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This section looks at the demand for Web Services 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 WebServices over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2641
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads1914
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.014 %
As % of the category below19.59 %8.485 %
Daily rates quoted25
Average minimum daily rate£250£166
Average daily rate£263£170
% change on same period last year+54.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£174
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£348
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
Hourly rates quoted70
Average minimum hourly rate£34.71-
Average hourly rate£35.71-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.71-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.21£33.64
% change on same period last year+7.64 %
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 %
WebServices South EastWebServices
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.

WebServices
Demand Trend

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

Kent WebServices Demand Trend

WebServices
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent WebServices Daily Rate Trend

WebServices
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent WebServices Hourly Rate Trend

WebServices
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebServices across the Kent region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Kent WebServices Hourly Rate Histogram

WebServices
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebServices within the Kent region over the 3 months to 29 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
MaidstoneUp+27--
SevenoaksNew entry-1--
ChathamNew entry-1£300-
WebServices South EastWebServices
South East

WebServices
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (77.27 %).NET
117 (77.27 %)Windows
214 (63.64 %)UNIX
214 (63.64 %)GIS
214 (63.64 %)ESRI
312 (54.55 %)ArcIMS
312 (54.55 %)Internet
410 (45.45 %)Microsoft
410 (45.45 %)VB
410 (45.45 %)XML
410 (45.45 %)C#
410 (45.45 %)HTML
410 (45.45 %)AJAX
59 (40.91 %)ArcObjects
59 (40.91 %)ASP
67 (31.82 %)Oracle
67 (31.82 %)Intranet
67 (31.82 %)Publishing
76 (27.27 %)MS PowerPoint
76 (27.27 %)MS Excel
76 (27.27 %)ASP.NET
84 (18.18 %)SQL Server
84 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
84 (18.18 %)Degree
84 (18.18 %)ArcSDE
93 (13.64 %)Summit
102 (9.091 %)Finance
102 (9.091 %)Government
102 (9.091 %)Local Government
102 (9.091 %)SOAP

WebServices
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (77.27 %).NET
210 (45.45 %)XML
210 (45.45 %)AJAX
210 (45.45 %)HTML
39 (40.91 %)ArcObjects
39 (40.91 %)ASP
46 (27.27 %)ASP.NET
52 (9.091 %)SOAP
61 (4.545 %)J2EE
61 (4.545 %)XML Messaging
61 (4.545 %)Hibernate
61 (4.545 %)Spring
61 (4.545 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (4.545 %).NET Framework
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (54.55 %)ArcIMS
24 (18.18 %)ArcSDE
32 (9.091 %)BizTalk Server
41 (4.545 %)SharePoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (27.27 %)MS Excel
16 (27.27 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (13.64 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (54.55 %)Internet
27 (31.82 %)Intranet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (63.64 %)GIS
24 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (18.18 %)SQL Server
31 (4.545 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2008
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.545 %)Visual Studio
11 (4.545 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (31.82 %)Publishing
22 (9.091 %)Finance
22 (9.091 %)Government
22 (9.091 %)Local Government
31 (4.545 %)Retail Banking
31 (4.545 %)Legal
31 (4.545 %)Banking
31 (4.545 %)Retail
31 (4.545 %)Insurance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (63.64 %)Developer
27 (31.82 %)GIS Developer
36 (27.27 %)Applications Developer
44 (18.18 %).NET Developer
44 (18.18 %)C# Developer
53 (13.64 %)ASP.NET Developer
62 (9.091 %)Support Engineer
62 (9.091 %)Web Developer
62 (9.091 %)Web Applications Developer
62 (9.091 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
71 (4.545 %)Junior
71 (4.545 %)Development Manager
71 (4.545 %)J2EE Developer
71 (4.545 %)ASP Developer
71 (4.545 %)Applications Support
71 (4.545 %)Java Developer
71 (4.545 %)Applications Support Engineer
71 (4.545 %)Applications Development Manager
71 (4.545 %)Applications Manager
71 (4.545 %)SharePoint Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (77.27 %)Windows
214 (63.64 %)UNIX
32 (9.091 %)Solaris
41 (4.545 %)Windows 2000 Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (4.545 %)Change Management
11 (4.545 %)E-business
11 (4.545 %)Problem Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (45.45 %)C#
110 (45.45 %)VB
21 (4.545 %)Java
21 (4.545 %)JavaScript
21 (4.545 %)SQL
21 (4.545 %)Transact-SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (18.18 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.545 %)ISO9001
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (63.64 %)ESRI
210 (45.45 %)Microsoft
37 (31.82 %)Oracle
42 (9.091 %)Sun