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

 Military
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4550
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.676 %0.948 %
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£340£387
% change on same period last year-12.12 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£27.50£41.25
% change on same period last year-33.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.23£34.99
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
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 %
Military South EastMilitary
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.

Military
Demand Trend

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

Kent Military Demand Trend

Military
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Military Daily Rate Trend

Military
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Military Hourly Rate Trend

Military
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Military 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
RochesterNew entry-1--
Military South EastMilitary
South East

Military
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

15 (50.00 %)Operations Research
24 (40.00 %)Games
32 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (20.00 %)DV Cleared
32 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (20.00 %)UML
32 (20.00 %)OO
41 (10.00 %)Degree
41 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
41 (10.00 %)ARTiSAN
41 (10.00 %)Project Management
41 (10.00 %)Electronics
41 (10.00 %)Aerospace
41 (10.00 %)Avionics
41 (10.00 %)Mentor Graphics

Military
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (10.00 %)ARTiSAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Games
21 (10.00 %)Avionics
21 (10.00 %)Electronics
21 (10.00 %)Aerospace
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Project Manager
22 (20.00 %)Developer
31 (10.00 %)Tester
31 (10.00 %)Hardware Design Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Design Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Hardware Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)Operations Research
22 (20.00 %)UML
22 (20.00 %)OO
22 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (20.00 %)DV Cleared
22 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Project Management
31 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Mentor Graphics