Systems Architect Contracts in the South West

System Architect
England > South West

The median System Architect daily rate in the South West is £620 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 113 160 170
Rank change year-on-year +47 +10 -41
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Architect 44 7 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.38% 0.19% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 0.21% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 3 3
10th Percentile £94 - £397
25th Percentile £525 £557 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 £565 £588
Median % change year-on-year +9.83% -3.91% +17.50%
75th Percentile £672 £661 £653
90th Percentile £680 £714 £666
England median daily rate £620 £560 £625
% change year-on-year +10.71% -10.40% +19.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 4 3
10th Percentile - - £56.38
25th Percentile £67.50 £66.00 £58.09
Median hourly rate £70.00 £68.00 £60.92
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +11.62% +0.96%
75th Percentile £72.50 £70.00 £60.93
90th Percentile £93.00 - £60.93
England median hourly rate £70.00 £66.00 £60.92
% change year-on-year +6.06% +8.34% +0.96%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 2,986 3,354 3,539
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.34% 92.50% 95.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,903 2,516 2,534
10th Percentile £208 £263 £225
25th Percentile £381 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% +5.00% +9.29%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £588
90th Percentile £700 £713 £658
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 400 267 205
10th Percentile £14.00 £18.09 £15.90
25th Percentile £27.50 £50.62 £17.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £47.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +38.30% +10.59%
75th Percentile £71.25 £75.00 £63.60
90th Percentile £77.50 £85.00 £69.11
England median hourly rate £36.31 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -19.32% +100.00% +0.36%

Systems Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Systems Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Architect in the South West

Systems Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Architect in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Systems Architect in the South West

Systems Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Architect in the South West over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Systems Architect in the South West

Systems Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Architect in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Systems Architect in the South West

Systems Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Systems Architect in the South West over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Systems Architect in the South West

Systems Architect
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Architect within the South West region over the 6 months to 30 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol +51 28 £98 - 4
Dorset - 10 £620 -
Systems Architect
England

Systems Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, Systems Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region featuring Systems Architect in the job title.

1 40 (90.91%) Security Cleared
2 37 (84.09%) SC Cleared
3 30 (68.18%) Systems Engineering
4 28 (63.64%) Network Management
4 28 (63.64%) Degree
5 27 (61.36%) Telecoms
6 24 (54.55%) Self-Motivation
7 21 (47.73%) Strategic Thinking
8 9 (20.45%) Customer Requirements
8 9 (20.45%) ITIL
9 7 (15.91%) Windows
10 6 (13.64%) SQL
10 6 (13.64%) SQL Server
10 6 (13.64%) Data Modelling
10 6 (13.64%) Microsoft
10 6 (13.64%) Active Directory
10 6 (13.64%) SysML
10 6 (13.64%) Migration
10 6 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (13.64%) Data Migration
10 6 (13.64%) Database Optimisation
10 6 (13.64%) Windows Server
10 6 (13.64%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
11 5 (11.36%) DevOps
11 5 (11.36%) ArchiMate
11 5 (11.36%) Social Skills
11 5 (11.36%) Sparx
11 5 (11.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
11 5 (11.36%) Data Management
11 5 (11.36%) Identity Management

Systems Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 5 (11.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.27%) 4G
1 1 (2.27%) 5G
1 1 (2.27%) Network Security
1 1 (2.27%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (13.64%) SQL Server
General
1 27 (61.36%) Telecoms
2 5 (11.36%) Social Skills
3 2 (4.55%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.27%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 24 (54.55%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (4.55%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 7 (15.91%) Windows
2 6 (13.64%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.27%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (68.18%) Systems Engineering
2 28 (63.64%) Network Management
3 21 (47.73%) Strategic Thinking
4 9 (20.45%) Customer Requirements
4 9 (20.45%) ITIL
5 6 (13.64%) Data Migration
5 6 (13.64%) Data Modelling
5 6 (13.64%) Database Optimisation
5 6 (13.64%) Migration
5 6 (13.64%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 6 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (13.64%) SysML
6 5 (11.36%) ArchiMate
6 5 (11.36%) Data Management
6 5 (11.36%) DevOps
6 5 (11.36%) Identity Management
6 5 (11.36%) MODAF
6 5 (11.36%) UML
7 4 (9.09%) Computer Science
7 4 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.64%) SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (90.91%) Security Cleared
2 37 (84.09%) SC Cleared
3 28 (63.64%) Degree
4 5 (11.36%) DV Cleared
5 4 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (2.27%) CCIE
7 1 (2.27%) CCNP
7 1 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (2.27%) JNCIE
7 1 (2.27%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.27%) NCSC
System Software
1 6 (13.64%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.36%) Sparx
3 1 (2.27%) Cisco
3 1 (2.27%) Juniper