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The table below looks at the demand for the Development Manager 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 Development Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Development Manager
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-49
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.542 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£393£403
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.62£41.60
% change on same period last year+2.46 %
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 %
Development Manager South EastDevelopment Manager
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.

Development Manager
Demand Trend

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

Kent Development Manager Demand Trend

Development Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Development Manager Daily Rate Trend

Development Manager
Top 8 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)Insurance
22 (50.00 %)CMMI
22 (50.00 %)Project Management
31 (25.00 %)GIS
31 (25.00 %)ESRI
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (25.00 %)Windows

Development Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)WebServices
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)GIS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Insurance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
11 (25.00 %)Windows
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Project Management
12 (50.00 %)CMMI
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)ESRI