The first table below looks at the demand for the Network 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 Network Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Berkshire region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Architect
Rank 107 115 111
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Network Architect 14 17 19
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.588% 0.546% 0.634%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.645% 0.600% 0.706%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 1
Average daily rate £430 £380 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.15% -20.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £420 £475
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -11.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 - -
All Job Titles
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2170 2833 2690
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 91.18% 91.06% 89.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 931 1048 1028
Average daily rate £368 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.00% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £190 £225 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £488 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 99 109 173
Average hourly rate £22.50 £19.00 £22.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+18.42% -13.63%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £12.25 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Network Architect
South East

Network Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Network Architect across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Network Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Network Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Network Architect Daily Rate Trend

Network Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Architect within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
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Rank 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
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Vacancies
Reading -1 1 - -
Maidenhead - - - -
Network Architect
South East

Network Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Network 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 Network Architect in their job title.

1 15 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 12 (60.00%) Network Architecture
3 11 (55.00%) 3G
4 8 (40.00%) LTE
4 8 (40.00%) Radio Access Network
5 5 (25.00%) Cisco
5 5 (25.00%) UMTS
6 4 (20.00%) BSS
6 4 (20.00%) Network Design
7 3 (15.00%) VPN
7 3 (15.00%) VLAN
8 2 (10.00%) Use Case
8 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
8 2 (10.00%) Security Cleared
8 2 (10.00%) IPsec
8 2 (10.00%) Test Strategy
8 2 (10.00%) 4G
8 2 (10.00%) WAN
8 2 (10.00%) C
8 2 (10.00%) ATM
8 2 (10.00%) LAN
8 2 (10.00%) MPLS
8 2 (10.00%) OSPF
8 2 (10.00%) PKI
8 2 (10.00%) Migration
8 2 (10.00%) BGP
9 1 (5.000%) SS7
9 1 (5.000%) NetScreen
9 1 (5.000%) INAP
9 1 (5.000%) Firewall

Network Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Network 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 Network Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 11 (55.00%) 3G
2 8 (40.00%) LTE
2 8 (40.00%) Radio Access Network
3 5 (25.00%) UMTS
4 4 (20.00%) BSS
5 3 (15.00%) VPN
5 3 (15.00%) VLAN
6 2 (10.00%) IPsec
6 2 (10.00%) 4G
6 2 (10.00%) WAN
6 2 (10.00%) ATM
6 2 (10.00%) LAN
6 2 (10.00%) MPLS
6 2 (10.00%) OSPF
6 2 (10.00%) BGP
7 1 (5.000%) SS7
7 1 (5.000%) NetScreen
7 1 (5.000%) INAP
7 1 (5.000%) Firewall
7 1 (5.000%) Packet Switching
General
1 15 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (5.000%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) PKI
2 1 (5.000%) CESG
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (60.00%) Network Architecture
2 4 (20.00%) Network Design
3 2 (10.00%) Use Case
3 2 (10.00%) Test Strategy
3 2 (10.00%) Migration
4 1 (5.000%) Programme Management
4 1 (5.000%) B2B
4 1 (5.000%) Product Management
4 1 (5.000%) Product Marketing
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.00%) C
Qualifications
1 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (10.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.000%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (5.000%) McAfee
2 1 (5.000%) Juniper
2 1 (5.000%) Ericsson
2 1 (5.000%) CheckPoint