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

 Solution Architect
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank190271
Rank change on same period last yearUp+81
Matching contract IT job ads244216
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.325 %0.219 %
As % of the category below0.823 %0.508 %
Daily rates quoted8786
Average minimum daily rate£499£519
Average daily rate£539£556
% change on same period last year-3.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£579£594
UK excluding London average daily rate£497£476
% change on same period last year+4.28 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£65.00-
Average hourly rate£72.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£80.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.75-
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads2966342535
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled39.54 %43.03 %
Daily rates quoted1254115833
Average minimum daily rate£408£426
Average daily rate£438£455
% change on same period last year-3.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£468£484
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted15762120
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£24.40
Average hourly rate£24.26£26.14
% change on same period last year-7.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.85£27.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Solutions Architect EnglandSolutions Architect
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.

Solutions Architect
Demand Trend

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

London Solutions Architect Demand Trend

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Solutions Architect Daily Rate Trend

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London Solutions Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Solutions Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London Solutions Architect Hourly Rate Histogram

Solutions Architect
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the London 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
City of LondonUp+438£535-10.91 %
Docklands, LondonUp+274£533+15.13 %
Canary WharfUp+103£300-
UxbridgeNew entry-1--
HammersmithNew entry-1£500-
Solutions Architect EnglandSolutions Architect
England

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

1119 (25.54 %)Oracle
297 (20.82 %)Banking
383 (17.81 %)Finance
468 (14.59 %)RUP
559 (12.66 %)J2EE
559 (12.66 %)TOGAF
658 (12.45 %)SAP
658 (12.45 %).NET
757 (12.23 %)Microsoft
854 (11.59 %)Government
854 (11.59 %)Enterprise Architecture
950 (10.73 %)Java
1048 (10.30 %)Security Cleared
1146 (9.871 %)Retail
1245 (9.657 %)SOA
1343 (9.227 %)CRM
1343 (9.227 %)UNIX
1437 (7.940 %)Middleware
1437 (7.940 %)UML
1437 (7.940 %)SQL Server
1532 (6.867 %)WebLogic
1532 (6.867 %)WebServices
1630 (6.438 %)OO
1728 (6.009 %)Linux
1728 (6.009 %)Data Modelling
1827 (5.794 %)N-Tier
1827 (5.794 %)Windows
1926 (5.579 %)BEA
1926 (5.579 %)SC Cleared
2024 (5.150 %)AquaLogic

