Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2714
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads2242
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.045 %
As % of the category below5.670 %7.581 %
Daily rates quoted88
Average minimum daily rate£306£405
Average daily rate£324£418
% change on same period last year-22.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£425£434
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£28.50
Average hourly rate£45.00£28.50
% change on same period last year+57.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.19£32.47
% change on same period last year+26.86 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Consultant South EastConsultant
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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Kent Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kent Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant 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
RamsgateNew entry-3£320-
CanterburyNew entry-1£200-
MargateNew entry-1--
Consultant South EastConsultant
South East

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Consultant in their job title 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 with Consultant in their job title.

17 (17.50 %)Oracle
25 (12.50 %)Oracle Applications
25 (12.50 %)SQL Server
25 (12.50 %)SQL
34 (10.00 %)SAP
34 (10.00 %)NHS
34 (10.00 %)Finance
43 (7.500 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (7.500 %)Health
43 (7.500 %)Migration
43 (7.500 %)SAP BW
43 (7.500 %)Cisco
43 (7.500 %)Windows
43 (7.500 %)Crystal Reports
43 (7.500 %)Oracle 8/8i
43 (7.500 %)CRM
43 (7.500 %)SharePoint
52 (5.000 %)ERP
52 (5.000 %)Business Intelligence
52 (5.000 %)Oracle 11i
52 (5.000 %)MS Excel
52 (5.000 %)ASP.NET
52 (5.000 %).NET
52 (5.000 %)IIS
52 (5.000 %)MS Project
52 (5.000 %)IBM
52 (5.000 %)Project Management
52 (5.000 %)BizTalk Server
52 (5.000 %)Oracle Manufacturing
52 (5.000 %)NetBackup

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Consultant in their job title 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 with Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.000 %).NET
12 (5.000 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.500 %)SAP Basis
21 (2.500 %)ASP.NET 2.0
21 (2.500 %)ASP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (7.500 %)SharePoint
22 (5.000 %)BizTalk Server
22 (5.000 %)IIS
31 (2.500 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (2.500 %)Documentum
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.500 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (5.000 %)MS Excel
22 (5.000 %)MS Project
31 (2.500 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (12.50 %)Oracle Applications
22 (5.000 %)Oracle 11i
22 (5.000 %)Oracle Manufacturing
31 (2.500 %)Summit
31 (2.500 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.000 %)SAN
12 (5.000 %)IPsec
21 (2.500 %)DNS
21 (2.500 %)SSL
21 (2.500 %)DMZ
21 (2.500 %)Internet
21 (2.500 %)Extranet
21 (2.500 %)MPLS
21 (2.500 %)BGP
21 (2.500 %)Firewall
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (12.50 %)SQL Server
23 (7.500 %)Crystal Reports
23 (7.500 %)Oracle 8/8i
23 (7.500 %)SAP BW
31 (2.500 %)DataStage
31 (2.500 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (2.500 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.500 %)Oracle 9i
31 (2.500 %)ETL
31 (2.500 %)RDBMS
31 (2.500 %)Oracle 10g
31 (2.500 %)BusinessObjects
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.00 %)Finance
23 (7.500 %)Health
32 (5.000 %)Manufacturing
32 (5.000 %)FMCG
41 (2.500 %)Pharmaceutical
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.00 %)NHS
21 (2.500 %)E-Learning
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (7.500 %)Windows
21 (2.500 %)AIX
21 (2.500 %)Solaris
21 (2.500 %)Linux
21 (2.500 %)Windows 2000
21 (2.500 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.500 %)UNIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (7.500 %)CRM
13 (7.500 %)Migration
22 (5.000 %)ERP
22 (5.000 %)Business Intelligence
22 (5.000 %)Project Management
22 (5.000 %)Service Delivery
22 (5.000 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (5.000 %)Incident Management
31 (2.500 %)Web Development
31 (2.500 %)Load Balancing
31 (2.500 %)Integration Testing
31 (2.500 %)Performance Management
31 (2.500 %)Data Migration
31 (2.500 %)SC Cleared
31 (2.500 %)Security Cleared
31 (2.500 %)Validation
31 (2.500 %)Network Design
31 (2.500 %)ITIL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (12.50 %)SQL
21 (2.500 %)Shell Script
21 (2.500 %)Korn
21 (2.500 %)C
21 (2.500 %)JavaScript
21 (2.500 %)PL/SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.000 %)Cisco Certification
21 (2.500 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.500 %)ECDL
21 (2.500 %)MCSE
21 (2.500 %)CCIE
21 (2.500 %)CCNA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.500 %)SLA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.000 %)NetBackup
21 (2.500 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.500 %)Tivoli
11 (2.500 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (17.50 %)Oracle
24 (10.00 %)SAP
33 (7.500 %)Cisco
42 (5.000 %)IBM
42 (5.000 %)Brocade
51 (2.500 %)Cognos
51 (2.500 %)Business Objects
51 (2.500 %)Microsoft
51 (2.500 %)Ariba
51 (2.500 %)NetApp
51 (2.500 %)Novell
51 (2.500 %)VERITAS
51 (2.500 %)Symantec
51 (2.500 %)Amdocs