The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Handset in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Handsets
Rank 208 207 213
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +6
Permanent jobs citing Handset 2 4 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.038% 0.071% 0.017%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.113% 0.249% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 1
Average salary £40,250 £47,250 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.81% -14.09%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £40,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-4.93% +1.25%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1764 1608 1588
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 33.38% 28.52% 26.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1477 1316 1333
Average salary £37,500 £38,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £51,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Handset
England

Handset
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Handset Jobs Demand Trend

Handset
Salary Trend

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

South West Handset Salary Trend

Handset
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Handset across the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South West Handset Salary Histogram

Handset
Job Locations

The table below 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 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol -4 2 £40,250 -28.76%
Handset
England

Handset
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Handset 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 Handset.

1 14 (87.50%) Security Cleared
1 14 (87.50%) JTAG
2 13 (81.25%) Android
2 13 (81.25%) iPhone
2 13 (81.25%) Reverse Engineering
2 13 (81.25%) Ethical Hacking
2 13 (81.25%) C++
2 13 (81.25%) Java
2 13 (81.25%) Linux
2 13 (81.25%) SMS
2 13 (81.25%) Symbian
2 13 (81.25%) Apple iOS
2 13 (81.25%) DV Cleared
3 12 (75.00%) C
4 11 (68.75%) Degree
5 9 (56.25%) UML
6 8 (50.00%) JBoss
6 8 (50.00%) EJB
6 8 (50.00%) Web Services
6 8 (50.00%) XML
6 8 (50.00%) C#
6 8 (50.00%) HTML
6 8 (50.00%) SQL
6 8 (50.00%) VB.NET
6 8 (50.00%) .NET
6 8 (50.00%) J2EE
6 8 (50.00%) Oracle
6 8 (50.00%) UNIX
6 8 (50.00%) Configuration Management
6 8 (50.00%) Hibernate

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Handset 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 Handset. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (50.00%) EJB
1 8 (50.00%) Web Services
1 8 (50.00%) XML
1 8 (50.00%) HTML
1 8 (50.00%) .NET
1 8 (50.00%) J2EE
1 8 (50.00%) Hibernate
1 8 (50.00%) JSF
Application Platforms
1 1 (6.250%) Exchange Server 2003
1 1 (6.250%) MS Exchange
1 1 (6.250%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Communications & Networking
1 13 (81.25%) SMS
2 1 (6.250%) 2G
2 1 (6.250%) WiMAX
2 1 (6.250%) TETRA
2 1 (6.250%) LAN
2 1 (6.250%) 3G
2 1 (6.250%) WAN
2 1 (6.250%) 4G
General
1 5 (31.25%) Telecoms
1 5 (31.25%) Law
1 5 (31.25%) Legal
Job Titles
1 9 (56.25%) Software Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) Analyst
3 1 (6.250%) DSP Software Engineer
3 1 (6.250%) Desktop Engineer
3 1 (6.250%) DSP Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (81.25%) iPhone
2 5 (31.25%) Open Source
3 1 (6.250%) Firmware
3 1 (6.250%) Blackberry
3 1 (6.250%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 13 (81.25%) Android
1 13 (81.25%) Linux
1 13 (81.25%) Apple iOS
2 8 (50.00%) UNIX
3 6 (37.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (81.25%) Reverse Engineering
1 13 (81.25%) Ethical Hacking
2 9 (56.25%) UML
3 8 (50.00%) Configuration Management
3 8 (50.00%) Scrum
3 8 (50.00%) Agile Software Development
3 8 (50.00%) Software Engineering
3 8 (50.00%) Kanban
3 8 (50.00%) Requirements Analysis
4 6 (37.50%) Software Architecture
4 6 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (31.25%) Project Management
5 5 (31.25%) ITIL
5 5 (31.25%) Information Management
5 5 (31.25%) MODAF
5 5 (31.25%) Cyber Security
6 2 (12.50%) Penetration Testing
7 1 (6.250%) Integration Testing
7 1 (6.250%) Time Management
7 1 (6.250%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 13 (81.25%) C++
1 13 (81.25%) Java
2 12 (75.00%) C
3 8 (50.00%) C#
3 8 (50.00%) SQL
3 8 (50.00%) VB.NET
3 8 (50.00%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 14 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 13 (81.25%) DV Cleared
3 11 (68.75%) Degree
4 1 (6.250%) SC Cleared
4 1 (6.250%) MCP
4 1 (6.250%) MCSE
4 1 (6.250%) MCSA
4 1 (6.250%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (87.50%) JTAG
System Software
1 1 (6.250%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (6.250%) MIMEsweeper
1 1 (6.250%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 13 (81.25%) Symbian
2 8 (50.00%) JBoss
2 8 (50.00%) Oracle
3 5 (31.25%) Intel
4 1 (6.250%) IronPort
4 1 (6.250%) SAP
4 1 (6.250%) Symantec
4 1 (6.250%) McAfee
4 1 (6.250%) Microsoft