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This section looks at the demand for the Systems Engineer role in IT contracts within the Essex 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank46-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.577 %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£325£333
% change on same period last year-2.35 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.03£33.22
% change on same period last year-9.58 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads634635
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.845 %0.642 %
Daily rates quoted244199
Average minimum daily rate£284£327
Average daily rate£299£351
% change on same period last year-14.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted95131
Average minimum hourly rate£27.21£26.48
Average hourly rate£29.05£27.12
% change on same period last year+7.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.89£27.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Systems Engineer East of EnglandSystems Engineer
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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Essex Systems Engineer Demand Trend

Systems Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Systems Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Systems Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Engineer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Essex region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BasildonNew entry-3--
HarlowNew entry-1--
ColchesterNew entry-1--
Systems Engineer East of EnglandSystems Engineer
East of England

Systems Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region that cited Systems Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

16 (35.29 %)Windows
24 (23.53 %)Oracle
33 (17.65 %)SQL
33 (17.65 %)Active Directory
33 (17.65 %)Avaya
33 (17.65 %)CMS
42 (11.76 %)UNIX
42 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (11.76 %)Selenium
42 (11.76 %)FitNesse
42 (11.76 %)Automotive
42 (11.76 %)Ruby
42 (11.76 %)Software Testing
42 (11.76 %)Ruby on Rails
42 (11.76 %)J2EE
42 (11.76 %)Java
42 (11.76 %)MS Office
42 (11.76 %)Linux
42 (11.76 %)Windows 2000
42 (11.76 %)Oracle 8/8i
42 (11.76 %)Oracle 9i
42 (11.76 %)TestDirector
42 (11.76 %)Blackberry
42 (11.76 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
51 (5.882 %)Change Management
51 (5.882 %)NEC
51 (5.882 %)CAD
51 (5.882 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (5.882 %)Red Hat
51 (5.882 %)AutoSys

Systems Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region that cited Systems Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.76 %)J2EE
12 (11.76 %)Ruby on Rails
21 (5.882 %)Java EE
21 (5.882 %)XML
21 (5.882 %)Middleware
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)CMS
22 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (11.76 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (5.882 %)WebLogic
31 (5.882 %)JBoss
31 (5.882 %)Tomcat
31 (5.882 %)Documentum
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)MS Office
21 (5.882 %)MS Project
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (11.76 %)Oracle 8/8i
12 (11.76 %)Oracle 9i
21 (5.882 %)SQL Server
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.76 %)TestDirector
12 (11.76 %)Selenium
12 (11.76 %)FitNesse
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.76 %)Automotive
21 (5.882 %)Electric
21 (5.882 %)Government
21 (5.882 %)Pharmaceutical
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)Blackberry
21 (5.882 %)CCTV
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (35.29 %)Windows
22 (11.76 %)Linux
22 (11.76 %)Windows 2000
22 (11.76 %)UNIX
31 (5.882 %)Solaris
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.76 %)Software Testing
21 (5.882 %)DoDAF
21 (5.882 %)MODAF
21 (5.882 %)Requirements Management
21 (5.882 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (5.882 %)Integration Testing
21 (5.882 %)Test Management
21 (5.882 %)DV Cleared
21 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
21 (5.882 %)CAD
21 (5.882 %)Change Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (17.65 %)SQL
22 (11.76 %)Ruby
22 (11.76 %)Java
31 (5.882 %)C
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)HNC
11 (5.882 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (17.65 %)Active Directory
21 (5.882 %)AquaLogic
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.882 %)AutoSys
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (23.53 %)Oracle
23 (17.65 %)Avaya
31 (5.882 %)BEA
31 (5.882 %)Red Hat
31 (5.882 %)NEC
31 (5.882 %)Microsoft
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