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The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the Glasgow 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4761
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.222 %1.550 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£310
% change on same period last year+3.42 %
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£18.68£19.70
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads45129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.138 %
Daily rates quoted741
Average minimum daily rate£288£325
Average daily rate£293£349
% change on same period last year-16.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£298£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£343
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£21.67£18.00
Average hourly rate£24.00£18.20
% change on same period last year+31.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.33£18.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.46£25.58
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
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 Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow NHS Hourly Rate Trend

NHS
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

110 (76.92 %)Health
24 (30.77 %)PRINCE2
32 (15.38 %)SQL
32 (15.38 %)SQL Server
32 (15.38 %)Business Objects
32 (15.38 %)MS Office
32 (15.38 %)ITIL
32 (15.38 %)MS Access
32 (15.38 %)SLA
32 (15.38 %)BusinessObjects
32 (15.38 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (15.38 %)ITIL Certification
32 (15.38 %)Remedy
32 (15.38 %)Service Delivery
41 (7.692 %)Supplier Management
41 (7.692 %)Office Communications Server
41 (7.692 %)Management Information System
41 (7.692 %)Workflow
41 (7.692 %)Backup Exec
41 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (7.692 %)Microsoft
41 (7.692 %)Windows XP
41 (7.692 %)MCP
41 (7.692 %)VB
41 (7.692 %)UNIX
41 (7.692 %)Windows

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)Office Communications Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (15.38 %)MS Office
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (15.38 %)SQL Server
12 (15.38 %)MS Access
12 (15.38 %)BusinessObjects
21 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2000
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (76.92 %)Health
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (38.46 %)Analyst
24 (30.77 %)Project Manager
24 (30.77 %)Support Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Applications Support
32 (15.38 %)Service Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Senior Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Senior Support Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Services Delivery Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Service Level Manager
41 (7.692 %)IT Support Technician
41 (7.692 %)Service Manager
41 (7.692 %)Technical Support Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Technical Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Support Technician
41 (7.692 %)2nd Line Support
41 (7.692 %)Technical Support
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Management Information System
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)Windows XP
11 (7.692 %)UNIX
11 (7.692 %)Windows
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (30.77 %)PRINCE2
22 (15.38 %)ITIL
22 (15.38 %)Service Delivery
31 (7.692 %)Supplier Management
31 (7.692 %)Workflow
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (15.38 %)SQL
21 (7.692 %)VB
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (15.38 %)PRINCE2 Certification
12 (15.38 %)ITIL Certification
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (7.692 %)MCP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (15.38 %)SLA
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.692 %)Backup Exec
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Business Objects
12 (15.38 %)Remedy
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft