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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for GSM skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GSM over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category.

LinkGlobal System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Location
3 months to
9 Feb 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank536416447
Rank change year-on-year
Down-120Up+31
Matching permanent IT job ads130362650
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.165 %0.358 %0.322 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category1.144 %2.104 %1.930 %
Salaries quoted107306478
Average salary£42,500£40,000£36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.250 %+11.11 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,000£30,000£28,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£56,000£49,850£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£41,500£40,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+3.750 %+14.28 %
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryAll Communications & Networking
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
113671720533686
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK14.44 %17.02 %16.67 %
Salaries quoted94921473227742
Average salary£40,000£37,500£38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-1.310 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,000£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£57,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-

GSM
Demand Trend

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

GSM Demand Trend

GSM
Salary Trend

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

GSM Salary Trend

GSM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GSM over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 within the UK.

GSM Salary Histogram

GSM
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GSM within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010. 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
EnglandDown-120120£42,250+5.62 %
LondonDown-2934£47,500+18.75 %
South EastDown-6034£46,250+15.62 %
West MidlandsDown-317£37,500-6.25 %
HampshireUp+2314£30,500-28.23 %
East of EnglandDown-212£41,000-6.81 %
South WestUp+1710£50,000+42.85 %
MiddlesexUp+309£50,000+92.30 %
StaffordshireUp+87£37,500+22.95 %
BirminghamUp+176£45,000+5.88 %
CambridgeshireDown-66£45,000+9.09 %
BedfordshireNew entry-6£35,000-
North WestUp+455£30,500-23.75 %
WiltshireUp+75£50,000+25.00 %
CambridgeDown-45£45,000+5.88 %
BerkshireDown-535£62,500+56.25 %
ManchesterNew entry-5£30,500-
LutonNew entry-5£47,500-
StaffordNew entry-5£37,500-
East MidlandsUp+304£27,000-12.90 %
City of LondonDown-104£45,000+5.88 %
StockportNew entry-4£31,250-
DerbyshireNew entry-4£27,000-
SurreyUp+243£45,000-8.62 %
YorkshireNew entry-3£31,500-
BristolUp+172£42,500+13.33 %
ReadingUp+142£62,500+87.96 %
EpsomUp+102£45,000-14.28 %
BuckinghamshireUp+42£42,000+10.52 %
NewburyDown-62£62,500+56.25 %

GSM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing GSM 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 GSM.

1124 (46.44 %)Telecoms
2106 (39.70 %)GPRS
395 (35.58 %)C
493 (34.83 %)Wireless
592 (34.46 %)UMTS
670 (26.22 %)C++
764 (23.97 %)Degree
851 (19.10 %)3G
940 (14.98 %)Handset
1037 (13.86 %)Electronics
1134 (12.73 %)Windows
1233 (12.36 %)LTE
1331 (11.61 %)Wi-Fi
1426 (9.738 %)WiMAX
1525 (9.363 %)TETRA
1623 (8.614 %)UNIX
1623 (8.614 %)UML
1623 (8.614 %)C#
1623 (8.614 %)VoIP
1623 (8.614 %)Ericsson
1722 (8.240 %)3GPP
1722 (8.240 %).NET
1821 (7.865 %)SQL
1821 (7.865 %)Project Management
1919 (7.116 %)Security Cleared
1919 (7.116 %)Internet
2018 (6.742 %)SMS
2117 (6.367 %)Linux
2117 (6.367 %)Pensions
2216 (5.993 %)Marketing

GSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing GSM 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 GSM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
122 (8.240 %).NET
215 (5.618 %)XML
314 (5.243 %)WAP
48 (2.996 %)WinForms
57 (2.622 %)ASP.NET
64 (1.498 %)WCF
64 (1.498 %)J2ME
64 (1.498 %)MFC
64 (1.498 %)HTML
73 (1.124 %)NetBeans
73 (1.124 %)Spring
73 (1.124 %)JSON
81 (0.375 %)CORBA
81 (0.375 %)CSS
81 (0.375 %)XSL
81 (0.375 %)ODBC
81 (0.375 %)XHTML
81 (0.375 %)Cocoa
81 (0.375 %)WPF
81 (0.375 %).NET Framework
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (0.375 %)Apache
11 (0.375 %)Tomcat
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
18 (2.996 %)MS Office
22 (0.749 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (0.749 %)MS Visio
22 (0.749 %)MS Excel
22 (0.749 %)MATLAB
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
1106 (39.70 %)GPRS
293 (34.83 %)Wireless
392 (34.46 %)UMTS
451 (19.10 %)3G
533 (12.36 %)LTE
631 (11.61 %)Wi-Fi
726 (9.738 %)WiMAX
825 (9.363 %)TETRA
923 (8.614 %)VoIP
1022 (8.240 %)3GPP
1119 (7.116 %)Internet
1218 (6.742 %)SMS
1316 (5.993 %)TCP/IP
1414 (5.243 %)CDMA2000
1414 (5.243 %)2G
1513 (4.869 %)WCDMA
1612 (4.494 %)HSPA
1612 (4.494 %)PSTN
1711 (4.120 %)IP Telephony
189 (3.371 %)CDMA
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (1.873 %)RDBMS
23 (1.124 %)SQL Server
32 (0.749 %)Informix
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
14 (1.498 %)Telelogic Rhapsody
23 (1.124 %)Rational Robot
23 (1.124 %)ClearCase
23 (1.124 %)Eclipse
32 (0.749 %)Bugzilla
41 (0.375 %)Ant
41 (0.375 %)Rational Rose
41 (0.375 %)Selenium
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1124 (46.44 %)Telecoms
237 (13.86 %)Electronics
317 (6.367 %)Pensions
416 (5.993 %)Marketing
513 (4.869 %)Health
66 (2.247 %)Automotive
73 (1.124 %)Finance
73 (1.124 %)Billing
82 (0.749 %)Construction
82 (0.749 %)Back Office
82 (0.749 %)Government
82 (0.749 %)Games
82 (0.749 %)Military
91 (0.375 %)Electric
91 (0.375 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.375 %)Multimedia
91 (0.375 %)Retail
91 (0.375 %)Music
91 (0.375 %)Auditing
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
155 (20.60 %)Software Engineer
226 (9.738 %)Developer
320 (7.491 %)Consultant
320 (7.491 %)Certification Manager
415 (5.618 %)Software Developer
513 (4.869 %)Network Engineer
513 (4.869 %)Test Engineer
612 (4.494 %)Technical Manager
612 (4.494 %)Product Manager
711 (4.120 %)Technical Account Manager
711 (4.120 %)Software Consultant
711 (4.120 %)Account Manager
711 (4.120 %)Development Engineer
810 (3.745 %)Hardware Engineer
99 (3.371 %)Network Manager
99 (3.371 %)Telecoms Engineer
99 (3.371 %)Support Engineer
108 (2.996 %)Applications Engineer
108 (2.996 %)Embedded Software Engineer
117 (2.622 %)Architect
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
140 (14.98 %)Handset
212 (4.494 %)Blackberry
39 (3.371 %)Firmware
46 (2.247 %)German Language
55 (1.873 %)Computer Science
55 (1.873 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
64 (1.498 %)Dutch Language
64 (1.498 %)VHDL
73 (1.124 %)Device Driver
73 (1.124 %)Statistics
82 (0.749 %)French Language
82 (0.749 %)Smart Meter
82 (0.749 %)iPhone
82 (0.749 %)Client/Server
91 (0.375 %)PMI
91 (0.375 %)Management Information System
91 (0.375 %)Blog
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
134 (12.73 %)Windows
223 (8.614 %)UNIX
317 (6.367 %)Linux
410 (3.745 %)Windows Mobile
410 (3.745 %)Windows CE
55 (1.873 %)Nucleus RTOS
55 (1.873 %)Embedded Linux
62 (0.749 %)Android
62 (0.749 %)Windows NT
62 (0.749 %)Solaris
71 (0.375 %)VxWorks
71 (0.375 %)Mac OS X
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
123 (8.614 %)UML
221 (7.865 %)Project Management
316 (5.993 %)Integration Testing
413 (4.869 %)Software Testing
512 (4.494 %)Software Engineering
512 (4.494 %)Configuration Management
611 (4.120 %)Validation
611 (4.120 %)Project Planning
710 (3.745 %)Requirements Analysis
89 (3.371 %)OO
89 (3.371 %)Network Design
89 (3.371 %)Network Planning
97 (2.622 %)System Testing
106 (2.247 %)Regression Testing
106 (2.247 %)OOD
115 (1.873 %)PRINCE2
115 (1.873 %)Agile Software Development
115 (1.873 %)Performance Management
124 (1.498 %)Capacity Planning
124 (1.498 %)Product Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
195 (35.58 %)C
270 (26.22 %)C++
323 (8.614 %)C#
421 (7.865 %)SQL
515 (5.618 %)Embedded C
614 (5.243 %)Assembly Language
712 (4.494 %)Perl
811 (4.120 %)TTCN
99 (3.371 %)Java
108 (2.996 %)VC++
117 (2.622 %)VB
126 (2.247 %)Python
126 (2.247 %)JavaScript
135 (1.873 %)VB.NET
144 (1.498 %)Objective-C
144 (1.498 %)PL/SQL
144 (1.498 %)Embedded C++
153 (1.124 %)PHP
153 (1.124 %)VBScript
153 (1.124 %)ECMAScript
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
164 (23.97 %)Degree
219 (7.116 %)Security Cleared
36 (2.247 %)SC Cleared
43 (1.124 %)PMI Certification
43 (1.124 %)PhD
52 (0.749 %)PMP
52 (0.749 %)CCNP
52 (0.749 %)Cisco Certification
52 (0.749 %)SSCP
61 (0.375 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.375 %)BC Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.622 %)SLA
26 (2.247 %)QA
26 (2.247 %)JTAG
32 (0.749 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
12 (0.749 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (1.124 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.749 %)OpenView
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
123 (8.614 %)Ericsson
214 (5.243 %)Oracle
310 (3.745 %)Telelogic
49 (3.371 %)Nokia
49 (3.371 %)EMC
56 (2.247 %)Nokia Siemens Networks
56 (2.247 %)Siemens
65 (1.873 %)Hitachi
65 (1.873 %)Microsoft
65 (1.873 %)Symbian
65 (1.873 %)Perforce
73 (1.124 %)Alcatel
73 (1.124 %)Huawei
82 (0.749 %)Atmel
82 (0.749 %)Actix
82 (0.749 %)Motorola
82 (0.749 %)Sun
82 (0.749 %)HP
82 (0.749 %)Cisco
91 (0.375 %)3Com