The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT contracts advertised for the Slough 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 17 May 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 Slough 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 35 21 41
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +20
Contract jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 4 8 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Slough 1.600% 3.902% 0.326%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.702% 4.278% 0.345%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 0
Average daily rate £550 £450 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+22.22% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 - £41.00
All Job Titles
Slough
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
235 187 290
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Slough 94.00% 91.22% 94.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 96 143
Average daily rate £313 £425 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-26.47% +36.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £139 £250 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £450 £466
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 8 41
Average hourly rate £35.00 £14.50 £42.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+141.37% -65.88%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Solutions Architect
Berkshire

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough Solutions Architect Daily Rate Trend

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Slough 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 11 (61.11%) 3G
1 11 (61.11%) 2G
1 11 (61.11%) Radio Access Network
2 10 (55.56%) Migration
2 10 (55.56%) Ericsson
3 9 (50.00%) RNC
4 7 (38.89%) Telecoms
5 3 (16.67%) LTE
6 2 (11.11%) Mason
6 2 (11.11%) Games
6 2 (11.11%) Project Management
6 2 (11.11%) Finance
6 2 (11.11%) Automotive
6 2 (11.11%) Business Analysis
6 2 (11.11%) Technical Architecture
6 2 (11.11%) Salesforce.com
6 2 (11.11%) .NET
6 2 (11.11%) SAP
6 2 (11.11%) Windows
6 2 (11.11%) CRM
6 2 (11.11%) E-Commerce
6 2 (11.11%) 4G
6 2 (11.11%) Windows 7
7 1 (5.556%) Windows 8
7 1 (5.556%) SDH
7 1 (5.556%) Ethernet
7 1 (5.556%) Cisco
7 1 (5.556%) Microsoft
7 1 (5.556%) Citrix
7 1 (5.556%) MPLS

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Slough 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 2 (11.11%) .NET
1 2 (11.11%) Mason
Communications & Networking
1 11 (61.11%) 3G
1 11 (61.11%) 2G
1 11 (61.11%) Radio Access Network
2 9 (50.00%) RNC
3 3 (16.67%) LTE
4 2 (11.11%) 4G
5 1 (5.556%) MPLS
5 1 (5.556%) SDH
5 1 (5.556%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.556%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (38.89%) Telecoms
2 2 (11.11%) Finance
2 2 (11.11%) Automotive
2 2 (11.11%) Games
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) Windows
1 2 (11.11%) Windows 7
2 1 (5.556%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (55.56%) Migration
2 2 (11.11%) Business Analysis
2 2 (11.11%) Technical Architecture
2 2 (11.11%) CRM
2 2 (11.11%) E-Commerce
2 2 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (5.556%) Resource Management
Qualifications
1 1 (5.556%) Degree
1 1 (5.556%) SC Cleared
1 1 (5.556%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (5.556%) XenDesktop
Vendors
1 10 (55.56%) Ericsson
2 2 (11.11%) Salesforce.com
2 2 (11.11%) SAP
3 1 (5.556%) Cisco
3 1 (5.556%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.556%) Citrix