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
159 (12.66 %)J2EE
258 (12.45 %).NET
337 (7.940 %)Middleware
432 (6.867 %)WebServices
524 (5.150 %)XML
616 (3.433 %)WebSphere
711 (2.361 %)ASP.NET
810 (2.146 %)SAP XI
99 (1.931 %)Java EE
107 (1.502 %).NET Framework
107 (1.502 %)EJB
116 (1.288 %)JMS
125 (1.073 %)ASP
134 (0.858 %)Struts
134 (0.858 %)WF
143 (0.644 %)ASP.NET 2.0
143 (0.644 %)WCF
143 (0.644 %)Windows SharePoint Services
143 (0.644 %)SOAP
152 (0.429 %)HTML
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
132 (6.867 %)WebLogic
220 (4.292 %)WebLogic Portal
313 (2.790 %)SAS
49 (1.931 %)SharePoint
57 (1.502 %)Tomcat
65 (1.073 %)IIS
65 (1.073 %)Exchange Server 2003
74 (0.858 %)Oracle Spatial
74 (0.858 %)MQSeries
83 (0.644 %)Oracle Workflow
83 (0.644 %)SharePoint Server 2007
83 (0.644 %)Office Communications Server
92 (0.429 %)Exchange Server 2007
92 (0.429 %)ESB
92 (0.429 %)BizTalk Server
92 (0.429 %)JBoss
101 (0.215 %)Apache
101 (0.215 %)MS Exchange
101 (0.215 %)Documentum
101 (0.215 %)Content Management Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (3.219 %)MS Excel
213 (2.790 %)MS Visio
36 (1.288 %)MS Project
41 (0.215 %)MS PowerPoint
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.073 %)Oracle 11i
15 (1.073 %)SAP HR
15 (1.073 %)Oracle Applications
24 (0.858 %)Oracle iRecruitment
24 (0.858 %)SAP ERP
33 (0.644 %)SAP HCM
33 (0.644 %)SAP CRM
33 (0.644 %)Oracle CRM
42 (0.429 %)SAP Retail
51 (0.215 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
51 (0.215 %)AWD
51 (0.215 %)Oracle ERP
51 (0.215 %)Pivotal CRM
51 (0.215 %)Oracle EBS
51 (0.215 %)Microsoft CRM
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (3.004 %)Internet
213 (2.790 %)SAN
310 (2.146 %)Firewall
310 (2.146 %)LDAP
47 (1.502 %)WAN
56 (1.288 %)Intranet
65 (1.073 %)Extranet
65 (1.073 %)TCP/IP
65 (1.073 %)ATM
74 (0.858 %)LAN
74 (0.858 %)VPN
74 (0.858 %)BSS
74 (0.858 %)Intrusion Detection
83 (0.644 %)VoIP
83 (0.644 %)RFID
92 (0.429 %)Wi-Fi
92 (0.429 %)Wireless
92 (0.429 %)3G
92 (0.429 %)FTP
92 (0.429 %)Network Security
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
137 (7.940 %)SQL Server
218 (3.863 %)ETL
316 (3.433 %)Datawarehouse
410 (2.146 %)Oracle 10g
410 (2.146 %)SQL Server 2000
410 (2.146 %)SQL Server 2005
59 (1.931 %)GIS
66 (1.288 %)Oracle Discoverer
75 (1.073 %)BusinessObjects
84 (0.858 %)RDBMS
84 (0.858 %)DB2
93 (0.644 %)OLAP
93 (0.644 %)MySQL
93 (0.644 %)EDRMS
102 (0.429 %)SQLPlus
102 (0.429 %)SAP BW
102 (0.429 %)SQL Server 7
102 (0.429 %)Oracle Reports
102 (0.429 %)Oracle 8/8i
102 (0.429 %)Oracle OWB
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.429 %)Oracle Forms
12 (0.429 %)Flash
12 (0.429 %)Rational Rose
12 (0.429 %)ProC
21 (0.215 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.215 %)ERwin
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
197 (20.82 %)Banking
283 (17.81 %)Finance
354 (11.59 %)Government
446 (9.871 %)Retail
519 (4.077 %)Investment Banking
615 (3.219 %)Telecoms
711 (2.361 %)Marketing
711 (2.361 %)Billing
711 (2.361 %)Retail Banking
85 (1.073 %)Law
85 (1.073 %)General Ledger
85 (1.073 %)Insurance
94 (0.858 %)Legal
94 (0.858 %)Financial Institution
102 (0.429 %)Construction
102 (0.429 %)Corporate Banking
102 (0.429 %)Criminal Justice
102 (0.429 %)Police
111 (0.215 %)Home Office
111 (0.215 %)International Banking
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (5.794 %)N-Tier
214 (3.004 %)Derivative
310 (2.146 %)Equities
49 (1.931 %)Fixed Income
58 (1.717 %)Clustering
65 (1.073 %)Client/Server
74 (0.858 %)Data Protection Act
83 (0.644 %)Computer Science
83 (0.644 %)Web 2.0
83 (0.644 %)Mainframe
92 (0.429 %)Streaming Video
92 (0.429 %)Replication
92 (0.429 %)CLARiiON
92 (0.429 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
92 (0.429 %)EPoS
92 (0.429 %)STB
92 (0.429 %)PKI
92 (0.429 %)IPTV
92 (0.429 %)Data Extraction
92 (0.429 %)Credit Risk
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
143 (9.227 %)UNIX
228 (6.009 %)Linux
327 (5.794 %)Windows
413 (2.790 %)Solaris
54 (0.858 %)Windows NT
61 (0.215 %)SUSE
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
168 (14.59 %)RUP
259 (12.66 %)TOGAF
354 (11.59 %)Enterprise Architecture
448 (10.30 %)Security Cleared
545 (9.657 %)SOA
643 (9.227 %)CRM
737 (7.940 %)UML
830 (6.438 %)OO
928 (6.009 %)Data Modelling
1026 (5.579 %)SC Cleared
1124 (5.150 %)Business Intelligence
1221 (4.506 %)Project Management
1221 (4.506 %)Technical Architecture
1320 (4.292 %)Agile Software Development
1417 (3.648 %)Workflow
1516 (3.433 %)ERP
1615 (3.219 %)Stakeholder Management
1615 (3.219 %)Zachman Framework
1714 (3.004 %)Migration
1813 (2.790 %)Business Analysis
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
150 (10.73 %)Java
221 (4.506 %)SQL
316 (3.433 %)C#
45 (1.073 %)C++
45 (1.073 %)PL/SQL
45 (1.073 %)VB
54 (0.858 %)VB.NET
63 (0.644 %)Shell Script
63 (0.644 %)VB6
63 (0.644 %)C
63 (0.644 %)VBScript
63 (0.644 %)JavaScript
72 (0.429 %)MapBasic
81 (0.215 %)COBOL
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (1.502 %)Cisco Certification
17 (1.502 %)Microsoft Certification
17 (1.502 %)Degree
25 (1.073 %)MCSE
34 (0.858 %)CCDP
43 (0.644 %)RHCE
51 (0.215 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.215 %)ACCA
51 (0.215 %)CIMA
51 (0.215 %)MCITP
51 (0.215 %)MCSD
51 (0.215 %)Siebel Certification
51 (0.215 %)CCA
51 (0.215 %)Citrix Certification
51 (0.215 %)CCEA
51 (0.215 %)MCDBA
51 (0.215 %)CCIE
51 (0.215 %)CCSP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (1.502 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
17 (1.502 %)QA
24 (0.858 %)Basel II
31 (0.215 %)PCI DSS
31 (0.215 %)ISO9000
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (5.150 %)AquaLogic
222 (4.721 %)Active Directory
38 (1.717 %)VMware Infrastructure
46 (1.288 %)VMware ESX
53 (0.644 %)Oracle RAC
62 (0.429 %)NetBackup
71 (0.215 %)Terminal Services
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.644 %)EMC TimeFinder
21 (0.215 %)Unicenter
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1119 (25.54 %)Oracle
258 (12.45 %)SAP
357 (12.23 %)Microsoft
426 (5.579 %)BEA
518 (3.863 %)Citrix
615 (3.219 %)Cisco
714 (3.004 %)VMware
813 (2.790 %)Red Hat
911 (2.361 %)PeopleSoft
1010 (2.146 %)EMC
117 (1.502 %)Pegasystems
126 (1.288 %)Teradata
126 (1.288 %)Telelogic
126 (1.288 %)Siebel
135 (1.073 %)Business Objects
144 (0.858 %)HP
144 (0.858 %)CA
144 (0.858 %)Open Text
144 (0.858 %)Qualys
153 (0.644 %)Mantas
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