The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT contracts advertised for the Hampshire 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 22 May 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 Hampshire 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.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 66 70 70
Rank change year-on-year
+4 0
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 33 28 34
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 2.124% 1.739% 1.851%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.276% 1.862% 1.977%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 16 5
Average daily rate £525 £550 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.54% +29.41%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £405 £439 £400
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £700 £515
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 - £43.50
All Job Titles
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1450 1504 1720
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 93.31% 93.42% 93.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 798 694 717
Average daily rate £340 £351 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.99% +0.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £228 £240 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £488
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 219 243
Average hourly rate £17.50 £21.50 £26.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.60% -18.86%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £11.50 £11.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £40.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Solutions Architect
South East

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Solutions Architect Jobs Demand Trend

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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire Solutions Architect Daily Rate Trend

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Hampshire Solutions Architect Daily Rate Histogram

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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire Solutions Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Solutions Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Southampton +1 10 £500 +11.11%
Basingstoke -11 2 - -
Havant +2 1 £563 +20.32%
Solutions Architect
South East

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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 26 (44.83%) Telecoms
2 23 (39.66%) Business Analysis
2 23 (39.66%) eTOM
2 23 (39.66%) ITIL
3 22 (37.93%) TOGAF
4 11 (18.97%) BSS
5 10 (17.24%) Billing
5 10 (17.24%) CRM
6 8 (13.79%) JSP
6 8 (13.79%) C#
6 8 (13.79%) Java
6 8 (13.79%) SQL Server
7 7 (12.07%) SOAP
7 7 (12.07%) Web Services
7 7 (12.07%) SOA
7 7 (12.07%) MVC
7 7 (12.07%) WCF
7 7 (12.07%) Web Development
7 7 (12.07%) ESB
7 7 (12.07%) SQL Server 2008
7 7 (12.07%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
7 7 (12.07%) REST
8 6 (10.34%) BDD
8 6 (10.34%) Apache CXF
8 6 (10.34%) Java EE
8 6 (10.34%) JSON
8 6 (10.34%) Huawei
8 6 (10.34%) Spring Security
8 6 (10.34%) Spring Web Flow
8 6 (10.34%) Spring MVC

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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 8 (13.79%) JSP
2 7 (12.07%) SOAP
2 7 (12.07%) Web Services
2 7 (12.07%) WCF
2 7 (12.07%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
2 7 (12.07%) REST
3 6 (10.34%) Apache CXF
3 6 (10.34%) Java EE
3 6 (10.34%) JSON
3 6 (10.34%) Spring Security
3 6 (10.34%) Spring Web Flow
3 6 (10.34%) Spring MVC
3 6 (10.34%) JPA
3 6 (10.34%) Spring
3 6 (10.34%) JTA
3 6 (10.34%) Hibernate
3 6 (10.34%) JAXB
3 6 (10.34%) JMS
3 6 (10.34%) EJB
4 5 (8.621%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 7 (12.07%) ESB
2 6 (10.34%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (1.724%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (1.724%) Exchange Server 2003
3 1 (1.724%) MS Exchange
3 1 (1.724%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.724%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 1 (1.724%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 11 (18.97%) BSS
2 3 (5.172%) SIGTRAN
2 3 (5.172%) SS7
2 3 (5.172%) INAP
3 2 (3.448%) ISUP
3 2 (3.448%) Internet
4 1 (1.724%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (1.724%) Network Security
4 1 (1.724%) Wireless
4 1 (1.724%) Firewall
4 1 (1.724%) FDDI
4 1 (1.724%) Ethernet
4 1 (1.724%) SNMP
4 1 (1.724%) SAN
4 1 (1.724%) Extranet
4 1 (1.724%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (13.79%) SQL Server
2 7 (12.07%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (1.724%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 1 (1.724%) Visual Studio
1 1 (1.724%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 26 (44.83%) Telecoms
2 10 (17.24%) Billing
3 3 (5.172%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (1.724%) Finance
4 1 (1.724%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.172%) Digital Media
2 1 (1.724%) Computer Science
2 1 (1.724%) Life Science
2 1 (1.724%) Mobile App
2 1 (1.724%) Smart Meter
2 1 (1.724%) Open Source
2 1 (1.724%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.172%) Windows
2 1 (1.724%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (1.724%) UNIX
2 1 (1.724%) Windows XP
2 1 (1.724%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (1.724%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (39.66%) Business Analysis
1 23 (39.66%) eTOM
1 23 (39.66%) ITIL
2 22 (37.93%) TOGAF
3 10 (17.24%) CRM
4 7 (12.07%) SOA
4 7 (12.07%) MVC
4 7 (12.07%) Web Development
5 6 (10.34%) BDD
5 6 (10.34%) TDD
5 6 (10.34%) Scrum
6 3 (5.172%) Test Strategy
7 2 (3.448%) Project Management
7 2 (3.448%) Data Modelling
7 2 (3.448%) Zachman Framework
7 2 (3.448%) Security Management
7 2 (3.448%) Technical Architecture
8 1 (1.724%) Time Management
8 1 (1.724%) DoDAF
8 1 (1.724%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 8 (13.79%) C#
1 8 (13.79%) Java
2 4 (6.897%) SQL
3 1 (1.724%) C
3 1 (1.724%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.724%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.724%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 5 (8.621%) Security Cleared
2 4 (6.897%) SC Cleared
3 3 (5.172%) MCSE
3 3 (5.172%) CCNA
3 3 (5.172%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (5.172%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (3.448%) CCA
4 2 (3.448%) Citrix Certification
4 2 (3.448%) CCIE
5 1 (1.724%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.724%) Degree
5 1 (1.724%) PMP
5 1 (1.724%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.448%) JSP 440
System Software
1 2 (3.448%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.448%) Cisco CUCM
1 2 (3.448%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (1.724%) SCCM
2 1 (1.724%) SCOM
2 1 (1.724%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 6 (10.34%) Huawei
2 5 (8.621%) Cisco
3 4 (6.897%) Microsoft
4 2 (3.448%) SAP
4 2 (3.448%) Oracle
5 1 (1.724%) Brocade
5 1 (1.724%) ATG
5 1 (1.724%) VMware
5 1 (1.724%) Blue Coat
5 1 (1.724%) HP
5 1 (1.724%) McAfee
5 1 (1.724%) Lumension
5 1 (1.724%) Guidewire
5 1 (1.724%) 3PAR