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The table below looks at the demand for Network Design 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 Network Design over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Design
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£416£370
% change on same period last year+12.32 %
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£42.57£39.13
% change on same period last year+8.78 %
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 %
Network Design South EastNetwork Design
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.

Network Design
Demand Trend

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

Kent Network Design Demand Trend

Network Design
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Network Design Daily Rate Trend

Network Design
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Network Design Hourly Rate Trend

Network Design
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)MPLS
21 (50.00 %)BGP
21 (50.00 %)Firewall
21 (50.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)Load Balancing
21 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (50.00 %)CCIE
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)CCDP
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)VPN
21 (50.00 %)DNS

Network Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)LAN
11 (50.00 %)VPN
11 (50.00 %)DNS
11 (50.00 %)MPLS
11 (50.00 %)BGP
11 (50.00 %)Firewall
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Solutions Designer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Linux
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Load Balancing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)CCIE
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)CCDP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)VMware