (28.57 %)WiMAX
32 (28.57 %)Automated Testing
32 (28.57 %)Software Engineering
32 (28.57 %)Degree
32 (28.57 %)QA

GSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
12 (28.57 %)CORBA
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (71.43 %)UMTS
23 (42.86 %)3G
32 (28.57 %)Wi-Fi
32 (28.57 %)Wireless
32 (28.57 %)TETRA
32 (28.57 %)WiMAX
32 (28.57 %)Ethernet
32 (28.57 %)Bluetooth
32 (28.57 %)DECT
32 (28.57 %)GPRS
Reading IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Telecoms
22 (28.57 %)Military
22 (28.57 %)Electronics
Reading IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Consultant
23 (42.86 %)Sales Consultant
23 (42.86 %)Pre Sales Consultant
32 (28.57 %)Developer
32 (28.57 %)Technical Consultant
32 (28.57 %)C++ Developer
32 (28.57 %)Embedded C++ Developer
41 (14.29 %)Quality Engineer
41 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
41 (14.29 %)Software Consultant
Reading IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
12 (28.57 %)Linux
12 (28.57 %)Windows CE
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Automated Testing
12 (28.57 %)Software Engineering
12 (28.57 %)Integration Testing
12 (28.57 %)System Testing
Reading IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)C++
12 (28.57 %)Perl
12 (28.57 %)VC++
12 (28.57 %)Python
12 (28.57 %)Embedded C++
Reading IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
12 (28.57 %)Degree
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (28.57 %)ISO9001
12 (28.57 %)QA
Reading IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
13 (42.86 %)Ericsson
13 (42.86 %)Huawei
13 (42.86 %)Nokia Siemens Networks