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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Aerospace' in contract IT jobs within the Kent region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Aerospace over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAerospace
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4749
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.559 %1.422 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£411
% change on same period last year-12.63 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£27.50£32.50
% change on same period last year-15.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.46£30.78
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads179211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.288 %0.227 %
Daily rates quoted4445
Average minimum daily rate£313£342
Average daily rate£323£362
% change on same period last year-10.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted2329
Average minimum hourly rate£20.10£23.16
Average hourly rate£21.03£24.48
% change on same period last year-14.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.95£25.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Aerospace South EastAerospace
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.

Aerospace
Demand Trend

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

Kent Aerospace Demand Trend

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Aerospace Hourly Rate Trend

Aerospace
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace 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
RochesterUp+41--
Aerospace South EastAerospace
South East

Aerospace
Top 7 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Electronics
12 (100.00 %)Avionics
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Telelogic
21 (50.00 %)Telelogic DOORS
21 (50.00 %)Military
21 (50.00 %)Mentor Graphics

Aerospace
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Telelogic DOORS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Electronics
12 (100.00 %)Avionics
21 (50.00 %)Military
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Hardware Design Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Design Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Hardware Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Requirements Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Telelogic
11 (50.00 %)Mentor Graphics