Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the Edinburgh 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5876
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.694 %1.342 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£320
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
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£19.88£19.25
% change on same period last year+3.25 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads144149
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.205 %0.154 %
Daily rates quoted3025
Average minimum daily rate£323£375
Average daily rate£336£394
% change on same period last year-14.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£341
% change on same period last year+2.48 %
Hourly rates quoted717
Average minimum hourly rate£17.15£23.83
Average hourly rate£17.85£25.82
% change on same period last year-30.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.54£27.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.03£26.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
NHS ScotlandNHS
Scotland

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 Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh NHS Hourly Rate Trend

NHS
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

12 (66.67 %)Health
21 (33.33 %)Symposium
21 (33.33 %)Nortel
21 (33.33 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
21 (33.33 %)Risk Management
21 (33.33 %)Telecoms
21 (33.33 %)Workflow

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)Symposium
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Health
21 (33.33 %)Telecoms
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Analyst
11 (33.33 %)Network Designer
11 (33.33 %)Service Analyst
11 (33.33 %)Programme Director
11 (33.33 %)Services Delivery Analyst
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Project Management
11 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
11 (33.33 %)Risk Management
11 (33.33 %)Workflow
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Nortel