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This section looks at the demand for Java Servlet 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 Servlets over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Servlet
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank44-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.031 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£341
% change on same period last year+8.25 %
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£44.25£30.88
% change on same period last year+43.31 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads97165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.129 %0.165 %
Daily rates quoted2234
Average minimum daily rate£294£260
Average daily rate£307£269
% change on same period last year+14.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£278
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1529
Average minimum hourly rate£31.02£40.20
Average hourly rate£32.59£46.83
% change on same period last year-30.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.15£53.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Servlets South EastServlets
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.

Servlets
Demand Trend

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

Kent Servlets Demand Trend

Servlets
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Servlets Daily Rate Trend

Servlets
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Servlets 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 Servlets.

11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)JDBC
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Java RMI
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
11 (100.00 %)Degree

Servlets
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Servlets 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 Servlets. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)JDBC
11 (100.00 %)Java RMI
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Linux
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree