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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in IT jobs within the West Midlands region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Telecoms over the last 3 months to 12 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to 12 May 2008Same period last year
Rank7570
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads231203
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.111 %0.090 %
As % of the category below5.641 %7.469 %
Salaries quoted195155
Average minimum salary£34,906£34,468
Average salary£37,700£37,473
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Average maximum salary£40,493£40,478
UK excluding London average salary£42,141£43,218
% change on same period last year-2.49 %
General West MidlandsGeneral
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads40952718
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.974 %1.208 %
Salaries quoted34262284
Average minimum salary£34,503£33,253
Average salary£37,747£35,990
% change on same period last year+4.88 %
Average maximum salary£40,991£38,727
UK excluding London average salary£40,629£42,019
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Telecoms EnglandTelecoms
England

Telecoms
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Telecoms Demand Trend

Telecoms
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Telecoms across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Telecoms Salary Trend

Telecoms
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands Telecoms Salary Histogram

Telecoms
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms 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
1BirminghamUp+10102£40,350+21.33 %
2WarwickshireDown-1835£38,846+20.11 %
3HerefordshireUp+131£38,385-14.70 %
4StaffordshireDown-817£35,400-14.69 %
5WorcestershireDown-1113£25,727-13.52 %
6CoventryDown-2212£37,659-3.02 %
7SolihullDown-288£31,125+3.75 %
8West BromwichNew entry-4£43,750-
8ShropshireDown-64£28,500-41.09 %
8WalsallNew entry-4£30,125-
9WolverhamptonNew entry-2£32,000-
Telecoms EnglandTelecoms
England

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1102 (21.07 %)Linux
287 (17.98 %)Windows
378 (16.12 %)C
476 (15.70 %)C++
570 (14.46 %)Cisco
669 (14.26 %)Unix
762 (12.81 %)VoIP
858 (11.98 %)DSL
957 (11.78 %)OO
1053 (10.95 %)Perl
1151 (10.54 %)Finance
1250 (10.33 %)Embedded C
1349 (10.12 %)SDH
1444 (9.091 %)Microsoft
1444 (9.091 %)SQL
1543 (8.884 %)LAN
1641 (8.471 %)WAN
1641 (8.471 %)Java
1641 (8.471 %)Mitel
1740 (8.264 %).NET
1839 (8.058 %)Embedded C++
1839 (8.058 %)ASIC
1839 (8.058 %)Device Driver
1839 (8.058 %)Fujitsu
1938 (7.851 %)ATM
2037 (7.645 %)SLA
2136 (7.438 %)SNMP
2235 (7.231 %)TCP/IP
2334 (7.025 %)Internet
2432 (6.612 %)Pensions

