The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Life Science over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the East of England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Life Sciences
Rank 114 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Life Science 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 0.046% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.210% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £325 £300
% change year-on-year
+7.69% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £11.50
% change year-on-year
-50.00% +334.78%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
476 622 481
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 22.10% 21.11% 18.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 275 189
Average daily rate £325 £325 £303
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +7.43%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £221 £200 £196
10% offered a daily rate of more than £466 £445 £490
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £342 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.41% +0.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 67 70
Average hourly rate £32.50 £27.00 £27.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.37% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.50 £13.23 £12.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.00 £48.55 £37.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £24.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-10.20% -7.54%
Life Science
England

Life Science
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Life Science across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

East of England Life Science Jobs Demand Trend

Life Science
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Life Science Daily Rate Trend

Life Science
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Life Science Hourly Rate Trend

Life Science
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hertfordshire - 1 - -
Life Science
England

Life Science
Top 1 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Life Science 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 Life Science.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Management

Life Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Life Science 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 Life Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management