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This section looks at the demand for the Systems Architect role in IT contracts within the North West 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Architect
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank141136
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.057 %0.053 %
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£486£414
% change on same period last year+17.35 %
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£69.75£38.75
% change on same period last year+80.00 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads35343747
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.711 %3.791 %
Daily rates quoted819800
Average minimum daily rate£328£320
Average daily rate£346£336
% change on same period last year+2.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted421363
Average minimum hourly rate£20.71£21.12
Average hourly rate£22.79£22.71
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.86£24.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Systems Architect EnglandSystems 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.

Systems Architect
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Systems Architect Daily Rate Trend

Systems Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Systems Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Architect
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Architect within the North West 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
ManchesterNew entry-2--
Systems Architect EnglandSystems Architect
England

Systems Architect
Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

14 (66.67 %)Oracle 11i
14 (66.67 %)Government
14 (66.67 %)Oracle
23 (50.00 %)ITIL
23 (50.00 %)UNIX
23 (50.00 %)ITIL Certification
31 (16.67 %)Smartcard
31 (16.67 %)Back Office
31 (16.67 %)Supplier Management
31 (16.67 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (16.67 %).NET Framework
31 (16.67 %)C#
31 (16.67 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %).NET
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server
31 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
31 (16.67 %)WebServices

Systems Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %).NET
11 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
11 (16.67 %)WebServices
11 (16.67 %).NET Framework
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (66.67 %)Oracle 11i
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Government
21 (16.67 %)Back Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Smartcard
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)UNIX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (16.67 %)Supplier Management
21 (16.67 %)Requirements Analysis
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)C#
11 (16.67 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)ITIL Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Oracle
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