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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Health' in contract IT jobs within the West Yorkshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHealth
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank813
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads228159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.304 %0.161 %
As % of the category below28.64 %21.81 %
Daily rates quoted6431
Average minimum daily rate£363£302
Average daily rate£390£356
% change on same period last year+9.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£353
% change on same period last year-1.23 %
Hourly rates quoted69
Average minimum hourly rate£21.88£23.11
Average hourly rate£23.75£25.33
% change on same period last year-6.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.63£27.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.76£24.74
% change on same period last year-12.04 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads796729
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.061 %0.738 %
Daily rates quoted251169
Average minimum daily rate£338£313
Average daily rate£358£332
% change on same period last year+8.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2938
Average minimum hourly rate£18.27£24.60
Average hourly rate£19.72£26.80
% change on same period last year-26.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.17£29.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Health YorkshireHealth
Yorkshire

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Health Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Health across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Yorkshire Health Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Health within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
LeedsUp+1205£392+12.02 %
BradfordUp+97£394-
HuddersfieldNew entry-2£394-
WakefieldNew entry-1--
Health YorkshireHealth
Yorkshire

Health
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1214 (53.10 %)NHS
2101 (25.06 %)PRINCE2
371 (17.62 %)Project Management
452 (12.90 %)Microsoft
546 (11.41 %)Government
639 (9.677 %)SharePoint
737 (9.181 %)SQL Server
835 (8.685 %)MS Excel
934 (8.437 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1033 (8.189 %).NET
1131 (7.692 %)Stakeholder Management
1131 (7.692 %)Windows
1230 (7.444 %)MS Office
1329 (7.196 %)SQL
1427 (6.700 %)Finance
1526 (6.452 %)PRINCE
1623 (5.707 %)Business Analysis
1722 (5.459 %)MS Project
1821 (5.211 %)ASP.NET
1920 (4.963 %)SQL Server 2005
1920 (4.963 %)Informatics
1920 (4.963 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
2019 (4.715 %)Firewall
2019 (4.715 %)DNS
2118 (4.467 %)XML
2216 (3.970 %)NPfIT
2216 (3.970 %)MS Access
2315 (3.722 %)Oracle
2315 (3.722 %)Risk Management
2414 (3.474 %)Programme Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (8.189 %).NET
221 (5.211 %)ASP.NET
318 (4.467 %)XML
412 (2.978 %)ASP.NET 2.0
58 (1.985 %)WebServices
58 (1.985 %).NET Framework
67 (1.737 %)ASP
76 (1.489 %)HTML
76 (1.489 %)CSS
85 (1.241 %)MFC
93 (0.744 %)ADO.NET
102 (0.496 %)SOAP
102 (0.496 %)J2SE
102 (0.496 %)WSDL
102 (0.496 %)Middleware
111 (0.248 %)AJAX
111 (0.248 %)Windows SharePoint Services
111 (0.248 %).NET Remoting
111 (0.248 %)WCF
111 (0.248 %)XSLT
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
139 (9.677 %)SharePoint
25 (1.241 %)Lotus Notes
25 (1.241 %)Content Management Server
25 (1.241 %)CMS
25 (1.241 %)SharePoint Portal Server
34 (0.993 %)Lotus Domino
43 (0.744 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.248 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (0.248 %)Exchange Server 2007
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
135 (8.685 %)MS Excel
230 (7.444 %)MS Office
322 (5.459 %)MS Project
413 (3.226 %)MS Visio
57 (1.737 %)MS PowerPoint
63 (0.744 %)InfoPath
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (4.715 %)DNS
119 (4.715 %)Firewall
29 (2.233 %)TCP/IP
38 (1.985 %)VPN
46 (1.489 %)Broadband
53 (0.744 %)Internet
62 (0.496 %)VoIP
62 (0.496 %)DHCP
71 (0.248 %)LDAP
71 (0.248 %)WAN
71 (0.248 %)LAN
71 (0.248 %)IMAP
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
137 (9.181 %)SQL Server
220 (4.963 %)SQL Server 2005
316 (3.970 %)MS Access
414 (3.474 %)Datawarehouse
512 (2.978 %)SQL Server 2000
610 (2.481 %)SQL Server 7
79 (2.233 %)SQL Server Integration Services
87 (1.737 %)EDRMS
92 (0.496 %)Oracle 8/8i
92 (0.496 %)Oracle Discoverer
