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This section looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) skills within the Worcestershire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank54-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.455 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£25,000-
Average salary£27,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£30,000-
UK excluding London average salary£42,306£40,447
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Worcestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads5591
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.038 %
Salaries quoted4782
Average minimum salary£29,302£24,791
Average salary£31,331£25,827
% change on same period last year+21.31 %
Average maximum salary£33,360£26,863
UK excluding London average salary£37,584£39,545
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
GPRS West MidlandsGPRS
West Midlands

GPRS
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire GPRS Salary Trend

GPRS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GPRS across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 21 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
WorcesterNew entry-3£27,500-
GPRS West MidlandsGPRS
West Midlands

GPRS
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

14 (100.00 %)Telecoms
14 (100.00 %)Health
14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %)C++
22 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Linux
31 (25.00 %).NET

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %).NET
Worcestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (100.00 %)Telecoms
14 (100.00 %)Health
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
13 (75.00 %)C++ Developer
13 (75.00 %)C# Developer
13 (75.00 %)C++/C# Developer
22 (50.00 %)CSharp Software Developer
22 (50.00 %)Software Developer
22 (50.00 %)C++ Software Developer
31 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Linux
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %)C++