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Solutions Architect Contracts in the City of London

Browse 26 Solutions Architect job vacancies in the City of London

The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT contracts advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the City of London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

3 months to
19 Jun 2013

Same period 2012

Same period 2011

Solution Architect

Rank

134

194

Rank change year-on-year

+60

Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect

163

As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London

2.404%

1.059%

0.569%

As % of the Job Titles category

2.600%

1.158%

0.621%

Number of daily rates quoted

125

Average daily rate

£538

£513

£544

Average daily rate % change year-on-year

+4.87%

-5.74%

90% offered a daily rate of more than

£400

£425

£475

10% offered a daily rate of more than

£650

£625

£675

UK excluding London average daily rate

£475

£460

£488

% change year-on-year

+3.26%

-5.64%

Number of hourly rates quoted

Average hourly rate

£41.77

UK excluding London average hourly rate

£40.00

£36.00

All Job Titles
City of London

Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category

6270

7082

9182

As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London

92.48%

91.49%

91.72%

Number of daily rates quoted

4641

5158

6680

Average daily rate

£450

£500

Average daily rate % change year-on-year

-10.00%

90% offered a daily rate of more than

£285

£315

10% offered a daily rate of more than

£600

£625

£650

UK excluding London average daily rate

£350

Number of hourly rates quoted

155

170

217

Average hourly rate

£20.00

90% offered a hourly rate of more than

£11.50

£12.15

£12.50

10% offered a hourly rate of more than

£51.90

£41.85

£43.00

UK excluding London average hourly rate

£17.50

£18.00

£19.94

% change year-on-year

-2.77%

-9.72%

Solutions Architect
London

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Solutions Architect across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Solutions Architect across the City of London region.

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the City of London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Solutions Architect across the City of London region.

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

1	85 (34.27%)	Finance
2	77 (31.05%)	Banking
3	47 (18.95%)	Oracle
4	41 (16.53%)	Retail
5	37 (14.92%)	Java
6	36 (14.52%)	Stakeholder Management
7	33 (13.31%)	TOGAF
8	31 (12.50%)	SOA
9	30 (12.10%)	Windows
10	26 (10.48%)	Middleware
11	24 (9.677%)	E-Commerce
12	23 (9.274%)	SAP
12	23 (9.274%)	Logistics
12	23 (9.274%)	Business Analysis
13	22 (8.871%)	WebSphere

13	22 (8.871%)	Microsoft
14	21 (8.468%)	SQL Server
14	21 (8.468%)	ESB
14	21 (8.468%)	Enterprise Architecture
15	20 (8.065%)	Zachman Framework
15	20 (8.065%)	SQL
16	19 (7.661%)	.NET
16	19 (7.661%)	Investment Banking
17	18 (7.258%)	Migration
18	17 (6.855%)	UML
19	16 (6.452%)	Linux
19	16 (6.452%)	Data Warehouse
19	16 (6.452%)	Business Intelligence
20	15 (6.048%)	Technical Architecture
21	14 (5.645%)	EMC

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

Application Development
1	26 (10.48%)	Middleware
2	22 (8.871%)	WebSphere
3	19 (7.661%)	.NET
4	12 (4.839%)	HTML
4	12 (4.839%)	XML
5	9 (3.629%)	J2EE
5	9 (3.629%)	Web Services
6	7 (2.823%)	XSLT
7	5 (2.016%)	ASP.NET MVC
8	4 (1.613%)	HTML5
8	4 (1.613%)	ASP.NET MVC 4
8	4 (1.613%)	CSS
8	4 (1.613%)	ASP.NET
8	4 (1.613%)	WCF
8	4 (1.613%)	BAPI
9	3 (1.210%)	WPF
9	3 (1.210%)	CSS3
9	3 (1.210%)	jQuery
10	2 (0.806%)	MapReduce
10	2 (0.806%)	Oracle Fusion

Application Platforms
1	21 (8.468%)	ESB
2	12 (4.839%)	BizTalk Server
3	10 (4.032%)	IIS
3	10 (4.032%)	WebSphere Application Server
3	10 (4.032%)	SharePoint
4	9 (3.629%)	WebSphere Process Server
4	9 (3.629%)	Apache
5	6 (2.419%)	WebLogic
6	4 (1.613%)	Oracle SOA Suite
7	3 (1.210%)	CMS
7	3 (1.210%)	TeamSite
8	2 (0.806%)	Oracle HTTP Server
8	2 (0.806%)	Documentum
8	2 (0.806%)	Tomcat
8	2 (0.806%)	Oracle Coherence
9	1 (0.403%)	FileNet
9	1 (0.403%)	WebSphere Message Broker
9	1 (0.403%)	Oracle 10gAS
9	1 (0.403%)	Oracle Application Server
9	1 (0.403%)	PegaRULES

