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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Health' in contract IT jobs across the UK 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 last 3 months to 12 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHealth
Location
3 months to 12 May 2008Same period last year
Rank88140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+52
Matching contract IT job ads1374972
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.726 %1.092 %
As % of the category below3.659 %2.335 %
Daily rates quoted380280
Average minimum daily rate£328£333
Average daily rate£355£351
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£331
% change on same period last year+6.73 %
Hourly rates quoted12179
Average minimum hourly rate£20.24£19.94
Average hourly rate£22.38£21.12
% change on same period last year+5.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.53£22.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.26£20.51
% change on same period last year+3.69 %
General UKGeneral
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3755141634
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled47.18 %46.79 %
Daily rates quoted1373514194
Average minimum daily rate£420£422
Average daily rate£451£450
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£483£478
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£373
% change on same period last year+4.72 %
Hourly rates quoted22212071
Average minimum hourly rate£23.88£24.21
Average hourly rate£25.65£25.79
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.42£27.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£25.87
% change on same period last year-0.93 %

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 the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Health across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Health Demand Trend

Health
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Health across the UK.

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 UK over the past 3 months.

Health Daily Rate Histogram

Health
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Health across the UK.

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 UK over the past 3 months.

Health Hourly Rate Histogram

Health
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Health within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+491280£352-0.47 %
2LondonUp+42412£358-3.79 %
3YorkshireUp+9241£351+10.04 %
4West YorkshireUp+6199£361+9.68 %
5South EastUp+54187£349-8.79 %
6LeedsUp+2180£358+7.61 %
7North WestUp+19127£412+29.79 %
8City of LondonUp+3180£410+6.46 %
9East of EnglandUp+3078£299+49.72 %
10West MidlandsUp+2670£325+42.39 %
11South WestUp+3761£336-4.61 %
12WalesUp+2855£411-
13South WalesUp+2344£411-
14East MidlandsUp+737£320-23.20 %
15MidlandsUp+2133£301-15.35 %
16EssexUp+1532£322+177.60 %
17SurreyUp+2430£397+10.31 %
18BerkshireUp+3029£410+19.08 %
19HampshireNo change028£366-8.99 %
20CheshireUp+227£304+30.64 %
21KentUp+2623£428+12.85 %
22North EastUp+1921£287+6.17 %
23HertfordshireDown-419£283-12.82 %
23BridgendNo change019£490-
24CardiffUp+1218£450-
24East AngliaUp+1718£188-42.30 %
25ManchesterDown-1517£353-12.28 %
26MiddlesexUp+316£205-
27MerseysideUp+615£525-
28ScotlandDown-814£388+20.28 %

Health
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Health also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Health.

11138 (39.38 %)NHS
2468 (16.19 %)SQL
3364 (12.60 %)Project Management
4354 (12.25 %)PRINCE2
5284 (9.827 %)SQL Server
6270 (9.343 %)Finance
7241 (8.339 %)Microsoft
8231 (7.993 %)Government
9222 (7.682 %)Windows
9222 (7.682 %)MS Excel
10180 (6.228 %)MS Office
11162 (5.606 %).NET
12161 (5.571 %)Change Management
13140 (4.844 %)Oracle
14126 (4.360 %)Degree
15116 (4.014 %)Pharmaceutical
16107 (3.702 %)Unix
17102 (3.529 %)SQL Server 7
1898 (3.391 %)ASP.NET
1996 (3.322 %)MS Project
2094 (3.253 %)Insurance
2185 (2.941 %)SharePoint
2284 (2.907 %)Data Analysis
2383 (2.872 %)SQL Server 2005
2482 (2.837 %)Pensions
2482 (2.837 %)MS Access
2581 (2.803 %)Telecoms
2581 (2.803 %)Business Analysis
2679 (2.734 %)XML
2679 (2.734 %)Active Directory

Health
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Health also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Health. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1162 (5.606 %).NET
298 (3.391 %)ASP.NET
379 (2.734 %)XML
455 (1.903 %)HTML
552 (1.799 %)CSS
640 (1.384 %)WebServices
738 (1.315 %)ASP
835 (1.211 %)ASP.NET 2.0
919 (0.657 %)SOAP
1018 (0.623 %)XHTML
1114 (0.484 %)XSLT
1114 (0.484 %)J2EE
1212 (0.415 %)AJAX
1311 (0.381 %).NET Framework
1311 (0.381 %)JSP
1311 (0.381 %)XSL
1311 (0.381 %)WSDL
1311 (0.381 %)Middleware
149 (0.311 %)JMS
149 (0.311 %)JDBC
Application Platforms
185 (2.941 %)SharePoint
243 (1.488 %)MS Exchange
329 (1.003 %)IIS
427 (0.934 %)SAS
523 (0.796 %)CMS
621 (0.727 %)Exchange Server 2003
720 (0.692 %)Lotus Notes
814 (0.484 %)Lotus Domino
913 (0.450 %)Exchange Server 2000
109 (0.311 %)SharePoint Server 2007
118 (0.277 %)Exchange Server 2007
118 (0.277 %)Content Management Server
127 (0.242 %)BizTalk Server
136 (0.208 %)Oracle Application Server
136 (0.208 %)Exchange Server 5.5
136 (0.208 %)Office Project Server
145 (0.173 %)GroupWise
145 (0.173 %)ColdFusion
154 (0.138 %)Apache
163 (0.104 %)Documentum
Applications
1222 (7.682 %)MS Excel
2180 (6.228 %)MS Office
396 (3.322 %)MS Project
460 (2.076 %)MS PowerPoint
552 (1.799 %)MS Visio
615 (0.519 %)SPSS
714 (0.484 %)AutoCAD
89 (0.311 %)Photoshop
96 (0.208 %)Adobe Illustrator
104 (0.138 %)Stata
104 (0.138 %)CA Clarity
104 (0.138 %)ImageReady
104 (0.138 %)Fireworks
113 (0.104 %)MATLAB
122 (0.069 %)Acrobat
131 (0.035 %)CorelDRAW
131 (0.035 %)InfoPath
Business Applications
119 (0.657 %)Cerner Millennium
211 (0.381 %)Fidessa
38 (0.277 %)SAP EHS
44 (0.138 %)Oracle Financials
53 (0.104 %)PeopleSoft Financials
53 (0.104 %)SAP FI/CO
53 (0.104 %)SAP CO
53 (0.104 %)SAP FI
53 (0.104 %)Misys Midas
62 (0.069 %)ResourceLink
62 (0.069 %)Great Plains
62 (0.069 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
62 (0.069 %)SAP CRM
62 (0.069 %)Remedy AR System
71 (0.035 %)SAP LE
71 (0.035 %)Remedy ITSM
71 (0.035 %)Axapta
71 (0.035 %)SAP HR
71 (0.035 %)SAP SD
71 (0.035 %)WebTrends
Communications & Networking
149 (1.696 %)SAN
244 (1.522 %)TCP/IP
244 (1.522 %)LAN
343 (1.488 %)DNS
440 (1.384 %)WAN
539 (1.349 %)Internet
637 (1.280 %)Firewall
720 (0.692 %)VPN
819 (0.657 %)DHCP
917 (0.588 %)Intranet
1013 (0.450 %)WINS
1110 (0.346 %)Ethernet
1110 (0.346 %)Wireless
129 (0.311 %)FTP
129 (0.311 %)VoIP
129 (0.311 %)Broadband
138 (0.277 %)3G
146 (0.208 %)GSM
155 (0.173 %)LDAP
155 (0.173 %)GPRS
Database & Business Intelligence
1284 (9.827 %)SQL Server
2102 (3.529 %)SQL Server 7
383 (2.872 %)SQL Server 2005
482 (2.837 %)MS Access
569 (2.388 %)Datawarehouse
655 (1.903 %)SQL Server 2000
753 (1.834 %)BusinessObjects
828 (0.969 %)Oracle 10g
922 (0.761 %)SQL Server Integration Services
922 (0.761 %)Oracle 9i
1019 (0.657 %)Crystal Reports
1118 (0.623 %)TOAD
1217 (0.588 %)OLAP
1217 (0.588 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1315 (0.519 %)EDRMS
1414 (0.484 %)RDBMS
1512 (0.415 %)DTS
1611 (0.381 %)BusinessObjects XI
1710 (0.346 %)ETL
1710 (0.346 %)Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
132 (1.107 %)Visual Studio
213 (0.450 %)Flash
312 (0.415 %)TestDirector
49 (0.311 %)Rational Rose
57 (0.242 %)PVCS
65 (0.173 %)Telelogic DOORS
74 (0.138 %)NUnit
83 (0.104 %)VSS/SourceSafe
83 (0.104 %)Oracle Forms
83 (0.104 %)JUnit
92 (0.069 %)Ant
92 (0.069 %)ClearCase
92 (0.069 %)Eclipse
92 (0.069 %)Dreamweaver
92 (0.069 %)WinRunner
92 (0.069 %)RequisitePro
92 (0.069 %)QuickTest Pro
101 (0.035 %)LoadRunner
101 (0.035 %)Subversion
101 (0.035 %)FrontPage
General
1270 (9.343 %)Finance
2231 (7.993 %)Government
3116 (4.014 %)Pharmaceutical
494 (3.253 %)Insurance
582 (2.837 %)Pensions
681 (2.803 %)Telecoms
751 (1.765 %)Banking
843 (1.488 %)Education
942 (1.453 %)Local Government
1041 (1.419 %)Legal
1139 (1.349 %)Construction
1139 (1.349 %)Marketing
1220 (0.692 %)Investment Banking
1318 (0.623 %)Publishing
1417 (0.588 %)Law
1516 (0.554 %)Manufacturing
1614 (0.484 %)Auditing
1710 (0.346 %)Electric
189 (0.311 %)Financial Institution
189 (0.311 %)Back Office
Job Titles
1787 (27.23 %)Analyst
2462 (15.99 %)Project Manager
3276 (9.550 %)Information Analyst
4259 (8.962 %)Developer
5190 (6.574 %)Data Analyst
6188 (6.505 %)Business Analyst
7139 (4.810 %)Consultant
893 (3.218 %)Programme Manager
984 (2.907 %)NHS Project Manager
1078 (2.699 %)Administrator
1167 (2.318 %)Trainer
1266 (2.284 %).NET Developer
1363 (2.180 %)NHS Information Analyst
1459 (2.042 %)Senior Analyst
1554 (1.869 %)Support Analyst
1643 (1.488 %)Tester
1740 (1.384 %)DBA
1740 (1.384 %)Information Manager
1838 (1.315 %)Senior Manager
1937 (1.280 %)Architect
Miscellaneous
11138 (39.38 %)NHS
278 (2.699 %)NPfIT
278 (2.699 %)Informatics
364 (2.215 %)Management Information System
454 (1.869 %)Statistics
530 (1.038 %)Smartcard
530 (1.038 %)Clustering
629 (1.003 %)E-Learning
722 (0.761 %)PMI
821 (0.727 %)Data Protection Act
920 (0.692 %)Mathematics
1018 (0.623 %)PKI
1115 (0.519 %)PACS
1214 (0.484 %)Fixed Income
1214 (0.484 %)Freedom of Information
1214 (0.484 %)French Language
1214 (0.484 %)Celerra
1313 (0.450 %)Data Extraction
1410 (0.346 %)Replication
159 (0.311 %)Blackberry
Operating Systems
1222 (7.682 %)Windows
2107 (3.702 %)Unix
346 (1.592 %)Windows 2000
346 (1.592 %)Windows XP
443 (1.488 %)Linux
530 (1.038 %)HPUX
620 (0.692 %)Solaris
719 (0.657 %)Windows NT
815 (0.519 %)Windows Server 2003
911 (0.381 %)AIX
103 (0.104 %)Tru64
112 (0.069 %)Windows Mobile
112 (0.069 %)MVS
121 (0.035 %)Windows Vista
121 (0.035 %)Ubuntu
121 (0.035 %)NetWare
Processes & Methodologies
1364 (12.60 %)Project Management
2354 (12.25 %)PRINCE2
3161 (5.571 %)Change Management
484 (2.907 %)Data Analysis
581 (2.803 %)Business Analysis
678 (2.699 %)Stakeholder Management
763 (2.180 %)PRINCE
859 (2.042 %)Migration
956 (1.938 %)Information Management
1049 (1.696 %)Performance Management
1144 (1.522 %)Programme Management
1144 (1.522 %)Service Delivery
1144 (1.522 %)UML
1144 (1.522 %)ITIL
1243 (1.488 %)Business Intelligence
1243 (1.488 %)Workflow
1340 (1.384 %)Risk Management
1340 (1.384 %)Data Protection
1437 (1.280 %)Project Planning
1437 (1.280 %)Service Management
Programming Languages
1468 (16.19 %)SQL
265 (2.249 %)C#
265 (2.249 %)JavaScript
358 (2.007 %)Java
449 (1.696 %)VB.NET
545 (1.557 %)Transact-SQL
644 (1.522 %)VB
741 (1.419 %)C
828 (0.969 %)PL/SQL
925 (0.865 %)VBA
1023 (0.796 %)VBScript
1116 (0.554 %)Perl
1116 (0.554 %)C++
1215 (0.519 %)DHTML
1311 (0.381 %)Shell Script
1410 (0.346 %)VB6
1410 (0.346 %)PHP
159 (0.311 %)ActionScript
166 (0.208 %)LotusScript
175 (0.173 %)Python
Qualifications
1126 (4.360 %)Degree
276 (2.630 %)PRINCE2 Certification
341 (1.419 %)Microsoft Certification
439 (1.349 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
538 (1.315 %)ISEB
626 (0.900 %)Cisco Certification
723 (0.796 %)CCNA
822 (0.761 %)MCSE
920 (0.692 %)PMI Certification
1016 (0.554 %)MCP
1110 (0.346 %)CCNP
1110 (0.346 %)IBM Certification
127 (0.242 %)ITIL Certification
127 (0.242 %)MBA
136 (0.208 %)HND
136 (0.208 %)MCSA
145 (0.173 %)HNC
145 (0.173 %)CCDA
145 (0.173 %)Citrix Certification
145 (0.173 %)PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
156 (1.938 %)QA
255 (1.903 %)SLA
328 (0.969 %)HL7
412 (0.415 %)SNOMED CT
510 (0.346 %)ISO9001
69 (0.311 %)ISO14001
69 (0.311 %)ISO27001
76 (0.208 %)ISO9000
82 (0.069 %)ISO17799
82 (0.069 %)GCP
82 (0.069 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
82 (0.069 %)DICOM
91 (0.035 %)CDISC
91 (0.035 %)BS15000
91 (0.035 %)BS7799
91 (0.035 %)GMP
System Software
179 (2.734 %)Active Directory
216 (0.554 %)NetBackup
38 (0.277 %)Oracle RMAN
47 (0.242 %)NFS
56 (0.208 %)ISA Server
65 (0.173 %)Citrix Presentation Server
74 (0.138 %)NDS
74 (0.138 %)MetaFrame
83 (0.104 %)Terminal Services
83 (0.104 %)Backup Exec
92 (0.069 %)Nmap
92 (0.069 %)Oracle RAC
101 (0.035 %)Novell eDirectory
101 (0.035 %)Terminal Server
Systems Management
125 (0.865 %)Tivoli
224 (0.830 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
315 (0.519 %)EMC Navisphere
46 (0.208 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
54 (0.138 %)OpenView
63 (0.104 %)CiscoWorks
63 (0.104 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
63 (0.104 %)DameWare
72 (0.069 %)ZENworks
72 (0.069 %)MAILsweeper
72 (0.069 %)SCCM
72 (0.069 %)SCOM
81 (0.035 %)HP Data Protector
81 (0.035 %)EMC NetWorker
81 (0.035 %)BMC Performance Manager
81 (0.035 %)ServiceCenter
81 (0.035 %)AutoSys
81 (0.035 %)CONTROL-M
81 (0.035 %)MOM
81 (0.035 %)Legato
Vendors
1241 (8.339 %)Microsoft
2140 (4.844 %)Oracle
373 (2.526 %)SAP
464 (2.215 %)Cisco
555 (1.903 %)IBM
653 (1.834 %)Business Objects
744 (1.522 %)Sun
837 (1.280 %)HP
934 (1.176 %)Citrix
1027 (0.934 %)Brocade
1123 (0.796 %)Cerner
1221 (0.727 %)NetApp
1221 (0.727 %)iSOFT
1320 (0.692 %)Lotus
1417 (0.588 %)VERITAS
1417 (0.588 %)EMC
1513 (0.450 %)Hitachi
1513 (0.450 %)Sybase
1612 (0.415 %)Remedy
1711 (0.381 %)Adobe
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