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The table below looks at the demand for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GSM over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGlobal System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank9199
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads62
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.917 %0.772 %
Salaries quoted62
Average minimum salary£38,333£27,500
Average salary£45,000£31,250
% change on same period last year+43.99 %
Average maximum salary£51,667£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£41,841£42,278
% change on same period last year-1.03 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads313259
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.174 %0.109 %
Salaries quoted291225
Average minimum salary£37,538£33,387
Average salary£41,707£36,741
% change on same period last year+13.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,876£40,095
UK excluding London average salary£37,613£39,408
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
GSM WalesGSM
Wales

GSM
Demand Trend

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

South Wales GSM Demand Trend

GSM
Salary Trend

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

South Wales GSM Salary Trend

GSM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GSM across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

South Wales GSM Salary Histogram

GSM
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GSM within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 8 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
NewportNew entry-3£30,000-
CardiffUp+83£60,000+100.00 %
GSM WalesGSM
Wales

GSM
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing GSM 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 GSM.

16 (100.00 %)Telecoms
23 (50.00 %)WiMAX
23 (50.00 %)SIGTRAN
23 (50.00 %)GPRS
23 (50.00 %)UMTS
23 (50.00 %)MPLS
23 (50.00 %)MGCP
23 (50.00 %)RTCP
23 (50.00 %)RTP
23 (50.00 %)Megaco
23 (50.00 %)Wireless
32 (33.33 %)Degree

GSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing GSM 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 GSM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)GPRS
13 (50.00 %)UMTS
13 (50.00 %)MPLS
13 (50.00 %)MGCP
13 (50.00 %)RTCP
13 (50.00 %)RTP
13 (50.00 %)Megaco
13 (50.00 %)Wireless
13 (50.00 %)WiMAX
13 (50.00 %)SIGTRAN
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (100.00 %)Telecoms
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Project Manager
13 (50.00 %)Network Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Junior
22 (33.33 %)Junior Network Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Integration Engineer
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)Degree