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The table below looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4149
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads73
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.003 %
As % of the category below5.833 %2.913 %
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£357£374
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£26.50
Average hourly rate£18.75£27.50
% change on same period last year-31.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.77£26.01
% change on same period last year+14.46 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads120103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted3011
Average minimum daily rate£315£383
Average daily rate£330£395
% change on same period last year-16.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted1523
Average minimum hourly rate£18.92£16.96
Average hourly rate£20.04£18.29
% change on same period last year+9.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.17£19.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Computer Science South EastComputer Science
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.

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

Kent Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Computer Science Daily Rate Trend

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Computer Science Hourly Rate Trend

Computer Science
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science 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
SandwichNew entry-2--
Tunbridge WellsNew entry-1--
Computer Science South EastComputer Science
South East

Computer Science
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

17 (100.00 %)Degree
25 (71.43 %)Windows
34 (57.14 %)HPUX
34 (57.14 %)Solaris
34 (57.14 %)Linux
34 (57.14 %)Windows 2000
34 (57.14 %)TCP/IP
34 (57.14 %)Microsoft
34 (57.14 %)Pharmaceutical
34 (57.14 %)MS Office
34 (57.14 %)UNIX
42 (28.57 %)SQL
51 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
51 (14.29 %)VB.NET
51 (14.29 %).NET
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server
51 (14.29 %)C#
51 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
51 (14.29 %)OO
51 (14.29 %)MS Excel
51 (14.29 %)Data Analysis
51 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (14.29 %)Informatics
51 (14.29 %)Telecoms
51 (14.29 %)Validation

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %).NET
11 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (57.14 %)MS Office
21 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (57.14 %)TCP/IP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (14.29 %)Telecoms
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Support Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Deskside Support
31 (14.29 %)Deskside Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Deskside Support Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Junior Analyst
31 (14.29 %)3rd Line Support
31 (14.29 %).NET Developer
31 (14.29 %)C# Developer
31 (14.29 %)VB.NET Developer
31 (14.29 %)Junior
31 (14.29 %)Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Informatics
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (71.43 %)Windows
24 (57.14 %)HPUX
24 (57.14 %)Solaris
24 (57.14 %)Linux
24 (57.14 %)Windows 2000
24 (57.14 %)UNIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)OO
11 (14.29 %)Validation
11 (14.29 %)Data Analysis
11 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
21 (14.29 %)VB.NET
21 (14.29 %)C#
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (100.00 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Microsoft