The first table below looks at the demand for ArcGIS skills in IT contracts advertised for the Kent region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ArcGIS over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the Kent region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
ESRI ArcGIS
Rank 29 21 -
Rank change year-on-year
-8 -
Contract jobs citing ArcGIS 9 14 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Kent 2.990% 5.243% -
As % of the Application Platforms category 13.43% 31.82% -
Number of daily rates quoted 8 12 0
Average daily rate £281 £300 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.50% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £300 £348
% change year-on-year
+20.83% -13.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £12.13 £12.50 -
% change year-on-year
-3.00% -
All Application Platforms
Kent
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
67 44 65
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Kent 22.26% 16.48% 20.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 27 45
Average daily rate £295 £300 £283
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.66% +6.19%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £235 £235 £240
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £368 £325
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £345
% change year-on-year
- -5.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 0
Average hourly rate £14.75 £27.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-46.36% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.50% -
ArcGIS
South East

ArcGIS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ArcGIS across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Kent ArcGIS Jobs Demand Trend

ArcGIS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent ArcGIS Daily Rate Trend

ArcGIS
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ArcGIS across the Kent region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Kent ArcGIS Daily Rate Histogram

ArcGIS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent ArcGIS Hourly Rate Trend

ArcGIS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ArcGIS within the Kent region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Maidstone -3 4 £286 -1.29%
ArcGIS
South East

ArcGIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing ArcGIS 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 ArcGIS.

1 8 (88.89%) GIS
2 7 (77.78%) ArcIMS
2 7 (77.78%) Oracle 11g
2 7 (77.78%) JavaScript
2 7 (77.78%) .NET
2 7 (77.78%) Oracle
2 7 (77.78%) Microsoft
3 6 (66.67%) C#
3 6 (66.67%) Python
3 6 (66.67%) SQL Server
3 6 (66.67%) IIS
3 6 (66.67%) Visual Studio
3 6 (66.67%) Web Services
3 6 (66.67%) SQL Server 2005
3 6 (66.67%) ESRI
3 6 (66.67%) WCF
4 5 (55.56%) Dojo
4 5 (55.56%) jQuery
4 5 (55.56%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (55.56%) Crystal Reports
5 4 (44.44%) User Acceptance Testing
5 4 (44.44%) System Testing
6 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
7 2 (22.22%) Electronics
7 2 (22.22%) DV Cleared
7 2 (22.22%) Military
7 2 (22.22%) Chemistry
7 2 (22.22%) i2
7 2 (22.22%) MS Office
8 1 (11.11%) Degree

ArcGIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing ArcGIS 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 ArcGIS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (77.78%) .NET
2 6 (66.67%) Web Services
2 6 (66.67%) WCF
3 5 (55.56%) Dojo
3 5 (55.56%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 7 (77.78%) ArcIMS
2 6 (66.67%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (88.89%) GIS
2 7 (77.78%) Oracle 11g
3 6 (66.67%) SQL Server
3 6 (66.67%) SQL Server 2005
4 5 (55.56%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (55.56%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (66.67%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (22.22%) Electronics
1 2 (22.22%) Military
2 1 (11.11%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) DBA
2 5 (55.56%) Administrator
2 5 (55.56%) Developer
3 4 (44.44%) .NET Developer
3 4 (44.44%) Database Developer
3 4 (44.44%) GIS Developer
4 2 (22.22%) Analyst
5 1 (11.11%) GIS Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Chemistry
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) User Acceptance Testing
1 4 (44.44%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) JavaScript
2 6 (66.67%) C#
2 6 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) DV Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) Oracle
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft
2 6 (66.67%) ESRI
3 2 (22.22%) i2