Kent Mentor Graphics Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mentor Graphics products and/or services in IT contracts within the Kent region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mentor Graphics over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Cambridgeshire East Anglia East of England England Hertfordshire Kent Rochester South East South West Stevenage Swindon UK West Midlands Wiltshire	3 months to 2 Dec 2008	Same period last year
Rank	47	51
Rank change on same period last year	+4
Matching contract IT job ads	1	1
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.002 %	0.001 %
As % of the category below	0.546 %	0.377 %
Daily rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum daily rate	-	-
Average daily rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£27.00	-
Average hourly rate	£27.50	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£28.00	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£28.92	£30.00
% change on same period last year	-3.61 %
Vendors Kent
Matching contract IT job ads	183	265
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.294 %	0.285 %
Daily rates quoted	68	61
Average minimum daily rate	£271	£343
Average daily rate	£282	£368
% change on same period last year	-23.19 %
Average maximum daily rate	£294	£392
UK excluding London average daily rate	£357	£349
% change on same period last year	+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted	30	28
Average minimum hourly rate	£17.01	£19.46
Average hourly rate	£17.83	£20.88
% change on same period last year	-14.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£18.65	£22.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.78	£24.08
% change on same period last year	-1.22 %
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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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Mentor Graphics, Inc .

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Demand Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mentor Graphics 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.

Location	Rank 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
Rochester	-	1	-	-

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Top 4 Related IT Skills

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

1 1 (100.00 %) Electronics 1 1 (100.00 %) Aerospace 1 1 (100.00 %) Military 1 1 (100.00 %) Avionics

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

General 1 1 (100.00 %) Electronics 1 1 (100.00 %) Aerospace 1 1 (100.00 %) Military 1 1 (100.00 %) Avionics

Job Titles 1 1 (100.00 %) Hardware Design Engineer 1 1 (100.00 %) Design Engineer 1 1 (100.00 %) Hardware Engineer