The first table below looks at the demand for WCDMA skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WCDMA over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA)
Rank 426 409 376
Rank change year-on-year
-17 -33
Permanent jobs citing WCDMA 16 33 52
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.072% 0.139% 0.218%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.304% 0.627% 1.088%
Number of salaries quoted 5 30 41
Average salary £27,000 £41,125 £40,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-34.34% +1.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £34,700 £40,000
10% offered a salary of more than £58,000 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +12.50%
All Communications & Networking
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
5258 5265 4778
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 23.52% 22.14% 20.07%
Number of salaries quoted 4207 4385 3985
Average salary £40,000 £42,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.76% +5.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £55,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
WCDMA
England

WCDMA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing WCDMA across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

South East WCDMA Jobs Demand Trend

WCDMA
Salary Trend

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

South East WCDMA Salary Trend

WCDMA
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCDMA across the South East region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

South East WCDMA Salary Histogram

WCDMA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WCDMA within the South East region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Berkshire +9 8 £55,000 +83.33%
Hampshire -20 5 £25,000 -39.39% 5
Surrey +10 2 - - 2
WCDMA
England

WCDMA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing WCDMA 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 WCDMA.

1 31 (72.09%) Telecoms
2 27 (62.79%) GSM
3 26 (60.47%) 3G
4 24 (55.81%) LTE
5 20 (46.51%) Radio Access Network
5 20 (46.51%) 2G
6 17 (39.53%) Network Design
7 16 (37.21%) Degree
8 15 (34.88%) 3GPP
8 15 (34.88%) UMTS
8 15 (34.88%) Capacity Planning
9 10 (23.26%) Wireless
10 9 (20.93%) Embedded C
10 9 (20.93%) C
11 8 (18.60%) C++
11 8 (18.60%) Configuration Management
12 7 (16.28%) Huawei
12 7 (16.28%) Resource Management
12 7 (16.28%) Ericsson
13 6 (13.95%) Firmware
13 6 (13.95%) UTRAN
13 6 (13.95%) Electronics
13 6 (13.95%) Computer Science
13 6 (13.95%) Performance Management
13 6 (13.95%) OFDM
14 5 (11.63%) Finance
14 5 (11.63%) Project Management
14 5 (11.63%) Windows
14 5 (11.63%) ClearCase
14 5 (11.63%) OOD

WCDMA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing WCDMA 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 WCDMA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (4.651%) MS Excel
1 2 (4.651%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 27 (62.79%) GSM
2 26 (60.47%) 3G
3 24 (55.81%) LTE
4 20 (46.51%) Radio Access Network
4 20 (46.51%) 2G
5 15 (34.88%) 3GPP
5 15 (34.88%) UMTS
6 10 (23.26%) Wireless
7 6 (13.95%) OFDM
7 6 (13.95%) UTRAN
8 4 (9.302%) GPRS
9 3 (6.977%) Bluetooth
9 3 (6.977%) RFID
9 3 (6.977%) WLAN
9 3 (6.977%) 4G
10 2 (4.651%) HSPA
11 1 (2.326%) Wireshark
11 1 (2.326%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 5 (11.63%) ClearCase
General
1 31 (72.09%) Telecoms
2 6 (13.95%) Electronics
3 5 (11.63%) Finance
Job Titles
1 14 (32.56%) RAN Engineer
2 8 (18.60%) Radio Engineer
2 8 (18.60%) Software Engineer
2 8 (18.60%) Performance Engineer
3 6 (13.95%) DSP Engineer
3 6 (13.95%) 3G Engineer
3 6 (13.95%) Principal Engineer
4 5 (11.63%) Senior 3G Engineer
4 5 (11.63%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 5 (11.63%) Senior Software Engineer
5 3 (6.977%) Network Engineer
5 3 (6.977%) Team Leader
5 3 (6.977%) RAN Performance Engineer
6 2 (4.651%) Radio Network Engineer
6 2 (4.651%) Test Engineer
7 1 (2.326%) QA Tester
7 1 (2.326%) Integration Engineer
7 1 (2.326%) UMTS Engineer
7 1 (2.326%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 1 (2.326%) Senior Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Firmware
1 6 (13.95%) Computer Science
2 1 (2.326%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.326%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (11.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (39.53%) Network Design
2 15 (34.88%) Capacity Planning
3 8 (18.60%) Configuration Management
4 7 (16.28%) Resource Management
5 6 (13.95%) Performance Management
6 5 (11.63%) OOD
6 5 (11.63%) Project Management
7 4 (9.302%) Network Management
8 2 (4.651%) Service Delivery
9 1 (2.326%) Migration
9 1 (2.326%) OO
9 1 (2.326%) Web Testing
9 1 (2.326%) Performance Improvement
Programming Languages
1 9 (20.93%) C
1 9 (20.93%) Embedded C
2 8 (18.60%) C++
3 1 (2.326%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 16 (37.21%) Degree
2 3 (6.977%) HNC
2 3 (6.977%) HND
3 2 (4.651%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.326%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (16.28%) Ericsson
1 7 (16.28%) Huawei
2 3 (6.977%) Nokia Siemens Networks
3 2 (4.651%) Mapinfo
3 2 (4.651%) Business Objects
4 1 (2.326%) NetHawk
Staines, Middlesex
Description This company operates in the wireless software business... You will work on the design, development, maintenance and test of the GSM/UMTS/ HSPA and LTE extension of...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Staines, Middlesex
This company operates in the wireless software business and enjoy established customer projects in the UMTS and LTE technology arena and we are looking to expand... You will...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: Excellent Salary + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Fleet, Hampshire
Anite’s range of host test and target test solutions cover 2G, 3G, LTE and LTE-A technologies... Embedded firmware development for real time systems using C and...
Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 6 June 2013
Fleet, Hampshire
Working at Anite... Produce and execute automated and manual wireless protocol test scripts and product tests, working closely with development engineers... Engineering/science degree or equivalent academic qualifications/...
Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Fleet, Hampshire
Gain thorough understanding of Anite test systems and products... Working at Anite... Engineering/science degree or equivalent academic qualifications/experience... Good working knowledge of 3gpp standard protocols (GSM/...
Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
View WCDMA jobs Nationwide