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 18 May 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
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 308 427 535
Rank change year-on-year +119 +108 -96
Contract jobs citing Sparx 37 27 77
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.25% 0.11% 0.17%
As % of the Vendors category 0.59% 0.25% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 18 62
10th Percentile - £509 £516
25th Percentile £500 £570 £663
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £638 £700
Median % change year-on-year +9.80% -8.93% -3.45%
75th Percentile £738 £697 £750
90th Percentile £825 £811 £854
UK median daily rate £700 £650 £675
% change year-on-year +7.69% -3.70% -6.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Median hourly rate - £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% +62.50%
UK median hourly rate £57.33 £70.00 £58.98
% change year-on-year -18.10% +18.69% +27.51%

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 6,247 10,646 17,395
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 42.32% 43.21% 39.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,941 7,170 11,845
10th Percentile £325 £330 £344
25th Percentile £425 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.53%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £743 £720
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 205 244 256
10th Percentile £13.31 £17.50 £14.43
25th Percentile £16.50 £25.71 £19.81
Median hourly rate £28.50 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.71% +31.25% +53.96%
75th Percentile £53.00 £67.50 £56.53
90th Percentile £70.00 £80.25 £73.13
UK median hourly rate £21.50 £40.55 £21.50
% change year-on-year -46.97% +88.58% -

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 18 May 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 (5.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (8.11%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.70%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 17 (45.95%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.51%) Azure
2 3 (8.11%) AWS
2 3 (8.11%) Lucidchart
2 3 (8.11%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (2.70%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (13.51%) Network Security
2 2 (5.41%) 4G
2 2 (5.41%) 5G
2 2 (5.41%) VoIP
3 1 (2.70%) LAN
3 1 (2.70%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (29.73%) Metadata
2 6 (16.22%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (16.22%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.70%) Data Vault
3 1 (2.70%) Metadata Repository
3 1 (2.70%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 11 (29.73%) ERwin
2 1 (2.70%) JIRA
2 1 (2.70%) PowerDesigner
General
1 17 (45.95%) Public Sector
2 10 (27.03%) Finance
2 10 (27.03%) Retail
3 9 (24.32%) Electronics
3 9 (24.32%) Manufacturing
3 9 (24.32%) Marketing
3 9 (24.32%) Telecoms
4 5 (13.51%) Local Government
4 5 (13.51%) Social Skills
5 4 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (5.41%) Aerospace
7 1 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (72.97%) Architect
2 14 (37.84%) Enterprise Architect
3 13 (35.14%) Data Architect
4 12 (32.43%) Enterprise Data Architect
5 6 (16.22%) Solutions Architect
6 5 (13.51%) Developer
6 5 (13.51%) SQL Developer
7 4 (10.81%) Lead
8 3 (8.11%) Lead Architect
8 3 (8.11%) Lead Security Architect
8 3 (8.11%) Security Architect
9 2 (5.41%) Data Modeller
9 2 (5.41%) IT Architect
9 2 (5.41%) IT Engineer
9 2 (5.41%) Network Communications Engineer
9 2 (5.41%) Network Systems Engineer
9 2 (5.41%) Senior
9 2 (5.41%) Systems Engineer
10 1 (2.70%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
10 1 (2.70%) Senior IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.11%) PyTorch
1 3 (8.11%) scikit-learn
1 3 (8.11%) TensorFlow
2 1 (2.70%) JSON
2 1 (2.70%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (27.03%) Data Protection Act
1 10 (27.03%) Wiki
2 4 (10.81%) Management Information System
3 3 (8.11%) Algorithms
3 3 (8.11%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.70%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.41%) Linux
1 2 (5.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (56.76%) Data Modelling
2 18 (48.65%) Data Management
3 15 (40.54%) ArchiMate
3 15 (40.54%) Data Architecture
3 15 (40.54%) Physical Data Model
4 13 (35.14%) Data Flow Diagram
5 12 (32.43%) Data Governance
6 11 (29.73%) Data Strategy
7 10 (27.03%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (27.03%) Data Protection
7 10 (27.03%) Domain Models
7 10 (27.03%) Master Data Management
8 9 (24.32%) Business Intelligence
8 9 (24.32%) Digital Marketing
8 9 (24.32%) Programme Management
8 9 (24.32%) TOGAF
9 8 (21.62%) Cybersecurity
9 8 (21.62%) Enterprise Modelling
10 6 (16.22%) BPMN
10 6 (16.22%) UML
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.51%) PL/SQL
1 5 (13.51%) SQL
2 1 (2.70%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 13 (35.14%) SC Cleared
1 13 (35.14%) Security Cleared
2 7 (18.92%) DV Cleared
3 4 (10.81%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (5.41%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (29.73%) Data Quality
2 10 (27.03%) GDPR
3 5 (13.51%) COBIT
3 5 (13.51%) ISO 22301
3 5 (13.51%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 5 (13.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (8.11%) NCSC
5 1 (2.70%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (24.32%) SAP
2 5 (13.51%) Microsoft
3 4 (10.81%) Oracle
4 3 (8.11%) BiZZdesign
5 1 (2.70%) Mercator