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
140 (8.264 %).NET
231 (6.405 %)J2EE
330 (6.198 %)XML
417 (3.512 %)ASP
515 (3.099 %)ASP.NET
614 (2.893 %)WebServices
713 (2.686 %)Hibernate
713 (2.686 %)Spring
810 (2.066 %)SOAP
95 (1.033 %)HTML
95 (1.033 %)Middleware
95 (1.033 %)JSON
104 (0.826 %)JSF
113 (0.620 %)SAP Basis
113 (0.620 %)NetBeans
122 (0.413 %)X-Windows
122 (0.413 %)CGI
131 (0.207 %)WebSphere
131 (0.207 %)WinForms
131 (0.207 %)Struts
Application Platforms
124 (4.959 %)MS Exchange
223 (4.752 %)Exchange Server 2000
322 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2003
410 (2.066 %)IIS
59 (1.860 %)Exchange Server 2007
68 (1.653 %)CMS
75 (1.033 %)Apache
75 (1.033 %)WebLogic
83 (0.620 %)MTS
83 (0.620 %)Lotus Domino
92 (0.413 %)ColdFusion
101 (0.207 %)BizTalk Server
101 (0.207 %)WebLogic Portal
101 (0.207 %)WebSphere Application Server
101 (0.207 %)JBoss
101 (0.207 %)SharePoint
Applications
122 (4.545 %)MS Excel
216 (3.306 %)MS Office
32 (0.413 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (0.413 %)CA Clarity
41 (0.207 %)MS Project
Business Applications
19 (1.860 %)SAP CRM
21 (0.207 %)JDE OneWorld
21 (0.207 %)Oracle 11i
21 (0.207 %)Oracle EBS
21 (0.207 %)Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
162 (12.81 %)VoIP
258 (11.98 %)DSL
349 (10.12 %)SDH
443 (8.884 %)LAN
541 (8.471 %)WAN
638 (7.851 %)ATM
736 (7.438 %)SNMP
835 (7.231 %)TCP/IP
934 (7.025 %)Internet
1031 (6.405 %)ISDN
1128 (5.785 %)PBX
1128 (5.785 %)VPN
1227 (5.579 %)Wireless
1323 (4.752 %)Firewall
1421 (4.339 %)GSM
1520 (4.132 %)GPRS
1619 (3.926 %)SMTP
1619 (3.926 %)MPLS
1716 (3.306 %)TETRA
1716 (3.306 %)Cisco ICM
Database & Business Intelligence
131 (6.405 %)SQL Server
212 (2.479 %)MySQL
311 (2.273 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (1.653 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (0.826 %)GIS
54 (0.826 %)BusinessObjects
62 (0.413 %)RDBMS
62 (0.413 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.207 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.207 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.207 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.207 %)Datawarehouse
Development Applications
129 (5.992 %)ClearCase
129 (5.992 %)ClearQuest
214 (2.893 %)Visual Studio
38 (1.653 %)Eclipse
42 (0.413 %)PVCS
51 (0.207 %)TestDirector
General
151 (10.54 %)Finance
232 (6.612 %)Pensions
326 (5.372 %)Government
422 (4.545 %)Health
514 (2.893 %)Electric
611 (2.273 %)Manufacturing
710 (2.066 %)Retail
87 (1.446 %)Construction
87 (1.446 %)Local Government
96 (1.240 %)Electronics
96 (1.240 %)Billing
96 (1.240 %)Games
105 (1.033 %)Insurance
112 (0.413 %)Publishing
112 (0.413 %)Back Office
112 (0.413 %)Legal
112 (0.413 %)Marketing
121 (0.207 %)Education
121 (0.207 %)Automotive
121 (0.207 %)Multimedia
Job Titles
150 (10.33 %)Developer
246 (9.504 %)Analyst
343 (8.884 %)Software Engineer
439 (8.058 %)Embedded C Engineer
439 (8.058 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
439 (8.058 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
535 (7.231 %)Test Engineer
633 (6.818 %)Consultant
730 (6.198 %)Network Engineer
826 (5.372 %)Integration Engineer
924 (4.959 %)Support Engineer
1020 (4.132 %)Architect
1119 (3.926 %)Team Leader
1217 (3.512 %)Java Developer
1217 (3.512 %)Java/J2EE Developer
