Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Health' in contract IT jobs within the East Midlands 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHealth
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4163
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads4039
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.042 %
As % of the category below7.463 %4.324 %
Daily rates quoted315
Average minimum daily rate£193£355
Average daily rate£245£380
% change on same period last year-35.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£297£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£341
% change on same period last year+7.43 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£25.50£13.67
Average hourly rate£27.88£19.00
% change on same period last year+46.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.25£24.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.75£23.03
% change on same period last year+16.15 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads536902
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.861 %0.969 %
Daily rates quoted164251
Average minimum daily rate£381£382
Average daily rate£404£406
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted4980
Average minimum hourly rate£19.89£19.60
Average hourly rate£21.03£21.17
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.17£22.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Health EnglandHealth
England

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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Health Daily Rate Trend

Health
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Health Hourly Rate Trend

Health
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Health across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

East Midlands Health Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Health within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 2 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
LeicestershireUp+196£243-
NottinghamshireUp+25--
DerbyshireUp+123--
LincolnshireDown-31--
Health EnglandHealth
England

Health
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

158 (64.44 %)NHS
214 (15.56 %)Finance
313 (14.44 %)Project Management
412 (13.33 %)SQL
412 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
510 (11.11 %)SQL Server
69 (10.00 %)Strategic Planning
78 (8.889 %)Management Information System
87 (7.778 %)Business Intelligence
87 (7.778 %)Windows
87 (7.778 %)MS Excel
87 (7.778 %)Oracle
96 (6.667 %)Active Directory
96 (6.667 %)Performance Management
105 (5.556 %)Change Management
105 (5.556 %)Government
105 (5.556 %)Migration
105 (5.556 %)Stakeholder Management
105 (5.556 %)BusinessObjects
105 (5.556 %)Cisco
105 (5.556 %)Business Objects
114 (4.444 %)MS Office
114 (4.444 %)Oracle 9i
114 (4.444 %)DTS
114 (4.444 %)SNMP
114 (4.444 %)VPN
114 (4.444 %)Oracle 10g
114 (4.444 %)Novell
114 (4.444 %)Nagios
114 (4.444 %)Validation

Health
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.333 %)ODBC
21 (1.111 %)XHTML
21 (1.111 %)HTML
21 (1.111 %).NET
21 (1.111 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.111 %)CSS
21 (1.111 %)XML
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.222 %)SharePoint
12 (2.222 %)MS Exchange
12 (2.222 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (1.111 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (1.111 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (1.111 %)WebLogic
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (7.778 %)MS Excel
24 (4.444 %)MS Office
33 (3.333 %)MS Visio
33 (3.333 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.111 %)MS Project
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.444 %)SNMP
14 (4.444 %)VPN
14 (4.444 %)Firewall
23 (3.333 %)FTP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (11.11 %)SQL Server
25 (5.556 %)BusinessObjects
34 (4.444 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (4.444 %)Oracle 9i
34 (4.444 %)DTS
34 (4.444 %)Oracle 10g
43 (3.333 %)Datawarehouse
43 (3.333 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (2.222 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (2.222 %)BusinessObjects XI
52 (2.222 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
52 (2.222 %)MS Access
61 (1.111 %)Crystal Reports
61 (1.111 %)ETL
61 (1.111 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.111 %)Visual Studio
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (15.56 %)Finance
25 (5.556 %)Government
34 (4.444 %)Local Government
41 (1.111 %)Pensions
41 (1.111 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.111 %)Banking
41 (1.111 %)Retail
41 (1.111 %)Education
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (25.56 %)Analyst
216 (17.78 %)Information Analyst
310 (11.11 %)NHS Information Analyst
49 (10.00 %)Project Manager
56 (6.667 %)Programme Manager
56 (6.667 %)Contracts Manager
65 (5.556 %)Senior Analyst
65 (5.556 %)Senior Information Analyst
74 (4.444 %)Administrator
74 (4.444 %)Consultant
74 (4.444 %)DBA
74 (4.444 %)Oracle DBA
83 (3.333 %)Systems Administrator
92 (2.222 %)Account Manager
92 (2.222 %)Developer
92 (2.222 %)Business Analyst
92 (2.222 %)Database Analyst
92 (2.222 %)Data Analyst
92 (2.222 %)NHS Project Manager
101 (1.111 %)Business Objects Specialist
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
158 (64.44 %)NHS
28 (8.889 %)Management Information System
32 (2.222 %)PMI
41 (1.111 %)N-Tier
41 (1.111 %)NPfIT
41 (1.111 %)Informatics
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (7.778 %)Windows
23 (3.333 %)Linux
32 (2.222 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.111 %)Windows 2000 Server
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (14.44 %)Project Management
212 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
39 (10.00 %)Strategic Planning
47 (7.778 %)Business Intelligence
56 (6.667 %)Performance Management
65 (5.556 %)Migration
65 (5.556 %)Stakeholder Management
65 (5.556 %)Change Management
74 (4.444 %)Service Delivery
74 (4.444 %)Validation
83 (3.333 %)Programme Management
83 (3.333 %)Information Management
83 (3.333 %)Data Analysis
92 (2.222 %)Knowledge Management
92 (2.222 %)Security Cleared
92 (2.222 %)Data Management
92 (2.222 %)Risk Management
92 (2.222 %)Benchmarking
92 (2.222 %)UML
92 (2.222 %)OO
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (13.33 %)SQL
21 (1.111 %)Transact-SQL
21 (1.111 %)C#
21 (1.111 %)JavaScript
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.111 %)MCSE
11 (1.111 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (1.111 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (1.111 %)Degree
11 (1.111 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.222 %)QA
21 (1.111 %)HL7
21 (1.111 %)SLA
21 (1.111 %)EFQM
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.667 %)Active Directory
21 (1.111 %)ISA Server
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (4.444 %)Nagios
21 (1.111 %)BMC Marimba
21 (1.111 %)SCOM
21 (1.111 %)MOM
21 (1.111 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.111 %)BMC PATROL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (7.778 %)Oracle
25 (5.556 %)Business Objects
25 (5.556 %)Cisco
34 (4.444 %)Novell
34 (4.444 %)SonicWALL
43 (3.333 %)iSOFT
43 (3.333 %)Microsoft
51 (1.111 %)HP
51 (1.111 %)EMC
51 (1.111 %)Citrix
51 (1.111 %)Actuate
51 (1.111 %)BMC
51 (1.111 %)SeeBeyond
51 (1.111 %)VMware