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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Health' in IT jobs within the Somerset region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Health over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHealth
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3438
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads7246
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.019 %
As % of the category below9.677 %9.935 %
Salaries quoted6945
Average minimum salary£36,116£31,267
Average salary£38,855£33,589
% change on same period last year+15.67 %
Average maximum salary£41,594£35,911
UK excluding London average salary£39,026£39,841
% change on same period last year-2.04 %
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads744463
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.401 %0.193 %
Salaries quoted670434
Average minimum salary£35,832£32,319
Average salary£39,388£35,227
% change on same period last year+11.81 %
Average maximum salary£42,944£38,135
UK excluding London average salary£41,063£42,118
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Health South WestHealth
South West

Health
Demand Trend

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

Somerset Health Demand Trend

Health
Salary Trend

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

Somerset Health Salary Trend

Health
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Health across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Somerset Health Salary Histogram

Health
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Health within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BathDown-1636£39,286+12.00 %
YeovilUp+129£29,611+34.59 %
WellsUp+67£54,429+179.12 %
StreetDown-73£35,333+17.77 %
Weston-super-MareNew entry-1£85,000-
Health South WestHealth
South West

Health
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Health.

1111 (87.40 %)Pensions
246 (36.22 %)SQL
322 (17.32 %)SQL Server
421 (16.54 %)Marketing
519 (14.96 %)Insurance
618 (14.17 %)PRINCE2
618 (14.17 %)Project Management
717 (13.39 %)XML
816 (12.60 %)Java
915 (11.81 %)Direct Marketing
1014 (11.02 %).NET
1113 (10.24 %)Microsoft
1113 (10.24 %)MS Excel
1113 (10.24 %)Content Management
1113 (10.24 %)Alterian
1212 (9.449 %)Data Modelling
1212 (9.449 %)C#
1212 (9.449 %)Finance
1311 (8.661 %)LAN
1311 (8.661 %)VoIP
1311 (8.661 %)WAN
1410 (7.874 %)Oracle
1410 (7.874 %)Military
159 (7.087 %)MS Office
168 (6.299 %)JavaScript
168 (6.299 %)Agile Software Development
168 (6.299 %)Reference Data
177 (5.512 %)Degree
177 (5.512 %)AJAX
177 (5.512 %)Transact-SQL

