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The table below looks at the demand for Broadband 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 Broadband over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBroadband
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£340£290
% change on same period last year+17.17 %
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£16.75£18.28
% change on same period last year-8.32 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads102100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.144 %0.101 %
Daily rates quoted344
Average minimum daily rate£319£342
Average daily rate£339£359
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted1930
Average minimum hourly rate£20.81£19.55
Average hourly rate£23.01£20.61
% change on same period last year+11.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.21£21.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Broadband South EastBroadband
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.

Broadband
Demand Trend

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

Kent Broadband Demand Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Broadband Hourly Rate Trend

Broadband
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Broadband 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 Broadband.

17 (87.50 %)Citrix
17 (87.50 %)Wireless
25 (62.50 %)Data Analysis
25 (62.50 %)Oracle
25 (62.50 %)AutoCAD
25 (62.50 %)QA
34 (50.00 %)Asset Management
43 (37.50 %)Government
52 (25.00 %)Local Government
52 (25.00 %)Project Management
52 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
61 (12.50 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (12.50 %)Summit
61 (12.50 %)Legal
61 (12.50 %)Finance

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Broadband 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 Broadband. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (62.50 %)AutoCAD
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (12.50 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (87.50 %)Wireless
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Government
22 (25.00 %)Local Government
31 (12.50 %)Finance
31 (12.50 %)Legal
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Project Officer
23 (37.50 %)Coordinator
23 (37.50 %)Project Coordinator
31 (12.50 %)IT Administrator
31 (12.50 %)Administrator
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (62.50 %)Data Analysis
24 (50.00 %)Asset Management
32 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (25.00 %)Project Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (62.50 %)QA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (87.50 %)Citrix
25 (62.50 %)Oracle