Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Administrator role in IT contracts within the Belfast 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 Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Administrator
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank30-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.649 %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£311£331
% change on same period last year-5.86 %
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£23.75£28.09
% change on same period last year-15.44 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads154119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.243 %0.128 %
Daily rates quoted3339
Average minimum daily rate£306£346
Average daily rate£329£389
% change on same period last year-15.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£432
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted2013
Average minimum hourly rate£20.03£23.58
Average hourly rate£21.85£25.89
% change on same period last year-15.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.68£28.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Systems Administrator County AntrimSystems Administrator
County Antrim

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 Administrator
Demand Trend

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

Belfast Systems Administrator Demand Trend

Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend

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

Belfast Systems Administrator Daily Rate Trend

Systems Administrator
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region that cited Systems Administrator 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 Administrator in their job title.

17 (77.78 %)Finance
17 (77.78 %)Sun
17 (77.78 %)AIX
17 (77.78 %)Solaris
17 (77.78 %)Linux
17 (77.78 %)UNIX
22 (22.22 %)Windows
22 (22.22 %)EMC
31 (11.11 %)VERITAS
31 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (11.11 %)iPlanet
31 (11.11 %)Shell Script
31 (11.11 %)Middleware
31 (11.11 %)McAfee Security
31 (11.11 %)Perl
31 (11.11 %)WebLogic
31 (11.11 %)MS Office
31 (11.11 %)MQSeries
31 (11.11 %)Windows XP
31 (11.11 %)SAS
31 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
31 (11.11 %)Microsoft
31 (11.11 %)Active Directory
31 (11.11 %)HP
31 (11.11 %)WebSphere
31 (11.11 %)Windows 2000 Server

Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region that cited Systems Administrator 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 Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %)Middleware
11 (11.11 %)WebSphere
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)iPlanet
11 (11.11 %)WebLogic
11 (11.11 %)MQSeries
11 (11.11 %)SAS
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Office
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (77.78 %)Finance
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (77.78 %)AIX
17 (77.78 %)Solaris
17 (77.78 %)Linux
17 (77.78 %)UNIX
22 (22.22 %)Windows
31 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (11.11 %)Windows XP
31 (11.11 %)Windows 2000 Server
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)Shell Script
11 (11.11 %)Perl
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (11.11 %)Active Directory
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (77.78 %)Sun
22 (22.22 %)EMC
31 (11.11 %)VERITAS
31 (11.11 %)McAfee Security
31 (11.11 %)Microsoft
31 (11.11 %)HP