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The table below looks at the demand for JavaScript skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JavaScript over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJavaScript
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads3022
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.024 %
As % of the category below22.39 %10.78 %
Daily rates quoted155
Average minimum daily rate£262£206
Average daily rate£275£228
% change on same period last year+21.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£289£249
UK excluding London average daily rate£285£295
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£23.14
Average hourly rate-£23.14
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£23.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.89£28.69
% change on same period last year-13.23 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads134204
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.215 %0.219 %
Daily rates quoted5649
Average minimum daily rate£255£305
Average daily rate£273£322
% change on same period last year-15.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£291£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted933
Average minimum hourly rate£17.75£22.67
Average hourly rate£18.10£23.40
% change on same period last year-22.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.44£24.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
JavaScript South EastJavaScript
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.

JavaScript
Demand Trend

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

Kent JavaScript Demand Trend

JavaScript
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent JavaScript Daily Rate Trend

JavaScript
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kent JavaScript Daily Rate Histogram

JavaScript
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent JavaScript Hourly Rate Trend

JavaScript
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript 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
MaidstoneUp+59£272-2.93 %
SandwichNew entry-1£325-
West MallingNew entry-1£325-
JavaScript South EastJavaScript
South East

JavaScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

144 (83.02 %)HTML
243 (81.13 %).NET
243 (81.13 %)ASP.NET
340 (75.47 %)C#
434 (64.15 %)XML
532 (60.38 %)SQL Server
630 (56.60 %)CSS
724 (45.28 %)SQL Server 2005
819 (35.85 %)IIS
819 (35.85 %)Microsoft
918 (33.96 %)ASP
1017 (32.08 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1116 (30.19 %)AJAX
1215 (28.30 %)VSS/SourceSafe
138 (15.09 %)Java
147 (13.21 %)Government
147 (13.21 %)SQL
156 (11.32 %)XHTML
156 (11.32 %)Finance
165 (9.434 %)Unit Testing
165 (9.434 %)MS Excel
165 (9.434 %)SharePoint
174 (7.547 %)SQL Server 2000
174 (7.547 %)VB
174 (7.547 %)DHTML
174 (7.547 %)JSP
174 (7.547 %)Local Government
174 (7.547 %)Spreadsheet
183 (5.660 %)GIS
183 (5.660 %)ESRI

JavaScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
144 (83.02 %)HTML
243 (81.13 %).NET
243 (81.13 %)ASP.NET
334 (64.15 %)XML
430 (56.60 %)CSS
518 (33.96 %)ASP
617 (32.08 %)ASP.NET 2.0
716 (30.19 %)AJAX
86 (11.32 %)XHTML
94 (7.547 %)JSP
103 (5.660 %)Struts
103 (5.660 %)WebServices
103 (5.660 %)J2EE
103 (5.660 %)ActiveX
103 (5.660 %).NET Framework
112 (3.774 %)WPF
112 (3.774 %)MVC
112 (3.774 %)Hibernate
112 (3.774 %)ADO
112 (3.774 %)COM+
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (35.85 %)IIS
25 (9.434 %)SharePoint
33 (5.660 %)ArcIMS
41 (1.887 %)CMS
41 (1.887 %)ArcSDE
41 (1.887 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (1.887 %)Jetty
41 (1.887 %)Tomcat
41 (1.887 %)WebLogic
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (9.434 %)MS Excel
24 (7.547 %)Spreadsheet
32 (3.774 %)Photoshop
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.887 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.774 %)Internet
21 (1.887 %)Intranet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (60.38 %)SQL Server
224 (45.28 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (7.547 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (5.660 %)GIS
52 (3.774 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (1.887 %)ETL
61 (1.887 %)MySQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (28.30 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (3.774 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.887 %)JUnit
31 (1.887 %)Flash
31 (1.887 %)NUnit
31 (1.887 %)CruiseControl
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (13.21 %)Government
26 (11.32 %)Finance
34 (7.547 %)Local Government
43 (5.660 %)Legal
52 (3.774 %)Insurance
52 (3.774 %)Graphic Design
61 (1.887 %)Marketing
61 (1.887 %)Publishing
61 (1.887 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.887 %)Back Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (84.91 %)Developer
223 (43.40 %).NET Developer
311 (20.75 %)Web Developer
48 (15.09 %)Junior
48 (15.09 %)Junior Developer
48 (15.09 %)Junior Web Developer
56 (11.32 %)C# Developer
65 (9.434 %)ASP.NET Developer
74 (7.547 %)Programmer
83 (5.660 %)Java Developer
83 (5.660 %)GIS Developer
92 (3.774 %)Java Programmer
92 (3.774 %)Senior C# Developer
92 (3.774 %)Senior Developer
92 (3.774 %)Support Analyst
92 (3.774 %)Analyst
92 (3.774 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
92 (3.774 %)Senior .NET Developer
101 (1.887 %)Graduate Developer
101 (1.887 %)PHP Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.774 %)N-Tier
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.774 %)Windows
21 (1.887 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (1.887 %)UNIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (9.434 %)Unit Testing
23 (5.660 %)Incident Management
32 (3.774 %)Web Development
32 (3.774 %)Performance Testing
32 (3.774 %)Data Modelling
32 (3.774 %)UML
32 (3.774 %)CRM
32 (3.774 %)Web Design
41 (1.887 %)Agile Software Development
41 (1.887 %)TDD
41 (1.887 %)Software Engineering
41 (1.887 %)E-Commerce
41 (1.887 %)OOP
41 (1.887 %)OO
41 (1.887 %)SOA
41 (1.887 %)Migration
41 (1.887 %)Data Migration
41 (1.887 %)Data Mapping
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (75.47 %)C#
28 (15.09 %)Java
37 (13.21 %)SQL
44 (7.547 %)DHTML
44 (7.547 %)VB
52 (3.774 %)VB6
52 (3.774 %)VBScript
52 (3.774 %)PHP
61 (1.887 %)PL/SQL
61 (1.887 %)C
61 (1.887 %)C++
61 (1.887 %)XPath
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (35.85 %)Microsoft
23 (5.660 %)ESRI
23 (5.660 %)Oracle
31 (1.887 %)IBM