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

 Field Service Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4448
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.031 %0.722 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£125-
Average daily rate£125-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£125-
UK excluding London average daily rate£128£99
% change on same period last year+29.67 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£21.25£11.00
% change on same period last year+93.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.29£20.97
% change on same period last year+11.06 %
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 %
Field Service Engineer South EastField Service Engineer
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.

Field Service Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Kent Field Service Engineer Demand Trend

Field Service Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Field Service Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Field Service Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Field Service Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Field Service Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Service Engineer 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
MaidstoneNew entry-3--
RochesterNew entry-1£125-
Tunbridge WellsNew entry-1£125-
Field Service Engineer South EastField Service Engineer
South East

Field Service Engineer
Top 14 Related IT Skills

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

17 (70.00 %)Dell
24 (40.00 %)DCSE
33 (30.00 %)HP
42 (20.00 %)Compaq
42 (20.00 %)Dell Certification
42 (20.00 %)HP APS
51 (10.00 %)Toshiba
51 (10.00 %)Retail
51 (10.00 %)EPoS
51 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (10.00 %)A+ Certification
51 (10.00 %)ATM
51 (10.00 %)LAN
51 (10.00 %)Microsoft

Field Service Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)ATM
11 (10.00 %)LAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Retail
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)EPoS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (40.00 %)DCSE
22 (20.00 %)HP APS
22 (20.00 %)Dell Certification
31 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (10.00 %)A+ Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (70.00 %)Dell
23 (30.00 %)HP
32 (20.00 %)Compaq
41 (10.00 %)Toshiba
41 (10.00 %)Microsoft