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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) 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 ADO over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4551
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.727 %0.746 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£225-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£402£370
% change on same period last year+8.55 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.00£33.67
% change on same period last year-28.71 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads110134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.177 %0.144 %
Daily rates quoted4536
Average minimum daily rate£269£301
Average daily rate£286£311
% change on same period last year-8.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted917
Average minimum hourly rate£29.73£22.33
Average hourly rate£32.89£23.32
% change on same period last year+41.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.05£24.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
ADO South EastADO
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.

ADO
Demand Trend

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

Kent ADO Demand Trend

ADO
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent ADO Daily Rate Trend

ADO
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent ADO Hourly Rate Trend

ADO
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ADO within the Kent 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SevenoaksNew entry-1£225-
ADO South EastADO
South East

ADO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing ADO 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 ADO.

13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)VB
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server
13 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
13 (100.00 %)COM+
13 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
13 (100.00 %)CRM
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (100.00 %)VB6
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
13 (100.00 %)NHibernate
13 (100.00 %).NET Framework
13 (100.00 %)WPF
22 (66.67 %)Data Migration
22 (66.67 %)Software Engineering
22 (66.67 %)Insurance
22 (66.67 %)Migration
22 (66.67 %)Agile Software Development
22 (66.67 %)TDD
22 (66.67 %)ETL
22 (66.67 %)ASP
22 (66.67 %)XML
22 (66.67 %)IIS
22 (66.67 %)HTML
22 (66.67 %)JavaScript
22 (66.67 %)VBScript
31 (33.33 %)ODBC

ADO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
13 (100.00 %)COM+
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)NHibernate
13 (100.00 %).NET Framework
13 (100.00 %)WPF
22 (66.67 %)ASP
22 (66.67 %)XML
22 (66.67 %)HTML
31 (33.33 %)ODBC
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)IIS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (66.67 %)ETL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (33.33 %)CruiseControl
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Insurance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Developer
11 (33.33 %)Programmer
11 (33.33 %).NET Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)Windows
11 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)CRM
22 (66.67 %)Migration
22 (66.67 %)Agile Software Development
22 (66.67 %)TDD
22 (66.67 %)Software Engineering
22 (66.67 %)Data Migration
31 (33.33 %)Data Mapping
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)VB
13 (100.00 %)VB6
22 (66.67 %)JavaScript
22 (66.67 %)VBScript
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft