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The table below looks at the demand for Biology skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Biology over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBiology
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-141
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.235 %
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--
% 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-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads702850
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.128 %0.913 %
Daily rates quoted162127
Average minimum daily rate£283£285
Average daily rate£304£300
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted107140
Average minimum hourly rate£17.45£15.06
Average hourly rate£18.91£16.66
% change on same period last year+13.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.37£18.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Biology EnglandBiology
England

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.

Biology
Demand Trend

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

North West Biology Demand Trend

Biology
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Biology Daily Rate Trend

Biology
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Biology Hourly Rate Trend

Biology
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Biology 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 Biology.

13 (75.00 %)Chemistry
22 (50.00 %)Degree
31 (25.00 %)Education
31 (25.00 %)Statistics
31 (25.00 %)Informatics
31 (25.00 %)Life Science
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)IIS
31 (25.00 %)MS Office
31 (25.00 %)ITIL
31 (25.00 %)SAS
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical

Biology
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Biology 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 Biology. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)IIS
11 (25.00 %)SAS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (25.00 %)Education
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Applications Support
21 (25.00 %)SAS Programmer
21 (25.00 %)Applications Support Specialist
21 (25.00 %)Support Manager
21 (25.00 %)Applications Specialist
21 (25.00 %)Programmer
21 (25.00 %)Support Specialist
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)Chemistry
21 (25.00 %)Life Science
21 (25.00 %)Statistics
21 (25.00 %)Informatics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft