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

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank728
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads6924
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.111 %0.026 %
As % of the category below51.49 %11.76 %
Daily rates quoted3511
Average minimum daily rate£262£317
Average daily rate£277£320
% change on same period last year-13.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£292£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£336
% change on same period last year-10.59 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.95£32.80
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads134204
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.215 %0.219 %
Daily rates quoted5649
Average minimum daily rate£255£305
Average daily rate£273£322
% change on same period last year-15.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£291£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted933
Average minimum hourly rate£17.75£22.67
Average hourly rate£18.10£23.40
% change on same period last year-22.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.44£24.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
C# South EastC#
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.

C#
Demand Trend

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

Kent C# Demand Trend

C#
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent C# Daily Rate Trend

C#
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kent C# Daily Rate Histogram

C#
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent C# Hourly Rate Trend

C#
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C# 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
MaidstoneUp+1015£271-23.60 %
DartfordNew entry-4£410-
SevenoaksNew entry-4£213-
EdenbridgeNew entry-2£275-
TonbridgeNew entry-2£207-
SandwichNew entry-2£325-
C# South EastC#
South East

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1118 (97.52 %).NET
289 (73.55 %)ASP.NET
379 (65.29 %)SQL Server
453 (43.80 %)HTML
551 (42.15 %)SQL Server 2005
645 (37.19 %)XML
740 (33.06 %)JavaScript
834 (28.10 %)Microsoft
927 (22.31 %)CSS
1025 (20.66 %)SharePoint
1124 (19.83 %)ASP
1124 (19.83 %)IIS
1223 (19.01 %)VB
1320 (16.53 %)WebServices
1419 (15.70 %)Windows
1419 (15.70 %)AJAX
1419 (15.70 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1516 (13.22 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1516 (13.22 %)Oracle
1516 (13.22 %)SQL Server 2000
1615 (12.40 %)SQL
1714 (11.57 %)Intranet
1714 (11.57 %)Internet
1813 (10.74 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1912 (9.917 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1912 (9.917 %)ADO.NET
2010 (8.264 %)Government
2010 (8.264 %)Solaris
2010 (8.264 %)VB.NET
2010 (8.264 %)VBA

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1118 (97.52 %).NET
289 (73.55 %)ASP.NET
353 (43.80 %)HTML
445 (37.19 %)XML
527 (22.31 %)CSS
624 (19.83 %)ASP
720 (16.53 %)WebServices
819 (15.70 %)AJAX
819 (15.70 %)ASP.NET 2.0
912 (9.917 %)ADO.NET
105 (4.132 %).NET Framework
114 (3.306 %)ArcObjects
114 (3.306 %)XSL
114 (3.306 %)WPF
114 (3.306 %)SOAP
114 (3.306 %)COM+
123 (2.479 %)ADO
123 (2.479 %)ActiveX
123 (2.479 %)NHibernate
132 (1.653 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (20.66 %)SharePoint
224 (19.83 %)IIS
313 (10.74 %)SharePoint Server 2007
47 (5.785 %)ArcIMS
52 (1.653 %)ArcSDE
61 (0.826 %)CMS
61 (0.826 %)BizTalk Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (6.612 %)MS Excel
24 (3.306 %)Spreadsheet
33 (2.479 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.826 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.479 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (11.57 %)Intranet
114 (11.57 %)Internet
25 (4.132 %)Extranet
31 (0.826 %)TELNET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
179 (65.29 %)SQL Server
251 (42.15 %)SQL Server 2005
316 (13.22 %)SQL Server 2000
412 (9.917 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
510 (8.264 %)SQL Server Integration Services
68 (6.612 %)GIS
73 (2.479 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (1.653 %)ETL
82 (1.653 %)SQL Server 7
91 (0.826 %)DTS
91 (0.826 %)Crystal Reports
91 (0.826 %)SQL Server 2008
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (13.22 %)VSS/SourceSafe
28 (6.612 %)Visual Studio
33 (2.479 %)Flash
42 (1.653 %)ClearQuest
51 (0.826 %)CruiseControl
51 (0.826 %)ProC
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (8.264 %)Government
29 (7.438 %)Finance
37 (5.785 %)Local Government
44 (3.306 %)Publishing
44 (3.306 %)Legal
53 (2.479 %)Insurance
62 (1.653 %)Advertising
62 (1.653 %)Home Office
62 (1.653 %)Marketing
71 (0.826 %)Pharmaceutical
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
199 (81.82 %)Developer
245 (37.19 %).NET Developer
322 (18.18 %)C# Developer
418 (14.88 %)Web Developer
514 (11.57 %)ASP.NET Developer
611 (9.091 %)SharePoint Developer
79 (7.438 %)Analyst
79 (7.438 %)DBA
88 (6.612 %)Administrator
88 (6.612 %)GIS Developer
88 (6.612 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
97 (5.785 %)Junior Web Developer
97 (5.785 %)Junior Developer
97 (5.785 %)Applications Developer
97 (5.785 %)Junior
106 (4.959 %)Windows Administrator
115 (4.132 %)Windows Systems Administrator
115 (4.132 %)Systems Administrator
124 (3.306 %)Programmer
133 (2.479 %)Support Analyst
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.653 %)Clustering
21 (0.826 %)Computer Science
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (15.70 %)Windows
210 (8.264 %)Solaris
210 (8.264 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (4.959 %)UNIX
41 (0.826 %)Windows 2000 Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (8.264 %)Load Balancing
26 (4.959 %)CRM
26 (4.959 %)Migration
26 (4.959 %)Data Migration
35 (4.132 %)Unit Testing
35 (4.132 %)Agile Software Development
35 (4.132 %)OO
44 (3.306 %)Incident Management
44 (3.306 %)Web Development
44 (3.306 %)Scrum
53 (2.479 %)Software Engineering
53 (2.479 %)TDD
53 (2.479 %)Data Mapping
62 (1.653 %)Performance Testing
62 (1.653 %)Data Modelling
71 (0.826 %)E-business
71 (0.826 %)Web Design
71 (0.826 %)E-Commerce
71 (0.826 %)UML
71 (0.826 %)OOA/OOD
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (33.06 %)JavaScript
223 (19.01 %)VB
315 (12.40 %)SQL
410 (8.264 %)VB.NET
410 (8.264 %)VBA
56 (4.959 %)VB6
64 (3.306 %)Transact-SQL
64 (3.306 %)Java
73 (2.479 %)VBScript
82 (1.653 %)C
91 (0.826 %)DHTML
91 (0.826 %)Perl
91 (0.826 %)PL/SQL
91 (0.826 %)Korn
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (7.438 %)MCSE
19 (7.438 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (1.653 %)Degree
31 (0.826 %)MCDBA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.826 %)ISO9001
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.826 %)MSMQ
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (28.10 %)Microsoft
216 (13.22 %)Oracle
38 (6.612 %)ESRI
41 (0.826 %)VMware