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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in IT jobs within the Somerset 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads8140
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.017 %
As % of the category below10.89 %8.639 %
Salaries quoted7335
Average minimum salary£35,082£39,343
Average salary£39,068£42,500
% change on same period last year-8.07 %
Average maximum salary£43,055£45,657
UK excluding London average salary£42,250£43,591
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads744463
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.401 %0.193 %
Salaries quoted670434
Average minimum salary£35,832£32,319
Average salary£39,388£35,227
% change on same period last year+11.81 %
Average maximum salary£42,944£38,135
UK excluding London average salary£41,063£42,118
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Telecoms South WestTelecoms
South West

Telecoms
Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Telecoms Salary Trend

Telecoms
Salary Histogram

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

Somerset Telecoms Salary Histogram

Telecoms
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Somerset 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
BathDown-747£37,815-10.85 %
StreetDown-27£29,000-29.69 %
Weston-super-MareNew entry-1£27,500-
Telecoms South WestTelecoms
South West

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

131 (25.00 %)Government
229 (23.39 %)Java
326 (20.97 %)J2EE
423 (18.55 %)C#
423 (18.55 %)Degree
522 (17.74 %)Pensions
522 (17.74 %).NET
522 (17.74 %)JSP
522 (17.74 %)Finance
618 (14.52 %)ASP.NET
717 (13.71 %)XML
816 (12.90 %)SQL
915 (12.10 %)C
915 (12.10 %)C++
915 (12.10 %)Oracle
915 (12.10 %)Military
915 (12.10 %)Security Cleared
1014 (11.29 %)JSP 440
1014 (11.29 %)ISO27001
1014 (11.29 %)Information Security
1113 (10.48 %)VB.NET
1113 (10.48 %)UNIX
1113 (10.48 %)MS Excel
1212 (9.677 %)Microsoft
1212 (9.677 %)Windows
1311 (8.871 %)HNC
1311 (8.871 %)Firewall
1311 (8.871 %)Business Analysis
1311 (8.871 %)Systems Analysis
1410 (8.065 %)Windows Server 2003

