Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1319
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below37.50 %10.71 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£283-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£367-
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£312
% change on same period last year+3.77 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.68
Average hourly rate-£23.12
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.73£19.46
% change on same period last year-3.76 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads828
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£310£324
Average daily rate£335£334
% change on same period last year+0.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted25
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00£14.67
Average hourly rate£45.50£19.48
% change on same period last year+133.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£46.00£24.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
NHS West MidlandsNHS
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.

NHS
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire NHS Daily Rate Trend

NHS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing NHS across the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Herefordshire NHS Daily Rate Histogram

NHS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing NHS across the Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire NHS Hourly Rate Trend

NHS
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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 %)Data Modelling
12 (66.67 %)Auditing
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
21 (33.33 %)Health
21 (33.33 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (33.33 %)Project Management

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Auditing
21 (33.33 %)Health
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Business Analyst
12 (66.67 %)Analyst
21 (33.33 %)NHS Project Manager
21 (33.33 %)Project Manager
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Data Modelling
21 (33.33 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification