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This section looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) 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 GPRS over the last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to 9 May 2008Same period last year
Rank565480
Rank change on same period last yearDown-85
Matching permanent IT job ads436624
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.213 %0.279 %
As % of the category below1.232 %1.702 %
Salaries quoted385556
Average minimum salary£36,464£39,964
Average salary£39,475£42,987
% change on same period last year-8.16 %
Average maximum salary£42,486£46,010
UK excluding London average salary£37,598£41,313
% change on same period last year-8.99 %
Communications & Networking UKCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3538336663
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled17.25 %16.38 %
Salaries quoted2956329396
Average minimum salary£37,801£38,676
Average salary£40,586£41,638
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Average maximum salary£43,371£44,600
UK excluding London average salary£37,741£38,938
% change on same period last year-3.07 %

GPRS
Demand Trend

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

GPRS Demand Trend

GPRS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing GPRS across the UK.

GPRS Salary Trend

GPRS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GPRS across the UK over the past 3 months.

GPRS Salary Histogram

GPRS
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GPRS within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1EnglandDown-95433£39,495-8.42 %
2South EastDown-73164£37,577-15.23 %
3LondonUp+15112£45,520-6.29 %
4BerkshireDown-5573£36,690-23.49 %
5East of EnglandDown-3846£39,784-2.06 %
6HampshireDown-5042£37,125+2.72 %
7SurreyUp+3939£35,145-10.59 %
8South WestDown-3438£36,859+13.60 %
9North WestDown-2036£33,788-11.59 %
10CambridgeshireDown-4630£41,793+1.48 %
11SloughNew entry-27£35,519-
12CambridgeDown-1125£40,813+0.81 %
13BristolDown-1820£32,605+3.64 %
14West MidlandsDown-2018£45,944+46.48 %
15YorkshireDown-2116£31,381+1.22 %
15MiddlesexUp+2716£32,773+4.87 %
15ManchesterDown-616£34,000-21.55 %
15CheshireDown-216£33,923+13.28 %
16City of LondonDown-2412£42,083+5.20 %
17West YorkshireDown-610£32,000+12.28 %
17DorsetNew entry-10£41,000-
17HertfordshireUp+510£36,350-21.19 %
18BasingstokeDown-329£47,222-
19UxbridgeDown-148£33,000+7.02 %
19ReadingDown-18£31,929-34.16 %
19StainesNew entry-8£41,250-
20WinchesterDown-87£37,643+4.20 %
20EghamNew entry-7£36,571-
21OxfordshireDown-46£45,833+63.69 %
21HerefordshireDown-176£50,000+97.04 %

GPRS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the UK citing GPRS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing GPRS.

1608 (70.95 %)GSM
2338 (39.44 %)UMTS
3282 (32.91 %)Telecoms
4250 (29.17 %)Wireless
5244 (28.47 %)3G
6202 (23.57 %)C++
7162 (18.90 %)Java
8158 (18.44 %)C
9155 (18.09 %)Windows
10139 (16.22 %)TCP/IP
11130 (15.17 %)Handset
12121 (14.12 %)Degree
13111 (12.95 %)Symbian
14105 (12.25 %)WAP
1590 (10.50 %)J2ME
1681 (9.452 %)CDMA
1778 (9.102 %)UML
1877 (8.985 %)Linux
1976 (8.868 %)Windows Mobile
2072 (8.401 %)Unix
2171 (8.285 %)SQL
2269 (8.051 %)Embedded C
2269 (8.051 %)Internet
2366 (7.701 %)Cisco
2465 (7.585 %)Microsoft
2465 (7.585 %)2G
2561 (7.118 %)OO
2655 (6.418 %)C#
2655 (6.418 %)TETRA
2752 (6.068 %)Integration Testing

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the UK citing GPRS also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing GPRS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1105 (12.25 %)WAP
290 (10.50 %)J2ME
351 (5.951 %).NET
448 (5.601 %)MIDP
545 (5.251 %)XML
642 (4.901 %)CLDC
738 (4.434 %)UIQ
828 (3.267 %)J2EE
924 (2.800 %)XSL
1021 (2.450 %)XHTML
1120 (2.334 %)BREW
1218 (2.100 %)Series 60
1315 (1.750 %)Middleware
1412 (1.400 %)JSP
158 (0.933 %)HTML
167 (0.817 %)ASP.NET
167 (0.817 %)SOAP
176 (0.700 %)WebServices
176 (0.700 %)WML
185 (0.583 %)ADO.NET
Application Platforms
110 (1.167 %)WebLogic
28 (0.933 %)MS Exchange
36 (0.700 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (0.583 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (0.467 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
54 (0.467 %)Lotus Notes
62 (0.233 %)Exchange Server 5.5
71 (0.117 %)Apache
71 (0.117 %)IIS
71 (0.117 %)JBoss
71 (0.117 %)LiveLink
71 (0.117 %)NetWeaver
Applications
139 (4.551 %)MS Excel
218 (2.100 %)MS PowerPoint
316 (1.867 %)MS Office
44 (0.467 %)Acrobat
53 (0.350 %)MATLAB
62 (0.233 %)Simulink
62 (0.233 %)MS Visio
71 (0.117 %)MS Project
Business Applications
18 (0.933 %)Metrica
27 (0.817 %)SAP SM
31 (0.117 %)SAP SCM
31 (0.117 %)SAP R/3
Communications & Networking
1608 (70.95 %)GSM
2338 (39.44 %)UMTS
3250 (29.17 %)Wireless
4244 (28.47 %)3G
5139 (16.22 %)TCP/IP
681 (9.452 %)CDMA
769 (8.051 %)Internet
865 (7.585 %)2G
955 (6.418 %)TETRA
1045 (5.251 %)Wi-Fi
1144 (5.134 %)LAN
1243 (5.018 %)WAN
1342 (4.901 %)VoIP
1439 (4.551 %)SMS
1439 (4.551 %)Bluetooth
1538 (4.434 %)HTTP
1636 (4.201 %)WCDMA
1733 (3.851 %)SS7
1831 (3.617 %)3GPP
1930 (3.501 %)WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
144 (5.134 %)SQL Server
224 (2.800 %)MySQL
37 (0.817 %)Oracle 8/8i
46 (0.700 %)BusinessObjects
55 (0.583 %)Datawarehouse
64 (0.467 %)Data Mining
73 (0.350 %)GIS
82 (0.233 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (0.233 %)Crystal Reports
91 (0.117 %)SQL Server 7
91 (0.117 %)SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
141 (4.784 %)ClearCase
224 (2.800 %)Rational Rose
313 (1.517 %)Visual Studio
47 (0.817 %)LabVIEW
55 (0.583 %)CodeWarrior
63 (0.350 %)Ant
63 (0.350 %)PowerBuilder
72 (0.233 %)PVCS
72 (0.233 %)Flash
81 (0.117 %)Eclipse
81 (0.117 %)WinRunner
81 (0.117 %)TestDirector
81 (0.117 %)LoadRunner
81 (0.117 %)FitNesse
General
1282 (32.91 %)Telecoms
240 (4.667 %)Electronics
327 (3.151 %)Finance
422 (2.567 %)Pensions
520 (2.334 %)Billing
615 (1.750 %)Manufacturing
714 (1.634 %)Marketing
813 (1.517 %)Electric
813 (1.517 %)Health
911 (1.284 %)Multimedia
107 (0.817 %)Education
116 (0.700 %)Banking
116 (0.700 %)Construction
125 (0.583 %)Games
134 (0.467 %)Music
143 (0.350 %)Insurance
143 (0.350 %)Government
152 (0.233 %)Retail
161 (0.117 %)Advertising
161 (0.117 %)Police
Job Titles
1164 (19.14 %)Software Engineer
2108 (12.60 %)Test Engineer
399 (11.55 %)Developer
454 (6.301 %)Support Engineer
553 (6.184 %)Field Engineer
644 (5.134 %)Analyst
737 (4.317 %)C++ Software Engineer
836 (4.201 %)Software Developer
836 (4.201 %)Tester
930 (3.501 %)Hardware Engineer
1029 (3.384 %)Network Engineer
1126 (3.034 %)DSP Engineer
1225 (2.917 %)Consultant
1322 (2.567 %)Senior Developer
1322 (2.567 %)C# Developer
1421 (2.450 %)Senior Software Engineer
1421 (2.450 %)Technical Support
1421 (2.450 %)Architect
1421 (2.450 %)Test Analyst
1520 (2.334 %)Embedded Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1130 (15.17 %)Handset
238 (4.434 %)Computer Science
331 (3.617 %)Firmware
429 (3.384 %)Streaming Video
523 (2.684 %)Pocket PC
622 (2.567 %)Blackberry
721 (2.450 %)PDA
816 (1.867 %)Korean Language
911 (1.284 %)Statistics
1010 (1.167 %)Device Driver
118 (0.933 %)N-Tier
126 (0.700 %)Client/Server
126 (0.700 %)Clustering
135 (0.583 %)French Language
135 (0.583 %)Smartcard
135 (0.583 %)Smartphone
144 (0.467 %)Russian Language
144 (0.467 %)ASIC
144 (0.467 %)APACS
144 (0.467 %)EMV
Operating Systems
1155 (18.09 %)Windows
277 (8.985 %)Linux
376 (8.868 %)Windows Mobile
472 (8.401 %)Unix
548 (5.601 %)Windows CE
643 (5.018 %)Symbian OS
728 (3.267 %)Windows NT
821 (2.450 %)Solaris
914 (1.634 %)Windows 2000
109 (1.050 %)FreeBSD
109 (1.050 %)Windows XP
116 (0.700 %)Embedded Linux
123 (0.350 %)VMS
132 (0.233 %)Palm OS
132 (0.233 %)Windows Server 2003
141 (0.117 %)VxWorks
141 (0.117 %)pSOS
141 (0.117 %)Windows XP Embedded
141 (0.117 %)Nucleus RTOS
141 (0.117 %)OS/2
Processes & Methodologies
178 (9.102 %)UML
261 (7.118 %)OO
352 (6.068 %)Integration Testing
450 (5.834 %)Software Engineering
538 (4.434 %)Configuration Management
634 (3.967 %)Validation
733 (3.851 %)Project Management
832 (3.734 %)OOD
919 (2.217 %)OOA/OOD
919 (2.217 %)Requirements Analysis
1017 (1.984 %)Software Testing
1115 (1.750 %)System Testing
1214 (1.634 %)Automated Testing
1214 (1.634 %)Test Scripting
1214 (1.634 %)Network Design
1310 (1.167 %)Service Delivery
1310 (1.167 %)ITIL
149 (1.050 %)PRINCE2
149 (1.050 %)Service Management
156 (0.700 %)SOA
Programming Languages
1202 (23.57 %)C++
2162 (18.90 %)Java
3158 (18.44 %)C
471 (8.285 %)SQL
569 (8.051 %)Embedded C
655 (6.418 %)C#
735 (4.084 %)JavaScript
826 (3.034 %)VB
924 (2.800 %)VBScript
1022 (2.567 %)Assembly Language
1120 (2.334 %)Embedded C++
1216 (1.867 %)Perl
1313 (1.517 %)Tcl
1412 (1.400 %)PL/SQL
1412 (1.400 %)VC++
1511 (1.284 %)PHP
167 (0.817 %)VB.NET
174 (0.467 %)Shell Script
182 (0.233 %)Delphi
191 (0.117 %)ABAP
Qualifications
1121 (14.12 %)Degree
244 (5.134 %)Cisco Certification
326 (3.034 %)CCNP
421 (2.450 %)CCNA
519 (2.217 %)CCIP
618 (2.100 %)HNC
710 (1.167 %)Microsoft Certification
710 (1.167 %)ISEB
85 (0.583 %)HND
93 (0.350 %)ISEB Practitioner
102 (0.233 %)JNCIE
102 (0.233 %)EMC Certification
102 (0.233 %)CCDA
102 (0.233 %)CCIE
111 (0.117 %)MCP
111 (0.117 %)MCSE
111 (0.117 %)PhD
111 (0.117 %)ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
127 (3.151 %)QA
213 (1.517 %)ISO9001
38 (0.933 %)SLA
42 (0.233 %)ISO8583
System Software
17 (0.817 %)Active Directory
21 (0.117 %)Terminal Services
21 (0.117 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
121 (2.450 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
213 (1.517 %)Netcool
213 (1.517 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
213 (1.517 %)CiscoWorks
36 (0.700 %)OpenView
43 (0.350 %)MAILsweeper
Vendors
1111 (12.95 %)Symbian
266 (7.701 %)Cisco
365 (7.585 %)Microsoft
447 (5.484 %)Oracle
524 (2.800 %)Nortel
621 (2.450 %)EMC
714 (1.634 %)Nokia
812 (1.400 %)Ericsson
98 (0.933 %)SAP
107 (0.817 %)Redknee
116 (0.700 %)BT
116 (0.700 %)Business Objects
116 (0.700 %)Juniper
116 (0.700 %)BEA
125 (0.583 %)Agilent
134 (0.467 %)Motorola
134 (0.467 %)Avaya
134 (0.467 %)Alcatel
134 (0.467 %)Lotus
134 (0.467 %)Borland
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