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The table below looks at the demand for Informatics 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 Informatics over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformatics
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank115138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads146
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.724 %0.898 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£188-
Average daily rate£188-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£188-
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£210
% change on same period last year+44.69 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.50£25.00
% change on same period last year+70.00 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads812668
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.098 %0.659 %
Daily rates quoted187112
Average minimum daily rate£302£288
Average daily rate£320£308
% change on same period last year+3.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted111139
Average minimum hourly rate£18.43£17.30
Average hourly rate£21.39£18.75
% change on same period last year+14.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.36£20.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Informatics EnglandInformatics
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.

Informatics
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Informatics Daily Rate Trend

Informatics
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Informatics across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North West Informatics Daily Rate Histogram

Informatics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Informatics Hourly Rate Trend

Informatics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Informatics within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CheshireNew entry-9£188-
ManchesterDown-61--
Informatics EnglandInformatics
England

Informatics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

117 (60.71 %)NHS
211 (39.29 %)Health
36 (21.43 %)Spotfire
36 (21.43 %)Pharmaceutical
44 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
44 (14.29 %)SQL
53 (10.71 %)Oracle
53 (10.71 %)Validation
53 (10.71 %)Requirements Analysis
62 (7.143 %)Degree
62 (7.143 %)Chemistry
62 (7.143 %)Life Science
62 (7.143 %)Information Management
62 (7.143 %)NPfIT
62 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
62 (7.143 %).NET
71 (3.571 %)Configuration Management
71 (3.571 %)N-Tier
71 (3.571 %)MUMPS
71 (3.571 %)BusinessObjects
71 (3.571 %)RUP
71 (3.571 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (3.571 %)Oracle 9i
71 (3.571 %)VB.NET
71 (3.571 %)C#
71 (3.571 %)PL/SQL
71 (3.571 %)Sybase
71 (3.571 %)Business Objects
71 (3.571 %)MS Office
71 (3.571 %)XML

Informatics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (7.143 %).NET
21 (3.571 %)XML
21 (3.571 %)XSLT
21 (3.571 %)WinForms
21 (3.571 %).NET Framework
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.571 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
22 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
31 (3.571 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (3.571 %)Oracle 9i
31 (3.571 %)BusinessObjects
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (39.29 %)Health
26 (21.43 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (3.571 %)Billing
31 (3.571 %)Auditing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (39.29 %)Analyst
26 (21.43 %)Information Analyst
26 (21.43 %)Applications Support
35 (17.86 %)NHS Information Analyst
35 (17.86 %)Support Specialist
44 (14.29 %)Developer
44 (14.29 %)Applications Specialist
44 (14.29 %)Applications Support Specialist
53 (10.71 %)Data Analyst
61 (3.571 %).NET Developer
61 (3.571 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (3.571 %)Web Designer
61 (3.571 %)Datawarehouse Developer
61 (3.571 %)Junior Information Analyst
61 (3.571 %)Senior Business Analyst
61 (3.571 %)Senior Analyst
61 (3.571 %)Product Manager
61 (3.571 %).NET Web Developer
61 (3.571 %)Information Manager
61 (3.571 %).NET Designer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (60.71 %)NHS
22 (7.143 %)NPfIT
22 (7.143 %)Chemistry
22 (7.143 %)Life Science
31 (3.571 %)CMDB
31 (3.571 %)N-Tier
31 (3.571 %)Biology
31 (3.571 %)Biotechnology
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.571 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (10.71 %)Validation
13 (10.71 %)Requirements Analysis
22 (7.143 %)Information Management
31 (3.571 %)Data Mapping
31 (3.571 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (3.571 %)Unified Process
31 (3.571 %)ITIL
31 (3.571 %)OO
31 (3.571 %)RUP
31 (3.571 %)Configuration Management
31 (3.571 %)Service Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (14.29 %)SQL
21 (3.571 %)VB.NET
21 (3.571 %)MUMPS
21 (3.571 %)C#
21 (3.571 %)PL/SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.143 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (21.43 %)Spotfire
23 (10.71 %)Oracle
31 (3.571 %)Sybase
31 (3.571 %)Business Objects