Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Network Support role in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Support in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4249
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads63
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.546 %0.542 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£234-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£265-
UK excluding London average daily rate£264£280
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£17.50
Average hourly rate-£18.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.55£18.88
% change on same period last year+24.75 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Network Support South EastNetwork Support
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 Support
Demand Trend

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

Kent Network Support Demand Trend

Network Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Network Support Daily Rate Trend

Network Support
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kent Network Support Daily Rate Histogram

Network Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Network Support Hourly Rate Trend

Network Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support 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
TonbridgeNew entry-1--
SevenoaksNew entry-1--
Network Support South EastNetwork Support
South East

Network Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Network Support in their job title 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 with Network Support in their job title.

16 (60.00 %)Windows
25 (50.00 %)LAN
25 (50.00 %)WAN
25 (50.00 %)Cisco
25 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
34 (40.00 %)Firewall
43 (30.00 %)SLA
43 (30.00 %)Websense
43 (30.00 %)CCNP
43 (30.00 %)CCNA
43 (30.00 %)CheckPoint
52 (20.00 %)VPN
52 (20.00 %)DNS
52 (20.00 %)DHCP
52 (20.00 %)McAfee Security
52 (20.00 %)Incident Management
52 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (10.00 %)Load Balancing
61 (10.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
61 (10.00 %)Time Management
61 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
61 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
61 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
61 (10.00 %)Cisco ASA
61 (10.00 %)Wireless
61 (10.00 %)Frame Relay
61 (10.00 %)Government

Network Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Network Support in their job title 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 with Network Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %).NET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (10.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (50.00 %)LAN
15 (50.00 %)WAN
24 (40.00 %)Firewall
32 (20.00 %)DHCP
32 (20.00 %)VPN
32 (20.00 %)DNS
41 (10.00 %)SAN
41 (10.00 %)Intranet
41 (10.00 %)MPLS
41 (10.00 %)Ethernet
41 (10.00 %)VoIP
41 (10.00 %)Wireless
41 (10.00 %)Frame Relay
41 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
41 (10.00 %)Cisco ASA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)MySQL
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server
11 (10.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Government
11 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (60.00 %)Windows
25 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (10.00 %)Solaris
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Incident Management
21 (10.00 %)Load Balancing
21 (10.00 %)Time Management
21 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (10.00 %)ITIL
21 (10.00 %)PRINCE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)C#
11 (10.00 %)PHP
11 (10.00 %)VB
11 (10.00 %)VBA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (30.00 %)CCNP
23 (30.00 %)CCNA
31 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (10.00 %)MCSE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (30.00 %)SLA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (10.00 %)Active Directory
11 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
11 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)Tivoli
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Cisco
23 (30.00 %)CheckPoint
23 (30.00 %)Websense
32 (20.00 %)McAfee Security
41 (10.00 %)VMware
41 (10.00 %)IBM
41 (10.00 %)Microsoft
41 (10.00 %)Nokia
41 (10.00 %)Oracle