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The table below looks at the demand for Broadband skills within the Maidstone region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Broadband over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBroadband
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£341
% change on same period last year+9.14 %
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£19.28£20.34
% change on same period last year-5.18 %
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Maidstone
Matching contract IT job ads187
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.007 %
Daily rates quoted80
Average minimum daily rate£361-
Average daily rate£371-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£382-
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted71
Average minimum hourly rate£22.31£12.00
Average hourly rate£23.15£13.00
% change on same period last year+78.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
Broadband KentBroadband
Kent

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.

Broadband
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Broadband across the Maidstone region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Maidstone Broadband Demand Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Maidstone Broadband Hourly Rate Trend

Broadband
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidstone region citing Broadband 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 Broadband.

14 (100.00 %)Wireless
14 (100.00 %)Citrix
23 (75.00 %)Oracle
23 (75.00 %)QA
23 (75.00 %)AutoCAD
23 (75.00 %)Asset Management
23 (75.00 %)Data Analysis
32 (50.00 %)Government
41 (25.00 %)Summit
41 (25.00 %)Local Government

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidstone region citing Broadband 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 Broadband. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)AutoCAD
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)Summit
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)Wireless
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
21 (25.00 %)Local Government
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Project Officer
21 (25.00 %)Coordinator
21 (25.00 %)Project Coordinator
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Asset Management
13 (75.00 %)Data Analysis
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (75.00 %)QA
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Citrix
23 (75.00 %)Oracle