3G Jobs
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for 3G skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 3G over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Communications & Networking category.

Location
 3 months to
21 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
3G
Rank 581 521 510
Rank change year-on-year
-60 -11
Permanent jobs citing 3G 289 404 403
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.266% 0.333% 0.330%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.374% 1.903% 2.105%
Number of salaries quoted 158 327 265
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £30,000 £25,300
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+11.76% -
All Communications & Networking
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category		 21033 21229 19145
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 19.36% 17.52% 15.69%
Number of salaries quoted 17006 17692 15862
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%

3G
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing 3G within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

3G Jobs Demand Trend

3G
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 3G within the UK.

3G Salary Trend

3G
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 3G over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 within the UK.

3G Salary Histogram

3G
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3G within the UK over the 3 months to 21 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
England -76 281 £45,000 -
South East -37 156 £50,000 +11.11%
Berkshire +39 125 £50,000 +25.00%
Reading +30 49 £50,000 +25.00%
London -4 43 £32,500 -29.72%
South West +7 34 £50,000 +11.11%
East of England -20 31 £35,500 -16.47%
Surrey -5 20 £25,000 -47.36%
Cambridgeshire -9 12 £50,000 +21.21%
Hertfordshire +3 10 £25,000 -44.44%
Bristol -11 10 £42,500 -15.00%
Somerset +3 9 £52,500 +133.33%
West Midlands -27 9 £36,250 +11.53%
Cambridge -14 8 £50,000 +21.21%
Guildford - 8 £25,000 -
Coventry - 7 £36,250 -
Watford - 7 £25,000 -
Wiltshire +13 6 £55,000 +22.22%
Bedfordshire -20 6 £55,000 +37.50%
Amersham +7 4 £45,250 +6.47%
Swindon +7 4 £50,000 +5.26%
Maidenhead +2 4 - -
Buckinghamshire -46 4 £45,250 +0.55%
Newbury -1 3 - -
City of London -2 3 £61,250 +44.11%
Slough -11 3 £51,750 +18.28%
North West -13 3 £18,000 -70.00%
Manchester -14 3 £18,000 -70.00%
Oxfordshire -20 3 £85,000 +286.36%
Weybridge - 3 - -

3G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing 3G 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 3G.

1 284 (52.89%) Telecoms
2 158 (29.42%) 2G
3 157 (29.24%) LTE
4 142 (26.44%) Windows
5 132 (24.58%) Wireless
6 131 (24.39%) Degree
7 129 (24.02%) GSM
8 126 (23.46%) 4G
9 114 (21.23%) Cisco
10 105 (19.55%) Radio Access Network
11 90 (16.76%) Internet
12 82 (15.27%) Linux
13 74 (13.78%) Ethernet
14 72 (13.41%) TCP/IP
15 71 (13.22%) VPN
16 70 (13.04%) C
16 70 (13.04%) MPLS
17 67 (12.48%) Broadband
18 66 (12.29%) Microsoft
19 65 (12.10%) WAN
19 65 (12.10%) Validation
20 63 (11.73%) Project Management
21 61 (11.36%) VoIP
22 59 (10.99%) DNS
23 57 (10.61%) Blackberry
24 56 (10.43%) Cisco Certification
24 56 (10.43%) Network Design
25 53 (9.870%) WCDMA
25 53 (9.870%) UMTS
26 51 (9.497%) SLA

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing 3G 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 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 18 (3.352%) HTML
1 18 (3.352%) Web Services
2 11 (2.048%) XHTML
3 9 (1.676%) SOAP
3 9 (1.676%) .NET
4 8 (1.490%) STL
5 7 (1.304%) Middleware
6 5 (0.931%) REST
6 5 (0.931%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 5 (0.931%) soapUI
6 5 (0.931%) WSH
6 5 (0.931%) XML
7 4 (0.745%) Cocoa
7 4 (0.745%) Qt
8 3 (0.559%) CGI
8 3 (0.559%) CORBA
9 2 (0.372%) MFC
10 1 (0.186%) .NET Compact Framework
10 1 (0.186%) iOS SDK
10 1 (0.186%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 32 (5.959%) MS Exchange
2 15 (2.793%) Exchange Server 2003
3 14 (2.607%) Apache
4 12 (2.235%) Exchange Server 2010
5 11 (2.048%) WebLogic
6 7 (1.304%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 7 (1.304%) CMS
6 7 (1.304%) Exchange Server 2007
7 6 (1.117%) Lync
8 5 (0.931%) WorkSite
8 5 (0.931%) SharePoint
8 5 (0.931%) IIS
9 4 (0.745%) SAS
10 3 (0.559%) Office Communications Server
10 3 (0.559%) Site Server
10 3 (0.559%) NetWeaver
11 2 (0.372%) Lotus Notes
11 2 (0.372%) WebLogic Portal
11 2 (0.372%) Confluence
12 1 (0.186%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 45 (8.380%) MS Office
2 27 (5.028%) MS Excel
3 13 (2.421%) MS PowerPoint
4 4 (0.745%) XMetaL
4 4 (0.745%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.745%) FrameMaker
5 2 (0.372%) Simulink
6 1 (0.186%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.186%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.676%) assyst
2 3 (0.559%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.186%) Metrica
3 1 (0.186%) Oracle CRM
Communications & Networking
1 158 (29.42%) 2G
2 157 (29.24%) LTE
3 132 (24.58%) Wireless
4 129 (24.02%) GSM
5 126 (23.46%) 4G
6 105 (19.55%) Radio Access Network
7 90 (16.76%) Internet
8 74 (13.78%) Ethernet
9 72 (13.41%) TCP/IP
10 71 (13.22%) VPN
11 70 (13.04%) MPLS
12 67 (12.48%) Broadband
13 65 (12.10%) WAN
14 61 (11.36%) VoIP
15 59 (10.99%) DNS
16 53 (9.870%) WCDMA
16 53 (9.870%) UMTS
17 51 (9.497%) Firewall
18 50 (9.311%) LAN
19 49 (9.125%) GPRS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.655%) SQL Server
2 16 (2.980%) MySQL
3 3 (0.559%) SQL Server 7
3 3 (0.559%) SQL Server 2000
3 3 (0.559%) SQL Server 2005
4 2 (0.372%) GIS
5 1 (0.186%) Big Data
5 1 (0.186%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (0.186%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.186%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.186%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.186%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.186%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.186%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 13 (2.421%) Subversion
2 11 (2.048%) ClearCase
3 9 (1.676%) GCC
4 8 (1.490%) JIRA
5 7 (1.304%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.931%) Trac
6 5 (0.931%) GDB
6 5 (0.931%) WebDriver
6 5 (0.931%) Xcode
6 5 (0.931%) Selenium
7 4 (0.745%) XMLSpy
8 3 (0.559%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.559%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.372%) ClearQuest
9 2 (0.372%) Rational DOORS
10 1 (0.186%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 284 (52.89%) Telecoms
2 35 (6.518%) Electronics
3 29 (5.400%) Back Office
3 29 (5.400%) Billing
4 25 (4.655%) Finance
5 17 (3.166%) Retail
6 16 (2.980%) Legal
7 13 (2.421%) Law
7 13 (2.421%) Marketing
8 9 (1.676%) Military
9 8 (1.490%) Spanish Language
10 7 (1.304%) Advertising
11 6 (1.117%) Multimedia
11 6 (1.117%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.117%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (0.745%) French Language
12 4 (0.745%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.559%) Automotive
14 1 (0.186%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.186%) Banking
Job Titles
1 45 (8.380%) Software Engineer
2 36 (6.704%) Design Engineer
3 35 (6.518%) IP Engineer
3 35 (6.518%) Analyst
4 29 (5.400%) Principal Engineer
5 28 (5.214%) Test Engineer
6 26 (4.842%) Voice Engineer
7 23 (4.283%) Architect
8 22 (4.097%) IT Support
8 22 (4.097%) Network Engineer
9 21 (3.911%) Support Engineer
10 20 (3.724%) Support Analyst
11 19 (3.538%) 3G Engineer
11 19 (3.538%) Customer Engineer
12 18 (3.352%) RAN Engineer
13 17 (3.166%) Security Engineer
14 16 (2.980%) Team Leader
15 15 (2.793%) Development Engineer
16 14 (2.607%) Senior Software Engineer
17 13 (2.421%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.61%) Blackberry
2 35 (6.518%) Handset
3 32 (5.959%) iPhone
4 31 (5.773%) Smartphone
5 28 (5.214%) Computer Science
6 20 (3.724%) Device Driver
7 19 (3.538%) Mobile App
7 19 (3.538%) Management Information System
8 14 (2.607%) iPad
9 13 (2.421%) Embedded Systems
9 13 (2.421%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
10 11 (2.048%) Clustering
11 8 (1.490%) Verilog
12 7 (1.304%) Video Conferencing
12 7 (1.304%) Mathematics
12 7 (1.304%) Physics
12 7 (1.304%) SecurID
13 6 (1.117%) Open Source
14 5 (0.931%) Mobile Computing
14 5 (0.931%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 142 (26.44%) Windows
2 82 (15.27%) Linux
3 51 (9.497%) UNIX
4 38 (7.076%) Windows XP
5 36 (6.704%) Android
6 35 (6.518%) Windows 7
7 24 (4.469%) Windows Server 2003
8 17 (3.166%) Windows Server 2008
9 16 (2.980%) Solaris
10 14 (2.607%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 13 (2.421%) Apple iOS
11 13 (2.421%) Windows Mobile
12 7 (1.304%) Embedded Linux
13 5 (0.931%) Windows Vista
14 3 (0.559%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.559%) Windows 2000
14 3 (0.559%) Debian
15 2 (0.372%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.372%) Windows Phone
16 1 (0.186%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (12.10%) Validation
2 63 (11.73%) Project Management
3 56 (10.43%) Network Design
4 49 (9.125%) ITIL
5 34 (6.331%) Performance Management
6 33 (6.145%) CRM
7 30 (5.587%) Capacity Management
8 28 (5.214%) Service Delivery
9 25 (4.655%) Change Management
10 17 (3.166%) Capacity Planning
10 17 (3.166%) Fault Management
10 17 (3.166%) Problem Management
10 17 (3.166%) Network Planning
11 16 (2.980%) Network Management
12 14 (2.607%) Configuration Management
12 14 (2.607%) Signal Processing
12 14 (2.607%) System Testing
13 13 (2.421%) Network Architecture
13 13 (2.421%) PRINCE2
13 13 (2.421%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 70 (13.04%) C
2 50 (9.311%) C++
3 47 (8.752%) Perl
4 39 (7.263%) SQL
5 28 (5.214%) Python
6 24 (4.469%) Embedded C
7 21 (3.911%) Java
8 18 (3.352%) PHP
9 14 (2.607%) MATLAB
10 12 (2.235%) JavaScript
11 11 (2.048%) PowerShell
12 8 (1.490%) Embedded C++
13 6 (1.117%) C#
14 4 (0.745%) Objective-C
14 4 (0.745%) Assembly Language
14 4 (0.745%) Tcl
15 3 (0.559%) TTCN
15 3 (0.559%) PowerHouse
15 3 (0.559%) Ruby
15 3 (0.559%) PHP5
Qualifications
1 131 (24.39%) Degree
2 56 (10.43%) Cisco Certification
3 34 (6.331%) CCNA
4 27 (5.028%) CCNP
5 20 (3.724%) CCIP
6 14 (2.607%) ISEB
7 12 (2.235%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (2.235%) PhD
8 11 (2.048%) CCIE
9 10 (1.862%) CCSA
10 9 (1.676%) CCDP
11 8 (1.490%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (1.304%) PMP
12 7 (1.304%) PMI Certification
12 7 (1.304%) MCSE
12 7 (1.304%) CCSE
13 6 (1.117%) MCSA
13 6 (1.117%) SC Cleared
13 6 (1.117%) Security Cleared
14 4 (0.745%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (9.497%) SLA
2 18 (3.352%) ISO 9001
3 10 (1.862%) QA
4 9 (1.676%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.745%) ISO 9000
6 3 (0.559%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.186%) JTAG
System Software
1 45 (8.380%) Active Directory
2 26 (4.842%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.166%) ProxySG
4 10 (1.862%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (1.676%) Xen
6 8 (1.490%) Terminal Services
6 8 (1.490%) Hyper-V
7 7 (1.304%) VMware ESX
8 3 (0.559%) FreeRADIUS
8 3 (0.559%) Squid
9 2 (0.372%) vSphere
10 1 (0.186%) ISA Server
10 1 (0.186%) NFS
Systems Management
1 12 (2.235%) HP Quality Center
2 11 (2.048%) CiscoWorks
2 11 (2.048%) OpenView
2 11 (2.048%) HP NNM
3 10 (1.862%) Backup Exec
4 9 (1.676%) Sysprep
5 5 (0.931%) Norton AntiVirus
6 4 (0.745%) McAfee ePO
7 3 (0.559%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.559%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.372%) WSUS
8 2 (0.372%) ARCserve
8 2 (0.372%) Puppet
8 2 (0.372%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.186%) SCCM
9 1 (0.186%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.186%) DameWare
Vendors
1 114 (21.23%) Cisco
2 66 (12.29%) Microsoft
3 38 (7.076%) Nokia Siemens Networks
4 37 (6.890%) Ericsson
4 37 (6.890%) HP
5 28 (5.214%) Juniper
6 27 (5.028%) Huawei
7 26 (4.842%) VMware
8 25 (4.655%) Redback
8 25 (4.655%) CheckPoint
9 22 (4.097%) Oracle
10 21 (3.911%) Nokia
11 18 (3.352%) F5
12 17 (3.166%) Blue Coat
13 16 (2.980%) Citrix
14 14 (2.607%) Cramer
14 14 (2.607%) Red Hat
15 11 (2.048%) Apple
15 11 (2.048%) BT
16 10 (1.862%) SAP
Transmission Planner
Amersham, Thames Valley
My client is leading the UK in network management and delivery of 4G technologies.As a Transmission Planner you will be responsible for auditing the transmission design and...
Fulcrum Telecom
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
LTE Test Engineer - 2G, 3G and LTE test knowledge, growing Co., South Cambridgeshire, to £highly competitive + benefits
South Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Summary: LTE Test Engineer, 2G/3G/LTE experience needed, growing company, South Cambs, to £highly competitive + benefits... With a good degree in Electronics or Communications Engineering, Computing, Physics,...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £highly competitive + benefits
Posted: 26 April 2013
Software Engineer - LTE Layer2 Protocol
Fleet, Hampshire
LTE Layer2 protocol development, Embedded C/C++, Real Time OS, Knowledge of telecommunications protocols... C.Analysis of LTE/3G/2G specifications... 3.Ability to program in C/C++.
Connectus
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Customer Support Engineer - Client-facing; Ethernet / Network; On-call; Travel, Cambridge, £DOE + Benefits
Cambridge
Customer Support Engineer - Client-facing; Ethernet / Network / Wireless; Communications; On-call; International Travel... Requirements: - Degree qualified in a relevant subject (Computer Science / Electronics or similar). - Experience in setting...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £0 - £50,000 per year
Posted: 26 April 2013
Graduate Conformance Test Engineer
Fleet, Hampshire
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Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 29 April 2013
Product Manager (Telecoms)
Fleet, Hampshire
The Handset Testing product range is built upon a common set of platform hardware and software providing support for the 2G, 3G, LTE and LTE-A protocols and...
Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 24 April 2013
Graduate Conformance Software Engineer
Fleet, Hampshire
Working at Anite... Gain practical C/C++ programming experience. Design and develop of Windows applications in C / C++ to support test case execution... Participate in the design of...
Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 29 April 2013
System Test & Integration Engineers - LTE / 3G Core Network Technology
Bristol, Avon
Knowledge of 3GPP mobile core network architecture and protocols (GTP) is especially valuable. Experience with configuration, administration, and tuning of Linux and/or Windows Server systems in a...
Logistix Recruitment Ltd.
Salary: From £35,000 to £55,000 per annum Benefits Package
Posted: 15 May 2013
Senior Wireless Software Engineer
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Wireless embedded systems development and debugging. - C / C++ programming in a real-time environment. - Linux / Unix development... Desirables include processors, CPUs, real-time performance, cache memory systems, device...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £48000 to £65000 per annum - excellent package
Posted: 20 May 2013
DSP Software Engineer (Mobile/Handset/Firmware)
Bristol, Avon
Qualifications/Experience: - C for embedded systems (assembly for DSP processors desirable) - Full software development lifecycle: software design, implementation and testing - HW/SW interface debugging (JTAG, logic analyser, oscilloscope) -...
Optimus Search Ltd
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Junior Project Engineer (Mobile Handsets / Telecoms / Engineering)
Reading, Berkshire
Junior Project Engineer - Handsets / Devices / Quality of Service / Drive Test / Field Test - Telecoms... Key Skills: Previous experience in field test / drive test / mobile handset testing would be advantageous.....
Prosper Consulting
Salary: From £18,000 to £25,000 per annum DOE + Excellent Corporate Package
Posted: 17 May 2013
IT Support
Stockport, North West
Requirements for this position on a technical front are skills with the installation and operating of Microsoft Windows XP and 7, Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, an...
Salary: £16000.00 - £20000.00 per annum
Posted: 27 April 2013
1st Line IT Support
Stockport, North West
Requirements for this position on a technical front are skills with the installation and operating of Microsoft Windows XP and 7, Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, an...
Salary: £17000 - £18000 per annum + Benefits package
Posted: 1 May 2013
Problem Management Team Leader
Somerset, South West
This includes MPLS VPN, IP Access and associated overlay services, such as Application Performance Management (APM), and IPSec VPN, delivered over xDSL, EFM (copper and fibre), Leased Line,...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £62k + 5% bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013
Technical Operations Shift Engineer
Somerset, South West
This includes MPLS VPN, IP Access and associated overlay services, such as Application Performance Management (APM), and IPSec VPN, delivered over xDSL, EFM (copper and fibre), Leased Line,...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £35K + 5% bonus + 20% shift allowance
Posted: 14 May 2013
Service Desk analyst
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Microsoft NT/Windows 2000 & XP. - Microsoft Office suite 2003, 2007 & 2010... - Document Management Systems (Interwoven)... - Remote device support including Blackberry, Mobile Phones, 3G, Citrix... MS Access, MS Project,...
Cogence Search
Salary: £20000 - £22000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Service Desk Analyst
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Microsoft NT/Windows 2000 & XP. - Microsoft Office suite 2003, 2007 & 2010... - Document Management Systems (Interwoven)... - Remote device support including Blackberry, Mobile Phones, 3G, Citrix... MS Access, MS Project,...
Venturi
Salary: £20000 - £22500 per annum + Car, pension
Posted: 17 May 2013
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