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The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the Stockport 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below25.00 %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£322£321
% change on same period last year+0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00-
Average hourly rate£8.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£8.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.01£19.30
% change on same period last year+3.70 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.004 %
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£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£20.25£41.25
% change on same period last year-50.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.50£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.09£26.20
% change on same period last year-4.24 %
NHS ManchesterNHS
Manchester

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 Stockport region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport NHS Hourly Rate Trend

NHS
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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 (75.00 %)MS Office
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
21 (25.00 %)Project Management

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Office
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)1st Line Support
13 (75.00 %)Helpdesk Support
21 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Technician
21 (25.00 %)1st Line Support Technician
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Support Technician
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Project Management