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This section looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT contracts within the Aberdeen region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Solution Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
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Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£488£477
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.92£25.48
% change on same period last year+68.46 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads171208
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.226 %0.207 %
Daily rates quoted2428
Average minimum daily rate£265£341
Average daily rate£269£359
% change on same period last year-24.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£273£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted3225
Average minimum hourly rate£20.09£14.62
Average hourly rate£20.84£15.36
% change on same period last year+35.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.59£16.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Solutions Architect ScotlandSolutions Architect
Scotland

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Solutions Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Aberdeen Solutions Architect Demand Trend

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Solutions Architect Daily Rate Trend

Solutions Architect
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Solutions Architect in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Solutions Architect in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)MS Project
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)SAN
11 (100.00 %)Back Office
11 (100.00 %)Migration
11 (100.00 %)VMware
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
11 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Solutions Architect in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Solutions Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Project
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)SAN
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Back Office
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Migration
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
11 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)VMware