Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for HP Accredited Platform Specialist (HP APS) in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HP APS over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP Accredited Platform Specialist (HP APS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank47-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.961 %0.000 %
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£172-
% change on same period last year-
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£20.07£17.65
% change on same period last year+13.72 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads5169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted1812
Average minimum daily rate£255£271
Average daily rate£261£277
% change on same period last year-5.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£268£284
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£17.38£19.71
Average hourly rate£18.48£21.16
% change on same period last year-12.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.58£22.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
HP APS South EastHP APS
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.

HP APS
Demand Trend

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

Kent HP APS Demand Trend

HP APS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent HP APS Daily Rate Trend

HP APS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent HP APS Hourly Rate Trend

HP APS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HP APS 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
Tunbridge WellsNew entry-1£125-
RochesterNew entry-1£125-
HP APS South EastHP APS
South East

HP APS
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Retail
21 (50.00 %)ATM
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Compaq
21 (50.00 %)Dell
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)A+ Certification
21 (50.00 %)Dell Certification

HP APS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)ATM
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Retail
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Field Service Engineer
12 (100.00 %)Field Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (50.00 %)A+ Certification
11 (50.00 %)Dell Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Compaq
21 (50.00 %)Dell
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft