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

 Migration
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3018
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads1936
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.039 %
As % of the category below8.261 %12.33 %
Daily rates quoted95
Average minimum daily rate£208£313
Average daily rate£218£350
% change on same period last year-37.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£229£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£376£365
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00£19.33
Average hourly rate£13.50£20.00
% change on same period last year-32.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£20.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.34£28.39
% change on same period last year-17.81 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads230292
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.370 %0.314 %
Daily rates quoted7167
Average minimum daily rate£315£337
Average daily rate£327£355
% change on same period last year-7.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted2239
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00£26.99
Average hourly rate£24.10£28.80
% change on same period last year-16.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.19£30.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Migration South EastMigration
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.

Migration
Demand Trend

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

Kent Migration Demand Trend

Migration
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Migration Daily Rate Trend

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kent Migration Daily Rate Histogram

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Migration Hourly Rate Trend

Migration
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration 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-13£200-
SevenoaksNew entry-3£213-
DartfordNew entry-1--
Migration South EastMigration
South East

Migration
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

115 (33.33 %)Data Migration
211 (24.44 %)SQL
211 (24.44 %)Active Directory
310 (22.22 %)Novell
310 (22.22 %)SQL Server
310 (22.22 %)Windows
49 (20.00 %).NET
58 (17.78 %)Oracle
67 (15.56 %)Windows Server 2003
67 (15.56 %)Microsoft
67 (15.56 %)SharePoint
76 (13.33 %)Oracle 10g
76 (13.33 %)PL/SQL
76 (13.33 %)C#
76 (13.33 %)UNIX
76 (13.33 %)Project Management
85 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
85 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
85 (11.11 %)VB
94 (8.889 %)NDS
94 (8.889 %)DNS
94 (8.889 %)CRM
94 (8.889 %)Marketing
94 (8.889 %)SharePoint Server 2007
94 (8.889 %)Insurance
94 (8.889 %)Shell Script
103 (6.667 %)Health
103 (6.667 %)Windows XP
103 (6.667 %)SAN
103 (6.667 %)Intranet

Migration
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (20.00 %).NET
25 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
32 (4.444 %)COM+
32 (4.444 %)ADO
32 (4.444 %)NHibernate
32 (4.444 %).NET Framework
32 (4.444 %)WPF
41 (2.222 %)ASP
41 (2.222 %)XML
41 (2.222 %)ODBC
41 (2.222 %)SAP Basis
41 (2.222 %)HTML
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (15.56 %)SharePoint
24 (8.889 %)SharePoint Server 2007
33 (6.667 %)IIS
42 (4.444 %)MS Exchange
42 (4.444 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (2.222 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (2.222 %)SharePoint Portal Server
51 (2.222 %)Exchange Server 2007
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.222 %)MS Office
11 (2.222 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.222 %)GoldMine
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (8.889 %)DNS
23 (6.667 %)SAN
23 (6.667 %)Intranet
32 (4.444 %)Internet
32 (4.444 %)Extranet
41 (2.222 %)TELNET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (22.22 %)SQL Server
26 (13.33 %)Oracle 10g
35 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (4.444 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (4.444 %)SQLPlus
42 (4.444 %)ETL
42 (4.444 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (4.444 %)Oracle 8/8i
42 (4.444 %)Oracle 9i
51 (2.222 %)MS Access
51 (2.222 %)Datawarehouse
51 (2.222 %)BusinessObjects
51 (2.222 %)Oracle Reports
51 (2.222 %)EDRMS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.444 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.222 %)PowerBuilder
21 (2.222 %)ProC
21 (2.222 %)CruiseControl
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (8.889 %)Insurance
14 (8.889 %)Marketing
23 (6.667 %)Health
32 (4.444 %)Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (17.78 %)Project Manager
27 (15.56 %)Developer
27 (15.56 %)Analyst
36 (13.33 %)DBA
43 (6.667 %)Consultant
43 (6.667 %).NET Developer
43 (6.667 %)Technical Manager
52 (4.444 %)Oracle DBA
52 (4.444 %)Development DBA
52 (4.444 %)SQL DBA
52 (4.444 %)Programme Manager
52 (4.444 %)Administrator
52 (4.444 %)Migration Engineer
61 (2.222 %)Data Analyst
61 (2.222 %)Project Leader
61 (2.222 %)Programmer
61 (2.222 %)Technical Support
61 (2.222 %)Technical Consultant
61 (2.222 %)Lead Developer
61 (2.222 %)Desktop Support
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.444 %)NHS
12 (4.444 %)Management Information System
21 (2.222 %)N-Tier
21 (2.222 %)Mainframe
21 (2.222 %)NPfIT
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (22.22 %)Windows
27 (15.56 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (13.33 %)UNIX
43 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
43 (6.667 %)Windows XP
51 (2.222 %)AIX
51 (2.222 %)Solaris
51 (2.222 %)Linux
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (33.33 %)Data Migration
26 (13.33 %)Project Management
34 (8.889 %)CRM
42 (4.444 %)Data Mapping
42 (4.444 %)PRINCE2
42 (4.444 %)Security Cleared
51 (2.222 %)SC Cleared
51 (2.222 %)Business Intelligence
51 (2.222 %)Change Management
51 (2.222 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (2.222 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (2.222 %)Programme Management
51 (2.222 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.222 %)TDD
51 (2.222 %)Information Management
51 (2.222 %)Software Engineering
51 (2.222 %)Supplier Management
51 (2.222 %)Release Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (24.44 %)SQL
26 (13.33 %)C#
26 (13.33 %)PL/SQL
35 (11.11 %)VB
44 (8.889 %)Shell Script
52 (4.444 %)AWK
52 (4.444 %)VB6
52 (4.444 %)Korn
52 (4.444 %)VB.NET
52 (4.444 %)VBScript
61 (2.222 %)C
61 (2.222 %)JavaScript
61 (2.222 %)Perl
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.222 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.444 %)SLA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (24.44 %)Active Directory
24 (8.889 %)NDS
32 (4.444 %)NetBackup
32 (4.444 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (2.222 %)VMware ESX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (4.444 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
21 (2.222 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (22.22 %)Novell
28 (17.78 %)Oracle
37 (15.56 %)Microsoft
42 (4.444 %)Cisco
42 (4.444 %)IBM
42 (4.444 %)VERITAS
42 (4.444 %)VMware
42 (4.444 %)NetApp
51 (2.222 %)Teradata
51 (2.222 %)Brocade
51 (2.222 %)Symantec
51 (2.222 %)HP
51 (2.222 %)Business Objects
51 (2.222 %)SAP
51 (2.222 %)Cognos