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The table below looks at the demand for Signaling System 7 (SS7) 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 SS7 over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSignaling System 7 (SS7)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank205229
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads1224
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.920 %1.352 %
Salaries quoted1120
Average minimum salary£27,091£31,450
Average salary£29,682£36,175
% change on same period last year-17.94 %
Average maximum salary£32,273£40,900
UK excluding London average salary£36,828£43,005
% change on same period last year-14.36 %
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads13041775
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.123 %0.906 %
Salaries quoted11811357
Average minimum salary£33,034£33,113
Average salary£35,863£36,339
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
Average maximum salary£38,691£39,565
UK excluding London average salary£37,534£37,929
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
SS7 EnglandSS7
England

SS7
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SS7 across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

South West SS7 Demand Trend

SS7
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SS7 across the South West region.

South West SS7 Salary Trend

SS7
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SS7 across the South West region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

South West SS7 Salary Histogram

SS7
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SS7 within the South West region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DorsetNew entry-9£27,500-
BristolDown-232£39,500+9.84 %
WiltshireNew entry-1--
SS7 EnglandSS7
England

SS7
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the South West region citing SS7 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 SS7.

145 (83.33 %)UNIX
241 (75.93 %)Telecoms
333 (61.11 %)GSM
423 (42.59 %)SIGTRAN
521 (38.89 %)LDAP
620 (37.04 %)X.500
718 (33.33 %)Shell Script
718 (33.33 %)Perl
815 (27.78 %)Solaris
815 (27.78 %)Linux
815 (27.78 %)SLA
815 (27.78 %)Service Delivery
913 (24.07 %)ISDN
1012 (22.22 %)Software Testing
1111 (20.37 %)HPUX
1111 (20.37 %)HP
1210 (18.52 %)VMS
1210 (18.52 %)SQL
1210 (18.52 %)Windows
139 (16.67 %)Oracle
139 (16.67 %)SAP
139 (16.67 %)LAN
139 (16.67 %)SMS
139 (16.67 %)ISEB
139 (16.67 %)Automated Testing
147 (12.96 %)ISUP
147 (12.96 %)VoIP
155 (9.259 %)GPRS
155 (9.259 %)Degree
155 (9.259 %)Mathematics

SS7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the South West region citing SS7 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 SS7. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
133 (61.11 %)GSM
223 (42.59 %)SIGTRAN
321 (38.89 %)LDAP
420 (37.04 %)X.500
513 (24.07 %)ISDN
69 (16.67 %)LAN
69 (16.67 %)SMS
77 (12.96 %)VoIP
77 (12.96 %)ISUP
85 (9.259 %)GPRS
94 (7.407 %)UMTS
103 (5.556 %)INAP
103 (5.556 %)Wireless
112 (3.704 %)WiMAX
112 (3.704 %)Wireshark
112 (3.704 %)Wi-Fi
112 (3.704 %)SCCP
112 (3.704 %)TCAP
112 (3.704 %)3G
121 (1.852 %)LTE
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (75.93 %)Telecoms
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (27.78 %)Support Engineer
212 (22.22 %)Test Engineer
39 (16.67 %)Technical Support
48 (14.81 %)Applications Support
56 (11.11 %)Senior Support Engineer
65 (9.259 %)Graduate
65 (9.259 %)Consultant
74 (7.407 %)Support Consultant
83 (5.556 %)QA Manager
83 (5.556 %)UNIX Engineer
83 (5.556 %)Technical Support Consultant
83 (5.556 %)Software Engineer
83 (5.556 %)Technical Consultant
92 (3.704 %)Account Manager
92 (3.704 %)Test Manager
92 (3.704 %)Project Manager
92 (3.704 %)UNIX Support
92 (3.704 %)UNIX Support Engineer
92 (3.704 %)C Software Engineer
92 (3.704 %)GSM Engineer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (9.259 %)Mathematics
15 (9.259 %)Computer Science
21 (1.852 %)PMI
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
145 (83.33 %)UNIX
215 (27.78 %)Solaris
215 (27.78 %)Linux
311 (20.37 %)HPUX
410 (18.52 %)VMS
410 (18.52 %)Windows
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (27.78 %)Service Delivery
212 (22.22 %)Software Testing
39 (16.67 %)Automated Testing
42 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
51 (1.852 %)SOA
51 (1.852 %)Project Management
51 (1.852 %)Risk Management
51 (1.852 %)Supplier Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (33.33 %)Perl
118 (33.33 %)Shell Script
210 (18.52 %)SQL
34 (7.407 %)C
43 (5.556 %)C++
43 (5.556 %)Tcl
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (16.67 %)ISEB
25 (9.259 %)Degree
31 (1.852 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (1.852 %)PMP
31 (1.852 %)PMI Certification
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (27.78 %)SLA
23 (5.556 %)QA
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (20.37 %)HP
29 (16.67 %)Oracle
29 (16.67 %)SAP
31 (1.852 %)Microsoft
31 (1.852 %)Sun