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This section looks at the demand for National Health Service (NHS) skills within the West Midlands 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Health Service (NHS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank123183
Rank change on same period last yearUp+60
Matching permanent IT job ads11150
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.021 %
As % of the category below7.822 %4.119 %
Salaries quoted9436
Average minimum salary£31,395£38,167
Average salary£34,232£40,361
% change on same period last year-15.18 %
Average maximum salary£37,068£42,556
UK excluding London average salary£38,463£37,513
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads14191214
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.764 %0.506 %
Salaries quoted12221051
Average minimum salary£30,721£32,417
Average salary£33,808£34,927
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Average maximum salary£36,896£37,438
UK excluding London average salary£37,872£39,233
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
NHS EnglandNHS
England

NHS
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands NHS Salary Trend

NHS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing NHS across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

West Midlands NHS Salary Histogram

NHS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 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
StaffordshireUp+3165£33,563-12.61 %
BirminghamUp+418£33,267-20.55 %
WarwickshireDown-59£38,667-3.33 %
DudleyNew entry-7£22,500-
WolverhamptonNew entry-3£22,500-
WorcestershireNew entry-3£39,500-
CoventryDown-131--
Brierley HillNew entry-1--
NHS EnglandNHS
England

NHS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1182 (62.98 %)Health
2141 (48.79 %)SQL
399 (34.26 %)Project Management
497 (33.56 %)SQL Server
586 (29.76 %)Business Intelligence
677 (26.64 %)OLAP
771 (24.57 %)Oracle
865 (22.49 %)Datawarehouse
959 (20.42 %)Finance
1047 (16.26 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1144 (15.22 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1238 (13.15 %)C
1337 (12.80 %)RDBMS
1436 (12.46 %)Informatics
1532 (11.07 %)Statistics
1631 (10.73 %)Windows
1730 (10.38 %)SQL Server 2005
1829 (10.03 %)PRINCE2
1928 (9.689 %)ITIL
2026 (8.997 %)UNIX
2026 (8.997 %)Java
2117 (5.882 %)Pensions
2212 (4.152 %).NET
2212 (4.152 %)Degree
2311 (3.806 %)Linux
2311 (3.806 %)Remedy
2410 (3.460 %)ERP
2410 (3.460 %)CRM
259 (3.114 %)MS Office
259 (3.114 %)ASP.NET

NHS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (4.152 %).NET
29 (3.114 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.346 %)XML
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (3.114 %)MS Office
27 (2.422 %)MS Excel
32 (0.692 %)MS Visio
41 (0.346 %)FreeHand
41 (0.346 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (0.346 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.346 %)Photoshop
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (2.076 %)Oracle HRMS
22 (0.692 %)Oracle Payroll
22 (0.692 %)Oracle 11i
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (2.076 %)Wireless
25 (1.730 %)LAN
34 (1.384 %)Firewall
43 (1.038 %)Internet
43 (1.038 %)WAN
52 (0.692 %)DHCP
52 (0.692 %)TCP/IP
52 (0.692 %)ADSL
61 (0.346 %)VoIP
61 (0.346 %)SAN
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
197 (33.56 %)SQL Server
277 (26.64 %)OLAP
365 (22.49 %)Datawarehouse
447 (16.26 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
544 (15.22 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
637 (12.80 %)RDBMS
730 (10.38 %)SQL Server 2005
87 (2.422 %)SQL Server 2000
96 (2.076 %)Oracle OLAP
103 (1.038 %)ETL
112 (0.692 %)SQL Server Integration Services
121 (0.346 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (2.076 %)WinRunner
16 (2.076 %)TestDirector
25 (1.730 %)LoadRunner
31 (0.346 %)ClearQuest
31 (0.346 %)Flash
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1182 (62.98 %)Health
259 (20.42 %)Finance
317 (5.882 %)Pensions
47 (2.422 %)Education
47 (2.422 %)Back Office
56 (2.076 %)Government
65 (1.730 %)Police
72 (0.692 %)Legal
81 (0.346 %)Marketing
81 (0.346 %)Multimedia
81 (0.346 %)Law
81 (0.346 %)Telecoms
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1123 (42.56 %)Consultant
238 (13.15 %)Technical Consultant
336 (12.46 %)Trainer
430 (10.38 %)Implementation Consultant
525 (8.651 %)Software Consultant
623 (7.958 %)Analyst
623 (7.958 %)Applications Support
720 (6.920 %)IT Trainer
816 (5.536 %)Product Manager
816 (5.536 %)Project Manager
914 (4.844 %)Senior Consultant
1012 (4.152 %)Solutions Consultant
1111 (3.806 %)Support Analyst
1210 (3.460 %)Applications Support Analyst
139 (3.114 %)Support Consultant
146 (2.076 %)IT Manager
146 (2.076 %)Technical Trainer
146 (2.076 %)Information Analyst
146 (2.076 %)ITIL Consultant
155 (1.730 %)Support Manager
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
136 (12.46 %)Informatics
232 (11.07 %)Statistics
38 (2.768 %)Management Information System
44 (1.384 %)Data Protection Act
53 (1.038 %)PMI
53 (1.038 %)NPfIT
61 (0.346 %)Biology
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (10.73 %)Windows
226 (8.997 %)UNIX
311 (3.806 %)Linux
42 (0.692 %)Windows Server 2003
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
199 (34.26 %)Project Management
286 (29.76 %)Business Intelligence
329 (10.03 %)PRINCE2
428 (9.689 %)ITIL
510 (3.460 %)CRM
510 (3.460 %)ERP
67 (2.422 %)Service Delivery
67 (2.422 %)Business Analysis
67 (2.422 %)WFM
76 (2.076 %)Software Testing
76 (2.076 %)UML
85 (1.730 %)Test Management
85 (1.730 %)Time Management
94 (1.384 %)Data Protection
103 (1.038 %)Web Development
103 (1.038 %)Use Case
103 (1.038 %)Agile Software Development
103 (1.038 %)Information Management
103 (1.038 %)Automated Testing
103 (1.038 %)Stakeholder Management
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1141 (48.79 %)SQL
238 (13.15 %)C
326 (8.997 %)Java
46 (2.076 %)VB.NET
53 (1.038 %)C#
53 (1.038 %)Transact-SQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (4.152 %)Degree
28 (2.768 %)ISEB
34 (1.384 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (1.384 %)MCSE
43 (1.038 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
52 (0.692 %)MCSA
52 (0.692 %)PRINCE2 Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.730 %)QA
22 (0.692 %)ISO27001
31 (0.346 %)ISO9001
31 (0.346 %)HL7
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (1.384 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
171 (24.57 %)Oracle
211 (3.806 %)Remedy
34 (1.384 %)Microsoft
42 (0.692 %)HP
42 (0.692 %)Dell
42 (0.692 %)iSOFT
42 (0.692 %)Fujitsu
51 (0.346 %)Juniper
51 (0.346 %)ION Trading
51 (0.346 %)ProClarity
51 (0.346 %)Cisco