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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank96106
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads3338
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.037 %
As % of the category below0.990 %0.970 %
Daily rates quoted100
Average minimum daily rate£312-
Average daily rate£314-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£316-
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£330
% change on same period last year-4.45 %
Hourly rates quoted129
Average minimum hourly rate£27.13£28.22
Average hourly rate£28.58£29.00
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.04£29.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.81£30.93
% change on same period last year+6.08 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads33343919
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.507 %3.865 %
Daily rates quoted779880
Average minimum daily rate£322£325
Average daily rate£339£343
% change on same period last year-0.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted422410
Average minimum hourly rate£21.09£21.02
Average hourly rate£23.04£22.64
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£24.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Systems Engineer EnglandSystems Engineer
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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

North West Systems Engineer Demand Trend

Systems Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Systems Engineer across the North West region.

North West Systems Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Systems Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Systems Engineer across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North West Systems Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Systems Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Systems Engineer across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North West Systems Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Systems Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the North West 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
CumbriaDown-410£300-
LancashireUp+88£375-
ManchesterDown-34£322-
CheshireUp+82--
MerseysideUp+61--
Systems Engineer EnglandSystems Engineer
England

Systems Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Systems Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

111 (15.71 %)Windows
111 (15.71 %)Security Cleared
29 (12.86 %)SQL Server
37 (10.00 %)Government
37 (10.00 %)SQL
37 (10.00 %).NET
37 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
46 (8.571 %)VB
46 (8.571 %)UNIX
46 (8.571 %)Windows XP
46 (8.571 %)MS Exchange
46 (8.571 %)Active Directory
46 (8.571 %)Microsoft
55 (7.143 %)Requirements Management
55 (7.143 %)Management Information System
55 (7.143 %)Telelogic
55 (7.143 %)Telelogic DOORS
55 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (7.143 %)Oracle
55 (7.143 %)Solaris
55 (7.143 %)Linux
64 (5.714 %)MCSE
64 (5.714 %)MS Access
64 (5.714 %)EDI
64 (5.714 %)ERP
64 (5.714 %)PHP
64 (5.714 %)C#
64 (5.714 %)C++
64 (5.714 %)Pharmaceutical
64 (5.714 %)Microsoft Certification

Systems Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Systems Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (10.00 %).NET
24 (5.714 %)EDI
33 (4.286 %)ASP.NET
33 (4.286 %)XML
41 (1.429 %)Middleware
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (8.571 %)MS Exchange
22 (2.857 %)SharePoint
22 (2.857 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.429 %)Gentran
31 (1.429 %)Exchange Server 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.857 %)MS Office
12 (2.857 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.286 %)Ethernet
22 (2.857 %)TCP/IP
22 (2.857 %)LDAP
22 (2.857 %)Internet
31 (1.429 %)Firewall
31 (1.429 %)ADSL
31 (1.429 %)Broadband
31 (1.429 %)LAN
31 (1.429 %)WAN
31 (1.429 %)VPN
31 (1.429 %)SAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (12.86 %)SQL Server
24 (5.714 %)MS Access
31 (1.429 %)Datawarehouse
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (7.143 %)Telelogic DOORS
21 (1.429 %)LabVIEW
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (10.00 %)Government
24 (5.714 %)Pharmaceutical
24 (5.714 %)Aerospace
24 (5.714 %)Chemicals
24 (5.714 %)Avionics
32 (2.857 %)Finance
32 (2.857 %)Health
32 (2.857 %)Military
41 (1.429 %)Retail
41 (1.429 %)Local Government
41 (1.429 %)Automotive
41 (1.429 %)Electronics
41 (1.429 %)Telecoms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (7.143 %)Management Information System
24 (5.714 %)AS400
32 (2.857 %)SCADA
41 (1.429 %)Computer Science
41 (1.429 %)Mainframe
41 (1.429 %)CLARiiON
41 (1.429 %)Clustering
41 (1.429 %)Tandem
41 (1.429 %)CCTV
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (15.71 %)Windows
26 (8.571 %)Windows XP
26 (8.571 %)UNIX
35 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (7.143 %)Solaris
35 (7.143 %)Linux
43 (4.286 %)Red Hat Linux
52 (2.857 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.429 %)AIX
61 (1.429 %)HPUX
61 (1.429 %)Windows Vista
61 (1.429 %)Windows 2000 Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (15.71 %)Security Cleared
27 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
35 (7.143 %)Requirements Management
44 (5.714 %)Software Engineering
44 (5.714 %)ERP
53 (4.286 %)Agile Software Development
62 (2.857 %)Data Modelling
62 (2.857 %)Service Management
62 (2.857 %)Data Architecture
71 (1.429 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.429 %)Change Management
71 (1.429 %)Validation
71 (1.429 %)Migration
71 (1.429 %)Programme Management
71 (1.429 %)Configuration Management
71 (1.429 %)Project Management
71 (1.429 %)Performance Management
71 (1.429 %)Software Testing
71 (1.429 %)Incident Management
71 (1.429 %)ITIL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (10.00 %)SQL
26 (8.571 %)VB
34 (5.714 %)PHP
34 (5.714 %)C#
34 (5.714 %)C++
43 (4.286 %)Java
43 (4.286 %)VB.NET
52 (2.857 %)Shell Script
61 (1.429 %)Python
61 (1.429 %)Perl
61 (1.429 %)C
61 (1.429 %)Transact-SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (5.714 %)MCSE
14 (5.714 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (2.857 %)Degree
31 (1.429 %)ISEB
31 (1.429 %)HND
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.286 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (8.571 %)Active Directory
21 (1.429 %)Backup Exec
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.857 %)Tivoli
12 (2.857 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.429 %)OMEGAMON
21 (1.429 %)MOM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (8.571 %)Microsoft
25 (7.143 %)Oracle
25 (7.143 %)Telelogic
33 (4.286 %)Red Hat
33 (4.286 %)LANDesk
41 (1.429 %)VMware
41 (1.429 %)IBM
41 (1.429 %)Sun
41 (1.429 %)HP
41 (1.429 %)EMC
41 (1.429 %)VERITAS