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The table below looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the Staffordshire 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1851
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads5110
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.004 %
As % of the category below57.95 %8.264 %
Salaries quoted448
Average minimum salary£30,534£36,250
Average salary£32,653£38,750
% change on same period last year-15.73 %
Average maximum salary£34,773£41,250
UK excluding London average salary£37,760£41,015
% change on same period last year-7.93 %
Staffordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Staffordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads88121
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.054 %
Salaries quoted80106
Average minimum salary£31,806£37,585
Average salary£34,428£40,720
% change on same period last year-15.45 %
Average maximum salary£37,050£43,856
UK excluding London average salary£37,568£40,052
% change on same period last year-6.20 %
NHS West MidlandsNHS
West Midlands

NHS
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire NHS Salary Trend

NHS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing NHS across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
StaffordNew entry-21£32,202-
NHS West MidlandsNHS
West Midlands

NHS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

187 (74.36 %)SQL
273 (62.39 %)Health
343 (36.75 %)Oracle
437 (31.62 %)Business Intelligence
536 (30.77 %)Project Management
635 (29.91 %)SQL Server
635 (29.91 %)OLAP
733 (28.21 %)Datawarehouse
831 (26.50 %)Finance
926 (22.22 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1024 (20.51 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1118 (15.38 %)C
1217 (14.53 %)RDBMS
1313 (11.11 %)CRM
1313 (11.11 %)ERP
1411 (9.402 %)Windows
159 (7.692 %)UNIX
168 (6.838 %)Java
168 (6.838 %)ITIL
168 (6.838 %)PRINCE2
174 (3.419 %)Business Analysis
174 (3.419 %)SQL Server Integration Services
174 (3.419 %)Degree
183 (2.564 %)HTML
183 (2.564 %)ETL
192 (1.709 %)SQL Server 2005
192 (1.709 %)QA
192 (1.709 %)ION Trading
192 (1.709 %)VB6
192 (1.709 %)Web Development

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.564 %)HTML
22 (1.709 %).NET
22 (1.709 %)XML
22 (1.709 %)XSL
22 (1.709 %)ASP
22 (1.709 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.855 %)CSS
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.855 %)MS Exchange
11 (0.855 %)Exchange Server 2003
Staffordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.855 %)FrameMaker
11 (0.855 %)RoboHelp
11 (0.855 %)Spreadsheet
11 (0.855 %)MS PowerPoint
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.855 %)LAN
11 (0.855 %)WAN
11 (0.855 %)TCP/IP
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (29.91 %)SQL Server
135 (29.91 %)OLAP
233 (28.21 %)Datawarehouse
326 (22.22 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
424 (20.51 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
517 (14.53 %)RDBMS
64 (3.419 %)SQL Server Integration Services
73 (2.564 %)ETL
82 (1.709 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (1.709 %)SQL Server 2000
91 (0.855 %)Oracle OLAP
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.709 %)Visual Studio
Staffordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
173 (62.39 %)Health
231 (26.50 %)Finance
32 (1.709 %)Telecoms
41 (0.855 %)Marketing
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
160 (51.28 %)Consultant
224 (20.51 %)Trainer
321 (17.95 %)Technical Consultant
414 (11.97 %)IT Trainer
512 (10.26 %)Analyst
610 (8.547 %)Implementation Consultant
79 (7.692 %)Applications Support
79 (7.692 %)Project Manager
87 (5.983 %)Support Analyst
87 (5.983 %)Applications Support Analyst
95 (4.274 %)Information Analyst
95 (4.274 %)NHS Information Analyst
104 (3.419 %)NHS Project Manager
104 (3.419 %)Technical Trainer
113 (2.564 %)Support Consultant
113 (2.564 %)Software Consultant
122 (1.709 %)VB6 Developer
122 (1.709 %)Technical Manager
122 (1.709 %)Telecoms Engineer
122 (1.709 %)VB Developer
Staffordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.709 %)Management Information System
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (9.402 %)Windows
29 (7.692 %)UNIX
31 (0.855 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.855 %)Windows XP
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (31.62 %)Business Intelligence
236 (30.77 %)Project Management
313 (11.11 %)CRM
313 (11.11 %)ERP
48 (6.838 %)ITIL
48 (6.838 %)PRINCE2
54 (3.419 %)Business Analysis
62 (1.709 %)Web Development
71 (0.855 %)Migration
71 (0.855 %)Change Management
71 (0.855 %)Data Migration
71 (0.855 %)Technical Architecture
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
187 (74.36 %)SQL
218 (15.38 %)C
38 (6.838 %)Java
42 (1.709 %)VB6
42 (1.709 %)JavaScript
42 (1.709 %)VBScript
42 (1.709 %)VB
42 (1.709 %)VB.NET
Staffordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (3.419 %)Degree
21 (0.855 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.709 %)QA
Staffordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.855 %)Active Directory
Staffordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (36.75 %)Oracle
22 (1.709 %)ION Trading
22 (1.709 %)Microsoft
31 (0.855 %)Citrix