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This section looks at the demand for Handsets skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the last 3 months to 20 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Handsets
Location
3 months to 20 May 2008Same period last year
Rank254231
Rank change on same period last yearDown-23
Matching permanent IT job ads248
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.056 %0.506 %
Salaries quoted227
Average minimum salary£28,773£35,143
Average salary£32,977£36,286
% change on same period last year-9.11 %
Average maximum salary£37,182£37,429
UK excluding London average salary£37,364£38,308
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Miscellaneous South WestMiscellaneous
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads22731581
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.106 %0.699 %
Salaries quoted16181155
Average minimum salary£32,441£34,021
Average salary£36,173£37,414
% change on same period last year-3.31 %
Average maximum salary£39,905£40,808
UK excluding London average salary£38,589£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Handset EnglandHandset
England

Handset
Demand Trend

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

South West Handset Demand Trend

Handset
Salary Trend

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

South West Handset Salary Trend

Handset
Salary Histogram

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

South West Handset Salary Histogram

Handset
Job Locations

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

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
DorsetNew entry-7£24,000-
WiltshireDown-116£38,333+47.43 %
GloucestershireDown-275£45,000-40.00 %
BristolDown-274£30,000-20.00 %
SomersetNew entry-1£27,500-
Handset EnglandHandset
England

Handset
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the South West region citing Handset 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 Handset.

116 (30.77 %)Microsoft
215 (28.85 %)C++
314 (26.92 %)Health
413 (25.00 %)C
512 (23.08 %)Symbian
512 (23.08 %)UMTS
611 (21.15 %)3G
710 (19.23 %)MS Excel
89 (17.31 %)Telecoms
98 (15.38 %).NET
107 (13.46 %)MS Office
107 (13.46 %)Embedded C++
107 (13.46 %)Citrix
107 (13.46 %)GPRS
107 (13.46 %)GSM
107 (13.46 %)Wireless
107 (13.46 %)Electronics
116 (11.54 %)Validation
116 (11.54 %)Degree
116 (11.54 %)Nokia
116 (11.54 %)Internet
116 (11.54 %)Java
125 (9.615 %)SQL Server
125 (9.615 %)Visual Studio
125 (9.615 %)J2ME
125 (9.615 %)WiMAX
125 (9.615 %)MIDP
125 (9.615 %)HSDPA
134 (7.692 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
134 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the South West region citing Handset 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 Handset. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
18 (15.38 %).NET
25 (9.615 %)J2ME
25 (9.615 %)MIDP
33 (5.769 %)COM
41 (1.923 %)WinForms
41 (1.923 %)J2EE
41 (1.923 %)ASP.NET
Applications
110 (19.23 %)MS Excel
27 (13.46 %)MS Office
31 (1.923 %)Adobe Director
Communications & Networking
112 (23.08 %)UMTS
211 (21.15 %)3G
37 (13.46 %)Wireless
37 (13.46 %)GPRS
37 (13.46 %)GSM
46 (11.54 %)Internet
55 (9.615 %)WiMAX
55 (9.615 %)HSDPA
63 (5.769 %)2G
63 (5.769 %)VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (9.615 %)SQL Server
24 (7.692 %)OLAP
24 (7.692 %)Datawarehouse
24 (7.692 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
24 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (7.692 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
15 (9.615 %)Visual Studio
General
114 (26.92 %)Health
29 (17.31 %)Telecoms
37 (13.46 %)Electronics
43 (5.769 %)Manufacturing
43 (5.769 %)Billing
52 (3.846 %)Music
Job Titles
119 (36.54 %)Developer
214 (26.92 %)Programmer
39 (17.31 %)Software Engineer
48 (15.38 %)Design Engineer
48 (15.38 %)Embedded Software Engineer
48 (15.38 %)RF Engineer
48 (15.38 %)RF Design Engineer
57 (13.46 %)Embedded Software Developer
57 (13.46 %)C Developer
57 (13.46 %)C Programmer
57 (13.46 %)C Software Engineer
57 (13.46 %)C++ Software Engineer
57 (13.46 %)Symbian Developer
57 (13.46 %)C++ Programmer
57 (13.46 %)C++ Software Developer
57 (13.46 %)C++ Developer
57 (13.46 %)Software Developer
57 (13.46 %)Software Programmer
57 (13.46 %)Embedded C++ Developer
57 (13.46 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
Miscellaneous
12 (3.846 %)Computer Science
21 (1.923 %)Physics
Operating Systems
11 (1.923 %)Unix
11 (1.923 %)Windows
11 (1.923 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
16 (11.54 %)Validation
24 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
33 (5.769 %)Test Management
33 (5.769 %)Performance Testing
33 (5.769 %)ITIL
33 (5.769 %)RAD
41 (1.923 %)Software Engineering
41 (1.923 %)Software Testing
41 (1.923 %)Unit Testing
Programming Languages
115 (28.85 %)C++
213 (25.00 %)C
37 (13.46 %)Embedded C++
46 (11.54 %)Java
51 (1.923 %)SQL
51 (1.923 %)C#
Qualifications
16 (11.54 %)Degree
Vendors
116 (30.77 %)Microsoft
212 (23.08 %)Symbian
37 (13.46 %)Citrix
46 (11.54 %)Nokia
51 (1.923 %)Oracle
51 (1.923 %)Macromedia
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