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The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited NHS over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank380480
Rank change on same period last yearUp+100
Matching permanent IT job ads748642
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.415 %0.270 %
As % of the category below2.034 %1.244 %
Salaries quoted572476
Average minimum salary£36,765£35,589
Average salary£40,167£39,349
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
Average maximum salary£43,570£43,110
UK excluding London average salary£38,286£37,889
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching permanent IT job ads3676751618
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled20.41 %21.74 %
Salaries quoted3030739251
Average minimum salary£44,344£48,017
Average salary£49,231£53,027
% change on same period last year-7.15 %
Average maximum salary£54,117£58,038
UK excluding London average salary£37,744£39,030
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
NHS UKNHS
UK

NHS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing NHS across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

England NHS Demand Trend

NHS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing NHS across the England region.

England NHS Salary Trend

NHS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing NHS across the England region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

England NHS Salary Histogram

NHS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the England region over the 3 months to 8 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LondonUp+117226£44,247-3.08 %
South EastUp+68154£39,036+2.66 %
West MidlandsUp+46111£35,326-15.74 %
YorkshireUp+2092£41,151+19.28 %
North WestUp+382£38,731+30.99 %
East MidlandsUp+3435£32,365+3.14 %
East of EnglandUp+516£31,611-33.26 %
South WestUp+411£35,071+17.77 %
MidlandsUp+328£51,786+47.95 %
NHS UKNHS
UK

NHS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England 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 IT job ads sampled that cited NHS.

11077 (61.30 %)Health
2425 (24.19 %)SQL
3400 (22.77 %)SQL Server
4352 (20.03 %)Project Management
5246 (14.00 %)PRINCE2
6191 (10.87 %)Business Intelligence
7181 (10.30 %)Degree
8177 (10.07 %)Microsoft
9175 (9.960 %)MS Excel
10172 (9.789 %)Oracle
11161 (9.163 %)Datawarehouse
12157 (8.936 %).NET
13129 (7.342 %)Finance
14119 (6.773 %)NPfIT
15115 (6.545 %)Pensions
16107 (6.090 %)C#
17106 (6.033 %)Windows
1898 (5.578 %)Informatics
1996 (5.464 %)VB
2095 (5.407 %)SQL Server 2005
2189 (5.065 %)XML
2287 (4.952 %)Java
2287 (4.952 %)MS Visio
2378 (4.439 %)MS Project
2378 (4.439 %)ASP.NET
2476 (4.326 %)Government
2573 (4.155 %)HL7
2672 (4.098 %)OLAP
2768 (3.870 %)Change Management
2768 (3.870 %)Data Analysis

