Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Hummingbird products and/or services in IT contracts within the Kent region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Hummingbird over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHummingbird
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 below0.546 %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-£366
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.67£21.90
% change on same period last year+35.46 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads183265
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.294 %0.285 %
Daily rates quoted6861
Average minimum daily rate£271£343
Average daily rate£282£368
% change on same period last year-23.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£294£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted3028
Average minimum hourly rate£17.01£19.46
Average hourly rate£17.83£20.88
% change on same period last year-14.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.65£22.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Hummingbird South EastHummingbird
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Hummingbird Ltd.

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Demand Trend

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

Kent Hummingbird Demand Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Hummingbird Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 4 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)Document Management
11 (100.00 %)MS PowerPoint

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Document Management