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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pensions' 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 Pensions over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPension
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3650
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads73
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.459 %1.299 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£325£317
Average daily rate£330£383
% change on same period last year-13.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£421£402
% change on same period last year+4.71 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.77£44.44
% change on same period last year-37.49 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads157231
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.212 %0.231 %
Daily rates quoted4461
Average minimum daily rate£323£367
Average daily rate£337£384
% change on same period last year-12.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Hourly rates quoted2629
Average minimum hourly rate£21.45£27.64
Average hourly rate£22.48£30.14
% change on same period last year-25.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.51£32.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.19£27.23
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
Pensions South EastPensions
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.

Pensions
Demand Trend

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

Kent Pensions Demand Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Pensions Daily Rate Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Pensions across the Kent region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

Kent Pensions Daily Rate Histogram

Pensions
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Pensions Hourly Rate Trend

Pensions
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pensions within the Kent region over the 3 months to 4 September 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
Tunbridge WellsUp+13£330-26.66 %
ChathamNew entry-2--
Pensions South EastPensions
South East

Pensions
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Pensions 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 Pensions.

12 (28.57 %)HNC
12 (28.57 %)CAD
12 (28.57 %)AutoCAD
12 (28.57 %)Insurance
12 (28.57 %)MS PowerPoint
12 (28.57 %)Requirements Analysis
12 (28.57 %)SharePoint
12 (28.57 %)MS Visio
12 (28.57 %)QMS
21 (14.29 %)BusinessObjects
21 (14.29 %)BusinessObjects XI
21 (14.29 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
21 (14.29 %)Finance
21 (14.29 %)CRM
21 (14.29 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)Oracle
21 (14.29 %)Business Objects

Pensions
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Pensions 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 Pensions. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (28.57 %)SharePoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)MS Visio
12 (28.57 %)AutoCAD
12 (28.57 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)BusinessObjects
11 (14.29 %)BusinessObjects XI
11 (14.29 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Insurance
21 (14.29 %)Finance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (28.57 %)Analyst
12 (28.57 %)CAD Technician
21 (14.29 %)Project Manager
21 (14.29 %)Business Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Developer
21 (14.29 %)Business Developer
21 (14.29 %)Process Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Business Objects Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)CAD
12 (28.57 %)Requirements Analysis
12 (28.57 %)QMS
21 (14.29 %)CRM
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)HNC
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Oracle
11 (14.29 %)Business Objects