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England 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 IT job ads sampled that cited NHS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1157 (8.936 %).NET
289 (5.065 %)XML
378 (4.439 %)ASP.NET
441 (2.334 %)ASP
531 (1.764 %)HTML
622 (1.252 %)CSS
622 (1.252 %)WebServices
717 (0.968 %)AJAX
810 (0.569 %)XSLT
97 (0.398 %)WinForms
97 (0.398 %).NET Framework
106 (0.341 %)J2SE
115 (0.285 %)ODBC
115 (0.285 %)XHTML
115 (0.285 %)JSP
115 (0.285 %)ASP.NET 2.0
124 (0.228 %)Spring
124 (0.228 %)XSL
133 (0.171 %)Servlets
133 (0.171 %)Middleware
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
144 (2.504 %)BizTalk Server
229 (1.651 %)SharePoint
322 (1.252 %)MS Exchange
420 (1.138 %)SharePoint Server 2007
514 (0.797 %)CMS
69 (0.512 %)SharePoint Portal Server
78 (0.455 %)Exchange Server 2007
78 (0.455 %)IIS
87 (0.398 %)Content Management Server
87 (0.398 %)Exchange Server 2003
94 (0.228 %)SAS
103 (0.171 %)Lotus Notes
103 (0.171 %)WebLogic
112 (0.114 %)Tomcat
112 (0.114 %)Zope
112 (0.114 %)Plone
112 (0.114 %)Oracle Workflow
121 (0.057 %)MapXtreme
121 (0.057 %)Exchange Server 2000
121 (0.057 %)MQSeries
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1175 (9.960 %)MS Excel
287 (4.952 %)MS Visio
378 (4.439 %)MS Project
466 (3.756 %)MS Office
536 (2.049 %)MS PowerPoint
65 (0.285 %)Spreadsheet
65 (0.285 %)Photoshop
73 (0.171 %)Stata
73 (0.171 %)SPSS
82 (0.114 %)Adobe Illustrator
91 (0.057 %)FreeHand
91 (0.057 %)S-PLUS
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (0.398 %)Cerner Millennium
26 (0.341 %)Oracle 11i
26 (0.341 %)Oracle HRMS
34 (0.228 %)Oracle Applications
43 (0.171 %)Oracle EBS
52 (0.114 %)Oracle Payroll
52 (0.114 %)Dynamics NAV
52 (0.114 %)Dynamics CRM
52 (0.114 %)Dynamics AX
52 (0.114 %)Dynamics GP
52 (0.114 %)Navision
61 (0.057 %)Hyperion Planning
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
138 (2.163 %)TCP/IP
230 (1.707 %)LAN
329 (1.651 %)WAN
415 (0.854 %)DNS
514 (0.797 %)Internet
613 (0.740 %)Firewall
613 (0.740 %)Wireless
711 (0.626 %)Intranet
88 (0.455 %)Network Security
96 (0.341 %)SAN
96 (0.341 %)DHCP
104 (0.228 %)VoIP
113 (0.171 %)HTTP
113 (0.171 %)BSS
122 (0.114 %)WLAN
122 (0.114 %)ADSL
122 (0.114 %)Cisco PIX
131 (0.057 %)Cisco ASA
131 (0.057 %)Broadband
131 (0.057 %)ISDN
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1400 (22.77 %)SQL Server
2161 (9.163 %)Datawarehouse
395 (5.407 %)SQL Server 2005
472 (4.098 %)OLAP
557 (3.244 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
651 (2.903 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
750 (2.846 %)SQL Server 2000
848 (2.732 %)Oracle 10g
939 (2.220 %)RDBMS
1033 (1.878 %)MS Access
1126 (1.480 %)BusinessObjects
1222 (1.252 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1321 (1.195 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1419 (1.081 %)ETL
1515 (0.854 %)Crystal Reports
168 (0.455 %)Oracle 9i
177 (0.398 %)Oracle Reports
186 (0.341 %)InterSystems Cache
195 (0.285 %)Oracle OLAP
195 (0.285 %)DTS
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
140 (2.277 %)InstallShield
214 (0.797 %)TestDirector
313 (0.740 %)Visual Studio
48 (0.455 %)WinRunner
48 (0.455 %)LoadRunner
57 (0.398 %)NUnit
66 (0.341 %)Dreamweaver
74 (0.228 %)FrontPage
82 (0.114 %)Oracle Forms
82 (0.114 %)Flash
91 (0.057 %)VSS/SourceSafe
91 (0.057 %)QuickTest Pro
91 (0.057 %)ClearQuest
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11077 (61.30 %)Health
2129 (7.342 %)Finance
3115 (6.545 %)Pensions
476 (4.326 %)Government
553 (3.017 %)Education
648 (2.732 %)Pharmaceutical
727 (1.537 %)Marketing
816 (0.911 %)Back Office
816 (0.911 %)Police
915 (0.854 %)Legal
109 (0.512 %)Local Government
118 (0.455 %)Telecoms
127 (0.398 %)Manufacturing
127 (0.398 %)Insurance
136 (0.341 %)Publishing
145 (0.285 %)Law
154 (0.228 %)Chemicals
163 (0.171 %)FMCG
163 (0.171 %)Auditing
171 (0.057 %)Graphic Design
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1332 (18.90 %)Analyst
2279 (15.88 %)Consultant
3235 (13.38 %)Project Manager
4174 (9.903 %)Developer
5136 (7.740 %)Information Analyst
679 (4.496 %)Trainer
762 (3.529 %)Healthcare Consultant
