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The table below looks at the demand for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HTTP over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4745
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads17
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.220 %8.861 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£376£401
% change on same period last year-6.12 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.60
Average hourly rate-£17.10
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£17.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.76£38.83
% change on same period last year-43.95 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads8279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted167
Average minimum daily rate£247£199
Average daily rate£261£210
% change on same period last year+24.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£221
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted2119
Average minimum hourly rate£21.99£18.73
Average hourly rate£24.25£19.78
% change on same period last year+22.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50£20.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
HTTP South EastHTTP
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.

HTTP
Demand Trend

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

Kent HTTP Demand Trend

HTTP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent HTTP Daily Rate Trend

HTTP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent HTTP Hourly Rate Trend

HTTP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HTTP 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-1£450-
HTTP South EastHTTP
South East

HTTP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

12 (66.67 %)Java
12 (66.67 %)MySQL
12 (66.67 %)Ant
12 (66.67 %)EJB
12 (66.67 %)Struts
12 (66.67 %)JBoss
12 (66.67 %)Apache
12 (66.67 %)Subversion
12 (66.67 %)JSF
12 (66.67 %)Java SE
12 (66.67 %)Java EE
12 (66.67 %)Java EE 5
12 (66.67 %)EJB 3.0
21 (33.33 %)Windows Vista
21 (33.33 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (33.33 %)Banking
21 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
21 (33.33 %)MS Excel
21 (33.33 %)MS Visio
21 (33.33 %)DNS
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Active Directory
21 (33.33 %)HP
21 (33.33 %)Citrix
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (33.33 %)Internet
21 (33.33 %)Symantec
21 (33.33 %)MCSE
21 (33.33 %)MCSA

HTTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)EJB
12 (66.67 %)Struts
12 (66.67 %)JSF
12 (66.67 %)Java SE
12 (66.67 %)Java EE
12 (66.67 %)Java EE 5
12 (66.67 %)EJB 3.0
21 (33.33 %)J2EE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)JBoss
12 (66.67 %)Apache
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (33.33 %)MS Office
11 (33.33 %)MS Excel
11 (33.33 %)MS Visio
11 (33.33 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)DNS
11 (33.33 %)Internet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)MySQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (66.67 %)Ant
12 (66.67 %)Subversion
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Banking
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %)Java Developer
21 (33.33 %)2nd Line Support
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)Windows
11 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (33.33 %)Windows Vista
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)Java
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)MCSE
11 (33.33 %)MCSA
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)Active Directory
11 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft
11 (33.33 %)HP
11 (33.33 %)Citrix
11 (33.33 %)Symantec