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The table below looks at the demand for Handsets skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Handsets
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank183249
Rank change on same period last yearUp+66
Matching permanent IT job ads349300
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.126 %
As % of the category below5.090 %3.483 %
Salaries quoted277236
Average minimum salary£33,290£33,359
Average salary£36,293£36,565
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Average maximum salary£39,296£39,771
UK excluding London average salary£37,915£36,222
% change on same period last year+4.67 %
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads68578614
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.794 %3.612 %
Salaries quoted56996866
Average minimum salary£35,412£36,276
Average salary£38,861£39,535
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Average maximum salary£42,309£42,795
UK excluding London average salary£37,737£39,061
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Handset EnglandHandset
England

Handset
Demand Trend

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

South East Handset Demand Trend

Handset
Salary Trend

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

South East Handset Salary Trend

Handset
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Handset across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East Handset Salary Histogram

Handset
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Handset within the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
HampshireUp+26204£35,238+6.21 %
SurreyUp+10595£34,223-11.60 %
BerkshireUp+1379£41,467+6.39 %
BuckinghamshireUp+276£45,000-
MiddlesexUp+114£55,333+31.74 %
Home CountiesNew entry-4£60,000-
OxfordshireUp+43£50,000+117.39 %
Thames ValleyUp+282£50,000+31.57 %
KentNew entry-2£18,000-
Handset EnglandHandset
England

Handset
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Handset 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 Handset.

1229 (36.46 %)C
2203 (32.32 %)Telecoms
3122 (19.43 %)GSM
4107 (17.04 %)Degree
592 (14.65 %)3G
689 (14.17 %)GPRS
787 (13.85 %)Java
787 (13.85 %)Wireless
881 (12.90 %)UMTS
965 (10.35 %)Embedded C
1060 (9.554 %)Device Driver
1158 (9.236 %)Windows
1255 (8.758 %)Linux
1353 (8.439 %)WCDMA
1452 (8.280 %)Configuration Management
1546 (7.325 %)Electronics
1546 (7.325 %)C++
1642 (6.688 %)ClearCase
1738 (6.051 %)J2ME
1738 (6.051 %)Symbian
1836 (5.732 %)UNIX
1935 (5.573 %)CDMA
1935 (5.573 %)Project Management
2034 (5.414 %)Ericsson
2128 (4.459 %).NET
2128 (4.459 %)Pensions
2128 (4.459 %)Marketing
2227 (4.299 %)Health
2326 (4.140 %)Firmware
2425 (3.981 %)Computer Science

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Handset 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 Handset. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
138 (6.051 %)J2ME
228 (4.459 %).NET
318 (2.866 %)MIDP
415 (2.389 %)BREW
514 (2.229 %)WinForms
612 (1.911 %)WebServices
711 (1.752 %)WAP
89 (1.433 %)ASP.NET
98 (1.274 %)Middleware
98 (1.274 %)UIQ
107 (1.115 %).NET Framework
116 (0.955 %)AJAX
116 (0.955 %)XHTML
116 (0.955 %)CSS
116 (0.955 %)XML
125 (0.796 %)Java ME
134 (0.637 %)WebSphere
134 (0.637 %)WML
143 (0.478 %)J2EE
143 (0.478 %)LAMP
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (1.115 %)Lotus Notes
26 (0.955 %)Tomcat
35 (0.796 %)MS Exchange
35 (0.796 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (0.796 %)JBoss
43 (0.478 %)SharePoint
43 (0.478 %)Apache
52 (0.318 %)WebLogic
52 (0.318 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
52 (0.318 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.159 %)CMS
61 (0.159 %)IIS
61 (0.159 %)MTS
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (1.592 %)MS Excel
28 (1.274 %)MS PowerPoint
36 (0.955 %)MS Office
42 (0.318 %)Pro/ENGINEER
51 (0.159 %)MS Visio
51 (0.159 %)Acrobat
51 (0.159 %)RoboHelp
51 (0.159 %)MATLAB
51 (0.159 %)FrameMaker
51 (0.159 %)Adobe Director
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.159 %)Oracle Applications
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1122 (19.43 %)GSM
292 (14.65 %)3G
389 (14.17 %)GPRS
487 (13.85 %)Wireless
581 (12.90 %)UMTS
653 (8.439 %)WCDMA
735 (5.573 %)CDMA
823 (3.662 %)BSS
920 (3.185 %)2G
1018 (2.866 %)Bluetooth
1117 (2.707 %)Internet
1213 (2.070 %)3GPP
1213 (2.070 %)VoIP
1213 (2.070 %)2.5G
1312 (1.911 %)Wi-Fi
149 (1.433 %)HSPA
149 (1.433 %)Broadband
149 (1.433 %)SMS
149 (1.433 %)TCP/IP
158 (1.274 %)WLAN
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (3.662 %)SQL Server
22 (0.318 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.159 %)MySQL
31 (0.159 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (0.159 %)SQL Server 2000
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
142 (6.688 %)ClearCase
225 (3.981 %)Visual Studio
36 (0.955 %)Telelogic Synergy
45 (0.796 %)Bugzilla
54 (0.637 %)Flash
63 (0.478 %)TestDirector
71 (0.159 %)LabVIEW
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1203 (32.32 %)Telecoms
246 (7.325 %)Electronics
328 (4.459 %)Pensions
328 (4.459 %)Marketing
427 (4.299 %)Health
524 (3.822 %)Multimedia
616 (2.548 %)Education
714 (2.229 %)Finance
810 (1.592 %)Music
99 (1.433 %)Manufacturing
108 (1.274 %)Games
116 (0.955 %)Banking
125 (0.796 %)Retail
125 (0.796 %)Construction
125 (0.796 %)Mobile Games
134 (0.637 %)Billing
143 (0.478 %)Electric
151 (0.159 %)Police
151 (0.159 %)Automotive
151 (0.159 %)Back Office
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1104 (16.56 %)Software Engineer
2103 (16.40 %)Developer
381 (12.90 %)Test Engineer
444 (7.006 %)Field Engineer
531 (4.936 %)Tester
628 (4.459 %)Analyst
726 (4.140 %)Design Engineer
726 (4.140 %)C Developer
823 (3.662 %)Software Developer
922 (3.503 %)Architect
1021 (3.344 %)Business Analyst
1119 (3.025 %)Java Developer
1218 (2.866 %).NET Developer
1315 (2.389 %)Senior Software Engineer
1315 (2.389 %)QA Manager
1315 (2.389 %)DSP Engineer
1414 (2.229 %)UI Developer
1513 (2.070 %)Requirements Manager
1513 (2.070 %)Test Manager
1513 (2.070 %)Software Architect
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
160 (9.554 %)Device Driver
226 (4.140 %)Firmware
325 (3.981 %)Computer Science
424 (3.822 %)ASIC
515 (2.389 %)Client/Server
613 (2.070 %)Web 2.0
613 (2.070 %)Mathematics
712 (1.911 %)iPhone
712 (1.911 %)PDA
811 (1.752 %)Blackberry
98 (1.274 %)Korean Language
103 (0.478 %)Social Network
103 (0.478 %)Multithreading
103 (0.478 %)Data Protection Act
103 (0.478 %)EFT
112 (0.318 %)DTV
112 (0.318 %)STB
121 (0.159 %)Speech Recognition
121 (0.159 %)Interactive TV
121 (0.159 %)W3C
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
158 (9.236 %)Windows
255 (8.758 %)Linux
336 (5.732 %)UNIX
46 (0.955 %)Windows XP
55 (0.796 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (0.318 %)Symbian OS
62 (0.318 %)Windows Mobile
62 (0.318 %)Windows CE
71 (0.159 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.159 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.159 %)Solaris
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
152 (8.280 %)Configuration Management
235 (5.573 %)Project Management
321 (3.344 %)Software Engineering
420 (3.185 %)Validation
514 (2.229 %)OOA/OOD
612 (1.911 %)UML
612 (1.911 %)Software Testing
612 (1.911 %)Enterprise Architecture
612 (1.911 %)Requirements Management
711 (1.752 %)Requirements Analysis
88 (1.274 %)OO
97 (1.115 %)Business Intelligence
97 (1.115 %)Web Development
97 (1.115 %)Performance Management
106 (0.955 %)Test Scripting
106 (0.955 %)Resource Management
106 (0.955 %)Business Analysis
114 (0.637 %)Ethical Hacking
114 (0.637 %)Problem Management
114 (0.637 %)Unit Testing
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1229 (36.46 %)C
287 (13.85 %)Java
365 (10.35 %)Embedded C
446 (7.325 %)C++
524 (3.822 %)C#
618 (2.866 %)Shell Script
713 (2.070 %)Assembly Language
88 (1.274 %)PHP
97 (1.115 %)SQL
97 (1.115 %)JavaScript
97 (1.115 %)Perl
102 (0.318 %)VC++
111 (0.159 %)Objective-C
111 (0.159 %)VBA
111 (0.159 %)PL/SQL
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1107 (17.04 %)Degree
216 (2.548 %)HNC
37 (1.115 %)HND
45 (0.796 %)ISEB
54 (0.637 %)Cisco Certification
63 (0.478 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (0.478 %)MCSE
72 (0.318 %)PMP
72 (0.318 %)PMI Certification
72 (0.318 %)CCNA
72 (0.318 %)MCDST
81 (0.159 %)CCVP
81 (0.159 %)CCIE
81 (0.159 %)CCNP
81 (0.159 %)A+ Certification
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (3.822 %)QA
24 (0.637 %)SLA
31 (0.159 %)ISO9001
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.159 %)Active Directory
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.159 %)Norton AntiVirus
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (6.051 %)Symbian
234 (5.414 %)Ericsson
320 (3.185 %)Google
418 (2.866 %)Yahoo!
418 (2.866 %)Microsoft
510 (1.592 %)Apple
69 (1.433 %)EMC
69 (1.433 %)Cisco
78 (1.274 %)HP
87 (1.115 %)Lotus
96 (0.955 %)Telelogic
105 (0.796 %)Motorola
105 (0.796 %)Nokia
114 (0.637 %)Anite
114 (0.637 %)Sony
123 (0.478 %)PeopleSoft
132 (0.318 %)SAP
132 (0.318 %)Adobe
132 (0.318 %)Macromedia
132 (0.318 %)Sun