1315 (3.099 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1315 (3.099 %)J2EE Developer
1315 (3.099 %)C++ Software Engineer
1414 (2.893 %)Project Manager
1414 (2.893 %)Web Developer
Miscellaneous
139 (8.058 %)ASIC
139 (8.058 %)Device Driver
229 (5.992 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
322 (4.545 %)Firmware
413 (2.686 %)IVR
59 (1.860 %)German Language
67 (1.446 %)Blackberry
76 (1.240 %)Client/Server
84 (0.826 %)N-Tier
84 (0.826 %)Clustering
84 (0.826 %)French Language
93 (0.620 %)IPTV
93 (0.620 %)Handset
93 (0.620 %)MPEG
93 (0.620 %)DTV
102 (0.413 %)iDTV
102 (0.413 %)AS400
102 (0.413 %)BBC
102 (0.413 %)Asset Management
102 (0.413 %)Web 2.0
Operating Systems
1102 (21.07 %)Linux
287 (17.98 %)Windows
369 (14.26 %)Unix
430 (6.198 %)VxWorks
430 (6.198 %)pSOS
528 (5.785 %)Embedded Linux
625 (5.165 %)Windows 2000
710 (2.066 %)Solaris
710 (2.066 %)Windows Mobile
89 (1.860 %)Windows XP
97 (1.446 %)Windows NT
105 (1.033 %)Windows Server 2003
111 (0.207 %)OS/400
111 (0.207 %)zOS
111 (0.207 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
157 (11.78 %)OO
226 (5.372 %)Software Testing
323 (4.752 %)Service Delivery
420 (4.132 %)ITIL
519 (3.926 %)Project Management
616 (3.306 %)Contact Management
715 (3.099 %)PRINCE2
814 (2.893 %)UML
814 (2.893 %)CRM
912 (2.479 %)Service Management
109 (1.860 %)Logistics
109 (1.860 %)Enterprise Architecture
109 (1.860 %)Supplier Management
118 (1.653 %)Software Engineering
118 (1.653 %)Business Development
118 (1.653 %)Change Management
127 (1.446 %)Disaster Recovery
127 (1.446 %)Validation
127 (1.446 %)Workflow
127 (1.446 %)OOD
Programming Languages
178 (16.12 %)C
276 (15.70 %)C++
353 (10.95 %)Perl
450 (10.33 %)Embedded C
544 (9.091 %)SQL
641 (8.471 %)Java
739 (8.058 %)Embedded C++
827 (5.579 %)Tcl
921 (4.339 %)JavaScript
1016 (3.306 %)VB
1113 (2.686 %)C#
126 (1.240 %)VB.NET
135 (1.033 %)VBA
143 (0.620 %)PHP
152 (0.413 %)VB6
161 (0.207 %)XPath
161 (0.207 %)Shell Script
161 (0.207 %)XQuery
161 (0.207 %)Transact-SQL
161 (0.207 %)VBScript
Qualifications
128 (5.785 %)Cisco Certification
225 (5.165 %)Microsoft Certification
324 (4.959 %)Degree
422 (4.545 %)CCNA
519 (3.926 %)MCP
614 (2.893 %)MCSE
713 (2.686 %)CCNP
87 (1.446 %)PRINCE2 Certification
96 (1.240 %)ISEB
105 (1.033 %)CCIE
114 (0.826 %)CCVP
123 (0.620 %)CCDP
123 (0.620 %)Avaya Certification
132 (0.413 %)ITIL Certification
141 (0.207 %)PMP
141 (0.207 %)PMI Certification
141 (0.207 %)Check Point Certification
141 (0.207 %)CCSP
141 (0.207 %)MCSA
141 (0.207 %)HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
137 (7.645 %)SLA
21 (0.207 %)QA
21 (0.207 %)ISO9000
21 (0.207 %)ISO9001
System Software
131 (6.405 %)Active Directory
24 (0.826 %)Backup Exec
33 (0.620 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.207 %)Oracle RAC
Systems Management
18 (1.653 %)MAILsweeper
25 (1.033 %)OpenView
33 (0.620 %)ARCserve
41 (0.207 %)CiscoWorks
Vendors
170 (14.46 %)Cisco
244 (9.091 %)Microsoft
341 (8.471 %)Mitel
439 (8.058 %)Fujitsu
526 (5.372 %)Avaya
620 (4.132 %)Siemens
713 (2.686 %)Oracle
812 (2.479 %)SAP
812 (2.479 %)Alcatel
910 (2.066 %)Ericsson
109 (1.860 %)Genesys
109 (1.860 %)Nortel
117 (1.446 %)VERITAS
117 (1.446 %)Sophos
125 (1.033 %)KANA
125 (1.033 %)Citrix
125 (1.033 %)EMC
134 (0.826 %)Business Objects
134 (0.826 %)BEA
134 (0.826 %)Motorola
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