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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sony products and/or services in IT jobs within the Kent region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Sony over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSony
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank84-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads170
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.432 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted130
Average minimum salary£28,231-
Average salary£30,769-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£33,308-
UK excluding London average salary£31,952£42,571
% change on same period last year-24.94 %
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads699621
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.382 %0.261 %
Salaries quoted566529
Average minimum salary£34,180£31,853
Average salary£36,756£33,797
% change on same period last year+8.75 %
Average maximum salary£39,333£35,741
UK excluding London average salary£40,005£41,895
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Sony South EastSony
South East

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Sony Corporation.

Sony
Demand Trend

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

Kent Sony Demand Trend

Sony
Salary Trend

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

Kent Sony Salary Trend

Sony
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Sony across the Kent region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Kent Sony Salary Histogram

Sony
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sony 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tunbridge WellsNew entry-8£38,625-
TonbridgeNew entry-1£20,000-
Sony South EastSony
South East

Sony
Top 23 Related IT Skills

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

113 (76.47 %)Games
29 (52.94 %).NET
29 (52.94 %)Microsoft
38 (47.06 %)XHTML
46 (35.29 %)PRINCE2
46 (35.29 %)PRINCE2 Certification
46 (35.29 %)Project Management
55 (29.41 %)ColdFusion
55 (29.41 %)Web Development
55 (29.41 %)SQL
55 (29.41 %)C#
64 (23.53 %)JavaScript
64 (23.53 %)MS Office
64 (23.53 %)CSS
64 (23.53 %)Flash
64 (23.53 %)TCP/IP
64 (23.53 %)Adobe
64 (23.53 %)W3C
64 (23.53 %)Internet
64 (23.53 %)Extranet
64 (23.53 %)AJAX
73 (17.65 %)MS Excel
81 (5.882 %)Marketing

Sony
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (52.94 %).NET
28 (47.06 %)XHTML
34 (23.53 %)AJAX
34 (23.53 %)CSS
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (29.41 %)ColdFusion
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (23.53 %)MS Office
23 (17.65 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (23.53 %)TCP/IP
14 (23.53 %)Internet
14 (23.53 %)Extranet
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (23.53 %)Flash
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (76.47 %)Games
21 (5.882 %)Marketing
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (52.94 %)Developer
19 (52.94 %)Web Developer
26 (35.29 %)Project Manager
34 (23.53 %)Web Designer
42 (11.76 %)Web Project Manager
42 (11.76 %)Web Manager
51 (5.882 %)Web Programmer
51 (5.882 %)Programmer
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (23.53 %)W3C
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (35.29 %)PRINCE2
16 (35.29 %)Project Management
25 (29.41 %)Web Development
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (29.41 %)C#
15 (29.41 %)SQL
24 (23.53 %)JavaScript
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (35.29 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (52.94 %)Microsoft
24 (23.53 %)Adobe