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The table below looks at the demand for Internet skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Internet over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4036
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads7182
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.035 %
As % of the category below19.35 %23.63 %
Salaries quoted6872
Average minimum salary£29,004£31,324
Average salary£31,357£33,324
% change on same period last year-5.90 %
Average maximum salary£33,710£35,324
UK excluding London average salary£36,670£35,626
% change on same period last year+2.93 %
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads367347
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.213 %0.149 %
Salaries quoted330287
Average minimum salary£33,600£29,358
Average salary£35,755£31,151
% change on same period last year+14.78 %
Average maximum salary£37,910£32,944
UK excluding London average salary£37,899£38,913
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Internet South EastInternet
South East

Internet
Demand Trend

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

Kent Internet Demand Trend

Internet
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Internet across the Kent region.

Kent Internet Salary Trend

Internet
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Internet across the Kent region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Kent Internet Salary Histogram

Internet
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Internet within the Kent region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
MargateNew entry-7£36,857-
TonbridgeNew entry-6£28,300-
RochesterNew entry-6£24,250-
DartfordDown-165£37,000+9.62 %
MaidstoneDown-45£36,500+8.80 %
WhitstableNew entry-3£32,500-
Tunbridge WellsUp+12£37,000+14.72 %
Internet South EastInternet
South East

Internet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Internet 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Internet.

146 (29.87 %)SQL
240 (25.97 %)Windows
339 (25.32 %).NET
435 (22.73 %)HTML
534 (22.08 %)Microsoft
633 (21.43 %)JavaScript
732 (20.78 %)XHTML
829 (18.83 %)CSS
928 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
1025 (16.23 %)ASP
1025 (16.23 %)SQL Server
1123 (14.94 %)MySQL
1221 (13.64 %)Windows XP
1320 (12.99 %)C
1320 (12.99 %)TCP/IP
1419 (12.34 %)DHCP
1518 (11.69 %)C#
1518 (11.69 %)Degree
1617 (11.04 %)Windows 2000
1617 (11.04 %)Embedded C
1715 (9.740 %)Flash
1715 (9.740 %)IIS
1715 (9.740 %)Multithreading
1814 (9.091 %)AJAX
1814 (9.091 %)MS Office
1814 (9.091 %)PHP
1814 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
1814 (9.091 %)MS Excel
1814 (9.091 %)Project Management
1913 (8.442 %)Active Directory

Internet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Internet also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Internet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (25.32 %).NET
235 (22.73 %)HTML
332 (20.78 %)XHTML
429 (18.83 %)CSS
525 (16.23 %)ASP
614 (9.091 %)AJAX
713 (8.442 %)script.aculo.us
812 (7.792 %)RSS
812 (7.792 %)ASP.NET
99 (5.844 %)WebServices
108 (5.195 %)XML
117 (4.545 %)Struts
117 (4.545 %)EJB
117 (4.545 %)J2EE
125 (3.247 %)MVC
125 (3.247 %)Symfony
133 (1.948 %)Adobe Flex
142 (1.299 %)EDI
151 (0.649 %)EJB 3.0
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (9.740 %)IIS
29 (5.844 %)Apache
29 (5.844 %)MS Exchange
29 (5.844 %)ColdFusion
38 (5.195 %)CMS
45 (3.247 %)Exchange Server 2003
54 (2.597 %)SharePoint
62 (1.299 %)Tomcat
62 (1.299 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (9.091 %)MS Office
114 (9.091 %)MS Excel
26 (3.896 %)MS Visio
33 (1.948 %)Fireworks
42 (1.299 %)Adobe Illustrator
42 (1.299 %)InDesign
42 (1.299 %)Photoshop
Kent IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (3.896 %)SoftGrid
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (12.99 %)TCP/IP
219 (12.34 %)DHCP
313 (8.442 %)DNS
49 (5.844 %)Intranet
55 (3.247 %)ISDN
64 (2.597 %)HTTP
64 (2.597 %)VoIP
64 (2.597 %)Extranet
64 (2.597 %)X.25
64 (2.597 %)Firewall
64 (2.597 %)VPN
72 (1.299 %)HTTPS
81 (0.649 %)ADSL
81 (0.649 %)Wireless
81 (0.649 %)IPsec
81 (0.649 %)IMAP
81 (0.649 %)Cisco IOS
81 (0.649 %)Network Security
81 (0.649 %)WAN
81 (0.649 %)POP3
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (16.23 %)SQL Server
223 (14.94 %)MySQL
38 (5.195 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (3.896 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (2.597 %)EDRMS
62 (1.299 %)Oracle 10g
62 (1.299 %)Oracle 9i
62 (1.299 %)DTS
62 (1.299 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.649 %)Crystal Enterprise
71 (0.649 %)RDBMS
71 (0.649 %)PostgreSQL
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (9.740 %)Flash
27 (4.545 %)Eclipse
27 (4.545 %)Log4j
35 (3.247 %)Dreamweaver
42 (1.299 %)FrontPage
51 (0.649 %)Subversion
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (7.143 %)Marketing
210 (6.494 %)Insurance
39 (5.844 %)Finance
46 (3.896 %)Government
46 (3.896 %)Advertising
46 (3.896 %)Games
54 (2.597 %)Pensions
63 (1.948 %)Graphic Design
72 (1.299 %)Billing
72 (1.299 %)Health
72 (1.299 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (1.299 %)Telecoms
81 (0.649 %)Investment Banking
81 (0.649 %)Banking
81 (0.649 %)Online Betting
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (31.82 %)Developer
229 (18.83 %)Analyst
326 (16.88 %)Web Developer
419 (12.34 %)Software Engineer
515 (9.740 %)Embedded Software Engineer
614 (9.091 %)Programmer
712 (7.792 %)Support Engineer
811 (7.143 %)Business Analyst
910 (6.494 %)Support Analyst
910 (6.494 %)Embedded C Engineer
109 (5.844 %)ASP Developer
118 (5.195 %)C Software Engineer
118 (5.195 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
127 (4.545 %).NET Programmer
136 (3.896 %)Systems Programmer
136 (3.896 %)PHP Developer
136 (3.896 %).NET Developer
136 (3.896 %)Project Manager
136 (3.896 %)Helpdesk Analyst
145 (3.247 %)Applications Support
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (9.740 %)Multithreading
213 (8.442 %)Management Information System
312 (7.792 %)Web 2.0
47 (4.545 %)W3C
56 (3.896 %)Computer Science
65 (3.247 %)Social Network
72 (1.299 %)Copywriting
72 (1.299 %)AS400
81 (0.649 %)NHS
81 (0.649 %)Derivative
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (25.97 %)Windows
228 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
321 (13.64 %)Windows XP
417 (11.04 %)Windows 2000
59 (5.844 %)Windows NT
59 (5.844 %)UNIX
68 (5.195 %)Linux
77 (4.545 %)Solaris
82 (1.299 %)SUSE
82 (1.299 %)Windows Server 2008
82 (1.299 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.649 %)Red Hat Linux
91 (0.649 %)Windows Vista
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (9.091 %)Project Management
213 (8.442 %)OO
213 (8.442 %)SEO
310 (6.494 %)Systems Analysis
49 (5.844 %)Web Development
58 (5.195 %)Content Management
58 (5.195 %)Requirements Analysis
58 (5.195 %)Workflow
67 (4.545 %)Scrum
67 (4.545 %)RUP
76 (3.896 %)PRINCE2
76 (3.896 %)Disaster Recovery
85 (3.247 %)Release Management
85 (3.247 %)Internet Marketing
85 (3.247 %)Business Intelligence
85 (3.247 %)Pay per click
94 (2.597 %)CRM
94 (2.597 %)E-Commerce
103 (1.948 %)Change Management
103 (1.948 %)Web Design
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (29.87 %)SQL
233 (21.43 %)JavaScript
320 (12.99 %)C
418 (11.69 %)C#
517 (11.04 %)Embedded C
614 (9.091 %)PHP
614 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
712 (7.792 %)VB
811 (7.143 %)ActionScript
811 (7.143 %)Java
99 (5.844 %)VB.NET
107 (4.545 %)VB6
116 (3.896 %)Transact-SQL
125 (3.247 %)DHTML
132 (1.299 %)PHP5
132 (1.299 %)VBA
141 (0.649 %)Shell Script
141 (0.649 %)Delphi
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (11.69 %)Degree
211 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (2.597 %)PRINCE2 Certification
34 (2.597 %)HND
43 (1.948 %)MCP
52 (1.299 %)MCSE
52 (1.299 %)MCSA
61 (0.649 %)CCNP
61 (0.649 %)CCDP
61 (0.649 %)Cisco Certification
61 (0.649 %)RHCE
Kent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.649 %)SLA
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (8.442 %)Active Directory
28 (5.195 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
36 (3.896 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (1.299 %)Citrix Presentation Server
42 (1.299 %)Backup Exec
42 (1.299 %)ISA Server
51 (0.649 %)Samba
51 (0.649 %)Terminal Server
51 (0.649 %)NFS
Kent IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.299 %)OpenView
12 (1.299 %)MIMEsweeper
12 (1.299 %)WSUS
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (22.08 %)Microsoft
29 (5.844 %)Adobe
29 (5.844 %)Oracle
37 (4.545 %)Citrix
46 (3.896 %)VMware
54 (2.597 %)Sony
63 (1.948 %)IBM
63 (1.948 %)Symantec
72 (1.299 %)Websense
72 (1.299 %)BMC
72 (1.299 %)HP
81 (0.649 %)Cisco
81 (0.649 %)Novell
81 (0.649 %)Red Hat