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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Systems Engineer role in IT contracts within the South Wales 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 Senior Systems Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior System Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4243
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.989 %0.743 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£332£600
Average daily rate£332£600
% change on same period last year-44.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£445
% change on same period last year-19.50 %
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£34.19£30.50
% change on same period last year+12.09 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads553538
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.779 %0.544 %
Daily rates quoted169110
Average minimum daily rate£313£349
Average daily rate£331£385
% change on same period last year-14.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted10377
Average minimum hourly rate£29.78£21.56
Average hourly rate£31.49£23.25
% change on same period last year+35.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.20£24.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Senior Systems Engineer WalesSenior Systems Engineer
Wales

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.

Senior Systems Engineer
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Senior Systems Engineer Demand Trend

Senior Systems Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Senior Systems Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Systems Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Systems Engineer across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South Wales Senior Systems Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Senior Systems Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior 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 Senior Systems Engineer within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 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
NewportDown-75£400-33.33 %
CardiffDown-32--
Senior Systems Engineer WalesSenior Systems Engineer
Wales

Senior Systems Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited Senior 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 Senior Systems Engineer in their job title.

17 (63.64 %)VMware
17 (63.64 %)VMware Infrastructure
26 (54.55 %)RUP
35 (45.45 %)SAN
44 (36.36 %)Tivoli
44 (36.36 %)SQL Server
44 (36.36 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
53 (27.27 %)Telelogic
53 (27.27 %)Telelogic DOORS
53 (27.27 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (27.27 %)SQL
53 (27.27 %).NET
53 (27.27 %)J2EE
53 (27.27 %)Struts
53 (27.27 %)XML
53 (27.27 %)Windows
53 (27.27 %)Rational Rose
62 (18.18 %)DNS
62 (18.18 %)RDBMS
62 (18.18 %)IBM
62 (18.18 %)Microsoft
62 (18.18 %)HP
62 (18.18 %)UML
62 (18.18 %)OOA/OOD
62 (18.18 %)WebLogic
62 (18.18 %)MOM
62 (18.18 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (18.18 %)McAfee Security
62 (18.18 %)VERITAS
62 (18.18 %)LDAP

Senior Systems Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited Senior 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 Senior Systems Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (27.27 %).NET
13 (27.27 %)J2EE
13 (27.27 %)Struts
13 (27.27 %)XML
22 (18.18 %).NET Framework
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (18.18 %)WebLogic
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (45.45 %)SAN
22 (18.18 %)LDAP
22 (18.18 %)DNS
31 (9.091 %)X.509
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (36.36 %)SQL Server
22 (18.18 %)RDBMS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (27.27 %)Rational Rose
13 (27.27 %)Telelogic DOORS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)N-Tier
12 (18.18 %)Clustering
21 (9.091 %)PKI
21 (9.091 %)Fat Client
21 (9.091 %)Thin Client
21 (9.091 %)Smartcard
21 (9.091 %)CLARiiON
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (27.27 %)Windows
13 (27.27 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (9.091 %)Windows XP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (54.55 %)RUP
22 (18.18 %)OOD
22 (18.18 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (18.18 %)Performance Management
22 (18.18 %)UML
22 (18.18 %)OOA/OOD
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (27.27 %)SQL
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (36.36 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (63.64 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (9.091 %)Terminal Server
21 (9.091 %)VMware ESX
21 (9.091 %)Citrix Presentation Server
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (36.36 %)Tivoli
22 (18.18 %)MOM
22 (18.18 %)SCOM
31 (9.091 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (9.091 %)WSUS
31 (9.091 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (63.64 %)VMware
23 (27.27 %)Telelogic
32 (18.18 %)VERITAS
32 (18.18 %)McAfee Security
32 (18.18 %)IBM
32 (18.18 %)Microsoft
32 (18.18 %)HP
41 (9.091 %)EMC
41 (9.091 %)Citrix
41 (9.091 %)Altiris