Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' 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 Games over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank46-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.117 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£354
% change on same period last year-11.25 %
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£16.82£20.17
% change on same period last year-16.61 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads179211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.288 %0.227 %
Daily rates quoted4445
Average minimum daily rate£313£342
Average daily rate£323£362
% change on same period last year-10.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted2329
Average minimum hourly rate£20.10£23.16
Average hourly rate£21.03£24.48
% change on same period last year-14.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.95£25.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Games South EastGames
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.

Games
Demand Trend

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

Kent Games Demand Trend

Games
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Games Daily Rate Trend

Games
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Games Hourly Rate Trend

Games
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

14 (80.00 %)Military
23 (60.00 %)Operations Research
23 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
23 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (40.00 %)DV Cleared
41 (20.00 %)Government
41 (20.00 %)C++
41 (20.00 %)Linux
41 (20.00 %)Project Management

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Military
21 (20.00 %)Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Project Manager
21 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Linux
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Operations Research
13 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
13 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (40.00 %)DV Cleared
31 (20.00 %)Project Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)C++