Sparx Contracts with Work from Home Options

Sparx
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for knowledge and experience of Sparx products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Sparx over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Sparx Systems.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 304 447 532
Rank change year-on-year +143 +85 -135
Contract jobs citing Sparx 47 25 91
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.30% 0.096% 0.20%
As % of the Vendors category 0.71% 0.22% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 16 70
10th Percentile - £506 £467
25th Percentile £500 £548 £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £625 £700
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -10.71% -3.45%
75th Percentile £738 £691 £750
90th Percentile £825 £741 £763
UK median daily rate £700 £650 £650
% change year-on-year +7.69% - -10.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - £70.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +16.67% +50.00%
75th Percentile - - £62.50
90th Percentile - - £64.00
UK median hourly rate £57.33 £70.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -18.10% +16.67% +14.29%

All Vendors
Work from Home

Sparx is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 6,634 11,293 17,433
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 42.79% 43.14% 38.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,100 7,608 11,850
10th Percentile £325 £330 £340
25th Percentile £425 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £529 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.71% +0.71% +10.53%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £750 £710
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 222 277 259
10th Percentile £13.99 £17.50 £13.69
25th Percentile £16.78 £31.25 £18.75
Median hourly rate £30.56 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.44% +57.14% +6.06%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £52.38
90th Percentile £70.00 £80.25 £66.15
UK median hourly rate £22.08 £43.25 £21.00
% change year-on-year -48.96% +105.95% -6.67%

Sparx
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Sparx as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Sparx trend for jobs with a WFH option

Sparx
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Sparx.

Sparx daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Sparx
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Sparx over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Sparx daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Sparx
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Sparx.

Sparx hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Sparx
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (6.38%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.13%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 22 (46.81%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 6 (12.77%) Azure
2 4 (8.51%) AWS
2 4 (8.51%) Lucidchart
3 3 (6.38%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.64%) Network Security
2 2 (4.26%) 4G
2 2 (4.26%) 5G
2 2 (4.26%) VoIP
3 1 (2.13%) LAN
3 1 (2.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (27.66%) Metadata
2 9 (19.15%) PostgreSQL
2 9 (19.15%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.13%) Data Vault
3 1 (2.13%) Metadata Repository
3 1 (2.13%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 12 (25.53%) ERwin
2 2 (4.26%) JIRA
3 1 (2.13%) PowerDesigner
General
1 21 (44.68%) Public Sector
2 12 (25.53%) Finance
3 11 (23.40%) Electronics
3 11 (23.40%) Manufacturing
3 11 (23.40%) Marketing
3 11 (23.40%) Retail
3 11 (23.40%) Telecoms
4 7 (14.89%) Social Skills
5 5 (10.64%) Local Government
6 4 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (4.26%) Aerospace
7 2 (4.26%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (68.09%) Architect
2 16 (34.04%) Enterprise Architect
3 15 (31.91%) Data Architect
4 13 (27.66%) Enterprise Data Architect
5 7 (14.89%) Developer
5 7 (14.89%) SQL Developer
6 6 (12.77%) Solutions Architect
7 4 (8.51%) Lead
7 4 (8.51%) Security Architect
8 3 (6.38%) Lead Architect
8 3 (6.38%) Lead Security Architect
8 3 (6.38%) Senior
8 3 (6.38%) Systems Engineer
9 2 (4.26%) Architecture Manager
9 2 (4.26%) Data Modeller
9 2 (4.26%) IT Architect
9 2 (4.26%) IT Engineer
9 2 (4.26%) Network Communications Engineer
9 2 (4.26%) Network Systems Engineer
10 1 (2.13%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.38%) PyTorch
1 3 (6.38%) scikit-learn
1 3 (6.38%) TensorFlow
2 1 (2.13%) JSON
2 1 (2.13%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (23.40%) Data Protection Act
1 11 (23.40%) Wiki
2 4 (8.51%) Management Information System
3 3 (6.38%) Algorithms
3 3 (6.38%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.13%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.26%) Linux
1 2 (4.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (57.45%) Data Modelling
2 19 (40.43%) Data Management
2 19 (40.43%) Physical Data Model
3 17 (36.17%) ArchiMate
3 17 (36.17%) Data Architecture
4 14 (29.79%) Data Flow Diagram
4 14 (29.79%) Data Governance
5 12 (25.53%) Data Strategy
5 12 (25.53%) Domain Models
6 11 (23.40%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (23.40%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (23.40%) Data Protection
6 11 (23.40%) Digital Marketing
6 11 (23.40%) Master Data Management
6 11 (23.40%) Programme Management
7 10 (21.28%) TOGAF
8 9 (19.15%) Enterprise Modelling
9 8 (17.02%) Cybersecurity
9 8 (17.02%) UML
10 6 (12.77%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 8 (17.02%) SQL
2 5 (10.64%) PL/SQL
3 1 (2.13%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 18 (38.30%) Security Cleared
2 17 (36.17%) SC Cleared
3 8 (17.02%) DV Cleared
4 4 (8.51%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (4.26%) Degree
5 2 (4.26%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (2.13%) Azure Certification
6 1 (2.13%) CISA
6 1 (2.13%) CISM
6 1 (2.13%) CISSP
6 1 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (25.53%) Data Quality
2 11 (23.40%) GDPR
3 6 (12.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (10.64%) COBIT
4 5 (10.64%) ISO 22301
4 5 (10.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 3 (6.38%) NCSC
6 1 (2.13%) Accessibility
6 1 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 11 (23.40%) SAP
2 7 (14.89%) Microsoft
2 7 (14.89%) Oracle
3 4 (8.51%) BiZZdesign
4 1 (2.13%) Mercator