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The table below looks at the demand for Intranet 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 Intranet over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIntranet
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4241
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads611
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.012 %
As % of the category below7.317 %13.92 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£330£280
Average daily rate£370£315
% change on same period last year+17.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.59 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.50
Average hourly rate-£28.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.48£23.49
% change on same period last year-17.05 %
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 %
Intranet South EastIntranet
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.

Intranet
Demand Trend

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

Kent Intranet Demand Trend

Intranet
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Intranet Daily Rate Trend

Intranet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Intranet Hourly Rate Trend

Intranet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Intranet 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
DartfordNew entry-2£370-
SevenoaksNew entry-2--
TonbridgeNew entry-1--
Intranet South EastIntranet
South East

Intranet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

118 (72.00 %).NET
118 (72.00 %)Internet
215 (60.00 %)SharePoint
314 (56.00 %)C#
412 (48.00 %)ASP.NET
510 (40.00 %)SQL Server
510 (40.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
68 (32.00 %)SQL Server 2005
68 (32.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
68 (32.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
68 (32.00 %)ADO.NET
77 (28.00 %)Windows
77 (28.00 %)Extranet
85 (20.00 %)AJAX
85 (20.00 %)Publishing
85 (20.00 %)GIS
85 (20.00 %)ESRI
85 (20.00 %)ArcIMS
85 (20.00 %)UNIX
85 (20.00 %)ASP
85 (20.00 %)WebServices
85 (20.00 %)HTML
94 (16.00 %)VB
94 (16.00 %)XML
94 (16.00 %)Oracle
94 (16.00 %)ArcObjects
103 (12.00 %)MS PowerPoint
103 (12.00 %)Migration
103 (12.00 %)MS Excel
103 (12.00 %)Microsoft

Intranet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (72.00 %).NET
212 (48.00 %)ASP.NET
38 (32.00 %)ADO.NET
45 (20.00 %)ASP
45 (20.00 %)WebServices
45 (20.00 %)AJAX
45 (20.00 %)HTML
54 (16.00 %)ArcObjects
54 (16.00 %)XML
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (60.00 %)SharePoint
210 (40.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
35 (20.00 %)ArcIMS
41 (4.000 %)ArcSDE
41 (4.000 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (12.00 %)MS Excel
13 (12.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (8.000 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (72.00 %)Internet
27 (28.00 %)Extranet
31 (4.000 %)VoIP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (40.00 %)SQL Server
28 (32.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
28 (32.00 %)SQL Server 2005
28 (32.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
35 (20.00 %)GIS
42 (8.000 %)MySQL
42 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (4.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (20.00 %)Publishing
21 (4.000 %)Manufacturing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (64.00 %)Developer
26 (24.00 %)Project Manager
34 (16.00 %)GIS Developer
34 (16.00 %)SharePoint Developer
34 (16.00 %)Web Developer
43 (12.00 %)Applications Developer
52 (8.000 %)Internet Developer
61 (4.000 %)Systems Manager
61 (4.000 %)Network Support
61 (4.000 %)Web Applications Developer
61 (4.000 %)Systems Support
61 (4.000 %)Project Leader
61 (4.000 %)Applications Project Manager
61 (4.000 %)Applications Manager
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (28.00 %)Windows
25 (20.00 %)UNIX
32 (8.000 %)Windows Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (12.00 %)Migration
22 (8.000 %)Project Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (56.00 %)C#
24 (16.00 %)VB
32 (8.000 %)PHP
41 (4.000 %)SQL
41 (4.000 %)JavaScript
41 (4.000 %)VB.NET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.000 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.000 %)Terminal Services
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (20.00 %)ESRI
24 (16.00 %)Oracle
33 (12.00 %)Microsoft