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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Developer 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4448
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.031 %0.722 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£143-
Average daily rate£184-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£225-
UK excluding London average daily rate£292£313
% change on same period last year-6.52 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00-
Average hourly rate£36.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£39.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.87£35.04
% change on same period last year-20.47 %
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 Developer South EastApplications Developer
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 Developer
Demand Trend

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

Kent Applications Developer Demand Trend

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Applications Developer Daily Rate Trend

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Kent Applications Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Applications Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Kent Applications Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Applications Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer 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
TonbridgeNew entry-1£175-
SandwichNew entry-1--
Applications Developer South EastApplications Developer
South East

Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (100.00 %).NET
27 (77.78 %)C#
27 (77.78 %)HTML
36 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
45 (55.56 %)SQL Server
54 (44.44 %)Oracle
54 (44.44 %)SQL
54 (44.44 %)VB
54 (44.44 %)WebServices
54 (44.44 %)XML
54 (44.44 %)UNIX
54 (44.44 %)Windows
54 (44.44 %)Internet
54 (44.44 %)Microsoft
54 (44.44 %)ASP
54 (44.44 %)GIS
54 (44.44 %)ESRI
54 (44.44 %)ArcIMS
54 (44.44 %)AJAX
54 (44.44 %)ArcObjects
63 (33.33 %)MS PowerPoint
63 (33.33 %)Publishing
63 (33.33 %)Intranet
63 (33.33 %)OO
63 (33.33 %)CSS
63 (33.33 %)MS Excel
63 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
72 (22.22 %)SharePoint
72 (22.22 %)Home Office
72 (22.22 %)Summit

Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (100.00 %).NET
27 (77.78 %)HTML
36 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
44 (44.44 %)ASP
44 (44.44 %)WebServices
44 (44.44 %)XML
44 (44.44 %)AJAX
44 (44.44 %)ArcObjects
53 (33.33 %)CSS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (44.44 %)ArcIMS
22 (22.22 %)SharePoint
31 (11.11 %)ArcSDE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (33.33 %)MS Excel
13 (33.33 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (22.22 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (44.44 %)Internet
23 (33.33 %)Intranet
31 (11.11 %)SSL
31 (11.11 %)DMZ
31 (11.11 %)Extranet
31 (11.11 %)Firewall
31 (11.11 %)IPsec
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (55.56 %)SQL Server
24 (44.44 %)GIS
31 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Publishing
22 (22.22 %)Home Office
31 (11.11 %)Pharmaceutical
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)UNIX
14 (44.44 %)Windows
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)OO
22 (22.22 %)Incident Management
31 (11.11 %)Load Balancing
31 (11.11 %)E-business
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (77.78 %)C#
24 (44.44 %)SQL
24 (44.44 %)VB
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (44.44 %)Oracle
14 (44.44 %)Microsoft
14 (44.44 %)ESRI