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The table below looks at the demand for Informatics skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Informatics over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformatics
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank128155
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.489 %0.253 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£450£210
Average daily rate£475£210
% change on same period last year+126.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£210
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£293
% change on same period last year+12.56 %
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-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads613790
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.856 %0.794 %
Daily rates quoted170249
Average minimum daily rate£320£302
Average daily rate£342£321
% change on same period last year+6.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£345
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Hourly rates quoted136137
Average minimum hourly rate£26.83£30.45
Average hourly rate£29.00£32.72
% change on same period last year-11.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.18£34.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.83£26.95
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Informatics EnglandInformatics
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.

Informatics
Demand Trend

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

East of England Informatics Demand Trend

Informatics
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Informatics across the East of England region.

East of England Informatics Daily Rate Trend

Informatics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Informatics Hourly Rate Trend

Informatics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Informatics within the East of England region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
HertfordshireUp+281--
Informatics EnglandInformatics
England

Informatics
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Informatics 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 Informatics.

19 (69.23 %)NHS
25 (38.46 %)NPfIT
25 (38.46 %)Workflow
34 (30.77 %)Health
34 (30.77 %)Information Management
43 (23.08 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (23.08 %)PRINCE2
43 (23.08 %)MS Excel
43 (23.08 %)MS Access
43 (23.08 %)Microsoft
52 (15.38 %).NET Framework
52 (15.38 %)Lotus
52 (15.38 %)C#
52 (15.38 %)C++
52 (15.38 %).NET
52 (15.38 %)SQL Server
52 (15.38 %)MS Project
52 (15.38 %)MS Office
52 (15.38 %)Lotus Notes
52 (15.38 %)VC++
52 (15.38 %)Project Management
61 (7.692 %)Migration

Informatics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Informatics 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 Informatics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (15.38 %).NET
12 (15.38 %).NET Framework
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (15.38 %)Lotus Notes
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (23.08 %)MS Excel
22 (15.38 %)MS Project
22 (15.38 %)MS Office
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (23.08 %)MS Access
22 (15.38 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (30.77 %)Health
23 (23.08 %)Pharmaceutical
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (30.77 %)Project Manager
14 (30.77 %)Analyst
14 (30.77 %)Change Manager
23 (23.08 %)NHS Project Manager
32 (15.38 %)Developer
32 (15.38 %)Business Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Software Developer
41 (7.692 %)Coordinator
41 (7.692 %)Junior
41 (7.692 %)Senior Manager
41 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Technical Support
41 (7.692 %)Senior Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Technical Support Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Project Coordinator
41 (7.692 %)Technical Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Junior Project Manager
41 (7.692 %)Information Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Information Manager
41 (7.692 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (69.23 %)NHS
25 (38.46 %)NPfIT
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (38.46 %)Workflow
24 (30.77 %)Information Management
33 (23.08 %)PRINCE2
42 (15.38 %)Project Management
51 (7.692 %)Migration
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (15.38 %)C#
12 (15.38 %)C++
12 (15.38 %)VC++
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (23.08 %)Microsoft
22 (15.38 %)Lotus