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The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Belfast 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 Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads161
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.001 %
As % of the category below11.27 %0.820 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£491£467
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
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£47.89£39.34
% change on same period last year+21.73 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads142122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.134 %
Daily rates quoted3538
Average minimum daily rate£301£339
Average daily rate£323£372
% change on same period last year-13.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted2611
Average minimum hourly rate£19.78£24.19
Average hourly rate£21.43£25.78
% change on same period last year-16.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.09£27.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Architect County AntrimArchitect
County Antrim

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.

Architect
Demand Trend

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

Belfast Architect Demand Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Architect across the Belfast region.

Belfast Architect Daily Rate Trend

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Architect across the Belfast region.

Belfast Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region that cited 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 Architect in their job title.

112 (50.00 %)Java
211 (45.83 %)Oracle
211 (45.83 %)Finance
211 (45.83 %)Data Management
211 (45.83 %)Data Integration
310 (41.67 %)Requirements Analysis
310 (41.67 %)Agile Software Development
310 (41.67 %)Oracle Financials
310 (41.67 %)Data Modelling
49 (37.50 %)ITIL
57 (29.17 %)SQL
57 (29.17 %)Oracle 11i
57 (29.17 %)Oracle 10g
57 (29.17 %)Oracle EBS
57 (29.17 %)Oracle Applications
57 (29.17 %)Release Management
66 (25.00 %)Oracle Workflow
66 (25.00 %)Workflow
66 (25.00 %)ReadSoft
66 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
74 (16.67 %).NET
74 (16.67 %)Technical Architecture
83 (12.50 %)MOS
83 (12.50 %)Business Analysis
83 (12.50 %)Microsoft
83 (12.50 %)SharePoint
83 (12.50 %)Oracle 8/8i
83 (12.50 %)VB.NET
83 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
83 (12.50 %)MCSE

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region that cited 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 Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (16.67 %).NET
22 (8.333 %).NET Framework
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (25.00 %)Oracle Workflow
23 (12.50 %)SharePoint
23 (12.50 %)BizTalk Server
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (41.67 %)Oracle Financials
27 (29.17 %)Oracle 11i
27 (29.17 %)Oracle EBS
27 (29.17 %)Oracle Applications
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.167 %)Broadband
11 (4.167 %)Internet
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (29.17 %)Oracle 10g
23 (12.50 %)SQL Server
23 (12.50 %)Oracle 8/8i
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (45.83 %)Finance
23 (12.50 %)Education
31 (4.167 %)Billing
31 (4.167 %)Back Office
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (45.83 %)Data Integration
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (45.83 %)Data Management
210 (41.67 %)Agile Software Development
210 (41.67 %)Data Modelling
210 (41.67 %)Requirements Analysis
39 (37.50 %)ITIL
47 (29.17 %)Release Management
56 (25.00 %)Workflow
64 (16.67 %)Technical Architecture
73 (12.50 %)Business Analysis
73 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
73 (12.50 %)Project Management
73 (12.50 %)Service Management
82 (8.333 %)Information Management
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (50.00 %)Java
27 (29.17 %)SQL
36 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
43 (12.50 %)VB.NET
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (12.50 %)MCSE
13 (12.50 %)CCNA
13 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
13 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (12.50 %)MOS
22 (8.333 %)Degree
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (45.83 %)Oracle
26 (25.00 %)ReadSoft
33 (12.50 %)Microsoft