Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkHome Office
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 quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£143-
Average daily rate£184-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£225-
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£440
% change on same period last year-26.25 %
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£41.50£27.50
% change on same period last year+50.90 %
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 %
Home Office South EastHome Office
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.

Home Office
Demand Trend

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

Kent Home Office Demand Trend

Home Office
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Home Office Daily Rate Trend

Home Office
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Home Office across the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Kent Home Office Daily Rate Histogram

Home Office
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Home Office Hourly Rate Trend

Home Office
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Home Office 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
TonbridgeNew entry-1£175-
Home Office South EastHome Office
South East

Home Office
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %)CSS
12 (100.00 %)OO

Home Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %)CSS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Applications Developer
12 (100.00 %).NET Developer
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
12 (100.00 %).NET Applications Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)OO
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)SQL