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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Administrator role in IT contracts within the Northern Ireland 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 Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Administrator
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3225
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.579 %0.658 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£332
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.00
Average hourly rate-£18.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.98£26.29
% change on same period last year-8.77 %
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northern Ireland
Matching contract IT job ads190152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.269 %0.154 %
Daily rates quoted4839
Average minimum daily rate£302£381
Average daily rate£316£435
% change on same period last year-27.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£490
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted811
Average minimum hourly rate£26.43£16.84
Average hourly rate£28.03£18.14
% change on same period last year+54.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.62£19.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Systems Administrator UKSystems Administrator
UK

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 Administrator
Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland Systems Administrator Demand Trend

Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Systems Administrator across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Systems Administrator Daily Rate Trend

Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Systems Administrator across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Systems Administrator Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Administrator
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
County AntrimNew entry-2--
Systems Administrator UKSystems Administrator
UK

Systems Administrator
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited Systems Administrator 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 Administrator in their job title.

18 (88.89 %)UNIX
18 (88.89 %)Solaris
18 (88.89 %)Linux
18 (88.89 %)AIX
27 (77.78 %)Sun
27 (77.78 %)Finance
32 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
32 (22.22 %)EMC
41 (11.11 %)VERITAS
41 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (11.11 %)iPlanet
41 (11.11 %)Shell Script
41 (11.11 %)Middleware
41 (11.11 %)HP
41 (11.11 %)HPUX
41 (11.11 %)MQSeries
41 (11.11 %)SAS
41 (11.11 %)Windows
41 (11.11 %)Perl
41 (11.11 %)WebLogic
41 (11.11 %)WebSphere
41 (11.11 %)Windows 2000 Server

Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited Systems Administrator 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 Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %)Middleware
11 (11.11 %)WebSphere
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)WebLogic
11 (11.11 %)MQSeries
11 (11.11 %)SAS
11 (11.11 %)iPlanet
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (77.78 %)Finance
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (88.89 %)UNIX
18 (88.89 %)AIX
18 (88.89 %)Solaris
18 (88.89 %)Linux
21 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (11.11 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (11.11 %)HPUX
21 (11.11 %)Windows
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)Perl
11 (11.11 %)Shell Script
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (77.78 %)Sun
22 (22.22 %)EMC
31 (11.11 %)VERITAS
31 (11.11 %)HP