The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in IT contracts advertised for the Surrey region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited NHS over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Surrey region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
National Health Service (NHS)
Rank 75 90 97
Rank change year-on-year
+15 +7
Contract jobs citing NHS 5 7 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 0.430% 0.431% 0.329%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.916% 2.593% 1.695%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 4
Average daily rate £275 £363 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-24.13% +16.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £152 £293 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £289 £433 £428
UK excluding London average daily rate £263 £290 £275
% change year-on-year
-9.48% +5.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £14.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.20 £15.75 £14.91
% change year-on-year
+15.55% +5.63%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Surrey
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
261 270 354
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 22.46% 16.64% 19.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 129 202
Average daily rate £400 £325 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.07% -13.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £190 £160 £286
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 17 11
Average hourly rate £35.00 £33.25 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.26% -11.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-4.34% -13.20%
NHS
South East

NHS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing NHS across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Surrey NHS Jobs Demand Trend

NHS
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing NHS across the Surrey region.

Surrey NHS Daily Rate Trend

NHS
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing NHS across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Surrey NHS Daily Rate Histogram

NHS
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing NHS across the Surrey region.

Surrey NHS Hourly Rate Trend

NHS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

1 3 (33.33%) MS Office
1 3 (33.33%) Cerner
1 3 (33.33%) Cerner Millennium
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
2 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (22.22%) Windows
2 2 (22.22%) Windows XP
2 2 (22.22%) COM
3 1 (11.11%) PRINCE2
3 1 (11.11%) ASP.NET
3 1 (11.11%) SQL
3 1 (11.11%) VB.NET
3 1 (11.11%) .NET
3 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
3 1 (11.11%) OLAP
3 1 (11.11%) IIS
3 1 (11.11%) Data Modelling
3 1 (11.11%) Windows 2000
3 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
3 1 (11.11%) Smartcard
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
3 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Replication
3 1 (11.11%) Clustering
3 1 (11.11%) Programme Management
3 1 (11.11%) Data Management
3 1 (11.11%) Informatics

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

Application Development
1 2 (22.22%) COM
2 1 (11.11%) ASP.NET
2 1 (11.11%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) MS Office
2 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Cerner Millennium
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
1 1 (11.11%) OLAP
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
General
1 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
1 1 (11.11%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Programme Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Consultant
2 1 (11.11%) Applications Specialist
2 1 (11.11%) DBA
2 1 (11.11%) Support Specialist
2 1 (11.11%) Applications Support
2 1 (11.11%) Service Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Information Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Applications Support Specialist
2 1 (11.11%) Transition Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Clinical Coder
2 1 (11.11%) NHS Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Smartcard
1 1 (11.11%) Replication
1 1 (11.11%) Clustering
1 1 (11.11%) Informatics
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
1 2 (22.22%) Windows XP
2 1 (11.11%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (11.11%) PRINCE2
2 1 (11.11%) Data Modelling
2 1 (11.11%) Project Management
2 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
2 1 (11.11%) Programme Management
2 1 (11.11%) Data Management
2 1 (11.11%) Performance Management
2 1 (11.11%) Performance Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) Information Governance
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
1 1 (11.11%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) PRINCE2 Certification
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Cerner
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
Surrey, South East
I am seeking Contracts Analyst for a 3 month contract position based in Surrey paying £200 per day.
Computer Futures
Rate: £200 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
Surrey, South East
Role: PMO/ Project Manager Location: Surrey Duration: 3-6 months Start date: ASAP Daily rate: TBC My NHS client in Surrey is looking for a Project Manager for...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Surrey, South East
The ideal candidate would have experience in Healthcare, preferably supporting Cerner Millennium but not essential, experience with any other NHS application is essential. Technical skills required Microsoft Office,...
E-Resourcing
Rate: £120 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Surrey, South East
Job Title Cerner Application Support Specialist Location Surrey South West LondonSalary 280 - 300 per dayDescription My client, an NHS Trust in Surrey South West London is looking to...
E-Resourcing
Rate: £280 - £300 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013