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This section looks at the demand for WiMAX 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 WiMAX over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWiMAX
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank233233
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads2522
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.272 %1.269 %
Salaries quoted2311
Average minimum salary£44,174£38,182
Average salary£50,065£42,045
% change on same period last year+19.07 %
Average maximum salary£55,957£45,909
UK excluding London average salary£48,298£54,231
% change on same period last year-10.94 %
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads19651734
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.037 %0.710 %
Salaries quoted17271349
Average minimum salary£31,939£31,801
Average salary£35,101£34,839
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Average maximum salary£38,264£37,878
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
WiMAX EnglandWiMAX
England

WiMAX
Demand Trend

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

South West WiMAX Demand Trend

WiMAX
Salary Trend

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

South West WiMAX Salary Trend

WiMAX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WiMAX across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West WiMAX Salary Histogram

WiMAX
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WiMAX within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SomersetDown-111£45,444+21.18 %
WiltshireDown-58£40,313-32.81 %
WiMAX EnglandWiMAX
England

WiMAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing WiMAX 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 WiMAX.

143 (81.13 %)Wireless
230 (56.60 %)Wi-Fi
321 (39.62 %)C
321 (39.62 %)C++
419 (35.85 %)UMTS
517 (32.08 %)Telecoms
616 (30.19 %)3G
616 (30.19 %)GSM
712 (22.64 %)ASIC
712 (22.64 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
811 (20.75 %)GPRS
811 (20.75 %)Linux
910 (18.87 %)WCDMA
109 (16.98 %)Validation
109 (16.98 %)Tcl
109 (16.98 %)Electronics
118 (15.09 %)802.11
118 (15.09 %)UNIX
127 (13.21 %)Nortel
127 (13.21 %)Alcatel
127 (13.21 %)Degree
136 (11.32 %)Security Cleared
136 (11.32 %)Marketing
136 (11.32 %)Manufacturing
136 (11.32 %)TETRA
136 (11.32 %)Military
136 (11.32 %)Cisco
145 (9.434 %)Embedded C
145 (9.434 %)Handset
145 (9.434 %)Product Marketing

WiMAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing WiMAX 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 WiMAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.660 %)MATLAB
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
143 (81.13 %)Wireless
230 (56.60 %)Wi-Fi
319 (35.85 %)UMTS
416 (30.19 %)GSM
416 (30.19 %)3G
511 (20.75 %)GPRS
610 (18.87 %)WCDMA
78 (15.09 %)802.11
86 (11.32 %)TETRA
94 (7.547 %)WLAN
94 (7.547 %)CDMA
103 (5.660 %)Bluetooth
103 (5.660 %)LAN
103 (5.660 %)SS7
112 (3.774 %)2G
121 (1.887 %)OFDM
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (32.08 %)Telecoms
29 (16.98 %)Electronics
36 (11.32 %)Manufacturing
36 (11.32 %)Military
36 (11.32 %)Marketing
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (18.87 %)Design Engineer
110 (18.87 %)RF Engineer
110 (18.87 %)RF Design Engineer
27 (13.21 %)Software Engineer
36 (11.32 %)Technical Architect
36 (11.32 %)Solutions Architect
36 (11.32 %)Technical Solutions Architect
36 (11.32 %)Architect
36 (11.32 %)Wireless Engineer
45 (9.434 %)Systems Engineer
53 (5.660 %)Technical Support
62 (3.774 %)Embedded Software Engineer
62 (3.774 %)C++ Software Engineer
62 (3.774 %)UNIX Engineer
62 (3.774 %)C Software Engineer
62 (3.774 %)3G Engineer
71 (1.887 %)Product Marketing Manager
71 (1.887 %)Linux Engineer
71 (1.887 %)Principal Engineer
71 (1.887 %)Performance Engineer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (22.64 %)ASIC
112 (22.64 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
25 (9.434 %)Handset
32 (3.774 %)Device Driver
41 (1.887 %)Computer Science
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (20.75 %)Linux
28 (15.09 %)UNIX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (16.98 %)Validation
26 (11.32 %)Security Cleared
35 (9.434 %)Product Marketing
44 (7.547 %)Logistics
51 (1.887 %)Competitor Analysis
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (39.62 %)C
121 (39.62 %)C++
29 (16.98 %)Tcl
35 (9.434 %)Embedded C
43 (5.660 %)Embedded C++
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (13.21 %)Degree
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (13.21 %)Nortel
17 (13.21 %)Alcatel
26 (11.32 %)Cisco
31 (1.887 %)BT
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