Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4236
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads67
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.009 %
As % of the category below11.32 %17.50 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£340
Average daily rate-£340
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£303
% change on same period last year+7.44 %
Hourly rates quoted33
Average minimum hourly rate£21.67£18.50
Average hourly rate£25.67£24.75
% change on same period last year+3.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.67£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.24£19.60
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads5340
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.106 %0.050 %
Daily rates quoted98
Average minimum daily rate£323£310
Average daily rate£329£329
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted1413
Average minimum hourly rate£18.92£17.82
Average hourly rate£20.76£20.55
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.60£23.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.98£25.61
% change on same period last year+1.43 %
NHS South EastNHS
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.

NHS
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire NHS Daily Rate Trend

NHS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordUp+72--
BanburyUp+31--
NHS South EastNHS
South East

NHS
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

13 (25.00 %)SQL Server
13 (25.00 %)Health
22 (16.67 %)ITIL
22 (16.67 %)SQL
22 (16.67 %)VB
22 (16.67 %)VB.NET
22 (16.67 %).NET
22 (16.67 %)VB6
22 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (8.333 %)Problem Management
31 (8.333 %)Data Cleansing
31 (8.333 %)InterSystems Cache
31 (8.333 %)Oracle
31 (8.333 %)MS Excel
31 (8.333 %)MUMPS
31 (8.333 %)Data Mining
31 (8.333 %)SLA
31 (8.333 %)ITIL Certification
31 (8.333 %)Service Management
31 (8.333 %)Change Management
31 (8.333 %)Risk Management
31 (8.333 %)Finance

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (16.67 %).NET
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (25.00 %)SQL Server
22 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (8.333 %)Data Cleansing
31 (8.333 %)Data Mining
31 (8.333 %)InterSystems Cache
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Health
21 (8.333 %)Finance
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Analyst
23 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Support
32 (16.67 %)VB Developer
32 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Technician
32 (16.67 %)Desktop Support
32 (16.67 %)Developer
32 (16.67 %)Support Technician
32 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
32 (16.67 %)Desktop Support Technician
41 (8.333 %)SQL Server Developer
41 (8.333 %)Contracts Manager
41 (8.333 %)Helpdesk Manager
41 (8.333 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Support Specialist
41 (8.333 %)Senior Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Service Manager
41 (8.333 %)Data Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Systems Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Incident Manager
41 (8.333 %)Performance Analyst
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)ITIL
21 (8.333 %)Service Management
21 (8.333 %)Change Management
21 (8.333 %)Risk Management
21 (8.333 %)Problem Management
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (16.67 %)SQL
12 (16.67 %)VB
12 (16.67 %)VB.NET
12 (16.67 %)VB6
21 (8.333 %)MUMPS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (8.333 %)ITIL Certification
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (8.333 %)SLA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)Oracle