Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank73120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching permanent IT job ads5721
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.009 %
As % of the category below11.83 %4.366 %
Salaries quoted4216
Average minimum salary£38,265£43,059
Average salary£41,122£44,941
% change on same period last year-8.49 %
Average maximum salary£43,980£46,824
UK excluding London average salary£38,068£41,083
% change on same period last year-7.34 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads482481
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.322 %0.215 %
Salaries quoted421391
Average minimum salary£32,660£32,791
Average salary£37,342£36,245
% change on same period last year+3.02 %
Average maximum salary£42,024£39,698
UK excluding London average salary£37,689£40,228
% change on same period last year-6.31 %
NHS South EastNHS
South East

NHS
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire NHS Salary Trend

NHS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing NHS across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
BanburyUp+827£40,419-15.79 %
OxfordUp+127£53,750+81.17 %
AbingdonUp+81£25,500-40.00 %
NHS South EastNHS
South East

NHS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

174 (81.32 %)Health
215 (16.48 %)SQL
314 (15.38 %)MUMPS
314 (15.38 %)InterSystems Cache
412 (13.19 %)ITIL
412 (13.19 %)PRINCE2
511 (12.09 %)SLA
511 (12.09 %)Project Management
610 (10.99 %)Windows
78 (8.791 %)SQL Server
78 (8.791 %)Programme Management
78 (8.791 %)Strategic Planning
87 (7.692 %)Statistics
87 (7.692 %)Degree
87 (7.692 %)NPfIT
95 (5.495 %)iSOFT
104 (4.396 %)Oracle
104 (4.396 %)Business Analysis
113 (3.297 %)HL7
113 (3.297 %)Matrix Management
113 (3.297 %)Government
113 (3.297 %)Data Management
113 (3.297 %)Computer Science
113 (3.297 %)QA
113 (3.297 %)Information Management
113 (3.297 %)Change Management
113 (3.297 %)ASP
113 (3.297 %)UNIX
113 (3.297 %)C#
113 (3.297 %)Java

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.297 %)ASP
21 (1.099 %).NET
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.198 %)MS Office
12 (2.198 %)MS Excel
12 (2.198 %)MS PowerPoint
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.099 %)Cerner Millennium
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (15.38 %)InterSystems Cache
28 (8.791 %)SQL Server
32 (2.198 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (2.198 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.099 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
174 (81.32 %)Health
23 (3.297 %)Government
31 (1.099 %)Education
31 (1.099 %)Local Government
31 (1.099 %)Pensions
31 (1.099 %)Marketing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (29.67 %)Analyst
216 (17.58 %)Support Manager
313 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
411 (12.09 %)Systems Analyst
58 (8.791 %)Programme Manager
67 (7.692 %)Consultant
67 (7.692 %)Senior Manager
76 (6.593 %)Support Specialist
76 (6.593 %)NHS Project Manager
85 (5.495 %)Integration Consultant
85 (5.495 %)Applications Support
85 (5.495 %)Project Manager
85 (5.495 %)Business Analyst
94 (4.396 %)Systems Designer
94 (4.396 %)Senior Project Manager
94 (4.396 %)Helpdesk Analyst
103 (3.297 %)Senior Programme Manager
112 (2.198 %)Sales Manager
112 (2.198 %)Account Manager
112 (2.198 %)Trainer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.692 %)NPfIT
17 (7.692 %)Statistics
23 (3.297 %)Computer Science
32 (2.198 %)PMI
41 (1.099 %)Management Information System
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (10.99 %)Windows
23 (3.297 %)UNIX
32 (2.198 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (13.19 %)ITIL
112 (13.19 %)PRINCE2
211 (12.09 %)Project Management
38 (8.791 %)Programme Management
38 (8.791 %)Strategic Planning
44 (4.396 %)Business Analysis
53 (3.297 %)Matrix Management
53 (3.297 %)Data Management
53 (3.297 %)Information Management
53 (3.297 %)Change Management
62 (2.198 %)Logistics
62 (2.198 %)Migration
62 (2.198 %)Data Migration
71 (1.099 %)Software Testing
71 (1.099 %)Resource Management
71 (1.099 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (1.099 %)Test Scripting
71 (1.099 %)System Testing
71 (1.099 %)QMS
71 (1.099 %)CAPA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (16.48 %)SQL
214 (15.38 %)MUMPS
33 (3.297 %)C#
33 (3.297 %)Java
41 (1.099 %)VB
41 (1.099 %)VB.NET
41 (1.099 %)VB6
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (7.692 %)Degree
22 (2.198 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (2.198 %)PMP
22 (2.198 %)PMI Certification
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (12.09 %)SLA
23 (3.297 %)QA
23 (3.297 %)HL7
31 (1.099 %)GMP
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.198 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (5.495 %)iSOFT
24 (4.396 %)Oracle
32 (2.198 %)Cisco
32 (2.198 %)Microsoft
32 (2.198 %)InterSystems
41 (1.099 %)Cerner