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This section looks at the demand for Language Integrated Query (LINQ) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LINQ over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLanguage Integrated Query (LINQ)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank44-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.075 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£272-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads93168
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.123 %0.167 %
Daily rates quoted2036
Average minimum daily rate£279£241
Average daily rate£295£250
% change on same period last year+17.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£259
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted1628
Average minimum hourly rate£29.93£40.48
Average hourly rate£31.73£47.18
% change on same period last year-32.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.52£53.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
LINQ South EastLINQ
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.

LINQ
Demand Trend

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

Kent LINQ Demand Trend

LINQ
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LINQ within the Kent region over the 3 months to 21 August 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 WellsNew entry-1--
LINQ South EastLINQ
South East

LINQ
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing LINQ 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 LINQ.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)DHTML
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
11 (100.00 %)MVC
11 (100.00 %)AJAX
11 (100.00 %)Web Development
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework
11 (100.00 %)Silverlight
11 (100.00 %)jQuery

LINQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing LINQ 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 LINQ. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
11 (100.00 %)MVC
11 (100.00 %)AJAX
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework
11 (100.00 %)Silverlight
11 (100.00 %)jQuery
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Web Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Web Development
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)DHTML