Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the Derbyshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NHS over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1941
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.001 %
As % of the category below25.00 %3.333 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£463-
Average daily rate£463-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£463-
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£313
% change on same period last year+2.69 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£11.00
Average hourly rate-£12.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.98£19.61
% change on same period last year-3.22 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads4030
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.033 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£445£388
Average daily rate£460£407
% change on same period last year+13.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£475£426
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£345
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Hourly rates quoted103
Average minimum hourly rate£23.57£11.50
Average hourly rate£25.93£11.88
% change on same period last year+118.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.30£12.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.75£25.49
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
NHS East MidlandsNHS
East 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.

NHS
Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire NHS Demand Trend

NHS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire NHS Daily Rate Trend

NHS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire NHS Hourly Rate Trend

NHS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
DerbyUp+81--
NHS East MidlandsNHS
East Midlands

NHS
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region citing NHS 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 NHS.

15 (45.45 %)PRINCE2
23 (27.27 %)Project Management
23 (27.27 %)Health
32 (18.18 %)Knowledge Management
32 (18.18 %)NPfIT
32 (18.18 %)SQL Server
32 (18.18 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (9.091 %)iSOFT
41 (9.091 %)VB
41 (9.091 %)VB.NET
41 (9.091 %).NET
41 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
41 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
41 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
41 (9.091 %)MCP
41 (9.091 %)HND
41 (9.091 %)LAN
41 (9.091 %)WAN
41 (9.091 %)DHCP
41 (9.091 %)DNS
41 (9.091 %)Microsoft
41 (9.091 %)Active Directory
41 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (9.091 %)Change Management
41 (9.091 %)EFQM
41 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects XI
41 (9.091 %)Spreadsheet

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region citing NHS 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 NHS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (9.091 %).NET
11 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)Spreadsheet
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (9.091 %)LAN
11 (9.091 %)WAN
11 (9.091 %)DHCP
11 (9.091 %)DNS
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (18.18 %)SQL Server
21 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects XI
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Health
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (18.18 %)Analyst
12 (18.18 %)Information Analyst
21 (9.091 %)Performance Analyst
21 (9.091 %)NHS Information Analyst
21 (9.091 %)Senior Information Analyst
21 (9.091 %)Senior Analyst
21 (9.091 %)Change Manager
21 (9.091 %).NET Developer
21 (9.091 %)Project Manager
21 (9.091 %)Author
21 (9.091 %)Technical Author
21 (9.091 %)Developer
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)NPfIT
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)PRINCE2
23 (27.27 %)Project Management
32 (18.18 %)Knowledge Management
41 (9.091 %)Change Management
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (9.091 %)VB
11 (9.091 %)VB.NET
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (18.18 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (9.091 %)MCP
21 (9.091 %)HND
21 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (9.091 %)EFQM
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (9.091 %)Active Directory
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft
11 (9.091 %)iSOFT