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

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-51
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.424 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£355
% change on same period last year-1.56 %
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£40.75£37.90
% change on same period last year+7.53 %
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 %
Swing South EastSwing
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.

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Demand Trend

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

Kent Swing Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Swing Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Swing Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 7 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)J2EE
15 (100.00 %)Logistics
24 (80.00 %)BPEL
33 (60.00 %)Migration
42 (40.00 %)Hibernate
51 (20.00 %)ESB

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)J2EE
22 (40.00 %)Hibernate
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)ESB
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Architect
15 (100.00 %)Java Architect
23 (60.00 %)Java Technical Architect
23 (60.00 %)Technical Architect
32 (40.00 %)J2EE Architect
41 (20.00 %)Software Architect
41 (20.00 %)Lead Architect
41 (20.00 %)Principal Architect
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Logistics
24 (80.00 %)BPEL
33 (60.00 %)Migration
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Java