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

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3221
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads1633
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.035 %
As % of the category below31.37 %47.83 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£250£450
Average daily rate£300£450
% change on same period last year-33.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£332
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Hourly rates quoted48
Average minimum hourly rate£15.63£21.00
Average hourly rate£16.31£22.75
% change on same period last year-28.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£24.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.87£28.98
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads5169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted1812
Average minimum daily rate£255£271
Average daily rate£261£277
% change on same period last year-5.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£268£284
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£17.38£19.71
Average hourly rate£18.48£21.16
% change on same period last year-12.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.58£22.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Degree South EastDegree
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.

Degree
Demand Trend

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

Kent Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Kent Degree Hourly Rate Histogram

Degree
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree 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
SandwichDown-73--
West MallingNew entry-2--
Tunbridge WellsDown-31--
Degree South EastDegree
South East

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

115 (44.12 %)Windows
213 (38.24 %)Pharmaceutical
311 (32.35 %)UNIX
311 (32.35 %)Microsoft
49 (26.47 %)SQL
57 (20.59 %).NET
57 (20.59 %)MS Office
57 (20.59 %)Linux
57 (20.59 %)TCP/IP
57 (20.59 %)Computer Science
65 (14.71 %)ArcSDE
65 (14.71 %)GIS
65 (14.71 %)ESRI
65 (14.71 %)ArcIMS
65 (14.71 %)Windows 2000
65 (14.71 %)HPUX
65 (14.71 %)Solaris
65 (14.71 %)Oracle
65 (14.71 %)VB
65 (14.71 %)HTML
74 (11.76 %)XML
74 (11.76 %)Project Management
74 (11.76 %)AJAX
74 (11.76 %)ArcObjects
83 (8.824 %)French Language
83 (8.824 %)Spanish Language
83 (8.824 %)MS PowerPoint
83 (8.824 %)Management Information System
83 (8.824 %)Risk Management
83 (8.824 %)Validation

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (20.59 %).NET
25 (14.71 %)HTML
34 (11.76 %)XML
34 (11.76 %)AJAX
34 (11.76 %)ArcObjects
43 (8.824 %)WebServices
43 (8.824 %)ASP
52 (5.882 %)ASP.NET
61 (2.941 %)JDBC
61 (2.941 %)Servlets
61 (2.941 %)Java RMI
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (14.71 %)ArcIMS
15 (14.71 %)ArcSDE
23 (8.824 %)IIS
32 (5.882 %)SharePoint
32 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
32 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (5.882 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (20.59 %)MS Office
23 (8.824 %)MS Excel
23 (8.824 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (8.824 %)MS Project
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (20.59 %)TCP/IP
23 (8.824 %)Internet
31 (2.941 %)DHCP
31 (2.941 %)DNS
31 (2.941 %)SAN
31 (2.941 %)Intranet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (14.71 %)GIS
22 (5.882 %)SQL Server
31 (2.941 %)MS Access
31 (2.941 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (2.941 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.941 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (38.24 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (5.882 %)Telecoms
22 (5.882 %)Education
31 (2.941 %)Manufacturing
31 (2.941 %)Publishing
31 (2.941 %)Military
31 (2.941 %)Construction
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (26.47 %)Analyst
27 (20.59 %)Developer
34 (11.76 %)Support Analyst
34 (11.76 %)GIS Developer
43 (8.824 %)Deskside Support
43 (8.824 %)Programme Manager
52 (5.882 %)Coordinator
52 (5.882 %)Administrator
52 (5.882 %)Project Coordinator
52 (5.882 %)Deskside Analyst
52 (5.882 %)Deskside Support Analyst
52 (5.882 %)SharePoint Administrator
61 (2.941 %)Junior Analyst
61 (2.941 %)3rd Line Support
61 (2.941 %)Lead Test Analyst
61 (2.941 %)Excel Developer
61 (2.941 %)Excel Specialist
61 (2.941 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
61 (2.941 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (2.941 %)Information Analyst
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (20.59 %)Computer Science
23 (8.824 %)French Language
23 (8.824 %)Spanish Language
23 (8.824 %)Management Information System
32 (5.882 %)Chemistry
41 (2.941 %)Client/Server
41 (2.941 %)NHS
41 (2.941 %)Thin Client
41 (2.941 %)Clustering
41 (2.941 %)Statistics
41 (2.941 %)Informatics
41 (2.941 %)Fat Client
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (44.12 %)Windows
211 (32.35 %)UNIX
37 (20.59 %)Linux
45 (14.71 %)Windows 2000
45 (14.71 %)HPUX
45 (14.71 %)Solaris
52 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (2.941 %)Windows XP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (11.76 %)Project Management
23 (8.824 %)Risk Management
23 (8.824 %)Validation
32 (5.882 %)Regression Testing
32 (5.882 %)Statistical Analysis
32 (5.882 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (5.882 %)Load Testing
32 (5.882 %)Manual Testing
41 (2.941 %)Data Migration
41 (2.941 %)Operations Research
41 (2.941 %)Load Balancing
41 (2.941 %)E-business
41 (2.941 %)Migration
41 (2.941 %)Programme Management
41 (2.941 %)Data Analysis
41 (2.941 %)Software Engineering
41 (2.941 %)Change Management
41 (2.941 %)PRINCE2
41 (2.941 %)OO
41 (2.941 %)ERP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (26.47 %)SQL
25 (14.71 %)VB
32 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
32 (5.882 %)C#
41 (2.941 %)Java
41 (2.941 %)VB.NET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.882 %)ISEB
21 (2.941 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.882 %)SLA
21 (2.941 %)QA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.941 %)Active Directory
11 (2.941 %)NetBackup
11 (2.941 %)Backup Exec
11 (2.941 %)VMware Infrastructure
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.941 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (32.35 %)Microsoft
25 (14.71 %)ESRI
25 (14.71 %)Oracle
31 (2.941 %)VMware
31 (2.941 %)Citrix
31 (2.941 %)Sage
31 (2.941 %)Symantec