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The table below looks at the demand for Next Generation Networking (NGN) 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 NGN over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNext Generation Networking (NGN)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank102-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.633 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£45,000-
Average salary£50,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£55,000-
UK excluding London average salary£49,319£38,417
% change on same period last year+28.37 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads316291
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.128 %
Salaries quoted295254
Average minimum salary£36,559£33,530
Average salary£40,954£36,678
% change on same period last year+11.65 %
Average maximum salary£45,348£39,827
UK excluding London average salary£37,885£38,865
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
NGN WalesNGN
Wales

NGN
Demand Trend

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

South Wales NGN Demand Trend

NGN
Salary Trend

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

South Wales NGN Salary Trend

NGN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing NGN across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South Wales NGN 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 NGN within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 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-2£50,000-
NGN WalesNGN
Wales

NGN
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing NGN 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 NGN.

13 (100.00 %)Project Management
13 (100.00 %)Telecoms
22 (66.67 %)Regression Testing
31 (33.33 %)Advertising
31 (33.33 %)Cramer
31 (33.33 %)Streaming Video
31 (33.33 %)Multimedia
31 (33.33 %)BSS
31 (33.33 %)IPTV
31 (33.33 %)TCAP
31 (33.33 %)ISUP
31 (33.33 %)SCCP
31 (33.33 %)INAP
31 (33.33 %)SMS
31 (33.33 %)VoIP
31 (33.33 %)MGCP
31 (33.33 %)VXML

NGN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing NGN 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 NGN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)VXML
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)SMS
11 (33.33 %)VoIP
11 (33.33 %)MGCP
11 (33.33 %)TCAP
11 (33.33 %)ISUP
11 (33.33 %)SCCP
11 (33.33 %)INAP
11 (33.33 %)BSS
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Telecoms
21 (33.33 %)Advertising
21 (33.33 %)Multimedia
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Test Manager
21 (33.33 %)Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Test Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Solutions Consultant
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Streaming Video
11 (33.33 %)IPTV
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Project Management
22 (66.67 %)Regression Testing
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Cramer