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The table below looks at the demand for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ODBC over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4750
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.909 %1.493 %
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£308£341
% change on same period last year-9.84 %
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£22.39-
% change on same period last year-
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads110134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.177 %0.144 %
Daily rates quoted4536
Average minimum daily rate£269£301
Average daily rate£286£311
% change on same period last year-8.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted917
Average minimum hourly rate£29.73£22.33
Average hourly rate£32.89£23.32
% change on same period last year+41.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.05£24.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
ODBC South EastODBC
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.

ODBC
Demand Trend

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

Kent ODBC Demand Trend

ODBC
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent ODBC Daily Rate Trend

ODBC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent ODBC Hourly Rate Trend

ODBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)VBScript
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)IIS
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)ADO
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)COM+
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)CRM
11 (100.00 %)ETL
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)Migration
11 (100.00 %)CruiseControl
11 (100.00 %)VB6
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (100.00 %)Insurance
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)NHibernate
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework
11 (100.00 %)WPF
11 (100.00 %)Data Migration

ODBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ADO
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)COM+
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)NHibernate
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework
11 (100.00 %)WPF
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)IIS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ETL
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)CruiseControl
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Insurance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Programmer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)CRM
11 (100.00 %)Migration
11 (100.00 %)Data Migration
11 (100.00 %)Data Mapping
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)VBScript
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)VB6
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft