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The table below looks at the demand for Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) skills within the Cardiff region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PACS over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPicture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 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£336£302
% change on same period last year+11.31 %
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-£29.11
% change on same period last year-
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads2321
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted43
Average minimum daily rate£213£233
Average daily rate£215£350
% change on same period last year-38.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£218£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£341
% change on same period last year+2.40 %
Hourly rates quoted28
Average minimum hourly rate£37.00£24.14
Average hourly rate£40.63£25.86
% change on same period last year+57.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.25£27.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.04£26.14
% change on same period last year-4.20 %
PACS South WalesPACS
South Wales

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.

PACS
Demand Trend

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

Cardiff PACS Demand Trend

PACS
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing PACS 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 PACS.

12 (100.00 %)NHS
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (50.00 %)GroupWise
21 (50.00 %)LIMS
21 (50.00 %)Health
21 (50.00 %)Migration
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Technical Architecture
21 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)NDS
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory

PACS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing PACS 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 PACS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)GroupWise
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Health
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Technical Lead
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)NHS
21 (50.00 %)LIMS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)Technical Architecture
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)NDS
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft