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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Health' in contract IT jobs within the South West 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHealth
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank64100
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching contract IT job ads8573
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.115 %0.072 %
As % of the category below3.620 %2.652 %
Daily rates quoted2510
Average minimum daily rate£321£393
Average daily rate£350£427
% change on same period last year-18.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£461
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£358
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Hourly rates quoted158
Average minimum hourly rate£24.87£27.75
Average hourly rate£26.83£28.88
% change on same period last year-7.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.80£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.03£27.41
% change on same period last year-19.62 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South West
Matching contract IT job ads23482753
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.174 %2.715 %
Daily rates quoted901921
Average minimum daily rate£387£371
Average daily rate£409£391
% change on same period last year+4.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted288251
Average minimum hourly rate£30.19£28.58
Average hourly rate£32.06£30.40
% change on same period last year+5.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.93£32.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Health EnglandHealth
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.

Health
Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West Health Daily Rate Histogram

Health
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
DorsetUp+1918--
WiltshireUp+1314£355-
DevonUp+712£360-15.38 %
SomersetNew entry-8£330-
BristolDown-24--
GloucestershireDown-23£375+3.44 %
Health EnglandHealth
England

Health
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

159 (35.12 %)NHS
247 (27.98 %)Project Management
336 (21.43 %)Government
426 (15.48 %)Local Government
521 (12.50 %)Change Management
620 (11.90 %)Finance
718 (10.71 %)PRINCE2
815 (8.929 %)SQL
913 (7.738 %)Security Cleared
1012 (7.143 %)Windows
1111 (6.548 %)Service Delivery
1210 (5.952 %)UML
139 (5.357 %)Pensions
139 (5.357 %)MS Office
139 (5.357 %)SAP
139 (5.357 %)Oracle
139 (5.357 %)VBScript
148 (4.762 %)SMS
148 (4.762 %)WSUS
157 (4.167 %)MS PowerPoint
157 (4.167 %)Business Analysis
157 (4.167 %)MOM
157 (4.167 %)MS Excel
166 (3.571 %)Oracle 9i
166 (3.571 %)TOAD
166 (3.571 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
166 (3.571 %)Microsoft
166 (3.571 %)Oracle 10g
166 (3.571 %)C#
166 (3.571 %)UNIX

Health
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (2.976 %)ASP.NET
15 (2.976 %).NET
21 (0.595 %)ASP
21 (0.595 %)HTML
21 (0.595 %)CSS
21 (0.595 %)JSP
21 (0.595 %)XML
21 (0.595 %)ASP.NET 2.0
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.190 %)ColdFusion
21 (0.595 %)CMS
21 (0.595 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (0.595 %)SharePoint
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (5.357 %)MS Office
27 (4.167 %)MS Excel
27 (4.167 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (1.786 %)MS Visio
41 (0.595 %)MS Project
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (2.381 %)Cerner Millennium
23 (1.786 %)SAP CRM
32 (1.190 %)Summit
32 (1.190 %)SAP EHS
41 (0.595 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
41 (0.595 %)SAP HR
41 (0.595 %)SAP PM
41 (0.595 %)SAP Oil and Gas
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (4.762 %)SMS
23 (1.786 %)Firewall
32 (1.190 %)VPN
41 (0.595 %)Intranet
41 (0.595 %)Extranet
41 (0.595 %)TCP/IP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (3.571 %)Oracle 9i
16 (3.571 %)TOAD
16 (3.571 %)Oracle 10g
25 (2.976 %)SQL Server
31 (0.595 %)Crystal Reports
31 (0.595 %)BusinessObjects
31 (0.595 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.595 %)Datawarehouse
31 (0.595 %)Data Mining
31 (0.595 %)ETL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.595 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (21.43 %)Government
226 (15.48 %)Local Government
320 (11.90 %)Finance
49 (5.357 %)Pensions
56 (3.571 %)Aerospace
65 (2.976 %)FMCG
74 (2.381 %)Construction
83 (1.786 %)Retail
83 (1.786 %)Insurance
92 (1.190 %)Pharmaceutical
101 (0.595 %)Back Office
101 (0.595 %)Electronics
101 (0.595 %)Education
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (29.17 %)Project Manager
231 (18.45 %)Analyst
313 (7.738 %)Business Analyst
412 (7.143 %)Developer
510 (5.952 %)Information Analyst
68 (4.762 %)Trainer
68 (4.762 %)Systems Engineer
77 (4.167 %)Consultant
86 (3.571 %)DBA
86 (3.571 %)Oracle Developer
95 (2.976 %)Oracle DBA
95 (2.976 %)Information Architect
95 (2.976 %)Support Analyst
95 (2.976 %)Architect
95 (2.976 %)NHS Project Manager
104 (2.381 %)Programme Manager
104 (2.381 %)Administrator
104 (2.381 %)Change Manager
104 (2.381 %)IT Trainer
104 (2.381 %)Contracts Manager
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
159 (35.12 %)NHS
24 (2.381 %)Informatics
24 (2.381 %)NPfIT
32 (1.190 %)Management Information System
32 (1.190 %)E-Learning
32 (1.190 %)Smartcard
41 (0.595 %)Data Integration
41 (0.595 %)Freedom of Information
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (7.143 %)Windows
26 (3.571 %)UNIX
33 (1.786 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (1.190 %)Windows XP
51 (0.595 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.595 %)Windows Vista
51 (0.595 %)Windows Server 2008
51 (0.595 %)Windows 2000 Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (27.98 %)Project Management
221 (12.50 %)Change Management
318 (10.71 %)PRINCE2
413 (7.738 %)Security Cleared
511 (6.548 %)Service Delivery
610 (5.952 %)UML
77 (4.167 %)Business Analysis
86 (3.571 %)Information Management
86 (3.571 %)Software Testing
86 (3.571 %)Performance Management
86 (3.571 %)SC Cleared
95 (2.976 %)Content Management
95 (2.976 %)PRINCE
104 (2.381 %)GAP Analysis
104 (2.381 %)Requirements Analysis
113 (1.786 %)Use Case
113 (1.786 %)User Acceptance Testing
113 (1.786 %)Data Analysis
113 (1.786 %)Stakeholder Management
113 (1.786 %)Scrum
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (8.929 %)SQL
29 (5.357 %)VBScript
36 (3.571 %)C#
45 (2.976 %)Shell Script
53 (1.786 %)Transact-SQL
62 (1.190 %)C
62 (1.190 %)VB
71 (0.595 %)VB.NET
71 (0.595 %)VBA
71 (0.595 %)C++
71 (0.595 %)Java
71 (0.595 %)JavaScript
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (2.976 %)Degree
23 (1.786 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
32 (1.190 %)CCNA
32 (1.190 %)Cisco Certification
32 (1.190 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.595 %)ITIL Certification
41 (0.595 %)MBA
41 (0.595 %)CCVP
41 (0.595 %)CCA
41 (0.595 %)Citrix Certification
41 (0.595 %)CISSP
41 (0.595 %)CCNP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.190 %)SLA
12 (1.190 %)ISO27001
12 (1.190 %)QA
21 (0.595 %)ISO17799
21 (0.595 %)ISO9001
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (3.571 %)Oracle RMAN
22 (1.190 %)Active Directory
31 (0.595 %)Citrix Presentation Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (4.762 %)WSUS
27 (4.167 %)MOM
36 (3.571 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
41 (0.595 %)CiscoWorks
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (5.357 %)Oracle
19 (5.357 %)SAP
26 (3.571 %)Microsoft
34 (2.381 %)Cerner
41 (0.595 %)HP
41 (0.595 %)Dell
41 (0.595 %)Citrix
41 (0.595 %)Cognos
41 (0.595 %)Cisco
41 (0.595 %)Business Objects
41 (0.595 %)PeopleSoft