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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Health' in contract IT jobs within the Wales 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
Rank3934
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads2935
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.035 %
As % of the category below8.192 %8.794 %
Daily rates quoted67
Average minimum daily rate£333£338
Average daily rate£392£400
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£463
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£358
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.00
Average hourly rate-£18.83
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£23.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.03£27.41
% change on same period last year-19.62 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads354398
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.479 %0.392 %
Daily rates quoted12192
Average minimum daily rate£347£401
Average daily rate£378£430
% change on same period last year-12.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted3136
Average minimum hourly rate£27.27£22.15
Average hourly rate£30.65£24.43
% change on same period last year+25.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.03£26.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Health UKHealth
UK

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 Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales Health Hourly Rate Trend

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 Wales 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
South WalesDown-423£338-17.34 %
North WalesDown-21--
Health UKHealth
UK

Health
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

157 (55.88 %)NHS
232 (31.37 %)PRINCE2
325 (24.51 %)Microsoft
421 (20.59 %)Degree
518 (17.65 %)Project Management
616 (15.69 %)MS Office
713 (12.75 %)Education
713 (12.75 %)Government
713 (12.75 %)C#
713 (12.75 %)SQL
713 (12.75 %)Windows
812 (11.76 %)XML
911 (10.78 %)C
911 (10.78 %)SOAP
911 (10.78 %)WebServices
911 (10.78 %)ISEB
1010 (9.804 %)RUP
1010 (9.804 %)IIS
1010 (9.804 %)Programme Management
119 (8.824 %)Finance
119 (8.824 %)Java
119 (8.824 %)Windows Server 2003
119 (8.824 %)Test Management
128 (7.843 %)PRINCE
128 (7.843 %)JMS
128 (7.843 %)C++
128 (7.843 %)MS Project
128 (7.843 %)UML
128 (7.843 %)Information Management
137 (6.863 %)HTML

Health
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (11.76 %)XML
211 (10.78 %)SOAP
211 (10.78 %)WebServices
38 (7.843 %)JMS
47 (6.863 %)WSDL
47 (6.863 %)HTML
56 (5.882 %).NET
56 (5.882 %)XSD
56 (5.882 %)SAML
65 (4.902 %)ASP.NET
74 (3.922 %)AJAX
83 (2.941 %)NetBeans
92 (1.961 %)JSP
101 (0.980 %)UDDI
101 (0.980 %)CSS
101 (0.980 %)ASP
101 (0.980 %)XSLT
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (9.804 %)IIS
24 (3.922 %)Office Project Server
32 (1.961 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (1.961 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (1.961 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.980 %)GroupWise
41 (0.980 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (0.980 %)Tomcat
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (15.69 %)MS Office
28 (7.843 %)MS Project
35 (4.902 %)MS Excel
35 (4.902 %)MS Visio
41 (0.980 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.980 %)Spreadsheet
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (5.882 %)Internet
21 (0.980 %)Firewall
21 (0.980 %)Broadband
21 (0.980 %)LAN
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.941 %)SQL Server
21 (0.980 %)Datawarehouse
21 (0.980 %)GIS
21 (0.980 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (0.980 %)MySQL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.941 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.980 %)NUnit
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (12.75 %)Education
113 (12.75 %)Government
29 (8.824 %)Finance
31 (0.980 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (0.980 %)Back Office
31 (0.980 %)Retail
31 (0.980 %)Local Government
31 (0.980 %)Marketing
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (25.49 %)Programme Manager
224 (23.53 %)Project Manager
314 (13.73 %)Analyst
413 (12.75 %)Support Manager
511 (10.78 %)Project Support Manager
66 (5.882 %)Test Analyst
75 (4.902 %)Developer
75 (4.902 %)Business Analyst
84 (3.922 %)Software Developer
84 (3.922 %)NHS Project Manager
93 (2.941 %)Services Director
93 (2.941 %)Test Manager
102 (1.961 %)Tester
102 (1.961 %)Senior Manager
102 (1.961 %)Senior Project Manager
102 (1.961 %)Infrastructure Manager
102 (1.961 %)Business Manager
102 (1.961 %)Technical Lead
102 (1.961 %)Project Officer
102 (1.961 %)Project Support Officer
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
157 (55.88 %)NHS
24 (3.922 %)Management Information System
24 (3.922 %)PACS
32 (1.961 %)LIMS
41 (0.980 %)Statistics
41 (0.980 %)Informatics
41 (0.980 %)Welsh Language
41 (0.980 %)Data Integration
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (12.75 %)Windows
29 (8.824 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2008
45 (4.902 %)Windows XP
52 (1.961 %)Windows Vista
52 (1.961 %)Windows 2000
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (31.37 %)PRINCE2
218 (17.65 %)Project Management
310 (9.804 %)RUP
310 (9.804 %)Programme Management
49 (8.824 %)Test Management
58 (7.843 %)Information Management
58 (7.843 %)UML
58 (7.843 %)PRINCE
67 (6.863 %)Data Modelling
67 (6.863 %)SOA
76 (5.882 %)Software Testing
76 (5.882 %)BPEL
76 (5.882 %)V-Model
85 (4.902 %)Business Analysis
85 (4.902 %)Requirements Analysis
85 (4.902 %)Resource Management
85 (4.902 %)Service Management
85 (4.902 %)Change Management
94 (3.922 %)SSADM
94 (3.922 %)Software Engineering
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (12.75 %)C#
113 (12.75 %)SQL
211 (10.78 %)C
39 (8.824 %)Java
48 (7.843 %)C++
55 (4.902 %)VB
61 (0.980 %)XQuery
61 (0.980 %)XPath
61 (0.980 %)JavaScript
61 (0.980 %)PHP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (20.59 %)Degree
211 (10.78 %)ISEB
33 (2.941 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (1.961 %)ECDL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.941 %)QA
13 (2.941 %)SNOMED CT
21 (0.980 %)HL7
21 (0.980 %)JSP 440
21 (0.980 %)SLA
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (4.902 %)Active Directory
22 (1.961 %)NDS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.961 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (24.51 %)Microsoft
25 (4.902 %)Oracle
33 (2.941 %)telerik
41 (0.980 %)Novell