Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Berkshire region.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank232449
Rank change year-on-year
Up+1Up+25
Matching contract IT job ads11210692
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire5.018 %4.482 %2.571 %
As % of the Job Titles category5.547 %4.974 %2.786 %
Daily rates quoted302545
Average daily rate£425£455£465
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.590 %-2.150 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£349£337£350
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£520£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£425£450£450
% change year-on-year
-5.550 %-
Hourly rates quoted331
Average hourly rate£36.18£55.00£22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-34.21 %+144.44 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.18£40.00£40.00
% change year-on-year
-9.550 %-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
201921313302
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire90.46 %90.11 %92.26 %
Daily rates quoted644433749
Average daily rate£350£350£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
--6.660 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£200£200
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£450£500£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£338£350
% change year-on-year
-3.700 %-3.570 %
Hourly rates quoted12794309
Average hourly rate£19.50£17.50£18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.42 %-2.770 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£9.00£10.00£9.95
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.00£20.00£22.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %-9.090 %
Architect South EastArchitect
South East

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly 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 Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire Architect Daily Rate Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Berkshire Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Berkshire Architect Hourly Rate Histogram

Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingDown-327£563+18.42 %
NewburyDown-213£453-
SloughUp+65£500+70.94 %
BracknellDown-34£520-0.95 %
MaidenheadUp+63£400-5.88 %
WindsorDown-11--
Architect South EastArchitect
South East

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire 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.

161 (24.50 %)Security Cleared
243 (17.27 %)SAP
336 (14.46 %)Telecoms
434 (13.65 %)Government
434 (13.65 %)SC Cleared
528 (11.24 %)Business Intelligence
627 (10.84 %)Microsoft
724 (9.639 %)Oracle
821 (8.434 %)SharePoint
920 (8.032 %)SQL
1019 (7.631 %)CRM
1019 (7.631 %)Finance
1116 (6.426 %)MS Excel
1116 (6.426 %)Linux
1116 (6.426 %)UNIX
1215 (6.024 %)Windows
1215 (6.024 %)SQL Server
1215 (6.024 %)Netcool
1314 (5.622 %)Citrix
1314 (5.622 %).NET
1314 (5.622 %)FMCG
1413 (5.221 %)XML
1413 (5.221 %)HTML
1413 (5.221 %)Datawarehouse
1512 (4.819 %)MS Visio
1512 (4.819 %)AIX
1512 (4.819 %)Active Directory
1611 (4.418 %)HPUX
1611 (4.418 %)Java
1611 (4.418 %)C

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
114 (5.622 %).NET
213 (5.221 %)XML
213 (5.221 %)HTML
38 (3.213 %)SAP Basis
47 (2.811 %)J2EE
56 (2.410 %)ASP.NET
65 (2.008 %)ASP
65 (2.008 %)SAP PI
74 (1.606 %)WebSphere
74 (1.606 %)CSS
83 (1.205 %)WAP
83 (1.205 %)Web Services
83 (1.205 %)LAMP
83 (1.205 %)WCF
83 (1.205 %)LINQ
92 (0.803 %)Application Packaging
92 (0.803 %)SAP XI
101 (0.402 %)Middleware
101 (0.402 %)XML Schema
101 (0.402 %)JSP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
121 (8.434 %)SharePoint
26 (2.410 %)CMS
35 (2.008 %)BizTalk Server
35 (2.008 %)SAP Portal
35 (2.008 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (1.205 %)Apache
43 (1.205 %)Tomcat
43 (1.205 %)Documentum
43 (1.205 %)Drupal
52 (0.803 %)LiveLink
52 (0.803 %)MS Exchange
52 (0.803 %)IIS
61 (0.402 %)WebSphere MQ
61 (0.402 %)NetWeaver
61 (0.402 %)WebLogic
61 (0.402 %)ArcGIS
61 (0.402 %)ArcIMS
61 (0.402 %)AquaLogic Service Bus
61 (0.402 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (0.402 %)ESB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
116 (6.426 %)MS Excel
212 (4.819 %)MS Visio
35 (2.008 %)Adobe Illustrator
35 (2.008 %)InDesign
42 (0.803 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
16 (2.410 %)SAP CRM
25 (2.008 %)SAP ERP
33 (1.205 %)SAP PS
42 (0.803 %)SAP SRM
42 (0.803 %)SAP GRC
51 (0.402 %)SAP HR
51 (0.402 %)Axapta
51 (0.402 %)SAP MDM
51 (0.402 %)Oracle Applications
51 (0.402 %)Dynamics AX
51 (0.402 %)SAP HCM
51 (0.402 %)Cerner Millennium
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
18 (3.213 %)3G
27 (2.811 %)ATM
27 (2.811 %)Firewall
27 (2.811 %)BSS
36 (2.410 %)DNS
36 (2.410 %)Ethernet
45 (2.008 %)SDH
45 (2.008 %)Network Security
53 (1.205 %)SAN
53 (1.205 %)MPLS
53 (1.205 %)WAN
53 (1.205 %)GPRS
53 (1.205 %)VLAN
62 (0.803 %)RNC
62 (0.803 %)CDMA
62 (0.803 %)GSM
62 (0.803 %)UMTS
62 (0.803 %)Internet
71 (0.402 %)BGP
71 (0.402 %)OSPF
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (6.024 %)SQL Server
213 (5.221 %)Datawarehouse
38 (3.213 %)SQL Server Integration Services
38 (3.213 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
38 (3.213 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
38 (3.213 %)OLAP
47 (2.811 %)BusinessObjects
56 (2.410 %)SAP BI
65 (2.008 %)SAP BW
74 (1.606 %)Oracle 9i
74 (1.606 %)MySQL
74 (1.606 %)Oracle 10g
83 (1.205 %)RDBMS
83 (1.205 %)MS Access
83 (1.205 %)GIS
83 (1.205 %)BusinessObjects XI
83 (1.205 %)Oracle 11g
92 (0.803 %)SQL Server 2008
101 (0.402 %)ETL
101 (0.402 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
15 (2.008 %)Dreamweaver
23 (1.205 %)ProC
23 (1.205 %)Oracle Forms
31 (0.402 %)RequisitePro
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
136 (14.46 %)Telecoms
234 (13.65 %)Government
319 (7.631 %)Finance
45 (2.008 %)Interactive Media
54 (1.606 %)Billing
63 (1.205 %)Marketing
72 (0.803 %)Auditing
72 (0.803 %)Retail
72 (0.803 %)Back Office
72 (0.803 %)Education
81 (0.402 %)Police
81 (0.402 %)Health
81 (0.402 %)Advertising
81 (0.402 %)Automotive
81 (0.402 %)Construction
81 (0.402 %)Banking
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
114 (5.622 %)FMCG
26 (2.410 %)Clustering
34 (1.606 %)PKI
43 (1.205 %)Client/Server
43 (1.205 %)AS400
43 (1.205 %)Open Source
43 (1.205 %)Video Conferencing
43 (1.205 %)iSeries
43 (1.205 %)PDA
52 (0.803 %)Fat Client
52 (0.803 %)Cloud Computing
52 (0.803 %)CESG
52 (0.803 %)CESG CLAS
52 (0.803 %)Thin Client
52 (0.803 %)Mainframe
61 (0.402 %)NHS
61 (0.402 %)Management Information System
61 (0.402 %)NPfIT
61 (0.402 %)Data Integration
61 (0.402 %)Video on Demand
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
116 (6.426 %)Linux
116 (6.426 %)UNIX
215 (6.024 %)Windows
312 (4.819 %)AIX
411 (4.418 %)HPUX
58 (3.213 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (1.606 %)Windows Server 2008
64 (1.606 %)Solaris
73 (1.205 %)Windows XP
73 (1.205 %)Windows Vista
81 (0.402 %)Windows 2000
81 (0.402 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
128 (11.24 %)Business Intelligence
219 (7.631 %)CRM
39 (3.614 %)TOGAF
39 (3.614 %)Security Architecture
39 (3.614 %)Technical Architecture
39 (3.614 %)Enterprise Architecture
48 (3.213 %)Disaster Recovery
48 (3.213 %)E-Commerce
57 (2.811 %)UML
57 (2.811 %)ERP
57 (2.811 %)Use Case
66 (2.410 %)Business Development
66 (2.410 %)Information Architecture
66 (2.410 %)Systems Analysis
66 (2.410 %)Migration
66 (2.410 %)Configuration Management
75 (2.008 %)Service Management
75 (2.008 %)Content Management
75 (2.008 %)Business Analysis
75 (2.008 %)Release Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
120 (8.032 %)SQL
211 (4.418 %)Java
211 (4.418 %)C
39 (3.614 %)T-SQL
45 (2.008 %)VB
54 (1.606 %)C#
63 (1.205 %)Shell Script
63 (1.205 %)PHP
63 (1.205 %)PL/SQL
63 (1.205 %)VB.NET
63 (1.205 %)ABAP
63 (1.205 %)Python
71 (0.402 %)REXX
71 (0.402 %)Tcl
71 (0.402 %)JavaScript
71 (0.402 %)C++
71 (0.402 %)Delphi
71 (0.402 %)Ruby
71 (0.402 %)Scala
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
161 (24.50 %)Security Cleared
234 (13.65 %)SC Cleared
38 (3.213 %)Degree
38 (3.213 %)DV Cleared
43 (1.205 %)CISSP
43 (1.205 %)Cisco Certification
43 (1.205 %)BC Cleared
52 (0.803 %)MCSE
52 (0.803 %)CCNA
52 (0.803 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (0.402 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (0.402 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.402 %)ISEB
61 (0.402 %)CCIE
61 (0.402 %)HND
61 (0.402 %)CISA
61 (0.402 %)CISM
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.402 %)SLA
11 (0.402 %)COSO
11 (0.402 %)COBIT
11 (0.402 %)JSP 440
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
112 (4.819 %)Active Directory
28 (3.213 %)XenApp
34 (1.606 %)VMware Infrastructure
43 (1.205 %)Oracle RAC
51 (0.402 %)ISA Server
51 (0.402 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.402 %)Samba
51 (0.402 %)Veritas Volume Manager
51 (0.402 %)SRDF
51 (0.402 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
115 (6.024 %)Netcool
26 (2.410 %)Netcool/Proviso
33 (1.205 %)OpenView
33 (1.205 %)SCOM
42 (0.803 %)SCCM
42 (0.803 %)NetBackup
42 (0.803 %)TeMIP
42 (0.803 %)CiscoWorks
42 (0.803 %)Tivoli
42 (0.803 %)MOM
51 (0.402 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
143 (17.27 %)SAP
227 (10.84 %)Microsoft
324 (9.639 %)Oracle
414 (5.622 %)Citrix
510 (4.016 %)Sun
69 (3.614 %)Siebel
78 (3.213 %)Cramer
78 (3.213 %)Remedy
87 (2.811 %)HP
87 (2.811 %)Business Objects
96 (2.410 %)Adobe
105 (2.008 %)IBM
105 (2.008 %)BMC
105 (2.008 %)VMware
113 (1.205 %)Nokia
122 (0.803 %)Open Text
122 (0.803 %)RedDot
122 (0.803 %)Mapinfo
131 (0.402 %)McAfee
131 (0.402 %)TIBCO