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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ADO.NET 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.NET over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ADO.NET
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4043
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads87
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.008 %
As % of the category below7.921 %5.036 %
Daily rates quoted66
Average minimum daily rate£325£350
Average daily rate£355£350
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£295
% change on same period last year+14.00 %
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£32.50£35.00
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads101139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.159 %0.149 %
Daily rates quoted4538
Average minimum daily rate£281£303
Average daily rate£300£315
% change on same period last year-4.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted817
Average minimum hourly rate£30.47£22.92
Average hourly rate£33.34£24.06
% change on same period last year+38.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.21£25.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
ADO.NET South EastADO.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.

ADO.NET
Demand Trend

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

Kent ADO.NET Demand Trend

ADO.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent ADO.NET Daily Rate Trend

ADO.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ADO.NET across the Kent region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Kent ADO.NET Daily Rate Histogram

ADO.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent ADO.NET Hourly Rate Trend

ADO.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ADO.NET within the Kent region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
DartfordNew entry-4£385-
MaidstoneNew entry-2£295-
ADO.NET South EastADO.NET
South East

ADO.NET
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing ADO.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 ADO.NET.

112 (100.00 %)C#
112 (100.00 %).NET
112 (100.00 %)SQL Server
210 (83.33 %)SharePoint
210 (83.33 %)ASP.NET
210 (83.33 %)SharePoint Server 2007
38 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (66.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
38 (66.67 %)Intranet
38 (66.67 %)Internet
38 (66.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
44 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (25.00 %)Extranet
62 (16.67 %)WebServices
62 (16.67 %)XML
62 (16.67 %)XSL
62 (16.67 %)IIS
62 (16.67 %)HTML
62 (16.67 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
62 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
62 (16.67 %)Data Mapping

ADO.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing ADO.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 ADO.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (100.00 %).NET
210 (83.33 %)ASP.NET
32 (16.67 %)WebServices
32 (16.67 %)XML
32 (16.67 %)XSL
32 (16.67 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
32 (16.67 %)HTML
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (83.33 %)SharePoint
110 (83.33 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (16.67 %)IIS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (66.67 %)Intranet
18 (66.67 %)Internet
23 (25.00 %)Extranet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (100.00 %)SQL Server
28 (66.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
28 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
28 (66.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
34 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (100.00 %)Developer
26 (50.00 %)SharePoint Developer
32 (16.67 %)Web Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
12 (16.67 %)Data Mapping
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)C#