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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Health' in contract IT jobs within the Shropshire 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 Health over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHealth
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank35-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.128 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£333-
Average daily rate£358-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£383-
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£363
% change on same period last year-2.21 %
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£21.43£28.03
% change on same period last year-23.54 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads18861
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.251 %0.061 %
Daily rates quoted7320
Average minimum daily rate£365£245
Average daily rate£397£288
% change on same period last year+37.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted56
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£24.33
Average hourly rate£26.40£25.83
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.80£27.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£27.25
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Health West MidlandsHealth
West Midlands

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.

Health
Demand Trend

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

Shropshire Health Demand Trend

Health
Daily Rate Trend

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

Shropshire Health Daily Rate Trend

Health
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Health across the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Shropshire Health Daily Rate Histogram

Health
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Health within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
TelfordNew entry-2£425-
Health West MidlandsHealth
West Midlands

Health
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing Health 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 Health.

14 (50.00 %)Programme Management
23 (37.50 %)Finance
23 (37.50 %)Project Planning
32 (25.00 %)Resource Management
32 (25.00 %)Insurance
32 (25.00 %)Supplier Management
32 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (25.00 %)Government
32 (25.00 %)Change Management
32 (25.00 %)Risk Management
32 (25.00 %)Telecoms
41 (12.50 %)NHS
41 (12.50 %)Project Management
41 (12.50 %)VoIP
41 (12.50 %)SLA
41 (12.50 %)Service Management
41 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
41 (12.50 %)assyst
41 (12.50 %)Incident Management
41 (12.50 %)Informatics
41 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
41 (12.50 %)Spreadsheet
41 (12.50 %)ITIL

Health
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing Health 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 Health. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (12.50 %)Spreadsheet
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (12.50 %)assyst
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)VoIP
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Finance
22 (25.00 %)Government
22 (25.00 %)Insurance
22 (25.00 %)Telecoms
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Project Manager
22 (25.00 %)Implementation Manager
22 (25.00 %)Telecoms Project Manager
31 (12.50 %)Implementation Project Manager
31 (12.50 %)Contracts Manager
31 (12.50 %)Programme Manager
31 (12.50 %)Consultant
31 (12.50 %)1st Line Support
31 (12.50 %)Support Consultant
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)NHS
11 (12.50 %)Informatics
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)Programme Management
23 (37.50 %)Project Planning
32 (25.00 %)Resource Management
32 (25.00 %)Supplier Management
32 (25.00 %)Change Management
32 (25.00 %)Risk Management
32 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (12.50 %)Project Management
41 (12.50 %)Service Management
41 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
41 (12.50 %)Incident Management
41 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
41 (12.50 %)ITIL
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)SLA