Applications
1	8 (3.226%)	MS Excel
2	1 (0.403%)	MS Office

Business Applications
1	9 (3.629%)	Summit
2	7 (2.823%)	RMDS
3	3 (1.210%)	Oracle Retail
3	3 (1.210%)	SAP GRC
4	2 (0.806%)	Dynamics CRM
4	2 (0.806%)	SAP Retail
4	2 (0.806%)	Oracle Applications
4	2 (0.806%)	Oracle EBS
4	2 (0.806%)	FLEXCUBE
5	1 (0.403%)	SAP AFS
5	1 (0.403%)	Oracle HRMS
5	1 (0.403%)	Oracle Financials
5	1 (0.403%)	Oracle 11i
5	1 (0.403%)	SAP MM
5	1 (0.403%)	Oracle EBS R12

Communications & Networking
1	14 (5.645%)	SAN
2	11 (4.435%)	Internet
3	9 (3.629%)	WAN
3	9 (3.629%)	NAS
4	7 (2.823%)	DNS
5	6 (2.419%)	HTTP
6	5 (2.016%)	DHCP
6	5 (2.016%)	LAN
7	4 (1.613%)	SNMP
8	3 (1.210%)	NGN
8	3 (1.210%)	MPLS
8	3 (1.210%)	FCoE
8	3 (1.210%)	Fibre Channel
8	3 (1.210%)	Network Security
9	2 (0.806%)	Intranet
9	2 (0.806%)	BSS
10	1 (0.403%)	Firewall
10	1 (0.403%)	SMS
10	1 (0.403%)	Kerberos
10	1 (0.403%)	EIGRP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	21 (8.468%)	SQL Server
2	16 (6.452%)	Data Warehouse
3	7 (2.823%)	DB2
4	5 (2.016%)	Oracle 11g
4	5 (2.016%)	Hadoop
4	5 (2.016%)	Oracle BI EE
5	4 (1.613%)	HBase
5	4 (1.613%)	Oracle 8/8i
6	3 (1.210%)	Big Data
7	2 (0.806%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
7	2 (0.806%)	SQL Server 2008
7	2 (0.806%)	Oracle Exadata
7	2 (0.806%)	SAP BW
7	2 (0.806%)	SQL Server Integration Services
7	2 (0.806%)	SQL Server 2005
8	1 (0.403%)	GIS
8	1 (0.403%)	Oracle OWB
8	1 (0.403%)	Oracle OLAP
8	1 (0.403%)	QlikView
8	1 (0.403%)	OLAP

Development Applications
1	1 (0.403%)	Subversion
1	1 (0.403%)	ClearQuest

General
1	85 (34.27%)	Finance
2	77 (31.05%)	Banking
3	41 (16.53%)	Retail
4	19 (7.661%)	Investment Banking
5	12 (4.839%)	Telecoms
6	6 (2.419%)	Publishing
6	6 (2.419%)	Back Office
7	5 (2.016%)	Manufacturing
8	4 (1.613%)	Advertising
8	4 (1.613%)	Games
8	4 (1.613%)	Front Office
8	4 (1.613%)	Financial Institution
8	4 (1.613%)	Billing
9	3 (1.210%)	Wholesale Banking
10	2 (0.806%)	Private Banking
10	2 (0.806%)	Retail Banking
10	2 (0.806%)	Marketing
10	2 (0.806%)	Pharmaceutical
11	1 (0.403%)	Corporate Banking

Miscellaneous
1	11 (4.435%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
1	11 (4.435%)	DataPower
2	8 (3.226%)	Online Banking
3	7 (2.823%)	Data Integration
4	6 (2.419%)	Equities
5	5 (2.016%)	Management Information System
6	4 (1.613%)	SaaS
6	4 (1.613%)	SWIFT
6	4 (1.613%)	Life Science
7	3 (1.210%)	EPoS
7	3 (1.210%)	Open Source
7	3 (1.210%)	FMCG
7	3 (1.210%)	iSeries
8	2 (0.806%)	Cloud Computing
8	2 (0.806%)	Mobile App
8	2 (0.806%)	NHS
8	2 (0.806%)	Derivative
9	1 (0.403%)	Clustering
9	1 (0.403%)	Physics
9	1 (0.403%)	Computer Science

Operating Systems
1	30 (12.10%)	Windows
2	16 (6.452%)	Linux
3	8 (3.226%)	Solaris
4	7 (2.823%)	UNIX
5	5 (2.016%)	Windows 7
6	3 (1.210%)	Windows XP
7	2 (0.806%)	AIX
8	1 (0.403%)	Windows Server 2003
8	1 (0.403%)	Windows Server 2008

Processes & Methodologies
1	36 (14.52%)	Stakeholder Management
2	33 (13.31%)	TOGAF
3	31 (12.50%)	SOA
4	24 (9.677%)	E-Commerce
5	23 (9.274%)	Logistics
5	23 (9.274%)	Business Analysis
6	21 (8.468%)	Enterprise Architecture
7	20 (8.065%)	Zachman Framework
8	18 (7.258%)	Migration
9	17 (6.855%)	UML
10	16 (6.452%)	Business Intelligence
11	15 (6.048%)	Technical Architecture
12	14 (5.645%)	Stakeholder Engagement
13	11 (4.435%)	Data Architecture
14	10 (4.032%)	Data Modelling
14	10 (4.032%)	CRM
15	9 (3.629%)	Data Management
15	9 (3.629%)	OO
15	9 (3.629%)	ETL
15	9 (3.629%)	Project Management

Programming Languages
1	37 (14.92%)	Java
2	20 (8.065%)	SQL
3	9 (3.629%)	C#
4	8 (3.226%)	C++
4	8 (3.226%)	JavaScript
5	5 (2.016%)	C
6	2 (0.806%)	T-SQL
7	1 (0.403%)	Python
7	1 (0.403%)	PL/SQL

Qualifications
1	13 (5.242%)	Degree
2	5 (2.016%)	Cisco Certification
2	5 (2.016%)	Security Cleared
3	4 (1.613%)	CISSP
4	3 (1.210%)	CCNA
5	2 (0.806%)	SC Cleared
6	1 (0.403%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6	1 (0.403%)	CCIE
6	1 (0.403%)	CCDP
6	1 (0.403%)	VCP5
6	1 (0.403%)	BC Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	4 (1.613%)	PCI DSS
1	4 (1.613%)	QA
2	2 (0.806%)	Data Quality
2	2 (0.806%)	Sarbanes-Oxley

System Software
1	10 (4.032%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	5 (2.016%)	VMware ESX
3	4 (1.613%)	XenDesktop
4	3 (1.210%)	NFS
4	3 (1.210%)	Active Directory
4	3 (1.210%)	SRDF
5	2 (0.806%)	Oracle RAC
6	1 (0.403%)	Xen
6	1 (0.403%)	vSphere
6	1 (0.403%)	Hyper-V
6	1 (0.403%)	XenApp

Systems Management
1	4 (1.613%)	Tivoli
1	4 (1.613%)	Tivoli Monitoring
2	1 (0.403%)	BladeLogic
2	1 (0.403%)	Control-M
2	1 (0.403%)	Nagios
2	1 (0.403%)	Ganglia

Vendors
1	47 (18.95%)	Oracle
2	23 (9.274%)	SAP
3	22 (8.871%)	Microsoft
4	14 (5.645%)	EMC
5	13 (5.242%)	Cisco
5	13 (5.242%)	IBM
6	12 (4.839%)	Citrix
7	11 (4.435%)	VMware
8	10 (4.032%)	Pega
8	10 (4.032%)	TIBCO
9	9 (3.629%)	NetApp
9	9 (3.629%)	Salesforce.com
10	8 (3.226%)	ServiceNow
11	7 (2.823%)	DataSynapse
11	7 (2.823%)	Sybase
11	7 (2.823%)	HP
11	7 (2.823%)	29West
12	6 (2.419%)	Informatica
12	6 (2.419%)	Siebel
12	6 (2.419%)	JBoss

Solutions Architect

City of London

You will be assisting in taking the organisations MI to the next level and scoping out requirements and introducing new MI tools to the business. You will be...

Hudson IT London

Rate: Day Rate Negotiable

Posted: 7 June 2013

Endeca Solutions Architect

City, London

You will be working as a Endeca Solutions Architect and would assist in key areas of the project. Previous experience working in an Agile E-commerce environment is...

Salt

Rate: £550 - £800 per day

Posted: 13 June 2013

Solution Architect (Infrastructure)

City of London

TOGAF, Zachman.* Has a good practical understanding of web applications (Java, .NET etc.) and deployment of common component solutions in enterprise-class organisations.DesirableTOGAF Accreditation to Practitioner Level...

Capita Resourcing

Posted: 11 June 2013

Solutions Architect - Contract - Finance - London

City of London

This section of the Bank drives the introduction of new revenue to the firm, so they are looking for the best Solutions ArchitectTech Lead available. This opportunity is...

Real Staffing

Rate: £500 - £700 per annum

Posted: 19 June 2013

Supply Chain Solution Architects

City, London

One of the roles is focused very much on Oracle Retail and the other role is based on General Logistics, not necessarily retail focused. As the Architect, you...

Venturi

Rate: £425 - £475 per day

Posted: 13 June 2013

Flexcube Technical Solution Architect

City, London

TEKsystems

Rate: £550 - £600 per day

Posted: 18 June 2013

Solution Architect

City, London

Advanced Resource Managers

Rate: £700.00 - £750.00 per day