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The table below looks at the demand for Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ATM over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4651
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.439 %1.266 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£125-
Average daily rate£125-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£125-
UK excluding London average daily rate£246£343
% change on same period last year-28.38 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£19.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.46£24.78
% change on same period last year-21.47 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads8279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted167
Average minimum daily rate£247£199
Average daily rate£261£210
% change on same period last year+24.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£221
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted2119
Average minimum hourly rate£21.99£18.73
Average hourly rate£24.25£19.78
% change on same period last year+22.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50£20.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
ATM South EastATM
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.

ATM
Demand Trend

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

Kent ATM Demand Trend

ATM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent ATM Daily Rate Trend

ATM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent ATM Hourly Rate Trend

ATM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ATM 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
Tunbridge WellsNew entry-1£125-
RochesterNew entry-1£125-
ATM South EastATM
South East

ATM
Top 28 Related IT Skills

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

12 (50.00 %)HP
12 (50.00 %)Compaq
12 (50.00 %)Dell
12 (50.00 %)Retail
21 (25.00 %)VLAN
21 (25.00 %)Retail Banking
21 (25.00 %)Test Management
21 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (25.00 %)HP APS
21 (25.00 %)WAN
21 (25.00 %)IPX
21 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (25.00 %)VPN
21 (25.00 %)Cisco
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (25.00 %)A+ Certification
21 (25.00 %)Dell Certification
21 (25.00 %)TestDirector
21 (25.00 %)EPoS
21 (25.00 %)Tivoli
21 (25.00 %)OSPF
21 (25.00 %)BGP
21 (25.00 %)EIGRP
21 (25.00 %)Firewall
21 (25.00 %)SMDS
21 (25.00 %)Risk Management
21 (25.00 %)Banking

ATM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)WAN
11 (25.00 %)IPX
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (25.00 %)VPN
11 (25.00 %)OSPF
11 (25.00 %)BGP
11 (25.00 %)EIGRP
11 (25.00 %)Firewall
11 (25.00 %)SMDS
11 (25.00 %)VLAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)TestDirector
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Retail
21 (25.00 %)Retail Banking
21 (25.00 %)Banking
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Test Manager
11 (25.00 %)Field Service Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Field Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Senior Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Network Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Senior Network Analyst
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)EPoS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Risk Management
11 (25.00 %)Test Management
11 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (25.00 %)A+ Certification
11 (25.00 %)Dell Certification
11 (25.00 %)HP APS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)Tivoli
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)HP
12 (50.00 %)Compaq
12 (50.00 %)Dell
21 (25.00 %)Cisco
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft