The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Biotechnology in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Biotechnology over the 3 months to 24 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.

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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Biotechnology
Rank - 583 583
Contract jobs citing Biotechnology 0 1 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK - 0.002% 0.002%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.007% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £140 -
UK excluding London average daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
12308 14298 17184
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 26.53% 24.52% 28.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 7390 8376 10196
Average daily rate £425 £425 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -19.04%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £245 £250 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 536 662 725
Average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £23.36
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -3.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £11.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £44.15 £45.00 £42.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -13.46%

Biotechnology
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Biotechnology within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Biotechnology Jobs Demand Trend

Biotechnology
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Biotechnology within the UK.

Biotechnology Daily Rate Trend

Biotechnology
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Biotechnology within the UK.

Biotechnology Hourly Rate Trend

Biotechnology
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology.

1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 2 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) SAP Implementation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting

Biotechnology
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 2 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) SAP Implementation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 2 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP