Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Consultant role in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Consultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank45-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.773 %0.000 %
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£417£516
% change on same period last year-19.25 %
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£45.00£33.83
% change on same period last year+33.01 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Applications Consultant South EastApplications Consultant
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.

Applications Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Kent Applications Consultant Demand Trend

Applications Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Consultant 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
RamsgateNew entry-2--
Applications Consultant South EastApplications Consultant
South East

Applications Consultant
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Applications Consultant in their job title 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 with Applications Consultant in their job title.

13 (75.00 %)Oracle
13 (75.00 %)Oracle Applications
22 (50.00 %)Oracle Manufacturing
22 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
22 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (50.00 %)Oracle 11i
31 (25.00 %)Documentum
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
31 (25.00 %)Ariba
31 (25.00 %)Project Management
31 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (25.00 %)Validation
31 (25.00 %)Business Objects
31 (25.00 %)MS Office

Applications Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Applications Consultant in their job title 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 with Applications Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)Documentum
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (75.00 %)Oracle Applications
22 (50.00 %)Oracle 11i
22 (50.00 %)Oracle Manufacturing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
21 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
11 (25.00 %)Validation
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)Business Objects
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Ariba