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The table below looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Junior
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads710
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.011 %
As % of the category below1.804 %1.805 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£150£90
Average daily rate£158£103
% change on same period last year+53.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£165£115
UK excluding London average daily rate£200£230
% change on same period last year-12.92 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.20
Average hourly rate-£13.10
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.05£17.49
% change on same period last year-25.39 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Junior South EastJunior
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.

Junior
Demand Trend

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

Kent Junior Demand Trend

Junior
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Junior Daily Rate Trend

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Junior Hourly Rate Trend

Junior
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior 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
CanterburyDown-41--
Tunbridge WellsDown-31--
Junior South EastJunior
South East

Junior
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title.

18 (42.11 %)HTML
18 (42.11 %)JavaScript
27 (36.84 %).NET
27 (36.84 %)C#
27 (36.84 %)ASP
27 (36.84 %)ASP.NET
27 (36.84 %)XML
27 (36.84 %)AJAX
33 (15.79 %)SQL Server
33 (15.79 %)MS Excel
42 (10.53 %)MS Office
42 (10.53 %)SQL
42 (10.53 %)Transact-SQL
42 (10.53 %)NHS
42 (10.53 %)PRINCE2
42 (10.53 %)Finance
42 (10.53 %)Government
42 (10.53 %)Data Analysis
51 (5.263 %)Content Management
51 (5.263 %)Document Management
51 (5.263 %)Computer Science
51 (5.263 %)Cisco PIX
51 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
51 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
51 (5.263 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (5.263 %)Local Government
51 (5.263 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (5.263 %)Marketing
51 (5.263 %)Project Planning
51 (5.263 %)Degree

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (42.11 %)HTML
27 (36.84 %).NET
27 (36.84 %)ASP
27 (36.84 %)ASP.NET
27 (36.84 %)XML
27 (36.84 %)AJAX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.263 %)SharePoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (15.79 %)MS Excel
22 (10.53 %)MS Office
31 (5.263 %)MS Project
31 (5.263 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.263 %)LAN
11 (5.263 %)WAN
11 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
11 (5.263 %)Internet
11 (5.263 %)Firewall
11 (5.263 %)Cisco PIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (15.79 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.53 %)Finance
12 (10.53 %)Government
21 (5.263 %)Health
21 (5.263 %)Legal
21 (5.263 %)Local Government
21 (5.263 %)Marketing
21 (5.263 %)Telecoms
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)NHS
21 (5.263 %)Computer Science
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.263 %)Windows
11 (5.263 %)Windows XP
11 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (5.263 %)Windows 2000 Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (10.53 %)PRINCE2
12 (10.53 %)Data Analysis
21 (5.263 %)Project Planning
21 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
21 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
21 (5.263 %)B2B
21 (5.263 %)Project Management
21 (5.263 %)Risk Management
21 (5.263 %)Workflow
21 (5.263 %)Content Management
21 (5.263 %)Document Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (42.11 %)JavaScript
27 (36.84 %)C#
32 (10.53 %)SQL
32 (10.53 %)Transact-SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)CCNA
11 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
11 (5.263 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.263 %)Cisco
11 (5.263 %)Microsoft
11 (5.263 %)CheckPoint