Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited NHS over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank334254411
Rank change year-on-year
Down-80Up+157
Matching permanent IT job ads405601789
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.471 %0.709 %0.387 %
As % of the Miscellaneous category1.729 %2.990 %1.730 %
Salaries quoted310504584
Average salary£40,000£38,500£38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.890 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,600£24,720£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000£57,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,023£38,500£37,500
% change year-on-year
+9.150 %+2.660 %
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryAll Miscellaneous Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
234272010245597
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK27.27 %23.70 %22.34 %
Salaries quoted190361643836023
Average salary£50,000£42,500£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.64 %-5.550 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£26,500£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£85,000£80,000£75,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£37,000£36,000
% change year-on-year
+1.350 %+2.770 %

NHS
Demand Trend

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

NHS Demand Trend

NHS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing NHS within the UK.

NHS Salary Trend

NHS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing NHS over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

NHS Salary Histogram

NHS
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-88381£40,000+3.89 %
LondonDown-39134£35,000-12.50 %
YorkshireDown-962£54,714+34.26 %
North WestDown-959£34,531+11.39 %
West YorkshireUp+758£57,500+41.10 %
South EastDown-6150£43,000+10.25 %
LeedsUp+549£58,375+43.25 %
West MidlandsUp+530£37,500-2.59 %
City of LondonDown-5822£37,500-8.53 %
OxfordshireDown-2220£43,000+11.68 %
ManchesterUp+218£29,134+6.91 %
BanburyDown-416£43,000+11.68 %
WarringtonDown-814£60,000+84.61 %
CheshireDown-3114£60,000+77.77 %
East of EnglandDown-1813£42,500+6.25 %
EssexUp+1911£46,000+38.34 %
BerkshireUp+119£47,500-
East MidlandsDown-39£35,750-4.66 %
SurreyDown-119£41,250-5.71 %
South WestDown-149£33,500+17.54 %
StaffordshireDown-28£29,500-23.37 %
BirminghamUp+197£30,000-10.44 %
BradfordUp+106£32,500+12.06 %
NottinghamshireDown-36£42,500+13.33 %
MiddlesexNew entry-6£32,500-
HerefordshireUp+245£40,000-15.78 %
Hemel HempsteadUp+185£40,000-15.78 %
MerseysideUp+115£31,000-43.63 %
LiverpoolUp+124£31,000-43.63 %
NottinghamUp+84£42,500+13.33 %

NHS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1474 (54.23 %)Health
2145 (16.59 %)SQL Server
3124 (14.19 %)SQL
4117 (13.39 %)PRINCE2
5114 (13.04 %)Microsoft
6111 (12.70 %)Project Management
777 (8.810 %)Degree
875 (8.581 %).NET
974 (8.467 %)Finance
1067 (7.666 %)Business Intelligence
1164 (7.323 %)Cerner
1263 (7.208 %)Datawarehouse
1263 (7.208 %)NPfIT
1359 (6.751 %)Government
1457 (6.522 %)Performance Management
1556 (6.407 %)Oracle
1654 (6.178 %)Informatics
1751 (5.835 %)Management Information System
1850 (5.721 %)MS Excel
1949 (5.606 %)ITIL
2048 (5.492 %)Change Management
2145 (5.149 %)SQL Server 2005
2244 (5.034 %)MS Office
2343 (4.920 %)SharePoint
2343 (4.920 %)HL7
2442 (4.805 %)Stakeholder Management
2540 (4.577 %)PACS
2540 (4.577 %)Pensions
2639 (4.462 %)Cerner Millennium
2737 (4.233 %)SQL Server Integration Services

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
175 (8.581 %).NET
228 (3.204 %)XML
326 (2.975 %)ASP.NET
421 (2.403 %)HTML
515 (1.716 %)Web Services
612 (1.373 %)CSS
711 (1.259 %)ASP
88 (0.915 %)AJAX
97 (0.801 %).NET Framework
106 (0.686 %)XSLT
106 (0.686 %)SOAP
115 (0.572 %)Silverlight
124 (0.458 %)MDX
124 (0.458 %)Windows SharePoint Services
133 (0.343 %)ebXML
133 (0.343 %)ASP.NET 2.0
142 (0.229 %)CAML
142 (0.229 %)Adobe Flex
142 (0.229 %)GWT
142 (0.229 %)XML Messaging
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
143 (4.920 %)SharePoint
225 (2.860 %)JCAPS
316 (1.831 %)SharePoint Server 2007
411 (1.259 %)IIS
59 (1.030 %)MS Exchange
65 (0.572 %)SAS
72 (0.229 %)BizTalk Server
72 (0.229 %)Commerce Server
72 (0.229 %)Content Management Server
72 (0.229 %)Tomcat
72 (0.229 %)CMS
72 (0.229 %)Oracle Workflow
72 (0.229 %)Commerce Server 2007
72 (0.229 %)GlassFish
81 (0.114 %)Oracle Spatial
81 (0.114 %)iPlanet
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
150 (5.721 %)MS Excel
244 (5.034 %)MS Office
319 (2.174 %)MS Visio
418 (2.059 %)MS Project
54 (0.458 %)SPSS
54 (0.458 %)MS PowerPoint
63 (0.343 %)Spreadsheet
63 (0.343 %)Photoshop
72 (0.229 %)RoboHelp
72 (0.229 %)CA Clarity
81 (0.114 %)GIMP
81 (0.114 %)Fireworks
81 (0.114 %)Acrobat
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
139 (4.462 %)Cerner Millennium
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
18 (0.915 %)Internet
27 (0.801 %)SAN
36 (0.686 %)WAN
45 (0.572 %)LAN
45 (0.572 %)DEFINITY
45 (0.572 %)IP Telephony
45 (0.572 %)Cisco IPT
45 (0.572 %)NGN
45 (0.572 %)Intranet
54 (0.458 %)CTI
54 (0.458 %)IPv4
54 (0.458 %)IPv6
54 (0.458 %)VoIP
63 (0.343 %)VPN
63 (0.343 %)DNS
63 (0.343 %)Firewall
72 (0.229 %)Wireless
72 (0.229 %)TETRA
72 (0.229 %)Cisco ASA
72 (0.229 %)DHCP
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1145 (16.59 %)SQL Server
263 (7.208 %)Datawarehouse
345 (5.149 %)SQL Server 2005
437 (4.233 %)SQL Server Integration Services
534 (3.890 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
627 (3.089 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
721 (2.403 %)MS Access
820 (2.288 %)SQL Server 2000
917 (1.945 %)Data Mining
1013 (1.487 %)SQL Server 2008
1112 (1.373 %)PerformancePoint
1112 (1.373 %)BusinessObjects
1211 (1.259 %)Text Mining
1310 (1.144 %)MySQL
149 (1.030 %)TOAD
156 (0.686 %)ETL
164 (0.458 %)OLAP
164 (0.458 %)Crystal Reports
164 (0.458 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
172 (0.229 %)Oracle Reports
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
15 (0.572 %)Visual Studio
24 (0.458 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (0.458 %)LoadRunner
24 (0.458 %)InstallShield
33 (0.343 %)Dreamweaver
42 (0.229 %)TestDirector
51 (0.114 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1474 (54.23 %)Health
274 (8.467 %)Finance
359 (6.751 %)Government
440 (4.577 %)Pensions
521 (2.403 %)Pharmaceutical
618 (2.059 %)Education
714 (1.602 %)Construction
811 (1.259 %)Marketing
811 (1.259 %)Auditing
811 (1.259 %)Retail
98 (0.915 %)Police
104 (0.458 %)Law
104 (0.458 %)Manufacturing
104 (0.458 %)Local Government
113 (0.343 %)Legal
113 (0.343 %)Publishing
113 (0.343 %)Banking
113 (0.343 %)Telecoms
122 (0.229 %)Aerospace
122 (0.229 %)Military
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1120 (13.73 %)Analyst
2111 (12.70 %)Consultant
391 (10.41 %)Project Manager
465 (7.437 %)Developer
551 (5.835 %)Architect
640 (4.577 %)Trainer
640 (4.577 %)Systems Manager
738 (4.348 %)Management Consultant
835 (4.005 %)Information Analyst
931 (3.547 %)Test Manager
1027 (3.089 %)Senior Analyst
1126 (2.975 %)Technical Architect
1126 (2.975 %)NHS Project Manager
1225 (2.860 %)Change Consultant
1225 (2.860 %)Information Manager
1225 (2.860 %)Change Management Consultant
1320 (2.288 %)Business Manager
1419 (2.174 %)Implementation Specialist
1419 (2.174 %)IT Trainer
1518 (2.059 %)Data Analyst
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
163 (7.208 %)NPfIT
254 (6.178 %)Informatics
351 (5.835 %)Management Information System
440 (4.577 %)PACS
520 (2.288 %)Computer Science
612 (1.373 %)Data Protection Act
79 (1.030 %)Freedom of Information
88 (0.915 %)Data Extraction
97 (0.801 %)Statistics
106 (0.686 %)Proteomics
115 (0.572 %)Mathematics
115 (0.572 %)LIMS
124 (0.458 %)E-Learning
133 (0.343 %)Smartcard
133 (0.343 %)Freedom of Information Act
142 (0.229 %)Web 2.0
142 (0.229 %)Psychology
142 (0.229 %)RIA
151 (0.114 %)Video Conferencing
151 (0.114 %)Data Integration
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
129 (3.318 %)Windows
212 (1.373 %)UNIX
311 (1.259 %)Linux
47 (0.801 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (0.572 %)Nucleus RTOS
64 (0.458 %)Solaris
72 (0.229 %)HPUX
72 (0.229 %)Windows XP
72 (0.229 %)Windows Vista
81 (0.114 %)Android
81 (0.114 %)Windows 7
81 (0.114 %)Windows Mobile
81 (0.114 %)VMS
81 (0.114 %)Windows 2000
81 (0.114 %)Windows NT
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1117 (13.39 %)PRINCE2
2111 (12.70 %)Project Management
367 (7.666 %)Business Intelligence
457 (6.522 %)Performance Management
549 (5.606 %)ITIL
648 (5.492 %)Change Management
742 (4.805 %)Stakeholder Management
835 (4.005 %)Data Management
835 (4.005 %)Information Management
931 (3.547 %)ERP
1030 (3.432 %)Migration
1129 (3.318 %)GAP Analysis
1226 (2.975 %)Enterprise Architecture
1324 (2.746 %)Data Analysis
1324 (2.746 %)BPR
1421 (2.403 %)Service Delivery
1520 (2.288 %)Business Development
1619 (2.174 %)Service Management
1619 (2.174 %)PRINCE
1619 (2.174 %)Test Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1124 (14.19 %)SQL
233 (3.776 %)Java
331 (3.547 %)VB
430 (3.432 %)C#
521 (2.403 %)JavaScript
521 (2.403 %)VB.NET
618 (2.059 %)C
715 (1.716 %)T-SQL
812 (1.373 %)VB6
99 (1.030 %)VBA
106 (0.686 %)PL/SQL
106 (0.686 %)C++
115 (0.572 %)PHP
115 (0.572 %)MUMPS
123 (0.343 %)VBScript
132 (0.229 %)Perl
132 (0.229 %)Pascal
132 (0.229 %)XAML
141 (0.114 %)ActionScript
141 (0.114 %)Shell Script
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
177 (8.810 %)Degree
221 (2.403 %)ISEB
320 (2.288 %)ITIL Certification
416 (1.831 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
515 (1.716 %)PRINCE2 Certification
612 (1.373 %)PhD
710 (1.144 %)Microsoft Certification
86 (0.686 %)MCP
86 (0.686 %)ISEB Practitioner
95 (0.572 %)ECDL
95 (0.572 %)Cisco Certification
95 (0.572 %)CCNP
104 (0.458 %)MOS
113 (0.343 %)MCTS
113 (0.343 %)Security Cleared
113 (0.343 %)CCNA
113 (0.343 %)MCAD
113 (0.343 %)MCSD
113 (0.343 %)Postgraduate
122 (0.229 %)MCSE
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
143 (4.920 %)HL7
212 (1.373 %)QA
310 (1.144 %)SLA
47 (0.801 %)ISO9001
55 (0.572 %)ISO27001
63 (0.343 %)BS7799
63 (0.343 %)BS25999
72 (0.229 %)TickIT
81 (0.114 %)ISO9000
81 (0.114 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
81 (0.114 %)GxP
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
14 (0.458 %)Active Directory
21 (0.114 %)Novell eDirectory
21 (0.114 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.114 %)Veritas File System
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (0.114 %)CiscoWorks
11 (0.114 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (0.114 %)SCCM
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1114 (13.04 %)Microsoft
264 (7.323 %)Cerner
356 (6.407 %)Oracle
425 (2.860 %)SAP
513 (1.487 %)Cisco
612 (1.373 %)Sun
612 (1.373 %)BT
612 (1.373 %)Business Objects
79 (1.030 %)MEDITECH
87 (0.801 %)InterSystems
96 (0.686 %)Siemens
96 (0.686 %)Avaya
104 (0.458 %)HP
113 (0.343 %)iSOFT
113 (0.343 %)Primavera
113 (0.343 %)ProClarity
113 (0.343 %)Google
122 (0.229 %)Lombardi
122 (0.229 %)ARDENTIA
122 (0.229 %)Sony