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The table below looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GIS over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-46
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads06
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.000 %4.651 %
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£352£312
% change on same period last year+12.71 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.00
Average hourly rate-£13.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.71£22.56
% change on same period last year+9.49 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads124129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.199 %0.139 %
Daily rates quoted4735
Average minimum daily rate£273£323
Average daily rate£291£342
% change on same period last year-15.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£347
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1112
Average minimum hourly rate£19.38£25.33
Average hourly rate£21.65£26.50
% change on same period last year-18.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.92£27.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.57£31.78
% change on same period last year-16.37 %
GIS South EastGIS
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.

GIS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing GIS across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Kent GIS Demand Trend

GIS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent GIS Daily Rate Trend

GIS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent GIS Hourly Rate Trend

GIS
Top 29 Related IT Skills

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

115 (100.00 %)ESRI
211 (73.33 %)ArcIMS
211 (73.33 %)HTML
211 (73.33 %)UNIX
211 (73.33 %)Windows
310 (66.67 %).NET
310 (66.67 %)Oracle
310 (66.67 %)ASP
310 (66.67 %)AJAX
49 (60.00 %)WebServices
58 (53.33 %)C#
67 (46.67 %)VB
67 (46.67 %)XML
67 (46.67 %)Internet
67 (46.67 %)ArcObjects
76 (40.00 %)ArcSDE
85 (33.33 %)Intranet
85 (33.33 %)Degree
85 (33.33 %)Publishing
94 (26.67 %)Microsoft
94 (26.67 %)ASP.NET
103 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
103 (20.00 %)JavaScript
103 (20.00 %)MS Excel
112 (13.33 %)Summit
121 (6.667 %)Oracle 8/8i
121 (6.667 %)Oracle Spatial
121 (6.667 %)E-business
121 (6.667 %)ArcGIS

GIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (73.33 %)HTML
210 (66.67 %).NET
210 (66.67 %)ASP
210 (66.67 %)AJAX
39 (60.00 %)WebServices
47 (46.67 %)XML
47 (46.67 %)ArcObjects
54 (26.67 %)ASP.NET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (73.33 %)ArcIMS
26 (40.00 %)ArcSDE
31 (6.667 %)Oracle Spatial
31 (6.667 %)ArcGIS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (20.00 %)MS Excel
13 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (13.33 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (46.67 %)Internet
25 (33.33 %)Intranet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)Oracle 8/8i
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (33.33 %)Publishing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (73.33 %)Developer
111 (73.33 %)GIS Developer
24 (26.67 %)Applications Developer
31 (6.667 %)Development Manager
31 (6.667 %)Web Applications Developer
31 (6.667 %)Web Developer
31 (6.667 %)Applications Development Manager
31 (6.667 %)Applications Manager
31 (6.667 %)GIS Manager
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (73.33 %)UNIX
111 (73.33 %)Windows
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.667 %)E-business
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (53.33 %)C#
27 (46.67 %)VB
33 (20.00 %)JavaScript
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (33.33 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (100.00 %)ESRI
210 (66.67 %)Oracle
34 (26.67 %)Microsoft