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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Health' in contract IT jobs within the Buckinghamshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Health over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHealth
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5973
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads2218
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.018 %
As % of the category below3.470 %2.521 %
Daily rates quoted25
Average minimum daily rate£350£400
Average daily rate£381£410
% change on same period last year-7.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£368
% change on same period last year-3.93 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£16.50£20.00
Average hourly rate£17.25£21.75
% change on same period last year-20.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.34£26.84
% change on same period last year-20.46 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads634714
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.837 %0.711 %
Daily rates quoted183165
Average minimum daily rate£328£339
Average daily rate£348£352
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7166
Average minimum hourly rate£23.06£28.07
Average hourly rate£24.24£29.13
% change on same period last year-16.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.42£30.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.85£27.05
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Health South EastHealth
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.

Health
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Health Demand Trend

Health
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Health Daily Rate Trend

Health
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Health across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Buckinghamshire Health Daily Rate Histogram

Health
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Health Hourly Rate Trend

Health
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Health within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
High WycombeDown-116--
Milton KeynesDown-42--
Health South EastHealth
South East

Health
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Health 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 Health.

120 (58.82 %)Windows
217 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
217 (50.00 %)Windows XP
316 (47.06 %)Windows Vista
46 (17.65 %)NHS
55 (14.71 %)ITIL
55 (14.71 %)Government
63 (8.824 %)Disaster Recovery
63 (8.824 %)2G
63 (8.824 %)MS Excel
63 (8.824 %)3G
63 (8.824 %)Active Directory
63 (8.824 %)HP
63 (8.824 %)Compaq
72 (5.882 %)Citrix
72 (5.882 %)Microsoft
72 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (5.882 %)MS Office
72 (5.882 %)Visual Studio
72 (5.882 %)C#
72 (5.882 %)Web Development
72 (5.882 %)CMDB
72 (5.882 %)Release Management
72 (5.882 %)Performance Management
81 (2.941 %)Local Government
81 (2.941 %)Incident Management
81 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (2.941 %)Dutch Language
81 (2.941 %)French Language
81 (2.941 %)German Language

Health
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (2.941 %)MS Exchange
11 (2.941 %)Lotus Notes
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (8.824 %)MS Excel
22 (5.882 %)MS Office
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (8.824 %)2G
13 (8.824 %)3G
21 (2.941 %)Ethernet
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.941 %)Oracle 9i
11 (2.941 %)Oracle 10g
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.882 %)Visual Studio
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (14.71 %)Government
21 (2.941 %)Local Government
21 (2.941 %)Finance
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (14.71 %)Analyst
24 (11.76 %)Information Analyst
24 (11.76 %)NHS Information Analyst
32 (5.882 %)Web Developer
32 (5.882 %)Consultant
32 (5.882 %)Helpdesk Support
32 (5.882 %)Data Manager
32 (5.882 %)Data Centre Manager
32 (5.882 %)Developer
41 (2.941 %)C# Web Developer
41 (2.941 %)Helpdesk Advisor
41 (2.941 %)Data Centre Engineer
41 (2.941 %)NHS Project Manager
41 (2.941 %)Junior C# Developer
41 (2.941 %)Problem Analyst
41 (2.941 %)Junior Web Developer
41 (2.941 %)Junior Developer
41 (2.941 %)Citrix Consultant
41 (2.941 %)Server Engineer
41 (2.941 %)Project Administrator
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (17.65 %)NHS
22 (5.882 %)CMDB
31 (2.941 %)Dutch Language
31 (2.941 %)French Language
31 (2.941 %)German Language
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (58.82 %)Windows
217 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
217 (50.00 %)Windows XP
316 (47.06 %)Windows Vista
42 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (2.941 %)Windows Server 2008
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (14.71 %)ITIL
23 (8.824 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (5.882 %)Web Development
32 (5.882 %)Release Management
32 (5.882 %)Performance Management
41 (2.941 %)Incident Management
41 (2.941 %)Problem Management
41 (2.941 %)SC Cleared
41 (2.941 %)DV Cleared
41 (2.941 %)Security Cleared
41 (2.941 %)Business Intelligence
41 (2.941 %)PRINCE
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.882 %)C#
21 (2.941 %)VBScript
21 (2.941 %)VB
21 (2.941 %)VBA
21 (2.941 %)C
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.941 %)CCA
11 (2.941 %)Citrix Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.941 %)QA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (8.824 %)Active Directory
21 (2.941 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (2.941 %)Xen
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (8.824 %)HP
13 (8.824 %)Compaq
22 (5.882 %)Citrix
22 (5.882 %)Microsoft
31 (2.941 %)Oracle
31 (2.941 %)Cisco
31 (2.941 %)Sun
31 (2.941 %)Lotus