Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Compaq products and/or services in IT contracts within the Kent region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Compaq over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompaq
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4551
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.639 %0.377 %
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£186£280
% change on same period last year-33.68 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£16.50-
Average hourly rate£17.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.16£20.74
% change on same period last year-12.44 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads183265
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.294 %0.285 %
Daily rates quoted6861
Average minimum daily rate£271£343
Average daily rate£282£368
% change on same period last year-23.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£294£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted3028
Average minimum hourly rate£17.01£19.46
Average hourly rate£17.83£20.88
% change on same period last year-14.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.65£22.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Compaq South EastCompaq
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Compaq.

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Demand Trend

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

Kent Compaq Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Compaq Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Compaq Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Kent Compaq Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

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

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Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)HP
14 (100.00 %)Dell
22 (50.00 %)ATM
31 (25.00 %)HP APS
31 (25.00 %)Toshiba
31 (25.00 %)Retail
31 (25.00 %)LAN
31 (25.00 %)IBM
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (25.00 %)A+ Certification
31 (25.00 %)Dell Certification
31 (25.00 %)EPoS

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)ATM
21 (25.00 %)LAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Retail
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Field Service Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Field Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Break Fix Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Hardware Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)EPoS
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, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)HP
14 (100.00 %)Dell
21 (25.00 %)Toshiba
21 (25.00 %)IBM
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft