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This section looks at the demand for the Systems Architect role in IT contracts within the Colchester 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below10.42 %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£445£428
% change on same period last year+4.06 %
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-£42.50
% change on same period last year-
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Colchester
Matching contract IT job ads4827
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted1410
Average minimum daily rate£262£334
Average daily rate£269£345
% change on same period last year-22.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£276£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted911
Average minimum hourly rate£18.60£21.40
Average hourly rate£20.43£22.16
% change on same period last year-7.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.25£22.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Systems Architect EssexSystems Architect
Essex

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 Colchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Colchester Systems Architect Demand Trend

Systems Architect
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Colchester 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.

17 (100.00 %).NET
17 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
17 (100.00 %)Cisco
25 (71.43 %)Windows
25 (71.43 %)WebServices
25 (71.43 %)SQL
25 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2008
32 (28.57 %)C#
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server
32 (28.57 %)SAP
32 (28.57 %)XML
32 (28.57 %)XSLT
32 (28.57 %)OOP
32 (28.57 %)N-Tier
32 (28.57 %)LAN
32 (28.57 %)WAN
32 (28.57 %)SAP XI
32 (28.57 %).NET Framework
32 (28.57 %)Microsoft
32 (28.57 %)BizTalk Server

Systems Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Colchester 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.

Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %).NET
17 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
25 (71.43 %)WebServices
32 (28.57 %)XML
32 (28.57 %)XSLT
32 (28.57 %)SAP XI
32 (28.57 %).NET Framework
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (28.57 %)BizTalk Server
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)LAN
12 (28.57 %)WAN
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)SQL Server
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)N-Tier
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (71.43 %)Windows
15 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2003
15 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2008
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)OOP
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)SQL
22 (28.57 %)C#
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Cisco
22 (28.57 %)SAP
22 (28.57 %)Microsoft