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This section looks at the demand for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) 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 UMTS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUniversal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank647648
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads289399
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.156 %0.166 %
As % of the category below0.902 %1.011 %
Salaries quoted249332
Average minimum salary£40,019£42,153
Average salary£44,145£45,860
% change on same period last year-3.74 %
Average maximum salary£48,271£49,568
UK excluding London average salary£44,262£45,361
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3202739463
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled17.24 %16.45 %
Salaries quoted2720231759
Average minimum salary£37,760£39,096
Average salary£40,695£42,069
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
Average maximum salary£43,631£45,041
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %

UMTS
Demand Trend

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

UMTS Demand Trend

UMTS
Salary Trend

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

UMTS Salary Trend

UMTS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UMTS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

UMTS Salary Histogram

UMTS
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UMTS within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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-10283£44,186-3.75 %
South EastUp+45141£45,512-4.20 %
South WestUp+1164£40,627-15.82 %
HampshireUp+852£44,260+2.35 %
BerkshireUp+3350£49,792+0.68 %
LondonUp+4544£43,535-7.94 %
East of EnglandDown-4624£49,200+15.04 %
BristolDown-2019£34,750-17.84 %
SurreyUp+3218£41,800-18.15 %
WiltshireDown-218£40,735-26.80 %
CambridgeshireDown-5217£45,962+2.57 %
SomersetDown-417£50,406+34.41 %
GloucestershireDown-515£37,344-
CambridgeDown-2915£47,273-0.05 %
CheltenhamNew entry-15£38,036-
BasingstokeDown-1913£47,500-20.50 %
BathDown-1011£47,650+27.06 %
ChippenhamDown-711£40,909-0.22 %
SloughUp+1111£45,455-15.56 %
HertfordshireNo change07£55,214+39.16 %
SwindonDown-136£40,500-31.06 %
ReadingUp+205£45,125-5.44 %
CamberleyNew entry-4£46,250-
MiddlesexUp+204--
West MidlandsUp+104£42,500+18.05 %
WalesNew entry-3£30,000-
South WalesNew entry-3£30,000-
OxfordshireNew entry-3£46,250-
City of LondonDown-103£88,333-
NewburyNew entry-3£55,000-

UMTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing UMTS 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 UMTS.

1477 (69.94 %)GSM
2347 (50.88 %)Telecoms
3315 (46.19 %)GPRS
4186 (27.27 %)3G
5167 (24.49 %)Wireless
6161 (23.61 %)C++
7152 (22.29 %)C
8123 (18.04 %)Handset
9109 (15.98 %)Java
10101 (14.81 %)Degree
1199 (14.52 %)UNIX
1291 (13.34 %)3GPP
1386 (12.61 %)Linux
1482 (12.02 %)WCDMA
1569 (10.12 %)CDMA
1667 (9.824 %)WiMAX
1761 (8.944 %)ATM
1856 (8.211 %)UTRAN
1955 (8.065 %)WAP
2054 (7.918 %)RNC
2153 (7.771 %)RANAP
2251 (7.478 %)Broadband
2350 (7.331 %)J2ME
2350 (7.331 %)TCP/IP
2449 (7.185 %)Embedded C
2449 (7.185 %)Validation
2548 (7.038 %)Resource Management
2548 (7.038 %)Systems Analysis
2647 (6.891 %)NBAP
2647 (6.891 %)ISO9001

UMTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (8.065 %)WAP
250 (7.331 %)J2ME
326 (3.812 %)MIDP
326 (3.812 %)CLDC
421 (3.079 %)WML
421 (3.079 %).NET
517 (2.493 %)XML
616 (2.346 %)J2EE
79 (1.320 %)WebServices
88 (1.173 %)J2SE
95 (0.733 %)SOAP
95 (0.733 %).NET Framework
104 (0.587 %)WCF
104 (0.587 %)WPF
104 (0.587 %)Series 60
104 (0.587 %)XSL
104 (0.587 %)Middleware
113 (0.440 %)LAMP
113 (0.440 %)XSLT
113 (0.440 %)STL
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (2.933 %)WebLogic
23 (0.440 %)LiveLink
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (3.226 %)MATLAB
217 (2.493 %)MS PowerPoint
310 (1.466 %)MS Excel
49 (1.320 %)Simulink
57 (1.026 %)MS Visio
62 (0.293 %)MS Project
62 (0.293 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.293 %)Metrica
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1477 (69.94 %)GSM
2315 (46.19 %)GPRS
3186 (27.27 %)3G
4167 (24.49 %)Wireless
591 (13.34 %)3GPP
682 (12.02 %)WCDMA
769 (10.12 %)CDMA
867 (9.824 %)WiMAX
961 (8.944 %)ATM
1056 (8.211 %)UTRAN
1154 (7.918 %)RNC
1253 (7.771 %)RANAP
1351 (7.478 %)Broadband
1450 (7.331 %)TCP/IP
1547 (6.891 %)NBAP
1646 (6.745 %)NGN
1745 (6.598 %)SS7
1839 (5.718 %)HSDPA
1839 (5.718 %)SDH
1938 (5.572 %)2G
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (2.053 %)SQL Server
24 (0.587 %)Data Mining
32 (0.293 %)Informix
41 (0.147 %)RDBMS
41 (0.147 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
124 (3.519 %)ClearCase
23 (0.440 %)PVCS
32 (0.293 %)Subversion
41 (0.147 %)Flash
41 (0.147 %)Eclipse
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1347 (50.88 %)Telecoms
238 (5.572 %)Electronics
327 (3.959 %)Marketing
412 (1.760 %)Back Office
412 (1.760 %)Billing
511 (1.613 %)Finance
610 (1.466 %)Electric
77 (1.026 %)Health
86 (0.880 %)Education
86 (0.880 %)Multimedia
95 (0.733 %)Manufacturing
104 (0.587 %)Pensions
113 (0.440 %)Music
113 (0.440 %)Retail
113 (0.440 %)Insurance
113 (0.440 %)Aerospace
122 (0.293 %)Law
131 (0.147 %)Advertising
131 (0.147 %)Automotive
131 (0.147 %)Government
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1131 (19.21 %)Software Engineer
252 (7.625 %)Test Engineer
343 (6.305 %)Developer
437 (5.425 %)DSP Engineer
535 (5.132 %)UMTS Engineer
634 (4.985 %)Field Engineer
730 (4.399 %)Design Engineer
730 (4.399 %)Systems Engineer
827 (3.959 %)Support Engineer
827 (3.959 %)3G Engineer
926 (3.812 %)Senior 3G Engineer
926 (3.812 %)Principal Engineer
1025 (3.666 %)RNC Engineer
1025 (3.666 %)C++ Software Engineer
1124 (3.519 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
1222 (3.226 %)Radio Engineer
1222 (3.226 %)Architect
1321 (3.079 %)Analyst
1321 (3.079 %)Test Analyst
1420 (2.933 %)Test Manager
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1123 (18.04 %)Handset
245 (6.598 %)Computer Science
310 (1.466 %)Korean Language
310 (1.466 %)Device Driver
310 (1.466 %)iPhone
49 (1.320 %)Smartcard
57 (1.026 %)Cryptography
57 (1.026 %)PKI
65 (0.733 %)VHDL
65 (0.733 %)ASIC
65 (0.733 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
74 (0.587 %)Management Information System
74 (0.587 %)IPTV
83 (0.440 %)Web 2.0
83 (0.440 %)MPEG
83 (0.440 %)PMI
83 (0.440 %)Firmware
83 (0.440 %)Data Protection Act
92 (0.293 %)Portuguese Language
92 (0.293 %)French Language
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
199 (14.52 %)UNIX
286 (12.61 %)Linux
337 (5.425 %)Windows
428 (4.106 %)Solaris
517 (2.493 %)Windows CE
616 (2.346 %)Symbian OS
714 (2.053 %)HPUX
88 (1.173 %)Embedded Linux
92 (0.293 %)Windows NT
101 (0.147 %)VMS
101 (0.147 %)Windows Mobile
101 (0.147 %)Nucleus RTOS
101 (0.147 %)Tru64
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
149 (7.185 %)Validation
248 (7.038 %)Systems Analysis
248 (7.038 %)Resource Management
337 (5.425 %)Integration Testing
433 (4.839 %)Project Management
529 (4.252 %)Configuration Management
628 (4.106 %)Software Engineering
727 (3.959 %)Network Planning
824 (3.519 %)UML
920 (2.933 %)Requirements Analysis
1016 (2.346 %)PRINCE2
1115 (2.199 %)OO
1115 (2.199 %)Service Delivery
1212 (1.760 %)Automated Testing
1311 (1.613 %)Security Cleared
1311 (1.613 %)Product Marketing
1410 (1.466 %)Business Development
158 (1.173 %)Performance Management
167 (1.026 %)Software Testing
167 (1.026 %)SOA
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1161 (23.61 %)C++
2152 (22.29 %)C
3109 (15.98 %)Java
449 (7.185 %)Embedded C
538 (5.572 %)SQL
631 (4.545 %)C#
721 (3.079 %)Perl
814 (2.053 %)PHP
911 (1.613 %)Embedded C++
911 (1.613 %)Assembly Language
911 (1.613 %)VC++
109 (1.320 %)Tcl
113 (0.440 %)Shell Script
113 (0.440 %)VB
113 (0.440 %)JavaScript
121 (0.147 %)VB.NET
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1101 (14.81 %)Degree
224 (3.519 %)Cisco Certification
320 (2.933 %)PhD
417 (2.493 %)CCNA
512 (1.760 %)HNC
64 (0.587 %)ISEB
72 (0.293 %)HND
72 (0.293 %)CCIE
81 (0.147 %)CCNP
81 (0.147 %)CCDP
81 (0.147 %)PRINCE2 Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
147 (6.891 %)ISO9001
216 (2.346 %)QA
32 (0.293 %)JTAG
32 (0.293 %)ISO7816
41 (0.147 %)SLA
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.293 %)OpenView
21 (0.147 %)CiscoWorks
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (4.692 %)Cisco
231 (4.545 %)Oracle
320 (2.933 %)Symbian
320 (2.933 %)Nokia
320 (2.933 %)TIBCO
419 (2.786 %)HP
518 (2.639 %)Ericsson
614 (2.053 %)BT
710 (1.466 %)Apple
88 (1.173 %)NetHawk
94 (0.587 %)Alcatel
103 (0.440 %)Siemens
103 (0.440 %)Compaq
103 (0.440 %)Sun
112 (0.293 %)Lucent
112 (0.293 %)Microsoft
112 (0.293 %)CA
112 (0.293 %)Cramer
112 (0.293 %)Anite
112 (0.293 %)Perforce