Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Architect role in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire 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 Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Architect
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5159
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads69
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.876 %0.942 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£390-
Average daily rate£403-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£415-
UK excluding London average daily rate£472£511
% change on same period last year-7.48 %
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£30.25£45.00
% change on same period last year-32.77 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads685955
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.112 %1.042 %
Daily rates quoted121208
Average minimum daily rate£293£313
Average daily rate£325£334
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted161171
Average minimum hourly rate£22.58£26.96
Average hourly rate£24.05£29.37
% change on same period last year-18.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.51£31.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Systems Architect East of EnglandSystems Architect
East of England

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 Architect
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Systems Architect Demand Trend

Systems Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Systems Architect Daily Rate Trend

Systems Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Systems Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Architect within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+116£403-
Systems Architect East of EnglandSystems Architect
East of England

Systems Architect
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Architect in their job title.

16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)Oracle
16 (100.00 %)BizTalk Server
25 (83.33 %)SQL Server
33 (50.00 %)XML
33 (50.00 %)Delphi
33 (50.00 %)Java
33 (50.00 %)XML Schema
41 (16.67 %)SOA

Systems Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
23 (50.00 %)XML
23 (50.00 %)XML Schema
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (100.00 %)BizTalk Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (83.33 %)SQL Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)SOA
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)Delphi
13 (50.00 %)Java
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Oracle