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This section looks at the demand for the Solutions Designer 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 Solutions Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Solution Designer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank43-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.529 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£360-
Average daily rate£360-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£360-
UK excluding London average daily rate£404£400
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
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£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads378551
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.499 %0.549 %
Daily rates quoted134115
Average minimum daily rate£278£298
Average daily rate£296£312
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted57109
Average minimum hourly rate£19.34£22.15
Average hourly rate£20.92£24.43
% change on same period last year-14.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.49£26.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Solutions Designer South EastSolutions Designer
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.

Solutions Designer
Demand Trend

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

Kent Solutions Designer Demand Trend

Solutions Designer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Solutions Designer Daily Rate Trend

Solutions Designer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Designer within the Kent region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
SevenoaksNew entry-1--
Solutions Designer South EastSolutions Designer
South East

Solutions Designer
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Solutions Designer 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 Solutions Designer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)VPN
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)VMware
12 (100.00 %)LAN
12 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (50.00 %)VoIP
21 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (50.00 %)Network Design
21 (50.00 %)Local Government
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Load Balancing
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)CCDP
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)SAN
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE
21 (50.00 %)Firewall
21 (50.00 %)Government

Solutions Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Solutions Designer 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 Solutions Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)VPN
12 (100.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)VoIP
21 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (50.00 %)SAN
21 (50.00 %)Firewall
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Local Government
11 (50.00 %)Government
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 %)Network Design
11 (50.00 %)Load Balancing
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)CCNP
11 (50.00 %)CCNA
11 (50.00 %)CCDP
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft