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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank54
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads6384
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.085 %
As % of the category below61.17 %55.26 %
Daily rates quoted616
Average minimum daily rate£282£266
Average daily rate£288£274
% change on same period last year+5.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£294£282
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£327
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted2020
Average minimum hourly rate£27.80£38.05
Average hourly rate£29.68£43.78
% change on same period last year-32.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.55£49.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.43£32.97
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads103152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.137 %0.154 %
Daily rates quoted2033
Average minimum daily rate£297£236
Average daily rate£310£245
% change on same period last year+26.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£254
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted2326
Average minimum hourly rate£28.60£41.50
Average hourly rate£30.50£48.40
% change on same period last year-36.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.39£55.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
.NET South East.NET
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

.NET
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Kent .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing .NET across the Kent region.

Kent .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Kent .NET Daily Rate Histogram

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the Kent region.

Kent .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Kent .NET Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
MaidstoneDown-311£300-3.22 %
Tunbridge WellsUp+34--
CanterburyUp+12--
TonbridgeUp+42--
SittingbourneNo change02--
DartfordUp+22--
SevenoaksUp+101--
RochesterNew entry-1--
ChathamNew entry-1£300-
MargateNew entry-1£280-
GreenhitheNew entry-1--
.NET South East.NET
South East

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing .NET 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited .NET.

158 (52.25 %)C#
255 (49.55 %)ASP.NET
351 (45.95 %)SQL Server
442 (37.84 %)HTML
538 (34.23 %)VB
636 (32.43 %)ASP
636 (32.43 %)XML
732 (28.83 %)AJAX
830 (27.03 %)Windows
925 (22.52 %)Microsoft
925 (22.52 %)JavaScript
1024 (21.62 %)VB.NET
1120 (18.02 %)SQL
1218 (16.22 %)CSS
1317 (15.32 %)WebServices
1416 (14.41 %)GIS
1416 (14.41 %)ESRI
1515 (13.51 %)ArcIMS
1515 (13.51 %)SQL Server 2005
1614 (12.61 %)UNIX
1614 (12.61 %)XHTML
1713 (11.71 %)ArcObjects
1812 (10.81 %)Degree
1812 (10.81 %)Internet
1911 (9.910 %)Oracle
1911 (9.910 %)Migration
2010 (9.009 %)SQL Server 7
219 (8.108 %)VBScript
228 (7.207 %)Publishing
228 (7.207 %)CMS

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing .NET also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited .NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (49.55 %)ASP.NET
242 (37.84 %)HTML
336 (32.43 %)ASP
336 (32.43 %)XML
432 (28.83 %)AJAX
518 (16.22 %)CSS
617 (15.32 %)WebServices
714 (12.61 %)XHTML
813 (11.71 %)ArcObjects
98 (7.207 %)Application Packaging
105 (4.505 %)WinForms
114 (3.604 %)ASP.NET 2.0
123 (2.703 %)ADSI
123 (2.703 %).NET Framework
132 (1.802 %)XSLT
132 (1.802 %)ADO
132 (1.802 %)ADO.NET
141 (0.901 %)J2EE
141 (0.901 %)SOAP
141 (0.901 %)ODBC
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (13.51 %)ArcIMS
28 (7.207 %)CMS
37 (6.306 %)ArcSDE
46 (5.405 %)IIS
54 (3.604 %)DotNetNuke
63 (2.703 %)BizTalk Server
72 (1.802 %)Content Management Server
72 (1.802 %)SharePoint
81 (0.901 %)SharePoint Server 2007
81 (0.901 %)WebLogic
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (7.207 %)MS Office
18 (7.207 %)MS Excel
27 (6.306 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.901 %)Spreadsheet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.703 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (10.81 %)Internet
28 (7.207 %)DNS
28 (7.207 %)Intranet
35 (4.505 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.901 %)SMS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
151 (45.95 %)SQL Server
216 (14.41 %)GIS
315 (13.51 %)SQL Server 2005
410 (9.009 %)SQL Server 7
57 (6.306 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (2.703 %)SQL Server Integration Services
63 (2.703 %)MySQL
72 (1.802 %)DTS
81 (0.901 %)ETL
81 (0.901 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (0.901 %)Datawarehouse
81 (0.901 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (3.604 %)Visual Studio
14 (3.604 %)VSS/SourceSafe
14 (3.604 %)Flash
21 (0.901 %)WebLogic Workshop
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (7.207 %)Publishing
27 (6.306 %)Manufacturing
35 (4.505 %)Government
44 (3.604 %)Health
44 (3.604 %)Insurance
44 (3.604 %)Local Government
44 (3.604 %)Marketing
52 (1.802 %)Telecoms
52 (1.802 %)Finance
52 (1.802 %)Advertising
61 (0.901 %)Banking
61 (0.901 %)Legal
61 (0.901 %)Pharmaceutical
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
181 (72.97 %)Developer
231 (27.93 %).NET Developer
319 (17.12 %)Web Developer
413 (11.71 %)C# Developer
512 (10.81 %)ASP.NET Developer
512 (10.81 %)GIS Developer
611 (9.910 %)Junior
79 (8.108 %)VB.NET Developer
88 (7.207 %)Applications Developer
88 (7.207 %)Junior Developer
97 (6.306 %)Junior Web Developer
106 (5.405 %)Deployment Engineer
106 (5.405 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
106 (5.405 %)SQL Developer
115 (4.505 %)SQL Server Developer
124 (3.604 %)Analyst
124 (3.604 %)DotNetNuke Developer
133 (2.703 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
133 (2.703 %)Architect
133 (2.703 %)DBA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.802 %)NHS
21 (0.901 %)W3C
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (27.03 %)Windows
214 (12.61 %)UNIX
38 (7.207 %)Windows NT
43 (2.703 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (1.802 %)Solaris
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (9.910 %)Migration
28 (7.207 %)Data Migration
37 (6.306 %)Web Development
37 (6.306 %)Business Desktop Deployment
42 (1.802 %)Load Balancing
42 (1.802 %)Content Management
42 (1.802 %)Requirements Analysis
42 (1.802 %)OO
42 (1.802 %)Project Management
51 (0.901 %)Service Management
51 (0.901 %)E-business
51 (0.901 %)ITIL
51 (0.901 %)OOP
51 (0.901 %)ERP
51 (0.901 %)Data Modelling
51 (0.901 %)SOA
51 (0.901 %)Configuration Management
51 (0.901 %)Asset Management
51 (0.901 %)Performance Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
158 (52.25 %)C#
238 (34.23 %)VB
325 (22.52 %)JavaScript
424 (21.62 %)VB.NET
520 (18.02 %)SQL
69 (8.108 %)VBScript
75 (4.505 %)VB6
75 (4.505 %)DHTML
75 (4.505 %)Java
83 (2.703 %)Transact-SQL
83 (2.703 %)PHP
83 (2.703 %)VBA
91 (0.901 %)FoxPro (VFP)
91 (0.901 %)DataFlex
91 (0.901 %)C++
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (10.81 %)Degree
22 (1.802 %)MCSE
22 (1.802 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.901 %)MCP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (4.505 %)QA
21 (0.901 %)ISO9001
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.802 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (6.306 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (2.703 %)BMC Marimba
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (22.52 %)Microsoft
216 (14.41 %)ESRI
311 (9.910 %)Oracle
43 (2.703 %)McAfee Security
52 (1.802 %)Novell
52 (1.802 %)Sun
61 (0.901 %)BEA
61 (0.901 %)IBM
61 (0.901 %)Infragistics
61 (0.901 %)VMware
61 (0.901 %)ION Trading
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