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (20.97 %)J2EE
222 (17.74 %).NET
222 (17.74 %)JSP
318 (14.52 %)ASP.NET
417 (13.71 %)XML
510 (8.065 %)HTML
66 (4.839 %)EJB
66 (4.839 %)CSS
66 (4.839 %)WebServices
75 (4.032 %)AJAX
83 (2.419 %).NET Framework
83 (2.419 %)ASP
92 (1.613 %)XHTML
101 (0.806 %)OpenGL
101 (0.806 %)Struts
101 (0.806 %)JDBC
Somerset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (8.065 %)MS Exchange
26 (4.839 %)Exchange Server 2003
26 (4.839 %)Exchange Server 2007
Somerset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (10.48 %)MS Excel
27 (5.645 %)MS PowerPoint
Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (8.871 %)Firewall
27 (5.645 %)Wireless
27 (5.645 %)LDAP
36 (4.839 %)VoIP
36 (4.839 %)OFDM
45 (4.032 %)Internet
54 (3.226 %)OSPF
54 (3.226 %)BGP
54 (3.226 %)VPN
54 (3.226 %)IPv4
54 (3.226 %)SAN
54 (3.226 %)Intrusion Detection
54 (3.226 %)Cisco PIX
54 (3.226 %)Network Security
63 (2.419 %)WCDMA
63 (2.419 %)GSM
72 (1.613 %)UMTS
72 (1.613 %)TCP/IP
72 (1.613 %)3G
72 (1.613 %)2G
Somerset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (4.839 %)MySQL
25 (4.032 %)SQL Server
32 (1.613 %)SQLPlus
41 (0.806 %)RDBMS
Somerset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (5.645 %)Subversion
26 (4.839 %)Oracle Forms
26 (4.839 %)QuickTest Pro
34 (3.226 %)Flash
41 (0.806 %)Visual Studio
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (25.00 %)Government
222 (17.74 %)Finance
222 (17.74 %)Pensions
315 (12.10 %)Military
48 (6.452 %)Electric
56 (4.839 %)Electronics
64 (3.226 %)Marketing
73 (2.419 %)Manufacturing
82 (1.613 %)Health
91 (0.806 %)3D Graphics
91 (0.806 %)Aerospace
91 (0.806 %)Billing
Somerset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (13.71 %)Software Engineer
117 (13.71 %)Developer
211 (8.871 %)Web Developer
310 (8.065 %)Analyst
310 (8.065 %).NET Software Engineer
49 (7.258 %)C# Software Engineer
58 (6.452 %)Architect
58 (6.452 %)Desktop Support
58 (6.452 %)Support Analyst
67 (5.645 %)Team Leader
76 (4.839 %)Hardware Engineer
76 (4.839 %)Senior Tester
76 (4.839 %)Desktop Analyst
76 (4.839 %)Software Team Leader
76 (4.839 %)Hardware Design Engineer
76 (4.839 %)Design Engineer
76 (4.839 %)Desktop Support Analyst
76 (4.839 %)Tester
85 (4.032 %)Support Engineer
85 (4.032 %)Electronics Engineer
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (7.258 %)CCTV
26 (4.839 %)N-Tier
26 (4.839 %)DTV
26 (4.839 %)IPTV
34 (3.226 %)Clustering
41 (0.806 %)Artificial Intelligence
41 (0.806 %)PKI
41 (0.806 %)Handset
41 (0.806 %)Mathematics
41 (0.806 %)Physics
41 (0.806 %)Computer Science
Somerset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (10.48 %)UNIX
212 (9.677 %)Windows
310 (8.065 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (3.226 %)Solaris
53 (2.419 %)Linux
61 (0.806 %)HPUX
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (12.10 %)Security Cleared
214 (11.29 %)Information Security
311 (8.871 %)Systems Analysis
311 (8.871 %)Business Analysis
47 (5.645 %)UML
54 (3.226 %)ITIL
54 (3.226 %)Web Development
62 (1.613 %)OO
62 (1.613 %)CRM
71 (0.806 %)Configuration Management
71 (0.806 %)Project Management
71 (0.806 %)Software Testing
71 (0.806 %)Requirements Analysis
71 (0.806 %)Project Planning
71 (0.806 %)Release Management
71 (0.806 %)Unit Testing
71 (0.806 %)Test Management
71 (0.806 %)SC Cleared
71 (0.806 %)Data Management
71 (0.806 %)Software Engineering
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (23.39 %)Java
223 (18.55 %)C#
316 (12.90 %)SQL
415 (12.10 %)C
415 (12.10 %)C++
513 (10.48 %)VB.NET
610 (8.065 %)JavaScript
79 (7.258 %)PL/SQL
87 (5.645 %)Assembly Language
96 (4.839 %)Tcl
104 (3.226 %)ActionScript
104 (3.226 %)VB
113 (2.419 %)PHP
113 (2.419 %)VB6
121 (0.806 %)Shell Script
121 (0.806 %)Perl
Somerset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (18.55 %)Degree
211 (8.871 %)HNC
37 (5.645 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (3.226 %)HND
44 (3.226 %)MCSE
53 (2.419 %)MCP
62 (1.613 %)CISSP
62 (1.613 %)Check Point Certification
62 (1.613 %)CCSA
62 (1.613 %)CCSE
71 (0.806 %)CCNA
71 (0.806 %)Cisco Certification
Somerset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (11.29 %)ISO27001
114 (11.29 %)JSP 440
22 (1.613 %)ISO17799
31 (0.806 %)ISO9001
31 (0.806 %)SLA
31 (0.806 %)QA
Somerset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (4.839 %)Active Directory
24 (3.226 %)Snort
31 (0.806 %)NDS
Somerset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (3.226 %)Nagios
14 (3.226 %)Nessus
21 (0.806 %)CiscoWorks
Somerset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (12.10 %)Oracle
212 (9.677 %)Microsoft
310 (8.065 %)Cisco
44 (3.226 %)HP
44 (3.226 %)CheckPoint
44 (3.226 %)Tripwire
44 (3.226 %)ProCurve
52 (1.613 %)TIBCO
61 (0.806 %)Ericsson