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The table below looks at the demand for Life Sciences skills within the Middlesex region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Life Science over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Life Sciences
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£295£425
% change on same period last year-30.58 %
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£43.33£30.00
% change on same period last year+44.44 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads86113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.116 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted1839
Average minimum daily rate£337£269
Average daily rate£358£297
% change on same period last year+20.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted1113
Average minimum hourly rate£22.21£33.21
Average hourly rate£22.92£34.18
% change on same period last year-32.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.63£35.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Life Science South EastLife Science
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.

Life Science
Demand Trend

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

Middlesex Life Science Demand Trend

Life Science
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Life Science Hourly Rate Trend

Life Science
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Life Science 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 Life Science.

11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)SAS
11 (100.00 %)Statistics
11 (100.00 %)Degree
11 (100.00 %)Mathematics
11 (100.00 %)Biotechnology
11 (100.00 %)Computer Science
11 (100.00 %)Biostatistics

Life Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Life Science 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 Life Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)SAS
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Programmer
11 (100.00 %)SAS Programmer
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Statistics
11 (100.00 %)Mathematics
11 (100.00 %)Biotechnology
11 (100.00 %)Computer Science
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Biostatistics
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree