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This section looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) skills within the West Midlands region 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 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank210198
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads2115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.007 %
As % of the category below1.532 %1.124 %
Salaries quoted2110
Average minimum salary£46,762£27,800
Average salary£48,429£30,250
% change on same period last year+60.09 %
Average maximum salary£50,095£32,700
UK excluding London average salary£38,184£41,089
% change on same period last year-7.06 %
Communications & Networking West MidlandsCommunications & Networking
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads13711334
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.672 %0.591 %
Salaries quoted11441045
Average minimum salary£31,479£32,639
Average salary£33,600£35,009
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Average maximum salary£35,720£37,379
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
GPRS EnglandGPRS
England

GPRS
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands GPRS Salary Trend

GPRS
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands GPRS Salary Histogram

GPRS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GPRS within the West Midlands region 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
1WarwickshireNew entry-9£52,778-
2HerefordshireDown-186£50,000+97.04 %
3BirminghamDown-145£37,400+7.78 %
GPRS EnglandGPRS
England

GPRS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

120 (86.96 %)Telecoms
215 (65.22 %)GSM
313 (56.52 %)Wireless
412 (52.17 %)Windows
511 (47.83 %)TETRA
610 (43.48 %)3G
610 (43.48 %)SQL
610 (43.48 %).NET
610 (43.48 %)Windows Mobile
78 (34.78 %)Linux
78 (34.78 %)UML
78 (34.78 %)Microsoft
87 (30.43 %)UMTS
87 (30.43 %)C
96 (26.09 %)C#
96 (26.09 %)SOAP
96 (26.09 %)WebServices
96 (26.09 %)XML
96 (26.09 %)J2EE
96 (26.09 %)MySQL
96 (26.09 %)Oracle
96 (26.09 %)Business Objects
96 (26.09 %)WebLogic
96 (26.09 %)Visual Studio
96 (26.09 %)HTTP
96 (26.09 %)N-Tier
96 (26.09 %)SOA
96 (26.09 %)OO
96 (26.09 %)RUP
96 (26.09 %)Client/Server

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the West Midlands region 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
110 (43.48 %).NET
26 (26.09 %)J2EE
26 (26.09 %)SOAP
26 (26.09 %)WebServices
26 (26.09 %)XML
34 (17.39 %)Middleware
42 (8.696 %)JMS
Application Platforms
16 (26.09 %)WebLogic
22 (8.696 %)MS Exchange
Business Applications
11 (4.348 %)SAP SM
Communications & Networking
115 (65.22 %)GSM
213 (56.52 %)Wireless
311 (47.83 %)TETRA
410 (43.48 %)3G
57 (30.43 %)UMTS
66 (26.09 %)HTTP
66 (26.09 %)Internet
75 (21.74 %)3GPP
83 (13.04 %)WINS
92 (8.696 %)SSL
92 (8.696 %)Wi-Fi
92 (8.696 %)Ethereal
101 (4.348 %)ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
16 (26.09 %)MySQL
16 (26.09 %)BusinessObjects
21 (4.348 %)Datawarehouse
Development Applications
16 (26.09 %)Visual Studio
22 (8.696 %)PVCS
General
120 (86.96 %)Telecoms
21 (4.348 %)Government
21 (4.348 %)Manufacturing
Job Titles
111 (47.83 %)Developer
26 (26.09 %)C# Developer
26 (26.09 %)Software Developer
26 (26.09 %)Architect
35 (21.74 %)CSharp Software Developer
35 (21.74 %)Test Engineer
35 (21.74 %)Technical Architect
42 (8.696 %)Applications Architect
42 (8.696 %).NET Developer
51 (4.348 %)Software Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Technical Solutions Architect
51 (4.348 %)C# Application Developer
51 (4.348 %).NET Applications Developer
51 (4.348 %)Consultant
51 (4.348 %)Solutions Architect
51 (4.348 %)Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
16 (26.09 %)Client/Server
16 (26.09 %)N-Tier
24 (17.39 %)Clustering
31 (4.348 %)Handset
Operating Systems
112 (52.17 %)Windows
210 (43.48 %)Windows Mobile
38 (34.78 %)Linux
42 (8.696 %)Windows 2000
42 (8.696 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
18 (34.78 %)UML
26 (26.09 %)OO
26 (26.09 %)RUP
26 (26.09 %)SOA
34 (17.39 %)Enterprise Architecture
42 (8.696 %)Test Management
51 (4.348 %)Test Scripting
51 (4.348 %)Service Management
Programming Languages
110 (43.48 %)SQL
27 (30.43 %)C
36 (26.09 %)C#
44 (17.39 %)Java
44 (17.39 %)Embedded C
53 (13.04 %)Perl
53 (13.04 %)C++
Qualifications
12 (8.696 %)CCNA
12 (8.696 %)ISEB
12 (8.696 %)Cisco Certification
Systems Management
16 (26.09 %)OpenView
Vendors
18 (34.78 %)Microsoft
26 (26.09 %)Oracle
26 (26.09 %)Business Objects
26 (26.09 %)BEA
33 (13.04 %)Motorola
42 (8.696 %)HP
51 (4.348 %)SAP
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