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This section looks at the demand for National Programme for IT (NPfIT) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NPfIT over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Programme for IT (NPfIT)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank49-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.846 %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£360£331
% change on same period last year+8.89 %
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£25.72£18.13
% change on same period last year+41.88 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads7883
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.084 %
Daily rates quoted1514
Average minimum daily rate£303£356
Average daily rate£328£371
% change on same period last year-11.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£354
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted625
Average minimum hourly rate£24.14£23.58
Average hourly rate£25.50£24.91
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.86£26.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£29.20
% change on same period last year-16.30 %
NPfIT West MidlandsNPfIT
West Midlands

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.

NPfIT
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing NPfIT across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Birmingham NPfIT Demand Trend

NPfIT
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham NPfIT Daily Rate Trend

NPfIT
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing NPfIT 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 NPfIT.

13 (75.00 %)NHS
22 (50.00 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
22 (50.00 %)Resource Management
22 (50.00 %)Finance
31 (25.00 %)PACS
31 (25.00 %)Document Management
31 (25.00 %)Supplier Management
31 (25.00 %)Financial Modelling
31 (25.00 %)Intranet
31 (25.00 %)SharePoint

NPfIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing NPfIT 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 NPfIT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)Intranet
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Project Manager
22 (50.00 %)NHS Project Manager
31 (25.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Project Support Officer
31 (25.00 %)Business Project Manager
31 (25.00 %)Business Manager
31 (25.00 %)Project Officer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)NHS
21 (25.00 %)PACS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
12 (50.00 %)Resource Management
21 (25.00 %)Financial Modelling
21 (25.00 %)Document Management
21 (25.00 %)Supplier Management
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