Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Health' in contract IT jobs within the Somerset 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHealth
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3526
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads1010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.013 %
As % of the category below5.780 %8.264 %
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£361£341
% change on same period last year+5.74 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£24.44-
Average hourly rate£25.34-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£26.24-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.80£23.16
% change on same period last year+20.03 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads173121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.345 %0.151 %
Daily rates quoted3028
Average minimum daily rate£389£360
Average daily rate£438£390
% change on same period last year+12.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£487£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£382
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted7917
Average minimum hourly rate£31.26£20.94
Average hourly rate£32.77£21.19
% change on same period last year+54.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.28£21.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.82£26.53
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Health South WestHealth
South West

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 Somerset region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Health Daily Rate Trend

Health
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset Health Hourly Rate Trend

Health
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Health across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Somerset Health Hourly Rate Histogram

Health
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Health within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 7 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
TauntonNew entry-3--
StreetNew entry-3--
Health South WestHealth
South West

Health
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

17 (41.18 %)Content Management
26 (35.29 %)Finance
35 (29.41 %)FMCG
35 (29.41 %)UML
43 (17.65 %)NHS
52 (11.76 %)SQL
52 (11.76 %)CMS
61 (5.882 %)VMware
61 (5.882 %)VMware ESX
61 (5.882 %)NPfIT
61 (5.882 %)Management Information System
61 (5.882 %)Telecoms
61 (5.882 %)Workflow
61 (5.882 %)Data Analysis
61 (5.882 %)Insurance
61 (5.882 %)NonStop SQL
61 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (5.882 %)Pensions
61 (5.882 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
61 (5.882 %)HP Data Protector
61 (5.882 %)VMware Infrastructure
61 (5.882 %)Spreadsheet
61 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (5.882 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (5.882 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
61 (5.882 %)C#
61 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
61 (5.882 %)VB
61 (5.882 %).NET
61 (5.882 %)Oracle

Health
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.882 %).NET
11 (5.882 %)ASP
11 (5.882 %)XML
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.76 %)CMS
21 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)MS Visio
11 (5.882 %)Spreadsheet
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)SAN
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.882 %)SQL Server
11 (5.882 %)Datawarehouse
11 (5.882 %)RDBMS
11 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (5.882 %)NonStop SQL
11 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (35.29 %)Finance
25 (29.41 %)FMCG
31 (5.882 %)Telecoms
31 (5.882 %)Insurance
31 (5.882 %)Pensions
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)Analyst
25 (29.41 %)Architect
25 (29.41 %)Information Architect
34 (23.53 %)Information Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Business Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Programme Manager
51 (5.882 %)Developer
51 (5.882 %)Project Manager
51 (5.882 %)Support Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Process Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Service Manager
51 (5.882 %)Senior Project Manager
51 (5.882 %)SQL Developer
51 (5.882 %)Senior Programme Manager
51 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
51 (5.882 %)IT Services Manager
51 (5.882 %)Content Editor
51 (5.882 %)NHS Information Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Business Process Analyst
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)NHS
21 (5.882 %)NPfIT
21 (5.882 %)Management Information System
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.882 %)UNIX
11 (5.882 %)Windows
11 (5.882 %)Linux
11 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
11 (5.882 %)Windows XP
11 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
11 (5.882 %)Red Hat Linux
11 (5.882 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (41.18 %)Content Management
25 (29.41 %)UML
31 (5.882 %)CRM
31 (5.882 %)Data Modelling
31 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
31 (5.882 %)Project Management
31 (5.882 %)Workflow
31 (5.882 %)Data Analysis
31 (5.882 %)ITIL
31 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.76 %)SQL
21 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
21 (5.882 %)VB
21 (5.882 %)C#
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)MCSE
11 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (5.882 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.882 %)Active Directory
11 (5.882 %)Terminal Services
11 (5.882 %)VMware ESX
11 (5.882 %)VMware Infrastructure
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.882 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (5.882 %)ARCserve
11 (5.882 %)HP Data Protector
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.882 %)Oracle
11 (5.882 %)Siebel
11 (5.882 %)Microsoft
11 (5.882 %)HP
11 (5.882 %)CA
11 (5.882 %)VMware