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The table below looks at the demand for Health Level 7 (HL7) skills within the City of London region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HL7 over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHealth Level 7 (HL7)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-185
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.298 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£408£397
% change on same period last year+2.81 %
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£70.00-
% change on same period last year-
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads240336
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.378 %0.360 %
Daily rates quoted137180
Average minimum daily rate£388£408
Average daily rate£420£429
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£451£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£357
% change on same period last year+3.43 %
Hourly rates quoted1313
Average minimum hourly rate£32.75£19.46
Average hourly rate£37.97£22.96
% change on same period last year+65.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.19£26.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.30£23.74
% change on same period last year+2.35 %
HL7 LondonHL7
London

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.

HL7
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing HL7 across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

City of London HL7 Demand Trend

HL7
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing HL7 across the City of London region.

City of London HL7 Daily Rate Trend

HL7
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing HL7 across the City of London region.

City of London HL7 Hourly Rate Trend

HL7
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing HL7 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 HL7.

13 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (33.33 %)XML
22 (33.33 %)TestDirector
22 (33.33 %)Health
22 (33.33 %)Informatics
22 (33.33 %)SNOMED CT
31 (16.67 %)CDISC
31 (16.67 %)Life Science
31 (16.67 %)Migration
31 (16.67 %)XML Messaging
31 (16.67 %)Business Development
31 (16.67 %)NHS
31 (16.67 %)Pharmaceutical

HL7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing HL7 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 HL7. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (33.33 %)XML
21 (16.67 %)XML Messaging
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (33.33 %)TestDirector
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Health
21 (16.67 %)Pharmaceutical
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Analyst
13 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Systems Administrator
21 (16.67 %)Administrator
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Informatics
21 (16.67 %)Life Science
21 (16.67 %)NHS
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Migration
11 (16.67 %)Business Development
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (33.33 %)SNOMED CT
21 (16.67 %)CDISC