Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkInsurance
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3829
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads1023
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.025 %
As % of the category below5.587 %10.90 %
Daily rates quoted420
Average minimum daily rate£310£319
Average daily rate£328£346
% change on same period last year-5.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£384
% change on same period last year-2.82 %
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£23.24£21.92
% change on same period last year+6.03 %
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 %
Insurance South EastInsurance
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.

Insurance
Demand Trend

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

Kent Insurance Demand Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Insurance Daily Rate Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kent Insurance Daily Rate Histogram

Insurance
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Insurance Hourly Rate Trend

Insurance
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Insurance 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 WellsDown-13£328+5.06 %
MaidstoneNew entry-1--
Insurance South EastInsurance
South East

Insurance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (34.62 %)Finance
26 (23.08 %)CRM
35 (19.23 %)SQL
35 (19.23 %)Microsoft
35 (19.23 %)Health
44 (15.38 %)Migration
44 (15.38 %)Project Management
44 (15.38 %)Oracle
44 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
44 (15.38 %)MS Office
53 (11.54 %)SQL Server
53 (11.54 %)VB
53 (11.54 %).NET
53 (11.54 %)C#
53 (11.54 %)CMMI
53 (11.54 %)MS Excel
53 (11.54 %)Data Migration
62 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (7.692 %)VB6
62 (7.692 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
62 (7.692 %)NHibernate
62 (7.692 %)Pensions
62 (7.692 %).NET Framework
62 (7.692 %)WPF
62 (7.692 %)Mainframe
62 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (7.692 %)HTML
62 (7.692 %)JavaScript
62 (7.692 %)PL/SQL
62 (7.692 %)J2EE

Insurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (11.54 %).NET
22 (7.692 %)J2EE
22 (7.692 %)ADO
22 (7.692 %)ASP
22 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
22 (7.692 %)COM+
22 (7.692 %)XML
22 (7.692 %)NHibernate
22 (7.692 %).NET Framework
22 (7.692 %)WPF
22 (7.692 %)HTML
31 (3.846 %)ODBC
31 (3.846 %)Hibernate
31 (3.846 %)Spring
31 (3.846 %)WebServices
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.692 %)IIS
21 (3.846 %)JBoss
21 (3.846 %)CMS
21 (3.846 %)Papyrus
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (15.38 %)MS Office
23 (11.54 %)MS Excel
31 (3.846 %)Open Workbench
31 (3.846 %)CA Clarity
31 (3.846 %)MS Project
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.846 %)Internet
11 (3.846 %)TELNET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (11.54 %)SQL Server
22 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (7.692 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
22 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (3.846 %)BusinessObjects XI
31 (3.846 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
31 (3.846 %)DB2
31 (3.846 %)ETL
31 (3.846 %)Oracle 10g
31 (3.846 %)BusinessObjects
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.692 %)Visual Studio
21 (3.846 %)ProC
21 (3.846 %)CruiseControl
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (34.62 %)Finance
25 (19.23 %)Health
32 (7.692 %)Pensions
41 (3.846 %)Retail Banking
41 (3.846 %)Banking
41 (3.846 %)Retail
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (30.77 %)Project Manager
27 (26.92 %)Analyst
34 (15.38 %)Business Analyst
34 (15.38 %)Developer
43 (11.54 %)Development Manager
43 (11.54 %)Development Project Manager
43 (11.54 %)Applications Development Manager
43 (11.54 %)Applications Manager
52 (7.692 %)Data Analyst
61 (3.846 %)Java Developer
61 (3.846 %)Oracle Developer
61 (3.846 %)C# Developer
61 (3.846 %)J2EE Developer
61 (3.846 %)Business Objects Developer
61 (3.846 %)Technical Analyst
61 (3.846 %)Analyst Developer
61 (3.846 %)Insurance Business Analyst
61 (3.846 %)Programmer
61 (3.846 %)Test Analyst
61 (3.846 %)Business Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.692 %)Mainframe
21 (3.846 %)AS400
21 (3.846 %)Social Network
21 (3.846 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (3.846 %)N-Tier
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (7.692 %)UNIX
12 (7.692 %)Windows
21 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (23.08 %)CRM
24 (15.38 %)Project Management
24 (15.38 %)Migration
24 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
33 (11.54 %)CMMI
33 (11.54 %)Data Migration
41 (3.846 %)Data Mapping
41 (3.846 %)B2B
41 (3.846 %)B2C
41 (3.846 %)Change Management
41 (3.846 %)GAP Analysis
41 (3.846 %)Agile Software Development
41 (3.846 %)TDD
41 (3.846 %)Software Engineering
41 (3.846 %)Project Planning
41 (3.846 %)Web Development
41 (3.846 %)Problem Management
41 (3.846 %)Release Management
41 (3.846 %)Web Testing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (19.23 %)SQL
23 (11.54 %)C#
23 (11.54 %)VB
32 (7.692 %)VB6
32 (7.692 %)JavaScript
32 (7.692 %)PL/SQL
41 (3.846 %)RPG
41 (3.846 %)VBScript
41 (3.846 %)Perl
41 (3.846 %)COBOL
41 (3.846 %)Java
41 (3.846 %)Korn
41 (3.846 %)Shell Script
41 (3.846 %)C
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.846 %)ISEB
11 (3.846 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (3.846 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (19.23 %)Microsoft
24 (15.38 %)Oracle
31 (3.846 %)Business Objects
31 (3.846 %)IBM
31 (3.846 %)CA