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The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) 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 NHS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads279165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.393 %0.167 %
As % of the category below40.38 %21.60 %
Daily rates quoted9332
Average minimum daily rate£258£253
Average daily rate£276£281
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£295£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£321
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted3758
Average minimum hourly rate£19.78£13.68
Average hourly rate£21.74£15.27
% change on same period last year+42.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.70£16.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£19.31
% change on same period last year+3.54 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads691764
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.973 %0.772 %
Daily rates quoted171114
Average minimum daily rate£289£299
Average daily rate£309£319
% change on same period last year-3.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted106146
Average minimum hourly rate£21.25£15.51
Average hourly rate£23.25£16.76
% change on same period last year+38.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.26£18.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
NHS EnglandNHS
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.

NHS
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West NHS Daily Rate Trend

NHS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing NHS across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West NHS Daily Rate Histogram

NHS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West NHS Hourly Rate Trend

NHS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing NHS across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West NHS Hourly Rate Histogram

NHS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ManchesterDown-270£263+11.10 %
LancashireUp+2133£256-11.78 %
MerseysideUp+530£279+64.17 %
CheshireUp+2325£206-29.52 %
NHS EnglandNHS
England

NHS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

1129 (25.29 %)Health
281 (15.88 %)SQL
340 (7.843 %)Project Management
439 (7.647 %)MS Excel
535 (6.863 %)PRINCE2
630 (5.882 %)NPfIT
726 (5.098 %)SQL Server
823 (4.510 %)MS Office
823 (4.510 %)Finance
919 (3.725 %)VBA
919 (3.725 %)Stakeholder Management
1017 (3.333 %)Microsoft
1116 (3.137 %)Datawarehouse
1215 (2.941 %)Migration
1215 (2.941 %)Performance Management
1215 (2.941 %)Informatics
1314 (2.745 %)MS Access
1413 (2.549 %).NET
1413 (2.549 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1512 (2.353 %)ASP.NET
1512 (2.353 %)ITIL
1512 (2.353 %)Requirements Analysis
1611 (2.157 %)MS Visio
1611 (2.157 %)Smartcard
1710 (1.961 %)Pharmaceutical
1710 (1.961 %)ECDL
1710 (1.961 %)Data Analysis
1710 (1.961 %)Business Analysis
1710 (1.961 %)Data Migration
189 (1.765 %)Data Protection

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (2.549 %).NET
212 (2.353 %)ASP.NET
36 (1.176 %)CSS
36 (1.176 %)ASP
44 (0.784 %)HTML
44 (0.784 %)XML
53 (0.588 %)AJAX
61 (0.196 %).NET Framework
61 (0.196 %)LINQ
61 (0.196 %)XSL
61 (0.196 %)XHTML
61 (0.196 %)ADO
61 (0.196 %)SOAP
61 (0.196 %)WebServices
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (0.980 %)SharePoint
23 (0.588 %)MS Exchange
23 (0.588 %)Lotus Notes
23 (0.588 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (0.392 %)SAS
41 (0.196 %)Lotus Domino
41 (0.196 %)Apache
41 (0.196 %)IIS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
139 (7.647 %)MS Excel
223 (4.510 %)MS Office
311 (2.157 %)MS Visio
42 (0.392 %)SPSS
42 (0.392 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (0.392 %)Spreadsheet
42 (0.392 %)MS Project
51 (0.196 %)Photoshop
51 (0.196 %)InfoPath
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.196 %)Oracle General Ledger
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (0.784 %)WAN
23 (0.588 %)LAN
23 (0.588 %)TCP/IP
23 (0.588 %)Intranet
23 (0.588 %)Internet
23 (0.588 %)Firewall
32 (0.392 %)Network Security
41 (0.196 %)Cisco ASA
41 (0.196 %)Cisco PIX
41 (0.196 %)MPLS
41 (0.196 %)DNS
41 (0.196 %)SAN
41 (0.196 %)SMS
41 (0.196 %)VoIP
41 (0.196 %)DHCP
41 (0.196 %)SNMP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (5.098 %)SQL Server
216 (3.137 %)Datawarehouse
314 (2.745 %)MS Access
49 (1.765 %)SQL Server 2005
57 (1.373 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
66 (1.176 %)BusinessObjects
74 (0.784 %)Crystal Reports
83 (0.588 %)Oracle Reports
83 (0.588 %)Adabas
83 (0.588 %)Oracle Discoverer
83 (0.588 %)MySQL
83 (0.588 %)GIS
92 (0.392 %)SQL Server 2000
101 (0.196 %)Data Cleansing
101 (0.196 %)Reference Data
101 (0.196 %)PerformancePoint
101 (0.196 %)Oracle 10g
101 (0.196 %)Oracle 8/8i
101 (0.196 %)OLAP
101 (0.196 %)InterSystems Cache
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (0.784 %)Visual Studio
22 (0.392 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.196 %)Synon
31 (0.196 %)VSS/SourceSafe
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1129 (25.29 %)Health
223 (4.510 %)Finance
310 (1.961 %)Pharmaceutical
49 (1.765 %)Government
56 (1.176 %)Legal
65 (0.980 %)Local Government
73 (0.588 %)Telecoms
82 (0.392 %)Education
91 (0.196 %)Pensions
91 (0.196 %)Criminal Justice
91 (0.196 %)Insurance
91 (0.196 %)Back Office
91 (0.196 %)Construction
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1171 (33.53 %)Analyst
2112 (21.96 %)Information Analyst
386 (16.86 %)Project Manager
454 (10.59 %)NHS Information Analyst
551 (10.00 %)NHS Project Manager
644 (8.627 %)Trainer
736 (7.059 %)Developer
830 (5.882 %)Data Analyst
923 (4.510 %)Senior Analyst
1022 (4.314 %)Business Analyst
1119 (3.725 %)Senior Information Analyst
1211 (2.157 %)Information Manager
1211 (2.157 %)Performance Analyst
1211 (2.157 %)1st Line Support
1211 (2.157 %)IT Trainer
1310 (1.961 %)Helpdesk Support
1310 (1.961 %)Service Manager
1310 (1.961 %)Consultant
149 (1.765 %)Junior
157 (1.373 %)Analyst Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
130 (5.882 %)NPfIT
215 (2.941 %)Informatics
311 (2.157 %)Smartcard
47 (1.373 %)Freedom of Information
56 (1.176 %)PACS
63 (0.588 %)Mainframe
72 (0.392 %)Management Information System
72 (0.392 %)VLE
72 (0.392 %)Data Protection Act
72 (0.392 %)Freedom of Information Act
81 (0.196 %)Data Extraction
81 (0.196 %)Blackberry
81 (0.196 %)Statistics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (1.569 %)Windows
25 (0.980 %)Windows XP
34 (0.784 %)Windows 2000
34 (0.784 %)UNIX
42 (0.392 %)Linux
42 (0.392 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.196 %)AIX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (7.843 %)Project Management
235 (6.863 %)PRINCE2
319 (3.725 %)Stakeholder Management
415 (2.941 %)Performance Management
415 (2.941 %)Migration
512 (2.353 %)Requirements Analysis
512 (2.353 %)ITIL
610 (1.961 %)Data Analysis
610 (1.961 %)Business Analysis
610 (1.961 %)Data Migration
79 (1.765 %)Data Protection
88 (1.569 %)Information Security
96 (1.176 %)Risk Management
96 (1.176 %)Web Development
105 (0.980 %)Validation
105 (0.980 %)Information Management
114 (0.784 %)Change Management
123 (0.588 %)Service Delivery
123 (0.588 %)SSADM
123 (0.588 %)Business Intelligence
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
181 (15.88 %)SQL
219 (3.725 %)VBA
36 (1.176 %)JavaScript
36 (1.176 %)C
45 (0.980 %)PHP
45 (0.980 %)FoxPro (VFP)
54 (0.784 %)VB
54 (0.784 %)C#
63 (0.588 %)NATURAL
72 (0.392 %)MUMPS
72 (0.392 %)C++
72 (0.392 %)Java
81 (0.196 %)VBScript
81 (0.196 %)VB.NET
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (2.549 %)PRINCE2 Certification
210 (1.961 %)ECDL
39 (1.765 %)Microsoft Certification
46 (1.176 %)Degree
55 (0.980 %)MCSE
63 (0.588 %)CCNA
63 (0.588 %)Cisco Certification
63 (0.588 %)ITIL Certification
72 (0.392 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
72 (0.392 %)MCSA
81 (0.196 %)CCNP
81 (0.196 %)MCP
81 (0.196 %)A+ Certification
81 (0.196 %)IBM Certification
81 (0.196 %)CIPD
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (0.980 %)SLA
24 (0.784 %)HL7
32 (0.392 %)QA
41 (0.196 %)SNOMED CT
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (1.765 %)Active Directory
22 (0.392 %)Novell eDirectory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (3.333 %)Microsoft
29 (1.765 %)Oracle
37 (1.373 %)iSOFT
46 (1.176 %)Business Objects
46 (1.176 %)HP
54 (0.784 %)Cisco
63 (0.588 %)SAP
63 (0.588 %)Mapinfo
63 (0.588 %)Citrix
63 (0.588 %)Novell
63 (0.588 %)Lotus
72 (0.392 %)Serena
72 (0.392 %)Cerner
72 (0.392 %)Cognos
72 (0.392 %)Dell
81 (0.196 %)IBM
81 (0.196 %)Hyperion
81 (0.196 %)VERITAS
81 (0.196 %)ESRI
81 (0.196 %)VMware