Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the Huddersfield 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
Rank15
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.005 %
As % of the category below100.00 %62.50 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£310
% change on same period last year+3.42 %
Hourly rates quoted25
Average minimum hourly rate£27.23£20.87
Average hourly rate£33.61£26.63
% change on same period last year+26.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£32.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.68£19.70
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
Huddersfield IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Huddersfield
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.009 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£350£375
Average daily rate£375£406
% change on same period last year-7.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£343
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted25
Average minimum hourly rate£27.23£20.87
Average hourly rate£33.61£26.63
% change on same period last year+26.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£32.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.46£25.58
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
NHS West YorkshireNHS
West Yorkshire

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

Huddersfield 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 Huddersfield region.

Huddersfield 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 Huddersfield region.

Huddersfield NHS Hourly Rate Trend

NHS
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

11 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (20.00 %)PRINCE
11 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (20.00 %)Project Management
11 (20.00 %)Change Management
11 (20.00 %)Health
11 (20.00 %)Business Continuity
11 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (20.00 %)MBCS
11 (20.00 %)CITP
11 (20.00 %)Informatics
11 (20.00 %)Problem Management

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Huddersfield IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Health
Huddersfield IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Project Manager
12 (40.00 %)NHS Project Manager
21 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Systems Manager
21 (20.00 %)Business Manager
Huddersfield IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Informatics
Huddersfield IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (20.00 %)PRINCE
11 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (20.00 %)Project Management
11 (20.00 %)Change Management
11 (20.00 %)Business Continuity
11 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (20.00 %)Problem Management
Huddersfield IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (20.00 %)MBCS
11 (20.00 %)CITP