92 (0.496 %)Oracle 10g
92 (0.496 %)BusinessObjects
92 (0.496 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
101 (0.248 %)RDBMS
101 (0.248 %)TOAD
101 (0.248 %)Crystal Reports
101 (0.248 %)Oracle Reports
101 (0.248 %)Oracle OWB
101 (0.248 %)BusinessObjects XI
101 (0.248 %)Reference Data
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (1.241 %)Visual Studio
22 (0.496 %)Flash
31 (0.248 %)TestDirector
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (11.41 %)Government
227 (6.700 %)Finance
310 (2.481 %)Education
310 (2.481 %)Marketing
46 (1.489 %)Legal
55 (1.241 %)Pensions
63 (0.744 %)Construction
72 (0.496 %)Aerospace
72 (0.496 %)Publishing
72 (0.496 %)Insurance
81 (0.248 %)Local Government
81 (0.248 %)Banking
81 (0.248 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.248 %)Telecoms
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1109 (27.05 %)Analyst
284 (20.84 %)Project Manager
349 (12.16 %)Business Analyst
444 (10.92 %)Developer
533 (8.189 %)Senior Manager
629 (7.196 %)Senior Project Manager
721 (5.211 %)Consultant
721 (5.211 %)Programme Manager
819 (4.715 %)NHS Project Manager
918 (4.467 %).NET Developer
1013 (3.226 %)Deployment Analyst
1112 (2.978 %)Information Analyst
1211 (2.730 %)Test Analyst
1310 (2.481 %)Architect
1310 (2.481 %)Support Analyst
1310 (2.481 %)Senior Analyst
148 (1.985 %)Desktop Support
148 (1.985 %)Applications Developer
157 (1.737 %)Tester
157 (1.737 %)Software Developer
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1214 (53.10 %)NHS
220 (4.963 %)Informatics
316 (3.970 %)NPfIT
410 (2.481 %)Smartcard
410 (2.481 %)PKI
58 (1.985 %)E-Learning
67 (1.737 %)PACS
75 (1.241 %)Client/Server
84 (0.993 %)Data Protection Act
93 (0.744 %)Freedom of Information
102 (0.496 %)Freedom of Information Act
102 (0.496 %)SCORM
102 (0.496 %)Management Information System
111 (0.248 %)AS400
111 (0.248 %)N-Tier
111 (0.248 %)Economics
111 (0.248 %)Psychology
111 (0.248 %)Data Extraction
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (7.692 %)Windows
212 (2.978 %)Windows XP
38 (1.985 %)UNIX
47 (1.737 %)Linux
56 (1.489 %)Windows 2000
65 (1.241 %)Solaris
73 (0.744 %)Windows NT
81 (0.248 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (0.248 %)Windows Mobile
81 (0.248 %)HPUX
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1101 (25.06 %)PRINCE2
271 (17.62 %)Project Management
331 (7.692 %)Stakeholder Management
426 (6.452 %)PRINCE
523 (5.707 %)Business Analysis
615 (3.722 %)Risk Management
714 (3.474 %)Programme Management
714 (3.474 %)Supplier Management
811 (2.730 %)Knowledge Management
910 (2.481 %)Service Management
910 (2.481 %)Quality Management
109 (2.233 %)Migration
109 (2.233 %)Data Analysis
118 (1.985 %)Systems Analysis
118 (1.985 %)UML
118 (1.985 %)ITIL
127 (1.737 %)Change Management
136 (1.489 %)Data Modelling
136 (1.489 %)GAP Analysis
136 (1.489 %)Document Management
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (7.196 %)SQL
212 (2.978 %)JavaScript
311 (2.730 %)Transact-SQL
410 (2.481 %)VB.NET
57 (1.737 %)VBScript
57 (1.737 %)C#
65 (1.241 %)C++
65 (1.241 %)DHTML
65 (1.241 %)VB
73 (0.744 %)VBA
82 (0.496 %)LotusScript
91 (0.248 %)XPath
91 (0.248 %)Shell Script
91 (0.248 %)C
91 (0.248 %)PL/SQL
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
134 (8.437 %)PRINCE2 Certification
220 (4.963 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
314 (3.474 %)Degree
413 (3.226 %)Microsoft Certification
58 (1.985 %)MCP
66 (1.489 %)ISEB
73 (0.744 %)ITIL Certification
73 (0.744 %)Network+ Certification
73 (0.744 %)MBCS
73 (0.744 %)CITP
82 (0.496 %)CIPD
91 (0.248 %)IBM Certification
91 (0.248 %)HNC
91 (0.248 %)Chartered Engineer
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (1.985 %)QA
24 (0.993 %)HL7
24 (0.993 %)SLA
33 (0.744 %)ISO27001
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (1.985 %)Active Directory
22 (0.496 %)MetaFrame
31 (0.248 %)Oracle RAC
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (1.241 %)OpenView
24 (0.993 %)OVSD
33 (0.744 %)ZENworks
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
152 (12.90 %)Microsoft
215 (3.722 %)Oracle
310 (2.481 %)HP
45 (1.241 %)Lotus
54 (0.993 %)Primavera
54 (0.993 %)Compuware
54 (0.993 %)Cisco
62 (0.496 %)Business Objects
62 (0.496 %)Adobe
62 (0.496 %)Macromedia
62 (0.496 %)Sun
62 (0.496 %)BT
62 (0.496 %)Citrix
71 (0.248 %)Novell
71 (0.248 %)Lawson
71 (0.248 %)Remedy
71 (0.248 %)IBM
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