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The table below looks at the demand for Base Station Subsystem (BSS) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited BSS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBase Station Subsystem (BSS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank691672
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads205347
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.119 %0.149 %
As % of the category below0.696 %0.910 %
Salaries quoted141276
Average minimum salary£51,542£49,718
Average salary£56,495£54,593
% change on same period last year+3.48 %
Average maximum salary£61,448£59,468
UK excluding London average salary£56,413£55,417
% change on same period last year+1.79 %
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads2945538131
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled17.05 %16.41 %
Salaries quoted2505830435
Average minimum salary£38,024£38,639
Average salary£40,928£41,503
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Average maximum salary£43,831£44,367
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %

BSS
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing BSS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

BSS Demand Trend

BSS
Salary Trend

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

BSS Salary Trend

BSS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing BSS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

BSS Salary Histogram

BSS
Top 28 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BSS within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 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
EnglandDown-21193£57,032+5.04 %
South EastUp+288£58,353+5.52 %
BerkshireUp+678£59,402+8.36 %
LondonDown-471£56,591+5.52 %
South WestUp+5530£58,625+1.29 %
City of LondonDown-1425£55,435+22.20 %
ReadingUp+297£61,857+12.46 %
MaidenheadUp+385£52,400-
HampshireNo change05£60,000-
WiltshireUp+74£60,667+4.82 %
South WalesNew entry-3£47,500-
NewportNew entry-3£47,500-
WalesNew entry-3£47,500-
SwindonNew entry-3£61,000-
SurreyUp+302£40,000-20.00 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-1£35,000-
SolihullNew entry-1£33,000-
CoventryNew entry-1£33,000-
NewburyNew entry-1--
OsterleyNew entry-1£54,000-
Milton KeynesNew entry-1£35,000-
BasingstokeDown-101--
StevenageNew entry-1£40,000-
HertfordshireUp+211£40,000-33.33 %
East of EnglandDown-121£40,000-18.21 %
West MidlandsNew entry-1£33,000-
BristolNew entry-1£52,500-
MidlandsNew entry-1£82,500-

BSS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing BSS 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 BSS.

1344 (73.82 %)Telecoms
2157 (33.69 %)Billing
3114 (24.46 %)Project Management
494 (20.17 %)CRM
565 (13.95 %)Java
657 (12.23 %)Finance
756 (12.02 %)Oracle
855 (11.80 %)UNIX
953 (11.37 %)IPTV
1052 (11.16 %)PRINCE2
1146 (9.871 %)SQL
1245 (9.657 %)J2EE
1245 (9.657 %)Degree
1342 (9.013 %)PMI
1441 (8.798 %)VoIP
1538 (8.155 %)PMI Certification
1538 (8.155 %)Solaris
1538 (8.155 %)Broadband
1635 (7.511 %)Perl
1734 (7.296 %)User Acceptance Testing
1833 (7.082 %)WebLogic
1930 (6.438 %)Marketing
2029 (6.223 %)DTV
2029 (6.223 %)Handset
2128 (6.009 %)Linux
2227 (5.794 %)Test Management
2227 (5.794 %)PRINCE
2227 (5.794 %)3G
2326 (5.579 %)Wireless
2326 (5.579 %)TIBCO

BSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing BSS 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 BSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
145 (9.657 %)J2EE
210 (2.146 %)VXML
39 (1.931 %)XML
45 (1.073 %)CORBA
54 (0.858 %)WebServices
54 (0.858 %)Middleware
63 (0.644 %).NET
63 (0.644 %)EJB
72 (0.429 %)JSP
72 (0.429 %)SOAP
72 (0.429 %)Struts
72 (0.429 %)ASP
72 (0.429 %)ASP.NET
72 (0.429 %)WebSphere
81 (0.215 %).NET Framework
81 (0.215 %)CPAN
81 (0.215 %)J2ME
81 (0.215 %)J2SE
81 (0.215 %)XSD
81 (0.215 %)XSLT
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (7.082 %)WebLogic
220 (4.292 %)Apache
318 (3.863 %)WebLogic Portal
414 (3.004 %)MQSeries
57 (1.502 %)Portal Infranet
63 (0.644 %)IIS
72 (0.429 %)WebSphere Application Server
81 (0.215 %)Oracle 10gAS
81 (0.215 %)MTS
81 (0.215 %)Tomcat
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (3.863 %)MS Project
211 (2.361 %)MS Visio
38 (1.717 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (1.502 %)Singl.eView
21 (0.215 %)Pivotal CRM
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
141 (8.798 %)VoIP
238 (8.155 %)Broadband
327 (5.794 %)3G
426 (5.579 %)Wireless
523 (4.936 %)Internet
619 (4.077 %)LDAP
718 (3.863 %)NGN
814 (3.004 %)X.500
913 (2.790 %)LLU
1011 (2.361 %)INAP
1011 (2.361 %)ISUP
1110 (2.146 %)SCCP
1110 (2.146 %)TCAP
1110 (2.146 %)MGCP
1110 (2.146 %)SMS
127 (1.502 %)TCP/IP
127 (1.502 %)GSM
135 (1.073 %)ISDN
135 (1.073 %)WAN
135 (1.073 %)SS7
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (1.502 %)SQL Server
23 (0.644 %)MySQL
23 (0.644 %)RDBMS
23 (0.644 %)Oracle 10g
32 (0.429 %)BusinessObjects
32 (0.429 %)Datawarehouse
32 (0.429 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (0.215 %)Oracle 9i
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1344 (73.82 %)Telecoms
2157 (33.69 %)Billing
357 (12.23 %)Finance
430 (6.438 %)Marketing
515 (3.219 %)Banking
612 (2.575 %)Education
711 (2.361 %)Multimedia
810 (2.146 %)Advertising
97 (1.502 %)Pensions
97 (1.502 %)Retail
104 (0.858 %)Construction
113 (0.644 %)Government
113 (0.644 %)Health
113 (0.644 %)Back Office
113 (0.644 %)Electronics
122 (0.429 %)Automotive
131 (0.215 %)Insurance
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
182 (17.60 %)Project Manager
278 (16.74 %)Consultant
368 (14.59 %)Business Analyst
368 (14.59 %)Analyst
445 (9.657 %)OSS Consultant
543 (9.227 %)Architect
636 (7.725 %)Test Manager
728 (6.009 %)OSS Project Manager
827 (5.794 %)Senior Consultant
925 (5.365 %)Senior Manager
1024 (5.150 %)Senior Project Manager
1123 (4.936 %)OSS Architect
1222 (4.721 %)Solutions Architect
1321 (4.506 %)Applications Support
1418 (3.863 %)Support Engineer
1516 (3.433 %)Administrator
1615 (3.219 %)Programme Manager
1713 (2.790 %)Support Specialist
1812 (2.575 %)Applications Specialist
1812 (2.575 %)Business Consultant
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
153 (11.37 %)IPTV
242 (9.013 %)PMI
329 (6.223 %)DTV
329 (6.223 %)Handset
420 (4.292 %)Management Information System
511 (2.361 %)NGOSS
610 (2.146 %)Streaming Video
78 (1.717 %)Computer Science
83 (0.644 %)NHS
83 (0.644 %)PACS
91 (0.215 %)Client/Server
91 (0.215 %)Data Integration
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
155 (11.80 %)UNIX
238 (8.155 %)Solaris
328 (6.009 %)Linux
49 (1.931 %)Windows
55 (1.073 %)FreeBSD
64 (0.858 %)Windows XP
72 (0.429 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (0.215 %)Windows 2000
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1114 (24.46 %)Project Management
294 (20.17 %)CRM
352 (11.16 %)PRINCE2
434 (7.296 %)User Acceptance Testing
527 (5.794 %)Test Management
527 (5.794 %)PRINCE
626 (5.579 %)Business Analysis
723 (4.936 %)Supplier Management
723 (4.936 %)CMMI
822 (4.721 %)Process Management
921 (4.506 %)Risk Management
1016 (3.433 %)Enterprise Architecture
1114 (3.004 %)eTOM
1114 (3.004 %)Requirements Analysis
1114 (3.004 %)Matrix Management
1114 (3.004 %)V-Model
1213 (2.790 %)Business Intelligence
1312 (2.575 %)UML
1312 (2.575 %)Migration
1411 (2.361 %)Change Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
165 (13.95 %)Java
246 (9.871 %)SQL
335 (7.511 %)Perl
420 (4.292 %)PHP
515 (3.219 %)C
67 (1.502 %)VB
76 (1.288 %)C++
84 (0.858 %)PL/SQL
84 (0.858 %)JavaScript
93 (0.644 %)C#
102 (0.429 %)Tcl
102 (0.429 %)Shell Script
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
145 (9.657 %)Degree
238 (8.155 %)PMI Certification
313 (2.790 %)ISEB
49 (1.931 %)PMP
58 (1.717 %)NVQ Level 3
62 (0.429 %)MBA
71 (0.215 %)CCNA
71 (0.215 %)Cisco Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (3.004 %)QA
211 (2.361 %)SLA
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (1.502 %)Netcool
22 (0.429 %)TeMIP
22 (0.429 %)Netcool/Proviso
22 (0.429 %)OpenView
31 (0.215 %)CiscoWorks
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
156 (12.02 %)Oracle
226 (5.579 %)TIBCO
320 (4.292 %)Cisco
320 (4.292 %)Cramer
418 (3.863 %)IBM
517 (3.648 %)HP
614 (3.004 %)PeopleSoft
711 (2.361 %)Siebel
711 (2.361 %)Remedy
711 (2.361 %)BEA
88 (1.717 %)Infovista
88 (1.717 %)Microsoft
88 (1.717 %)Amdocs
88 (1.717 %)Telcordia
97 (1.502 %)BT
105 (1.073 %)Convergys
105 (1.073 %)Intec
114 (0.858 %)Ericsson
123 (0.644 %)Citrix
132 (0.429 %)Nortel