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This section looks at the demand for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) 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 WCDMA over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank440448
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads4379
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.032 %
As % of the category below0.519 %0.788 %
Salaries quoted3949
Average minimum salary£33,500£31,531
Average salary£37,875£33,837
% change on same period last year+11.93 %
Average maximum salary£42,250£36,143
UK excluding London average salary£41,920£39,823
% change on same period last year+5.26 %
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads828910027
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.376 %4.106 %
Salaries quoted69928033
Average minimum salary£36,647£38,926
Average salary£39,714£42,113
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Average maximum salary£42,781£45,301
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
WCDMA EnglandWCDMA
England

WCDMA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

WCDMA
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WCDMA across the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East WCDMA Salary Histogram

WCDMA
Job Locations

This section 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 25 July 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
HampshireDown-4831£36,768+10.91 %
SurreyNew entry-9£34,313-
BerkshireNew entry-6£47,917-
WCDMA EnglandWCDMA
England

WCDMA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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.

184 (67.20 %)GSM
257 (45.60 %)Handset
349 (39.20 %)C
442 (33.60 %)UMTS
539 (31.20 %)Wireless
635 (28.00 %)Telecoms
729 (23.20 %)GPRS
828 (22.40 %)3G
924 (19.20 %)C++
924 (19.20 %)Degree
1020 (16.00 %)Embedded C
1119 (15.20 %)Configuration Management
1215 (12.00 %)Device Driver
1314 (11.20 %)3GPP
1413 (10.40 %)OFDM
1512 (9.600 %)CDMA
1512 (9.600 %)Education
1611 (8.800 %)HSDPA
1710 (8.000 %)Linux
1710 (8.000 %)Software Testing
189 (7.200 %)MS Excel
189 (7.200 %)ASIC
198 (6.400 %)PhD
198 (6.400 %)HSUPA
198 (6.400 %)MIMO
207 (5.600 %)WiMAX
207 (5.600 %)Integration Testing
207 (5.600 %)2G
207 (5.600 %)LabVIEW
207 (5.600 %)Project Management

WCDMA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.400 %)MFC
22 (1.600 %)ATL
22 (1.600 %)COM
31 (0.800 %)RSS
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (7.200 %)MS Excel
23 (2.400 %)MATLAB
23 (2.400 %)MS Office
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
184 (67.20 %)GSM
242 (33.60 %)UMTS
339 (31.20 %)Wireless
429 (23.20 %)GPRS
528 (22.40 %)3G
614 (11.20 %)3GPP
713 (10.40 %)OFDM
812 (9.600 %)CDMA
911 (8.800 %)HSDPA
108 (6.400 %)MIMO
108 (6.400 %)HSUPA
117 (5.600 %)2G
117 (5.600 %)WiMAX
126 (4.800 %)802.11
134 (3.200 %)WLAN
134 (3.200 %)Broadband
134 (3.200 %)ATM
134 (3.200 %)SDH
143 (2.400 %)LAN
143 (2.400 %)Bluetooth
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (5.600 %)LabVIEW
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (28.00 %)Telecoms
212 (9.600 %)Education
36 (4.800 %)Electronics
45 (4.000 %)Multimedia
52 (1.600 %)Electric
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (28.00 %)Software Engineer
218 (14.40 %)Test Engineer
314 (11.20 %)DSP Engineer
412 (9.600 %)Integration Engineer
58 (6.400 %)Hardware Engineer
58 (6.400 %)Field Engineer
58 (6.400 %)3G Engineer
67 (5.600 %)Principal Engineer
67 (5.600 %)Senior Software Engineer
75 (4.000 %)Developer
75 (4.000 %)Architect
75 (4.000 %)Senior Integration Engineer
75 (4.000 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
75 (4.000 %)Software Integration Engineer
84 (3.200 %)Team Leader
84 (3.200 %)Radio Engineer
84 (3.200 %)Systems Engineer
84 (3.200 %)Analyst
84 (3.200 %)RF Engineer
93 (2.400 %)Embedded Software Engineer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
157 (45.60 %)Handset
215 (12.00 %)Device Driver
39 (7.200 %)ASIC
46 (4.800 %)Computer Science
52 (1.600 %)VHDL
61 (0.800 %)Multithreading
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (8.000 %)Linux
22 (1.600 %)UNIX
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (15.20 %)Configuration Management
210 (8.000 %)Software Testing
37 (5.600 %)Project Management
37 (5.600 %)Integration Testing
45 (4.000 %)Statistical Analysis
45 (4.000 %)Software Engineering
54 (3.200 %)Network Planning
62 (1.600 %)Validation
62 (1.600 %)Network Design
71 (0.800 %)Resource Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
149 (39.20 %)C
224 (19.20 %)C++
320 (16.00 %)Embedded C
45 (4.000 %)VBA
54 (3.200 %)Assembly Language
62 (1.600 %)Embedded C++
62 (1.600 %)C#
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (19.20 %)Degree
28 (6.400 %)PhD
33 (2.400 %)HNC
33 (2.400 %)HND
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (4.800 %)Microsoft
16 (4.800 %)Ericsson
25 (4.000 %)Symbian
33 (2.400 %)Huawei
33 (2.400 %)Agilent
33 (2.400 %)Alcatel
42 (1.600 %)Anite
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