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This section looks at the demand for Informatics skills within the Home Counties region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Informatics over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformatics
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank13-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.407 %0.000 %
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£337£210
% change on same period last year+60.64 %
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£29.83£25.00
% change on same period last year+19.33 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads2727
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted74
Average minimum daily rate£181£344
Average daily rate£181£354
% change on same period last year-48.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£181£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£29.00
Average hourly rate£15.00£32.83
% change on same period last year-54.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£36.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.25£28.69
% change on same period last year-11.97 %
Informatics South EastInformatics
South East

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.

Informatics
Demand Trend

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

Home Counties Informatics Demand Trend

Informatics
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region citing Informatics 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 Informatics.

12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)Oracle 9i
12 (100.00 %)FileMaker

Informatics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region citing Informatics 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 Informatics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)Oracle 9i
12 (100.00 %)FileMaker
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Analyst Programmer
12 (100.00 %)Programmer
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)Java
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle