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

LinkMathematics (Maths)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4650
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.667 %1.942 %
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£263£348
% change on same period last year-24.40 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£19.15£13.00
Average hourly rate£19.75£14.50
% change on same period last year+36.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.35£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.42£22.72
% change on same period last year+25.06 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads120103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted3011
Average minimum daily rate£315£383
Average daily rate£330£395
% change on same period last year-16.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted1523
Average minimum hourly rate£18.92£16.96
Average hourly rate£20.04£18.29
% change on same period last year+9.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.17£19.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Mathematics South EastMathematics
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.

Mathematics
Demand Trend

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

Kent Mathematics Demand Trend

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Mathematics Daily Rate Trend

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Mathematics Hourly Rate Trend

Mathematics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics 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-2--
Mathematics South EastMathematics
South East

Mathematics
Top 19 Related IT Skills

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

12 (66.67 %)C
12 (66.67 %)Active Directory
21 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (33.33 %)Blackberry
21 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (33.33 %)S-PLUS
21 (33.33 %)PDA
21 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (33.33 %)MS Office
21 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
21 (33.33 %)Windows NT
21 (33.33 %)Windows XP
21 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
21 (33.33 %)VPN
21 (33.33 %)SSL
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft

Mathematics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
11 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (33.33 %)MS Office
11 (33.33 %)S-PLUS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)VPN
11 (33.33 %)SSL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
11 (33.33 %)2nd Line Support
11 (33.33 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Blackberry
11 (33.33 %)PDA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)Windows
11 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
11 (33.33 %)Windows NT
11 (33.33 %)Windows XP
11 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)C
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (66.67 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft