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This section looks at the demand for Informatics skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Informatics over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformatics
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4552
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.488 %1.980 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£270-
Average daily rate£270-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£270-
UK excluding London average daily rate£353-
% change on same period last year-
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£30.50£25.00
% change on same period last year+22.00 %
Miscellaneous KentMiscellaneous
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads86101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.106 %
Daily rates quoted2521
Average minimum daily rate£308£330
Average daily rate£324£354
% change on same period last year-8.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£351
% change on same period last year+3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted1221
Average minimum hourly rate£19.53£31.58
Average hourly rate£20.82£36.48
% change on same period last year-42.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.12£41.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.27£28.61
% change on same period last year-15.17 %
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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Kent Informatics Demand Trend

Informatics
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Informatics across the Kent region.

Kent Informatics Daily Rate Trend

Informatics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Informatics Hourly Rate Trend

Informatics
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Informatics within the Kent region over the 3 months to 8 July 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
CanterburyNew entry-1£270-
Informatics South EastInformatics
South East

Informatics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

16 (50.00 %)Health
25 (41.67 %)Windows
34 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
43 (25.00 %)Windows XP
43 (25.00 %)Migration
43 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (25.00 %)Active Directory
43 (25.00 %)Degree
43 (25.00 %)Computer Science
52 (16.67 %)QA
52 (16.67 %)MS Office
52 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 5.5
52 (16.67 %)Change Management
52 (16.67 %)Finance
52 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
52 (16.67 %)21 CFR Part 11
52 (16.67 %)GCP
52 (16.67 %)GMP
52 (16.67 %)GLP
52 (16.67 %)GxP
52 (16.67 %)Microsoft
61 (8.333 %)CCNA
61 (8.333 %)SQL
61 (8.333 %)SQL Server
61 (8.333 %)MCSE
61 (8.333 %)Windows NT
61 (8.333 %)DHCP
61 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
61 (8.333 %)WINS
61 (8.333 %)DNS

Informatics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Application Platforms
12 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 5.5
12 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
21 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2007
Applications
12 (16.67 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)DHCP
11 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
11 (8.333 %)WINS
11 (8.333 %)DNS
11 (8.333 %)SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
General
16 (50.00 %)Health
23 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (16.67 %)Finance
Job Titles
13 (25.00 %)Desktop Support
22 (16.67 %)Quality Manager
22 (16.67 %)Deskside Analyst
22 (16.67 %)Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Systems Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Server Support
31 (8.333 %)Service Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Technical Specialist
31 (8.333 %)Deskside Support
Miscellaneous
13 (25.00 %)Computer Science
21 (8.333 %)Thin Client
21 (8.333 %)Robotics
21 (8.333 %)Fat Client
Operating Systems
15 (41.67 %)Windows
24 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
33 (25.00 %)Windows XP
41 (8.333 %)Windows NT
41 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)Migration
22 (16.67 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
11 (8.333 %)SQL
Qualifications
13 (25.00 %)Degree
21 (8.333 %)CCNA
21 (8.333 %)MCSE
21 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
21 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (16.67 %)QA
12 (16.67 %)21 CFR Part 11
12 (16.67 %)GCP
12 (16.67 %)GMP
12 (16.67 %)GLP
12 (16.67 %)GxP
System Software
13 (25.00 %)Active Directory
21 (8.333 %)NetBackup
21 (8.333 %)Backup Exec
21 (8.333 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
11 (8.333 %)Legato
11 (8.333 %)EMC NetWorker
Vendors
12 (16.67 %)Microsoft
21 (8.333 %)Citrix
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