Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

 Legal
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank40-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.469 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£334-
Average daily rate£342-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£351-
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£402
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£20.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.55£23.70
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
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 %
Legal South EastLegal
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.

Legal
Demand Trend

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

Kent Legal Demand Trend

Legal
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Legal Daily Rate Trend

Legal
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kent Legal Daily Rate Histogram

Legal
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Legal Hourly Rate Trend

Legal
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Kent Legal Hourly Rate Histogram

Legal
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal 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
MaidstoneNew entry-7£327-
Legal South EastLegal
South East

Legal
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (90.00 %)Finance
25 (50.00 %)Government
25 (50.00 %)Microsoft
34 (40.00 %)Project Management
34 (40.00 %)C#
34 (40.00 %).NET
34 (40.00 %)Local Government
43 (30.00 %)HTML
43 (30.00 %)JavaScript
43 (30.00 %)MS Office
43 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
43 (30.00 %)XML
43 (30.00 %)Windows
43 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (30.00 %)MS Excel
52 (20.00 %)Windows NT
52 (20.00 %)Windows XP
52 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
52 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
52 (20.00 %)CSS
52 (20.00 %)SQL Server
52 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
52 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
52 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (10.00 %)Banking
61 (10.00 %)Systems Analysis
61 (10.00 %)Business Analysis

Legal
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (40.00 %).NET
23 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
23 (30.00 %)XML
23 (30.00 %)HTML
32 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
32 (20.00 %)CSS
41 (10.00 %)ASP
41 (10.00 %)AJAX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
12 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (30.00 %)MS Office
13 (30.00 %)MS Excel
21 (10.00 %)MS Visio
21 (10.00 %)MS Project
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)SQL Server
12 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (90.00 %)Finance
25 (50.00 %)Government
34 (40.00 %)Local Government
41 (10.00 %)Marketing
41 (10.00 %)Banking
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (30.00 %)Developer
13 (30.00 %)Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
22 (20.00 %)2nd Line Support
22 (20.00 %).NET Developer
22 (20.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Junior
31 (10.00 %)Junior Developer
31 (10.00 %)Junior Web Developer
31 (10.00 %)IT Procurement Manager
31 (10.00 %)Windows Administrator
31 (10.00 %)Windows Systems Administrator
31 (10.00 %)Administrator
31 (10.00 %)Procurement Manager
31 (10.00 %)Web Developer
31 (10.00 %)Systems Administrator
31 (10.00 %)DBA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)Windows
13 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (20.00 %)Windows NT
22 (20.00 %)Windows XP
31 (10.00 %)Solaris
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)Project Management
22 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
31 (10.00 %)Risk Management
31 (10.00 %)Systems Analysis
31 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
31 (10.00 %)Load Balancing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (40.00 %)C#
23 (30.00 %)JavaScript
31 (10.00 %)VB
31 (10.00 %)VBA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)MCSE
11 (10.00 %)MCDBA
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)Oracle