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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Engineer 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 Systems Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below3.145 %3.465 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£314
% change on same period last year-4.45 %
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£33.38£28.42
% change on same period last year+17.46 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads159202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.224 %0.204 %
Daily rates quoted1723
Average minimum daily rate£256£239
Average daily rate£261£270
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£266£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted4233
Average minimum hourly rate£23.01£16.17
Average hourly rate£23.64£17.06
% change on same period last year+38.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.26£17.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Systems Engineer ScotlandSystems Engineer
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.

Systems Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Aberdeen Systems Engineer Demand Trend

Systems Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen Systems Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Systems Engineer across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Systems Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Systems Engineer 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 Systems Engineer in their job title.

18 (42.11 %)SCADA
26 (31.58 %)NetBackup
26 (31.58 %)UNIX
26 (31.58 %)VERITAS
35 (26.32 %)Siemens
44 (21.05 %)Solaris
44 (21.05 %)Incident Management
53 (15.79 %)iFIX
53 (15.79 %)Linux
53 (15.79 %)Sybase
53 (15.79 %)Windows
53 (15.79 %)Red Hat
62 (10.53 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (10.53 %)ARCserve
62 (10.53 %)Remedy
62 (10.53 %)VMware
62 (10.53 %)Clustering
62 (10.53 %)SQL Server
62 (10.53 %)IBM
62 (10.53 %)Microsoft
62 (10.53 %)Active Directory
62 (10.53 %)ITIL
62 (10.53 %)Windows 2000
62 (10.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (10.53 %)Red Hat Linux
62 (10.53 %)Auditing
62 (10.53 %)Backup Exec
62 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (5.263 %)Degree

Systems Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Systems Engineer 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 Systems Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (15.79 %)iFIX
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.53 %)SQL Server
12 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.263 %)Eclipse
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.53 %)Auditing
21 (5.263 %)Telecoms
21 (5.263 %)Construction
21 (5.263 %)Health
21 (5.263 %)Legal
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (42.11 %)SCADA
22 (10.53 %)Clustering
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (31.58 %)UNIX
24 (21.05 %)Solaris
33 (15.79 %)Linux
33 (15.79 %)Windows
42 (10.53 %)Windows 2000
42 (10.53 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (10.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (10.53 %)Red Hat Linux
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)Incident Management
22 (10.53 %)ITIL
31 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
31 (5.263 %)Migration
31 (5.263 %)Data Migration
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.263 %)Perl
11 (5.263 %)SQL
11 (5.263 %)Shell Script
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)Degree
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)ISO9001
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (31.58 %)NetBackup
22 (10.53 %)Backup Exec
22 (10.53 %)Active Directory
31 (5.263 %)MetaFrame
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (10.53 %)ARCserve
21 (5.263 %)MOM
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (31.58 %)VERITAS
25 (26.32 %)Siemens
33 (15.79 %)Red Hat
33 (15.79 %)Sybase
42 (10.53 %)IBM
42 (10.53 %)Microsoft
42 (10.53 %)Remedy
42 (10.53 %)VMware
51 (5.263 %)Citrix
51 (5.263 %)Oracle