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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pharmaceutical' in contract IT jobs within the Oxfordshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
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£323£385
% change on same period last year-15.93 %
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£25.26£30.77
% change on same period last year-17.90 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads83120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.167 %0.147 %
Daily rates quoted2230
Average minimum daily rate£302£346
Average daily rate£320£361
% change on same period last year-11.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£383
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted1426
Average minimum hourly rate£17.41£15.13
Average hourly rate£18.82£16.66
% change on same period last year+13.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.24£18.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£26.48
% change on same period last year+1.12 %
Pharmaceutical South EastPharmaceutical
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.

Pharmaceutical
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Pharmaceutical Demand Trend

Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Pharmaceutical Daily Rate Trend

Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Pharmaceutical Hourly Rate Trend

Pharmaceutical
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Pharmaceutical 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 Pharmaceutical.

16 (85.71 %)Windows
25 (71.43 %)MCSE
25 (71.43 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
42 (28.57 %)Microsoft
42 (28.57 %)MS Office
42 (28.57 %)UNIX
42 (28.57 %)HPUX
42 (28.57 %)Solaris
42 (28.57 %)Linux
42 (28.57 %)Windows 2000
51 (14.29 %)Chemicals
51 (14.29 %)Government
51 (14.29 %)Validation
51 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
51 (14.29 %)Project Management

Pharmaceutical
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Pharmaceutical 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 Pharmaceutical. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Chemicals
11 (14.29 %)Government
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (28.57 %)Support Technician
21 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Deskside Support
21 (14.29 %)Deskside Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Deskside Support Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Project Officer
21 (14.29 %)Desktop Support
21 (14.29 %)Analyst
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (85.71 %)Windows
24 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (28.57 %)UNIX
32 (28.57 %)HPUX
32 (28.57 %)Solaris
32 (28.57 %)Linux
32 (28.57 %)Windows 2000
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Project Management
11 (14.29 %)Validation
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (71.43 %)MCSE
15 (71.43 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft