The first table below looks at the demand for HSDPA skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HSDPA over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)
Rank 862 880 866
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -14
Permanent jobs citing HSDPA 2 20 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.002% 0.016% 0.003%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.010% 0.093% 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 2 20 3
Average salary £61,250 £50,750 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.68% +26.87%
90% offered a salary of more than £58,250 £35,000 £31,200
10% offered a salary of more than £64,250 £65,000 £44,000
UK excluding London average salary £61,250 £49,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+23.73% +23.75%
All Communications & Networking
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
21011 21540 19275
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 19.32% 17.56% 15.77%
Number of salaries quoted 16969 17949 15959
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%

HSDPA
Jobs Demand Trend

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

HSDPA Jobs Demand Trend

HSDPA
Salary Trend

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

HSDPA Salary Trend

HSDPA
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HSDPA within the UK over the 3 months to 22 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 +14 2 £61,250 +20.68%
Midlands - 1 £65,000 -
East Midlands - 1 £57,500 -
Nottinghamshire - 1 £57,500 -
Nottingham - 1 £57,500 -

HSDPA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing HSDPA 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 HSDPA.

1 4 (66.67%) 3GPP
1 4 (66.67%) LTE
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 2 (33.33%) GGSN
3 2 (33.33%) SGSN
3 2 (33.33%) ZigBee
3 2 (33.33%) Smart Meter
3 2 (33.33%) NGN
3 2 (33.33%) GPRS
3 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 2 (33.33%) Asset Management
4 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
4 1 (16.67%) Competitor Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Business Development
4 1 (16.67%) Validation
4 1 (16.67%) Anite
4 1 (16.67%) Handset
4 1 (16.67%) GSM
4 1 (16.67%) C
4 1 (16.67%) C++
4 1 (16.67%) WCDMA
4 1 (16.67%) 3G
4 1 (16.67%) Wireless
4 1 (16.67%) TTCN
4 1 (16.67%) NAS
4 1 (16.67%) Time Management
4 1 (16.67%) HSPA
4 1 (16.67%) 2G
4 1 (16.67%) HSUPA

HSDPA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing HSDPA 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 HSDPA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) 3GPP
1 4 (66.67%) LTE
2 2 (33.33%) GGSN
2 2 (33.33%) SGSN
2 2 (33.33%) ZigBee
2 2 (33.33%) NGN
2 2 (33.33%) GPRS
3 1 (16.67%) GSM
3 1 (16.67%) WCDMA
3 1 (16.67%) 3G
3 1 (16.67%) Wireless
3 1 (16.67%) NAS
3 1 (16.67%) HSPA
3 1 (16.67%) 2G
3 1 (16.67%) HSUPA
General
1 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
1 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Technical Specialist
2 1 (16.67%) Business Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Business Development Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Business Development Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Development Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Development Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Business Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Smart Meter
2 1 (16.67%) Handset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) Competitor Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Business Development
2 1 (16.67%) Validation
2 1 (16.67%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) C
1 1 (16.67%) C++
1 1 (16.67%) TTCN
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Anite
UK
Strong database and tool knowledge to include SQL, Business Objects, VB, MapInfo. Excellent interpersonal and team working skills with demonstrable team leading skills (lead technical projects and programmes)...
Vodafone
Posted: 8 May 2013