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This section looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GPRS over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank224205
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads4231
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.014 %
As % of the category below1.882 %1.971 %
Salaries quoted3731
Average minimum salary£33,946£26,645
Average salary£36,338£31,048
% change on same period last year+17.03 %
Average maximum salary£38,730£35,452
UK excluding London average salary£38,184£41,089
% change on same period last year-7.06 %
Communications & Networking South WestCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads22321573
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.094 %0.696 %
Salaries quoted18181224
Average minimum salary£32,446£31,024
Average salary£35,568£34,422
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Average maximum salary£38,689£37,820
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
GPRS EnglandGPRS
England

GPRS
Demand Trend

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

South West GPRS Demand Trend

GPRS
Salary Trend

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

South West GPRS Salary Trend

GPRS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GPRS across the South West region over the past 3 months.

South West GPRS Salary Histogram

GPRS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GPRS within the South West region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1BristolDown-1924£32,913+4.62 %
2DorsetNew entry-9£41,000-
3WiltshireDown-156£45,833+52.05 %
4SomersetDown-181£27,500-20.28 %
GPRS EnglandGPRS
England

GPRS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the South West region citing GPRS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing GPRS.

144 (58.67 %)C
234 (45.33 %)UMTS
331 (41.33 %)3G
430 (40.00 %)GSM
527 (36.00 %)Embedded C
619 (25.33 %)Telecoms
718 (24.00 %)Wireless
718 (24.00 %)TCP/IP
815 (20.00 %)C++
815 (20.00 %)HSDPA
912 (16.00 %)2G
912 (16.00 %)Unix
1010 (13.33 %)Finance
1010 (13.33 %)Electronics
1010 (13.33 %)HSUPA
1010 (13.33 %)Linux
1010 (13.33 %)Assembly Language
119 (12.00 %)OO
119 (12.00 %)VoIP
128 (10.67 %)Ethernet
128 (10.67 %)CDMA
128 (10.67 %)Wi-Fi
137 (9.333 %)Handset
137 (9.333 %)Construction
137 (9.333 %)WiMAX
137 (9.333 %)UML
146 (8.000 %)LDAP
146 (8.000 %)Nokia
146 (8.000 %)X.500
146 (8.000 %)SS7

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the South West region citing GPRS also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing GPRS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (1.333 %)VXML
Applications
12 (2.667 %)MS Office
12 (2.667 %)MATLAB
12 (2.667 %)Simulink
Business Applications
12 (2.667 %)Metrica
Communications & Networking
134 (45.33 %)UMTS
231 (41.33 %)3G
330 (40.00 %)GSM
418 (24.00 %)TCP/IP
418 (24.00 %)Wireless
515 (20.00 %)HSDPA
612 (16.00 %)2G
710 (13.33 %)HSUPA
89 (12.00 %)VoIP
98 (10.67 %)Ethernet
98 (10.67 %)CDMA
98 (10.67 %)Wi-Fi
107 (9.333 %)WiMAX
116 (8.000 %)SS7
116 (8.000 %)X.500
116 (8.000 %)LDAP
125 (6.667 %)SIGTRAN
134 (5.333 %)GGSN
134 (5.333 %)SGSN
134 (5.333 %)WCDMA
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (1.333 %)GIS
Development Applications
12 (2.667 %)Flash
21 (1.333 %)ClearCase
General
119 (25.33 %)Telecoms
210 (13.33 %)Finance
210 (13.33 %)Electronics
37 (9.333 %)Construction
42 (2.667 %)Electric
51 (1.333 %)Government
51 (1.333 %)Advertising
51 (1.333 %)Multimedia
Job Titles
126 (34.67 %)Software Engineer
211 (14.67 %)Embedded Software Engineer
38 (10.67 %)Hardware Engineer
46 (8.000 %)Developer
46 (8.000 %)Radio Engineer
46 (8.000 %)C Developer
55 (6.667 %)C Software Engineer
64 (5.333 %)Software Developer
64 (5.333 %)C++ Software Engineer
73 (4.000 %)Solutions Architect
73 (4.000 %)Architect
73 (4.000 %)Telecoms Engineer
82 (2.667 %)UNIX Engineer
82 (2.667 %)RF Engineer
82 (2.667 %)Electronics Engineer
82 (2.667 %)Network Architect
82 (2.667 %)Lead Software Engineer
82 (2.667 %)Senior RF Engineer
82 (2.667 %)Embedded C Engineer
82 (2.667 %)Embedded C Developer
Miscellaneous
17 (9.333 %)Handset
25 (6.667 %)Firmware
33 (4.000 %)Streaming Video
42 (2.667 %)Statistics
42 (2.667 %)Computer Science
51 (1.333 %)Device Driver
Operating Systems
112 (16.00 %)Unix
210 (13.33 %)Linux
31 (1.333 %)Nucleus RTOS
31 (1.333 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
19 (12.00 %)OO
27 (9.333 %)UML
36 (8.000 %)Validation
43 (4.000 %)Project Management
52 (2.667 %)CAE
52 (2.667 %)Requirements Management
52 (2.667 %)System Testing
52 (2.667 %)OOD
61 (1.333 %)Benchmarking
61 (1.333 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.333 %)Programme Management
61 (1.333 %)Software Engineering
61 (1.333 %)Software Testing
61 (1.333 %)Configuration Management
Programming Languages
144 (58.67 %)C
227 (36.00 %)Embedded C
315 (20.00 %)C++
410 (13.33 %)Assembly Language
55 (6.667 %)JavaScript
64 (5.333 %)Embedded C++
73 (4.000 %)Tcl
82 (2.667 %)C#
82 (2.667 %)SQL
91 (1.333 %)Perl
Qualifications
15 (6.667 %)Degree
22 (2.667 %)CCIE
22 (2.667 %)Cisco Certification
22 (2.667 %)EMC Certification
22 (2.667 %)JNCIE
Vendors
16 (8.000 %)Nokia
24 (5.333 %)Ericsson
24 (5.333 %)EMC
33 (4.000 %)Microsoft
42 (2.667 %)Cisco
42 (2.667 %)Juniper
42 (2.667 %)Borland
51 (1.333 %)Red Hat
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