Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Health' in contract IT jobs within the Herefordshire 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
Rank1321
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below8.333 %2.000 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£250£300
Average daily rate£300£303
% change on same period last year-0.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£341
% change on same period last year+7.43 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00-
Average hourly rate£14.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.75£23.03
% change on same period last year+16.15 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads3650
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.054 %
Daily rates quoted1110
Average minimum daily rate£259£302
Average daily rate£281£310
% change on same period last year-9.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted84
Average minimum hourly rate£29.83£29.00
Average hourly rate£31.79£30.06
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.75£31.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Health West MidlandsHealth
West Midlands

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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Health across the Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+62--
Health West MidlandsHealth
West Midlands

Health
Top 14 Related IT Skills

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

11 (25.00 %)QA
11 (25.00 %)Stakeholder Management
11 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (25.00 %)SQL
11 (25.00 %)Oracle
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (25.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (25.00 %)TOAD
11 (25.00 %)SLA
11 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (25.00 %)NHS
11 (25.00 %)Project Management

Health
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (25.00 %)TOAD
11 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Service Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
21 (25.00 %)SQL Developer
21 (25.00 %)PL/SQL Developer
21 (25.00 %)NHS Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)1st Line Support
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Developer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)NHS
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
11 (25.00 %)Stakeholder Management
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (25.00 %)SQL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)SLA
11 (25.00 %)QA
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle