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The table below looks at the demand for 3GPP LTE 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 LTE over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link3GPP LTE
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank400497
Rank change on same period last yearUp+97
Matching permanent IT job ads302
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.490 %0.022 %
Salaries quoted272
Average minimum salary£39,259£25,000
Average salary£42,889£31,000
% change on same period last year+38.35 %
Average maximum salary£46,519£37,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,015£45,409
% change on same period last year-7.47 %
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads61188928
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.092 %3.983 %
Salaries quoted51367243
Average minimum salary£37,111£37,067
Average salary£40,083£40,022
% change on same period last year+0.15 %
Average maximum salary£43,056£42,977
UK excluding London average salary£37,772£38,125
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
LTE EnglandLTE
England

LTE
Demand Trend

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

South East LTE Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

South East LTE Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LTE across the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South East LTE Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LTE within the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
HampshireNew entry-21£42,625-
BerkshireNew entry-5£50,250-
MiddlesexNew entry-1£20,000-
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
LTE EnglandLTE
England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing LTE 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 LTE.

135 (61.40 %)Wireless
234 (59.65 %)3G
327 (47.37 %)GSM
424 (42.11 %)C
523 (40.35 %)C++
523 (40.35 %)WiMAX
616 (28.07 %)GPRS
616 (28.07 %)2G
715 (26.32 %)WCDMA
814 (24.56 %)3GPP
912 (21.05 %)Microsoft
1011 (19.30 %)ATL
1011 (19.30 %)MFC
1110 (17.54 %)MS Excel
1110 (17.54 %)Network Planning
129 (15.79 %)HSPA
129 (15.79 %)ATM
129 (15.79 %)CDMA
129 (15.79 %)SDH
129 (15.79 %)CDMA2000
138 (14.04 %)MPLS
138 (14.04 %)SS7
138 (14.04 %)UTRAN
138 (14.04 %)Ethernet
138 (14.04 %)Alcatel
138 (14.04 %)Ericsson
138 (14.04 %)MS Office
138 (14.04 %)COM
138 (14.04 %)SIGTRAN
138 (14.04 %)Huawei

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing LTE 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 LTE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (19.30 %)MFC
111 (19.30 %)ATL
28 (14.04 %)COM
34 (7.018 %)MIDP
34 (7.018 %)BREW
43 (5.263 %)CLDC
51 (1.754 %)RSS
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (17.54 %)MS Excel
28 (14.04 %)MS Office
33 (5.263 %)MATLAB
41 (1.754 %)Simulink
41 (1.754 %)FrameMaker
41 (1.754 %)RoboHelp
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (61.40 %)Wireless
234 (59.65 %)3G
327 (47.37 %)GSM
423 (40.35 %)WiMAX
516 (28.07 %)2G
516 (28.07 %)GPRS
615 (26.32 %)WCDMA
714 (24.56 %)3GPP
89 (15.79 %)CDMA2000
89 (15.79 %)SDH
89 (15.79 %)ATM
89 (15.79 %)CDMA
89 (15.79 %)HSPA
98 (14.04 %)SIGTRAN
98 (14.04 %)UTRAN
98 (14.04 %)MPLS
98 (14.04 %)SS7
98 (14.04 %)Ethernet
106 (10.53 %)Broadband
106 (10.53 %)802.11
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (12.28 %)Telecoms
22 (3.509 %)Marketing
31 (1.754 %)Electronics
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (26.32 %)Software Engineer
29 (15.79 %)Design Engineer
29 (15.79 %)Senior Software Engineer
38 (14.04 %)Consultant
47 (12.28 %)Developer
47 (12.28 %)Senior Consultant
56 (10.53 %)Test Engineer
65 (8.772 %)Systems Engineer
74 (7.018 %)Software Test Engineer
83 (5.263 %)Hardware Engineer
92 (3.509 %)Wireless Engineer
92 (3.509 %)RF Engineer
92 (3.509 %)DSP Engineer
92 (3.509 %)Release Engineer
101 (1.754 %)C Software Engineer
101 (1.754 %)Senior C Software Engineer
101 (1.754 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
101 (1.754 %)Communications Engineer
101 (1.754 %)Senior C++ Developer
101 (1.754 %)Break Fix Engineer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (12.28 %)Handset
26 (10.53 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
26 (10.53 %)Device Driver
31 (1.754 %)Client/Server
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (10.53 %)Windows
21 (1.754 %)Linux
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (17.54 %)Network Planning
23 (5.263 %)Requirements Management
32 (3.509 %)Network Design
41 (1.754 %)Project Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (42.11 %)C
223 (40.35 %)C++
36 (10.53 %)Embedded C
42 (3.509 %)C#
51 (1.754 %)Java
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (12.28 %)PhD
22 (3.509 %)Degree
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.754 %)QA
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (21.05 %)Microsoft
28 (14.04 %)Alcatel
28 (14.04 %)Ericsson
28 (14.04 %)Huawei
34 (7.018 %)Symbian
34 (7.018 %)Anite
41 (1.754 %)Adobe
41 (1.754 %)Macromedia