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The table below looks at the demand for 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 3GPP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank435489
Rank change on same period last yearUp+54
Matching permanent IT job ads2719
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.375 %0.198 %
Salaries quoted1918
Average minimum salary£38,421£43,167
Average salary£41,158£46,000
% change on same period last year-10.52 %
Average maximum salary£43,895£48,833
UK excluding London average salary£42,188£45,756
% change on same period last year-7.79 %
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads72089587
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.173 %4.126 %
Salaries quoted61117677
Average minimum salary£37,257£38,405
Average salary£40,433£41,324
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Average maximum salary£43,608£44,243
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
3GPP England3GPP
England

3GPP
Demand Trend

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

South East 3GPP Demand Trend

3GPP
Salary Trend

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

South East 3GPP Salary Trend

3GPP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 3GPP across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East 3GPP Salary Histogram

3GPP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3GPP within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BerkshireUp+5021£38,679-8.63 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-2£52,500-
HampshireDown-141£42,500-9.29 %
SurreyNew entry-1£48,500-
3GPP England3GPP
England

3GPP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing 3GPP 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 3GPP.

129 (50.00 %)3G
227 (46.55 %)GSM
326 (44.83 %)GPRS
422 (37.93 %)Telecoms
517 (29.31 %)Handset
616 (27.59 %)Degree
714 (24.14 %)GGSN
714 (24.14 %)SGSN
714 (24.14 %)TCP/IP
714 (24.14 %)UNIX
810 (17.24 %)Wireless
99 (15.52 %)UMTS
108 (13.79 %)Linux
108 (13.79 %)2G
108 (13.79 %)2.5G
117 (12.07 %)SS7
117 (12.07 %)CDMA
117 (12.07 %)VMS
117 (12.07 %)SMS
117 (12.07 %)System Testing
126 (10.34 %)Anite
126 (10.34 %)AWK
126 (10.34 %)HSPA
126 (10.34 %)RANAP
126 (10.34 %)Wireshark
126 (10.34 %)C++
126 (10.34 %)Perl
135 (8.621 %)UTRAN
135 (8.621 %)Megaco
135 (8.621 %)ISUP

3GPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing 3GPP 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 3GPP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (6.897 %)MIDP
14 (6.897 %)BREW
23 (5.172 %)MFC
23 (5.172 %)ATL
23 (5.172 %)COM
31 (1.724 %)WAP
31 (1.724 %)CLDC
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.172 %)MS Excel
21 (1.724 %)RoboHelp
21 (1.724 %)MATLAB
21 (1.724 %)Simulink
21 (1.724 %)FrameMaker
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
129 (50.00 %)3G
227 (46.55 %)GSM
326 (44.83 %)GPRS
414 (24.14 %)TCP/IP
414 (24.14 %)GGSN
414 (24.14 %)SGSN
510 (17.24 %)Wireless
69 (15.52 %)UMTS
78 (13.79 %)2G
78 (13.79 %)2.5G
87 (12.07 %)SS7
87 (12.07 %)CDMA
87 (12.07 %)SMS
96 (10.34 %)RANAP
96 (10.34 %)Wireshark
96 (10.34 %)HSPA
105 (8.621 %)LTE
105 (8.621 %)Megaco
105 (8.621 %)ISUP
105 (8.621 %)INAP
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (37.93 %)Telecoms
23 (5.172 %)Electric
23 (5.172 %)Government
23 (5.172 %)Marketing
31 (1.724 %)Education
31 (1.724 %)Electronics
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (41.38 %)Test Engineer
210 (17.24 %)Field Engineer
37 (12.07 %)Support Engineer
46 (10.34 %)Systems Engineer
46 (10.34 %)Software Engineer
46 (10.34 %)Consultant
55 (8.621 %)Architect
55 (8.621 %)Circuit Architect
55 (8.621 %)Network Architect
63 (5.172 %)3G Engineer
63 (5.172 %)Network Operator
63 (5.172 %)Design Engineer
63 (5.172 %)Management Consultant
72 (3.448 %)Solutions Architect
72 (3.448 %)Software Test Engineer
81 (1.724 %)Technical Specialist
81 (1.724 %)C++ Programmer
81 (1.724 %)Integration Engineer
81 (1.724 %)Software Integration Engineer
81 (1.724 %)C Software Engineer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (29.31 %)Handset
23 (5.172 %)Computer Science
31 (1.724 %)ASIC
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (24.14 %)UNIX
28 (13.79 %)Linux
37 (12.07 %)VMS
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (12.07 %)System Testing
25 (8.621 %)Validation
33 (5.172 %)Migration
33 (5.172 %)Performance Management
42 (3.448 %)Configuration Management
42 (3.448 %)Software Testing
51 (1.724 %)Requirements Management
51 (1.724 %)Project Planning
51 (1.724 %)Resource Management
51 (1.724 %)Network Design
51 (1.724 %)Software Engineering
51 (1.724 %)Systems Analysis
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (10.34 %)C++
16 (10.34 %)Perl
16 (10.34 %)AWK
23 (5.172 %)C
23 (5.172 %)Java
31 (1.724 %)VBA
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (27.59 %)Degree
21 (1.724 %)PhD
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.448 %)QA
21 (1.724 %)ISO9001
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (10.34 %)Anite
24 (6.897 %)Symbian
24 (6.897 %)Microsoft
31 (1.724 %)Adobe
31 (1.724 %)Macromedia
31 (1.724 %)Cisco