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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Education' in contract IT jobs within the Kent region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Education over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEducation
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4147
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.516 %2.966 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£120-
Average daily rate£120-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£120-
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£375
% change on same period last year-19.03 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£28.50
Average hourly rate£11.00£29.75
% change on same period last year-63.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.07£26.37
% change on same period last year-12.53 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads159236
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.210 %0.235 %
Daily rates quoted4364
Average minimum daily rate£313£345
Average daily rate£327£362
% change on same period last year-9.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted2825
Average minimum hourly rate£22.05£27.69
Average hourly rate£23.30£30.44
% change on same period last year-23.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.54£33.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.85£27.05
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Education South EastEducation
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.

Education
Demand Trend

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

Kent Education Demand Trend

Education
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Education Daily Rate Trend

Education
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Education Hourly Rate Trend

Education
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Education within the Kent region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
CanterburyNew entry-1--
Education South EastEducation
South East

Education
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Education 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 Education.

11 (20.00 %)MS Project
11 (20.00 %)MCP
11 (20.00 %)MCSE
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (20.00 %)Mapinfo
11 (20.00 %)Finance
11 (20.00 %)E-Learning
11 (20.00 %)Marketing
11 (20.00 %)Resource Management
11 (20.00 %)QA
11 (20.00 %)Test Scripting

Education
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Project
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Finance
11 (20.00 %)Marketing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (20.00 %)Project Manager
11 (20.00 %)Helpdesk Support
11 (20.00 %)QA Engineer
11 (20.00 %)Senior QA Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)E-Learning
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Resource Management
11 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)MCP
11 (20.00 %)MCSE
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)QA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft
11 (20.00 %)Mapinfo