856 (3.187 %)C# Developer
953 (3.017 %)Business Analyst
1052 (2.960 %)Data Analyst
1149 (2.789 %)Technical Consultant
1247 (2.675 %)IT Trainer
1247 (2.675 %)NHS Project Manager
1346 (2.618 %)Implementation Consultant
1346 (2.618 %)Business Consultant
1441 (2.334 %)Applications Support
1537 (2.106 %)Support Analyst
1537 (2.106 %)Programme Manager
1636 (2.049 %)Programmer
1731 (1.764 %)Analyst Programmer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1119 (6.773 %)NPfIT
298 (5.578 %)Informatics
345 (2.561 %)Management Information System
436 (2.049 %)Statistics
517 (0.968 %)PACS
613 (0.740 %)Smartcard
711 (0.626 %)e-Health
711 (0.626 %)Computer Science
89 (0.512 %)Data Extraction
98 (0.455 %)Data Integration
107 (0.398 %)Data Protection Act
116 (0.341 %)PMI
125 (0.285 %)N-Tier
134 (0.228 %)LIMS
134 (0.228 %)PKI
134 (0.228 %)Clustering
134 (0.228 %)E-Learning
134 (0.228 %)Biology
143 (0.171 %)Freedom of Information
152 (0.114 %)Freedom of Information Act
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1106 (6.033 %)Windows
241 (2.334 %)UNIX
340 (2.277 %)Windows Server 2003
424 (1.366 %)Windows XP
518 (1.024 %)Windows 2000 Server
617 (0.968 %)Linux
716 (0.911 %)Windows 2000
810 (0.569 %)Windows Vista
98 (0.455 %)Windows NT
105 (0.285 %)Windows Mobile
113 (0.171 %)Mac OS X
113 (0.171 %)Windows Server 2008
121 (0.057 %)AIX
121 (0.057 %)HPUX
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1352 (20.03 %)Project Management
2246 (14.00 %)PRINCE2
3191 (10.87 %)Business Intelligence
468 (3.870 %)Change Management
468 (3.870 %)Data Analysis
566 (3.756 %)ITIL
657 (3.244 %)Service Delivery
738 (2.163 %)Project Planning
836 (2.049 %)Programme Management
934 (1.935 %)Information Management
1033 (1.878 %)Migration
1132 (1.821 %)CRM
1132 (1.821 %)Business Analysis
1229 (1.651 %)Business Development
1328 (1.594 %)UML
1328 (1.594 %)Data Migration
1424 (1.366 %)Workflow
1522 (1.252 %)Service Management
1621 (1.195 %)Content Management
1719 (1.081 %)Statistical Analysis
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1425 (24.19 %)SQL
2107 (6.090 %)C#
396 (5.464 %)VB
487 (4.952 %)Java
554 (3.073 %)C
653 (3.017 %)VB.NET
751 (2.903 %)PL/SQL
846 (2.618 %)VBA
940 (2.277 %)VC++
1031 (1.764 %)JavaScript
1123 (1.309 %)Transact-SQL
1220 (1.138 %)VB6
1312 (0.683 %)Delphi
1410 (0.569 %)MUMPS
159 (0.512 %)C++
166 (0.341 %)VBScript
174 (0.228 %)PHP
174 (0.228 %)Tcl
182 (0.114 %)Python
191 (0.057 %)ActionScript
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1181 (10.30 %)Degree
266 (3.756 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
360 (3.415 %)PRINCE2 Certification
454 (3.073 %)Microsoft Certification
534 (1.935 %)MBA
633 (1.878 %)MCSE
723 (1.309 %)MCP
819 (1.081 %)Cisco Certification
915 (0.854 %)ISEB
1013 (0.740 %)CCNA
119 (0.512 %)CCNP
127 (0.398 %)ITIL Certification
135 (0.285 %)MCSD
143 (0.171 %)MCSA
143 (0.171 %)CCSP
143 (0.171 %)A+ Certification
143 (0.171 %)MCDST
152 (0.114 %)CCSA
161 (0.057 %)CCSE
161 (0.057 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
173 (4.155 %)HL7
242 (2.390 %)QA
328 (1.594 %)ISO9001
415 (0.854 %)SLA
511 (0.626 %)DICOM
65 (0.285 %)SNOMED CT
65 (0.285 %)ISO27001
71 (0.057 %)GxP
71 (0.057 %)GAMP
71 (0.057 %)GMP
71 (0.057 %)GLP
71 (0.057 %)ISO9000
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (1.821 %)Active Directory
25 (0.285 %)MetaFrame
33 (0.171 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (0.114 %)ISA Server
51 (0.057 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (0.057 %)Oracle RAC
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.114 %)MOM
12 (0.114 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (0.114 %)MIIS
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1177 (10.07 %)Microsoft
2172 (9.789 %)Oracle
343 (2.447 %)iSOFT
426 (1.480 %)Business Objects
524 (1.366 %)Cisco
617 (0.968 %)BT
715 (0.854 %)Cerner
812 (0.683 %)Remedy
910 (0.569 %)Citrix
108 (0.455 %)HP
116 (0.341 %)Dell
116 (0.341 %)Fujitsu
125 (0.285 %)SeeBeyond
125 (0.285 %)VMware
134 (0.228 %)ION Trading
134 (0.228 %)SAP
143 (0.171 %)Cognos
143 (0.171 %)IBM
143 (0.171 %)Primavera
143 (0.171 %)Lotus