Health
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Health. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Somerset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (13.39 %)XML
214 (11.02 %).NET
37 (5.512 %)AJAX
46 (4.724 %)ASP.NET
55 (3.937 %)CSS
55 (3.937 %)XHTML
64 (3.150 %)HTML
72 (1.575 %)ADO.NET
81 (0.787 %)J2EE
81 (0.787 %)MFC
81 (0.787 %)Servlets
81 (0.787 %)Struts
81 (0.787 %)WinForms
81 (0.787 %)WCF
Somerset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (3.937 %)SAS
22 (1.575 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (1.575 %)Tomcat
22 (1.575 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.575 %)Documentum
Somerset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (10.24 %)MS Excel
29 (7.087 %)MS Office
34 (3.150 %)MS Project
34 (3.150 %)SPSS
43 (2.362 %)MS Visio
51 (0.787 %)MS PowerPoint
Somerset IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.362 %)SAP CRM
Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (8.661 %)LAN
111 (8.661 %)VoIP
111 (8.661 %)WAN
23 (2.362 %)Firewall
32 (1.575 %)TCP/IP
32 (1.575 %)DNS
32 (1.575 %)SAN
41 (0.787 %)MPLS
41 (0.787 %)OSPF
41 (0.787 %)EIGRP
41 (0.787 %)DHCP
41 (0.787 %)Cisco PIX
41 (0.787 %)Cisco ASA
41 (0.787 %)Broadband
Somerset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (17.32 %)SQL Server
28 (6.299 %)Reference Data
36 (4.724 %)Oracle 8/8i
36 (4.724 %)Oracle 10g
45 (3.937 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (3.937 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (3.937 %)SQL Server Integration Services
45 (3.937 %)Oracle 9i
45 (3.937 %)Datawarehouse
54 (3.150 %)RDBMS
63 (2.362 %)Oracle Reports
63 (2.362 %)BusinessObjects
72 (1.575 %)BusinessObjects XI
72 (1.575 %)ETL
72 (1.575 %)DTS
81 (0.787 %)Data Mining
81 (0.787 %)Data Cleansing
81 (0.787 %)Database Marketing
Somerset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.362 %)Oracle Forms
22 (1.575 %)TestDirector
31 (0.787 %)Eclipse
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1111 (87.40 %)Pensions
221 (16.54 %)Marketing
319 (14.96 %)Insurance
412 (9.449 %)Finance
510 (7.874 %)Military
64 (3.150 %)Retail
73 (2.362 %)Aerospace
73 (2.362 %)Games
73 (2.362 %)FMCG
82 (1.575 %)Education
82 (1.575 %)Government
82 (1.575 %)Pharmaceutical
82 (1.575 %)Electronics
82 (1.575 %)Telecoms
Somerset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (25.98 %)Developer
223 (18.11 %)Analyst
318 (14.17 %)Architect
414 (11.02 %)Project Manager
510 (7.874 %)Senior Manager
510 (7.874 %)Data Analyst
510 (7.874 %)Java Developer
68 (6.299 %)Business Architect
77 (5.512 %)Junior Java Developer
77 (5.512 %)SQL DBA
77 (5.512 %)Junior Developer
77 (5.512 %)Senior Project Manager
77 (5.512 %)Junior
77 (5.512 %)DBA
77 (5.512 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
86 (4.724 %)Information Architect
86 (4.724 %)Team Leader
95 (3.937 %)IT Project Manager
95 (3.937 %)Oracle Developer
95 (3.937 %)Senior IT Manager
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.575 %)NHS
21 (0.787 %)Informatics
21 (0.787 %)N-Tier
Somerset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (5.512 %)UNIX
17 (5.512 %)Windows
25 (3.937 %)Linux
33 (2.362 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (1.575 %)Debian
42 (1.575 %)Gentoo
42 (1.575 %)Red Hat Linux
42 (1.575 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (14.17 %)PRINCE2
118 (14.17 %)Project Management
215 (11.81 %)Direct Marketing
313 (10.24 %)Content Management
412 (9.449 %)Data Modelling
58 (6.299 %)Agile Software Development
66 (4.724 %)UML
66 (4.724 %)ITIL
75 (3.937 %)Web Development
84 (3.150 %)Data Analysis
84 (3.150 %)CRM
93 (2.362 %)ERP
93 (2.362 %)OO
93 (2.362 %)RAD
93 (2.362 %)Service Delivery
93 (2.362 %)Business Analysis
93 (2.362 %)Scrum
93 (2.362 %)Security Cleared
102 (1.575 %)Data Migration
102 (1.575 %)Migration
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (36.22 %)SQL
216 (12.60 %)Java
312 (9.449 %)C#
48 (6.299 %)JavaScript
57 (5.512 %)Transact-SQL
65 (3.937 %)VB
65 (3.937 %)PL/SQL
65 (3.937 %)Perl
74 (3.150 %)PHP
74 (3.150 %)C
82 (1.575 %)DHTML
82 (1.575 %)Python
82 (1.575 %)VB6
91 (0.787 %)VBScript
91 (0.787 %)C++
Somerset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (5.512 %)Degree
26 (4.724 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
34 (3.150 %)ISEB
43 (2.362 %)PRINCE2 Certification
52 (1.575 %)ISTQB
52 (1.575 %)Cisco Certification
52 (1.575 %)CCNA
61 (0.787 %)CCNP
Somerset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.787 %)ISO9001
11 (0.787 %)SLA
11 (0.787 %)QA
Somerset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.575 %)Active Directory
12 (1.575 %)Samba
Somerset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.787 %)CiscoWorks
Somerset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (10.24 %)Microsoft
113 (10.24 %)Alterian
210 (7.874 %)Oracle
33 (2.362 %)Business Objects
33 (2.362 %)SAP
33 (2.362 %)Cisco
42 (1.575 %)Primavera
42 (1.575 %)VMware
42 (1.575 %)Cognos
42 (1.575 %)Red Hat
51 (0.787 %)CheckPoint
51 (0.787 %)Citrix
51 (0.787 %)Google