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The table below looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) skills within the Wiltshire 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 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank108112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads414
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.173 %2.778 %
Salaries quoted413
Average minimum salary£32,167£32,536
Average salary£35,417£41,196
% change on same period last year-14.02 %
Average maximum salary£38,667£49,857
UK excluding London average salary£39,581£39,722
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Wiltshire
Matching permanent IT job ads341504
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.228 %0.225 %
Salaries quoted297375
Average minimum salary£33,414£39,727
Average salary£35,366£42,331
% change on same period last year-16.45 %
Average maximum salary£37,319£44,935
UK excluding London average salary£37,772£38,125
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
GPRS South WestGPRS
South West

GPRS
Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire GPRS Demand Trend

GPRS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing GPRS across the Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire GPRS Salary Trend

GPRS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GPRS across the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Wiltshire GPRS Salary Histogram

GPRS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GPRS within the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
SwindonUp+134£33,875-15.31 %
ChippenhamUp+12£38,500-0.64 %
GPRS South WestGPRS
South West

GPRS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wiltshire region citing GPRS 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 GPRS.

110 (76.92 %)GSM
110 (76.92 %)UMTS
110 (76.92 %)3G
29 (69.23 %)C
29 (69.23 %)C++
29 (69.23 %)Telecoms
38 (61.54 %)WiMAX
47 (53.85 %)Wi-Fi
47 (53.85 %)Wireless
56 (46.15 %)UNIX
56 (46.15 %)Linux
56 (46.15 %)Tcl
65 (38.46 %)Degree
73 (23.08 %)SS7
73 (23.08 %)Manufacturing
82 (15.38 %)2G
82 (15.38 %)TCP/IP
82 (15.38 %)UML
82 (15.38 %)OO
82 (15.38 %)C#
91 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
91 (7.692 %)Lean Manufacturing
91 (7.692 %)Chartered Engineer
91 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
91 (7.692 %)Huawei
91 (7.692 %)NGN
91 (7.692 %)HSUPA
91 (7.692 %)WCDMA
91 (7.692 %)CDMA
91 (7.692 %)MPLS

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wiltshire region citing GPRS 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 GPRS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wiltshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (76.92 %)GSM
110 (76.92 %)UMTS
110 (76.92 %)3G
28 (61.54 %)WiMAX
37 (53.85 %)Wi-Fi
37 (53.85 %)Wireless
43 (23.08 %)SS7
52 (15.38 %)2G
52 (15.38 %)TCP/IP
61 (7.692 %)CDMA
61 (7.692 %)WCDMA
61 (7.692 %)HSDPA
61 (7.692 %)MPLS
61 (7.692 %)DVB
61 (7.692 %)2.5G
61 (7.692 %)TETRA
61 (7.692 %)NGN
61 (7.692 %)HSUPA
Wiltshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (69.23 %)Telecoms
23 (23.08 %)Manufacturing
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (23.08 %)Technical Support
22 (15.38 %)Team Leader
22 (15.38 %)Software Team Leader
31 (7.692 %)Project Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Systems Test Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Integration Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Radio Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Support Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Test Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Systems Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Customer Engineer
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (46.15 %)UNIX
16 (46.15 %)Linux
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)UML
12 (15.38 %)OO
21 (7.692 %)Project Management
21 (7.692 %)Validation
21 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
21 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
21 (7.692 %)Lean Manufacturing
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (69.23 %)C
19 (69.23 %)C++
26 (46.15 %)Tcl
32 (15.38 %)C#
Wiltshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (38.46 %)Degree
21 (7.692 %)Chartered Engineer
Wiltshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.692 %)Huawei