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The table below looks at the demand for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) 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 GSM over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGlobal System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank109108
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads318
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.880 %3.571 %
Salaries quoted37
Average minimum salary£31,000£27,929
Average salary£35,333£29,964
% change on same period last year+17.91 %
Average maximum salary£39,667£32,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,975£40,425
% change on same period last year+1.36 %
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 %
GSM South WestGSM
South West

GSM
Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire GSM Demand Trend

GSM
Salary Trend

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

Wiltshire GSM Salary Trend

GSM
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GSM 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+63£35,333+18.76 %
GSM South WestGSM
South West

GSM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

115 (78.95 %)UMTS
214 (73.68 %)3G
312 (63.16 %)Telecoms
410 (52.63 %)GPRS
410 (52.63 %)Linux
58 (42.11 %)WiMAX
67 (36.84 %)Wi-Fi
67 (36.84 %)Wireless
76 (31.58 %)Tcl
76 (31.58 %)C
76 (31.58 %)C++
76 (31.58 %)UNIX
85 (26.32 %)WCDMA
85 (26.32 %)Degree
85 (26.32 %)TETRA
94 (21.05 %)Electronics
94 (21.05 %)Embedded Linux
94 (21.05 %)TCP/IP
94 (21.05 %)Device Driver
103 (15.79 %)PRINCE2
103 (15.79 %)PMP
103 (15.79 %)PMI Certification
103 (15.79 %)SS7
103 (15.79 %)Supplier Management
103 (15.79 %)Risk Management
112 (10.53 %)2G
112 (10.53 %)Manufacturing
112 (10.53 %)Programme Management
112 (10.53 %)Project Management
121 (5.263 %)BT

GSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wiltshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.263 %)MS Visio
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (78.95 %)UMTS
214 (73.68 %)3G
310 (52.63 %)GPRS
48 (42.11 %)WiMAX
57 (36.84 %)Wi-Fi
57 (36.84 %)Wireless
65 (26.32 %)WCDMA
65 (26.32 %)TETRA
74 (21.05 %)TCP/IP
83 (15.79 %)SS7
92 (10.53 %)2G
101 (5.263 %)2.5G
101 (5.263 %)NGN
101 (5.263 %)HSUPA
101 (5.263 %)HSDPA
101 (5.263 %)Ethernet
101 (5.263 %)MPLS
101 (5.263 %)DVB
101 (5.263 %)SDH
101 (5.263 %)ATM
Wiltshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (63.16 %)Telecoms
24 (21.05 %)Electronics
32 (10.53 %)Manufacturing
41 (5.263 %)Pensions
41 (5.263 %)Health
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (15.79 %)Technical Support
22 (10.53 %)Support Engineer
22 (10.53 %)Test Engineer
22 (10.53 %)Programme Manager
31 (5.263 %)Systems Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Project Manager
31 (5.263 %)Project Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Systems Test Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Telecoms Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Integration Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Software Project Manager
31 (5.263 %)Radio Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Software Manager
31 (5.263 %)Telecoms Project Manager
Wiltshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (21.05 %)Device Driver
21 (5.263 %)STB
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (52.63 %)Linux
26 (31.58 %)UNIX
34 (21.05 %)Embedded Linux
41 (5.263 %)Windows
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.79 %)PRINCE2
13 (15.79 %)Risk Management
13 (15.79 %)Supplier Management
22 (10.53 %)Programme Management
22 (10.53 %)Project Management
31 (5.263 %)Network Planning
31 (5.263 %)Integration Testing
31 (5.263 %)Lean Manufacturing
31 (5.263 %)Validation
31 (5.263 %)CAD
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (31.58 %)C
16 (31.58 %)C++
16 (31.58 %)Tcl
21 (5.263 %)Perl
Wiltshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (26.32 %)Degree
23 (15.79 %)PMP
23 (15.79 %)PMI Certification
31 (5.263 %)Chartered Engineer
31 (5.263 %)HNC
31 (5.263 %)HND
31 (5.263 %)CCNA
31 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)JTAG
Wiltshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.263 %)Oracle
11 (5.263 %)BT
11 (5.263 %)Huawei