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The table below looks at the demand for Apache Ant skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ant over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Ant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank47-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.226 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£366
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
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£41.75£38.17
% change on same period last year+9.38 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads3135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.038 %
Daily rates quoted159
Average minimum daily rate£278£209
Average daily rate£300£225
% change on same period last year+33.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£241
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£34.17
Average hourly rate£30.00£34.17
% change on same period last year-12.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£34.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.55£30.87
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Ant South EastAnt
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.

Ant
Demand Trend

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

Kent Ant Demand Trend

Ant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Ant Daily Rate Trend

Ant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Ant Hourly Rate Trend

Ant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ant 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
MaidstoneNew entry-1£450-
Ant South EastAnt
South East

Ant
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

12 (50.00 %)Java
12 (50.00 %)MySQL
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server
12 (50.00 %)EJB
12 (50.00 %)Struts
12 (50.00 %)XML
12 (50.00 %)XSL
12 (50.00 %)Subversion
12 (50.00 %)JSF
12 (50.00 %)Java SE
12 (50.00 %)Java EE
12 (50.00 %)Release Management
12 (50.00 %)JBoss
12 (50.00 %)Apache
12 (50.00 %)ClearCase
12 (50.00 %)HTTP
12 (50.00 %)Java EE 5
12 (50.00 %)EJB 3.0
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (25.00 %)InstallShield
21 (25.00 %)Continuous Integration
21 (25.00 %)XSLT
21 (25.00 %)COM+
21 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL
21 (25.00 %)J2EE

Ant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)EJB
12 (50.00 %)Struts
12 (50.00 %)XML
12 (50.00 %)XSL
12 (50.00 %)JSF
12 (50.00 %)Java SE
12 (50.00 %)Java EE
12 (50.00 %)Java EE 5
12 (50.00 %)EJB 3.0
21 (25.00 %)XSLT
21 (25.00 %)J2EE
21 (25.00 %)COM+
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)JBoss
12 (50.00 %)Apache
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)HTTP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)MySQL
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)ClearCase
12 (50.00 %)Subversion
21 (25.00 %)InstallShield
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Coordinator
12 (50.00 %)Developer
12 (50.00 %)Java Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Release Management
21 (25.00 %)Continuous Integration
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL