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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Architect role in IT contracts within the England 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Architect
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank512551
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads6796
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.095 %
As % of the category below0.109 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted2117
Average minimum daily rate£462£448
Average daily rate£486£476
% change on same period last year+2.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£510£505
UK excluding London average daily rate£421£428
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£42.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£42.50
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads6166986841
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled83.36 %85.64 %
Daily rates quoted2105527028
Average minimum daily rate£378£393
Average daily rate£405£418
% change on same period last year-3.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted53797431
Average minimum hourly rate£22.68£24.27
Average hourly rate£24.30£25.83
% change on same period last year-5.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.91£27.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Systems Architect UKSystems Architect
UK

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

England 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 England region.

England Systems Architect Daily Rate Trend

Systems Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Systems Architect across the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

England Systems Architect Daily Rate Histogram

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 England region.

England 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 England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LondonUp+8239£500-11.60 %
South EastUp+4113£600+47.16 %
North WestUp+198£338-26.18 %
East of EnglandUp+184--
South WestUp+213--
Systems Architect UKSystems Architect
UK

Systems Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

129 (20.28 %)Oracle
228 (19.58 %)Windows
327 (18.88 %).NET
426 (18.18 %)Government
524 (16.78 %)Java
622 (15.38 %)SQL
622 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
622 (15.38 %)WebServices
720 (13.99 %)C#
819 (13.29 %)Middleware
918 (12.59 %)Finance
918 (12.59 %)Security Cleared
1017 (11.89 %)XML
1017 (11.89 %)UML
1017 (11.89 %)N-Tier
1116 (11.19 %)EJB
1116 (11.19 %)Credit Risk
1215 (10.49 %)WinForms
1215 (10.49 %)SQL Server
1314 (9.790 %)Cisco
1314 (9.790 %)UNIX
1314 (9.790 %)Banking
1413 (9.091 %)Fat Client
1413 (9.091 %)OO
1413 (9.091 %)C++
1413 (9.091 %)J2EE
1413 (9.091 %)Thin Client
1512 (8.392 %)IBM
1512 (8.392 %)JMS
1611 (7.692 %)Tomcat

Systems Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (18.88 %).NET
222 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
222 (15.38 %)WebServices
319 (13.29 %)Middleware
417 (11.89 %)XML
516 (11.19 %)EJB
615 (10.49 %)WinForms
713 (9.091 %)J2EE
812 (8.392 %)JMS
911 (7.692 %)WPF
911 (7.692 %)WF
911 (7.692 %)JAX-WS
911 (7.692 %)EJB 3.0
1010 (6.993 %)Swing
119 (6.294 %)Spring
119 (6.294 %)Hibernate
119 (6.294 %)JDBC
119 (6.294 %)Servlets
123 (2.098 %)SOAP
123 (2.098 %).NET Framework
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (7.692 %)Tomcat
29 (6.294 %)JBoss
34 (2.797 %)BizTalk Server
42 (1.399 %)Oracle Workflow
42 (1.399 %)IIS
42 (1.399 %)Lotus Notes
42 (1.399 %)Apache
42 (1.399 %)SharePoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.098 %)MS Visio
22 (1.399 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (1.399 %)MS Office
22 (1.399 %)MS Excel
31 (0.699 %)MS Project
31 (0.699 %)InfoPath
31 (0.699 %)Spreadsheet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (3.497 %)Oracle 11i
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (4.196 %)SAN
25 (3.497 %)LAN
25 (3.497 %)WAN
33 (2.098 %)Internet
33 (2.098 %)DVB
42 (1.399 %)Network Security
42 (1.399 %)iSCSI
42 (1.399 %)TCP/IP
42 (1.399 %)VPN
51 (0.699 %)VoIP
51 (0.699 %)MPLS
51 (0.699 %)Intranet
51 (0.699 %)Firewall
51 (0.699 %)VLAN
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (10.49 %)SQL Server
28 (5.594 %)OLAP
28 (5.594 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
35 (3.497 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
44 (2.797 %)DB2
44 (2.797 %)Datawarehouse
44 (2.797 %)SQL Server Integration Services
53 (2.098 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (1.399 %)Reference Data
62 (1.399 %)Oracle 9i
62 (1.399 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
71 (0.699 %)MySQL
71 (0.699 %)MS Access
71 (0.699 %)ETL
71 (0.699 %)RDBMS
71 (0.699 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.699 %)Oracle OWB
71 (0.699 %)Oracle 8/8i
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (5.594 %)Oracle Forms
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (18.18 %)Government
218 (12.59 %)Finance
314 (9.790 %)Banking
48 (5.594 %)Telecoms
57 (4.895 %)Investment Banking
65 (3.497 %)Retail
65 (3.497 %)Construction
65 (3.497 %)Health
65 (3.497 %)Front Office
73 (2.098 %)Pensions
82 (1.399 %)Retail Banking
82 (1.399 %)Marketing
82 (1.399 %)Insurance
82 (1.399 %)Local Government
82 (1.399 %)Aerospace
91 (0.699 %)Back Office
91 (0.699 %)Games
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (11.89 %)N-Tier
216 (11.19 %)Credit Risk
313 (9.091 %)Fat Client
313 (9.091 %)Thin Client
45 (3.497 %)Computer Science
54 (2.797 %)NPfIT
54 (2.797 %)NHS
63 (2.098 %)Client/Server
63 (2.098 %)EPoS
63 (2.098 %)Smartcard
63 (2.098 %)Equities
72 (1.399 %)Fixed Income
72 (1.399 %)PKI
72 (1.399 %)CCTV
72 (1.399 %)Mainframe
72 (1.399 %)SCADA
72 (1.399 %)Market Risk
72 (1.399 %)IBM Mainframe
81 (0.699 %)Handset
81 (0.699 %)Equity Derivative
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (19.58 %)Windows
214 (9.790 %)UNIX
38 (5.594 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (3.497 %)Windows Server 2008
54 (2.797 %)Linux
63 (2.098 %)Solaris
63 (2.098 %)AIX
72 (1.399 %)Windows NT
72 (1.399 %)OS/2
72 (1.399 %)MVS
81 (0.699 %)HPUX
81 (0.699 %)Red Hat Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (12.59 %)Security Cleared
217 (11.89 %)UML
313 (9.091 %)OO
49 (6.294 %)Workflow
49 (6.294 %)Technical Architecture
49 (6.294 %)User Acceptance Testing
58 (5.594 %)DV Cleared
58 (5.594 %)ITIL
67 (4.895 %)Service Management
67 (4.895 %)Migration
76 (4.196 %)Data Modelling
76 (4.196 %)SC Cleared
85 (3.497 %)Risk Management
85 (3.497 %)Algorithmic Trading
94 (2.797 %)Data Migration
94 (2.797 %)OOD
94 (2.797 %)Asset Management
94 (2.797 %)Systems Analysis
103 (2.098 %)Data Analysis
103 (2.098 %)Logistics
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (16.78 %)Java
222 (15.38 %)SQL
320 (13.99 %)C#
413 (9.091 %)C++
58 (5.594 %)Transact-SQL
65 (3.497 %)C
72 (1.399 %)JCL
72 (1.399 %)Clipper
81 (0.699 %)COBOL
81 (0.699 %)Embedded C
81 (0.699 %)Shell Script
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (6.294 %)Degree
25 (3.497 %)Sun Certification
33 (2.098 %)ITIL Certification
33 (2.098 %)ISEB
41 (0.699 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.699 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.699 %)MCSE
41 (0.699 %)CCDP
41 (0.699 %)ACCA
41 (0.699 %)CIMA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.098 %)HL7
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (4.895 %)Active Directory
22 (1.399 %)VMware ESX
22 (1.399 %)NFS
31 (0.699 %)Oracle RAC
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (5.594 %)Unicenter
26 (4.196 %)Tivoli
34 (2.797 %)Netcool
34 (2.797 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
42 (1.399 %)SCOM
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (20.28 %)Oracle
214 (9.790 %)Cisco
312 (8.392 %)IBM
411 (7.692 %)CA
510 (6.993 %)Microsoft
69 (6.294 %)Sybase
77 (4.895 %)SAP
85 (3.497 %)Telelogic
94 (2.797 %)HP
94 (2.797 %)EMC
103 (2.098 %)VMware
112 (1.399 %)Wonderware
112 (1.399 %)Brocade
112 (1.399 %)Fundtech
112 (1.399 %)Progress
112 (1.399 %)Unisys
112 (1.399 %)Lotus
112 (1.399 %)Intel
112 (1.399 %)Citrix
112 (1.399 %)Ericsson