Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Designer role in IT contracts within the Norfolk 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 Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Solution Designer
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2028
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.001 %
As % of the category below4.478 %0.526 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£475-
Average daily rate£481-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£488-
UK excluding London average daily rate£413£323
% change on same period last year+27.74 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads268190
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.537 %0.238 %
Daily rates quoted7247
Average minimum daily rate£342£363
Average daily rate£361£381
% change on same period last year-5.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£398
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted2022
Average minimum hourly rate£25.27£16.03
Average hourly rate£26.48£17.86
% change on same period last year+48.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.70£19.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Solutions Designer East of EnglandSolutions Designer
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.

Solutions Designer
Demand Trend

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

Norfolk Solutions Designer Demand Trend

Solutions Designer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Norfolk Solutions Designer Daily Rate Trend

Solutions Designer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Solutions Designer across the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Norfolk Solutions Designer Daily Rate Histogram

Solutions Designer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Designer within the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
NorwichUp+1012£481-
Solutions Designer East of EnglandSolutions Designer
East of England

Solutions Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk region that cited Solutions Designer 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 Designer in their job title.

123 (67.65 %)WebSphere
219 (55.88 %)DB2
219 (55.88 %)QMS
317 (50.00 %)CICS
317 (50.00 %)COBOL
415 (44.12 %)Finance
513 (38.24 %)Insurance
513 (38.24 %)Java
513 (38.24 %)SOA
612 (35.29 %)Use Case
711 (32.35 %)IBM
711 (32.35 %)EAI
711 (32.35 %)UML
711 (32.35 %)ESB
89 (26.47 %)J2EE
97 (20.59 %)Stakeholder Management
106 (17.65 %)OOA/OOD
115 (14.71 %)Banking
115 (14.71 %)Mainframe
124 (11.76 %)ITIL
133 (8.824 %)Oracle
133 (8.824 %)Middleware
133 (8.824 %)QA
142 (5.882 %)OO
142 (5.882 %)RUP
142 (5.882 %)SOAP
142 (5.882 %)Microsoft
151 (2.941 %)WebSphere MQ
151 (2.941 %)MQSeries
151 (2.941 %)Oracle 11i

Solutions Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk region that cited Solutions Designer 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 Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (67.65 %)WebSphere
29 (26.47 %)J2EE
33 (8.824 %)Middleware
42 (5.882 %)SOAP
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (50.00 %)CICS
211 (32.35 %)ESB
31 (2.941 %)MQSeries
31 (2.941 %)WebSphere MQ
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.941 %)Oracle 11i
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (55.88 %)DB2
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (44.12 %)Finance
213 (38.24 %)Insurance
35 (14.71 %)Banking
41 (2.941 %)General Ledger
41 (2.941 %)Marketing
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (14.71 %)Mainframe
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (55.88 %)QMS
213 (38.24 %)SOA
312 (35.29 %)Use Case
411 (32.35 %)EAI
411 (32.35 %)UML
57 (20.59 %)Stakeholder Management
66 (17.65 %)OOA/OOD
74 (11.76 %)ITIL
82 (5.882 %)OO
82 (5.882 %)RUP
91 (2.941 %)Service Delivery
91 (2.941 %)Business Analysis
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (50.00 %)COBOL
213 (38.24 %)Java
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (8.824 %)QA
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (32.35 %)IBM
23 (8.824 %)Oracle
32 (5.882 %)Microsoft