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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Architect role in IT contracts within the Manchester 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
Rank7270
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.361 %0.093 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£421£428
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
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-
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads11071081
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.496 %1.066 %
Daily rates quoted212222
Average minimum daily rate£318£329
Average daily rate£337£352
% change on same period last year-4.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted147134
Average minimum hourly rate£19.28£17.66
Average hourly rate£20.97£19.48
% change on same period last year+7.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.67£21.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Systems Architect North WestSystems Architect
North West

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Systems Architect Daily 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 Manchester 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
StockportNew entry-1--
Systems Architect North WestSystems Architect
North West

Systems Architect
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)Smartcard
22 (50.00 %)SCADA
22 (50.00 %)Wonderware
22 (50.00 %)CCTV
22 (50.00 %)LAN
22 (50.00 %)WAN
31 (25.00 %)EMC
31 (25.00 %)Middleware
31 (25.00 %)C#
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (25.00 %).NET Framework
31 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (25.00 %)Back Office

Systems Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %).NET
11 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (25.00 %)WebServices
11 (25.00 %)Middleware
11 (25.00 %).NET Framework
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)LAN
12 (50.00 %)WAN
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Back Office
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)Smartcard
22 (50.00 %)CCTV
22 (50.00 %)SCADA
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Requirements Analysis
11 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C#
11 (25.00 %)SQL
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Wonderware
21 (25.00 %)EMC