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Solutions Architect Contracts in Scotland
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills
Browse 12 Solutions Architect job vacancies in Scotland

The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT contracts advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Scotland region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 58 75 94
Rank change year-on-year
+17 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 68 34 18
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 2.716% 1.264% 0.632%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.939% 1.356% 0.679%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 8 10
Average daily rate £475 £550 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.63% +22.22%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £388 £513 £424
10% offered a daily rate of more than £558 £630 £478
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £460 £488
% change year-on-year
+3.26% -5.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 - £36.00
All Job Titles
Scotland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 2314 2507 2650
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 92.41% 93.23% 93.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1088 1164 1341
Average daily rate £353 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.71% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £225 £245
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £463 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 107 95
Average hourly rate £14.00 £18.50 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-24.32% +12.12%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.33 £10.99 £9.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £23.40 £32.50 £32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £19.94
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -9.72%
Solutions Architect
UK

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland Solutions Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Scotland region.

Scotland Solutions Architect Daily Rate Trend

Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Scotland Solutions Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Solutions Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank 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		 Find
Job
Vacancies
Edinburgh +30 60 £475 -13.63% 8
Aberdeen +4 5 £438 -27.08%
Glasgow -25 1 £600 +41.17%
Renfrewshire - - - -
West Lothian - - - -
North Lanarkshire - - - - 3
South Lanarkshire - - - -
Solutions Architect
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Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Solutions 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 Solutions Architect in their job title.

1 47 (43.93%) Banking
2 34 (31.78%) Stakeholder Management
3 32 (29.91%) Finance
4 24 (22.43%) Asset Management
5 23 (21.50%) Enterprise Architecture
6 17 (15.89%) Migration
7 16 (14.95%) CRM
7 16 (14.95%) Enterprise Software
8 15 (14.02%) Retail Banking
8 15 (14.02%) Retail
8 15 (14.02%) Java
9 14 (13.08%) SOA
10 12 (11.21%) Rational Application Developer
11 11 (10.28%) UML
11 11 (10.28%) Middleware
12 10 (9.346%) Project Management
13 9 (8.411%) Data Warehouse
13 9 (8.411%) Investment Management
13 9 (8.411%) TOGAF
13 9 (8.411%) Content Management
13 9 (8.411%) eTOM
14 8 (7.477%) Data Mining
14 8 (7.477%) Validation
15 7 (6.542%) Telecoms
16 6 (5.607%) Teradata
16 6 (5.607%) Salesforce.com
17 5 (4.673%) Data Architecture
17 5 (4.673%) Investment Banking
17 5 (4.673%) Workflow
17 5 (4.673%) SAP

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Solutions 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 Solutions Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (10.28%) Middleware
2 4 (3.738%) J2EE
3 2 (1.869%) CSS
3 2 (1.869%) SOAP
3 2 (1.869%) XML
3 2 (1.869%) Cocoon
3 2 (1.869%) Visualforce
3 2 (1.869%) jQuery
3 2 (1.869%) Ajax
4 1 (0.935%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.935%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 2 (1.869%) TeamSite
1 2 (1.869%) SharePoint
1 2 (1.869%) Apache
1 2 (1.869%) Tomcat
1 2 (1.869%) LiveSite
2 1 (0.935%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (0.935%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (0.935%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 2 (1.869%) Maximo
1 2 (1.869%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (1.869%) SAP HR
2 1 (0.935%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (0.935%) Oracle 11i
2 1 (0.935%) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.935%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (8.411%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (7.477%) Data Mining
3 2 (1.869%) DB2
4 1 (0.935%) QlikView
4 1 (0.935%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.935%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (0.935%) Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
1 12 (11.21%) Rational Application Developer
2 1 (0.935%) Oracle Forms
General
1 47 (43.93%) Banking
2 32 (29.91%) Finance
3 15 (14.02%) Retail Banking
3 15 (14.02%) Retail
4 7 (6.542%) Telecoms
5 5 (4.673%) Investment Banking
6 2 (1.869%) Marketing
7 1 (0.935%) General Ledger
7 1 (0.935%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 16 (14.95%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (3.738%) Mainframe
3 3 (2.804%) IBM Mainframe
4 2 (1.869%) Credit Risk
4 2 (1.869%) Web 2.0
5 1 (0.935%) Smart Meter
5 1 (0.935%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.935%) Windows 7
1 1 (0.935%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (31.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 24 (22.43%) Asset Management
3 23 (21.50%) Enterprise Architecture
4 17 (15.89%) Migration
5 16 (14.95%) CRM
6 14 (13.08%) SOA
7 11 (10.28%) UML
8 10 (9.346%) Project Management
9 9 (8.411%) Investment Management
9 9 (8.411%) TOGAF
9 9 (8.411%) Content Management
9 9 (8.411%) eTOM
10 8 (7.477%) Validation
11 5 (4.673%) Data Architecture
11 5 (4.673%) Workflow
12 4 (3.738%) Data Management
12 4 (3.738%) Agile Software Development
13 3 (2.804%) Supplier Management
13 3 (2.804%) Document Management
13 3 (2.804%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 15 (14.02%) Java
2 2 (1.869%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.869%) SQL
2 2 (1.869%) Apex Code
3 1 (0.935%) C#
3 1 (0.935%) PL/SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.738%) QA
2 2 (1.869%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (0.935%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 1 (0.935%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (5.607%) Teradata
1 6 (5.607%) Salesforce.com
2 5 (4.673%) SAP
2 5 (4.673%) Oracle
3 3 (2.804%) IBM
4 2 (1.869%) Informatica
5 1 (0.935%) Business Objects
5 1 (0.935%) PeopleSoft
5 1 (0.935%) Genesys
5 1 (0.935%) Citrix
5 1 (0.935%) Chordiant
Solutions architect
Edinburgh, Scotland
A leading organisation is currently recruiting for a Solutions Architect, based in Livingston for an initial 3 month contract.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Solution Architect - Bank-Scotland-Up to £400/day!
Edinburgh, Scotland
Our Client, a Major Bank, are currently looking for a Solution Architect to work in their Edinburgh Office, on a long-term contract basis. The successful Solution Architect...
Orgtel
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Solution Architect - Bank-Scotland-Up to £400/day!
Edinburgh, Scotland
Solution Architect - Edinburgh - Bank - Up to £400/day! Our Client, a Major Bank, are currently looking for a Solution Architect to work in their Edinburgh Office, on a...
Orgtel
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Test/Quality Assurance (QA) Solution Architect - Banking
Edinburgh, Midlothian
A global information technology company seek an experienced Test/Quality Assurance (QA) Solution Architect, ideally with banking industry experience. The brief for the Test/Quality Assurance (QA) Solution...
Coal IT Services
Rate: From £300 to £375 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Reporting Solution Architect
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Edinburgh -ASAP Start -£425-£450 per day -6 Months My client is looking for a Solution Architect with good business skills and a strong background in Retail Banking...
Sanderson
Rate: £425 - £450 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
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