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The table below looks at the demand for Technical Architecture skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Architecture over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Architecture
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank109137
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads85
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.495 %0.226 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£475£400
Average daily rate£506£430
% change on same period last year+17.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£538£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£411£430
% change on same period last year-4.41 %
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£40.00£46.25
% change on same period last year-13.51 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads16172213
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.547 %2.371 %
Daily rates quoted496763
Average minimum daily rate£367£351
Average daily rate£391£372
% change on same period last year+4.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted93182
Average minimum hourly rate£22.95£32.29
Average hourly rate£24.56£34.23
% change on same period last year-28.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.17£36.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Technical Architecture South EastTechnical Architecture
South East

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.

Technical Architecture
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Technical Architecture across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire Technical Architecture Demand Trend

Technical Architecture
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Architecture Daily Rate Trend

Technical Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Architecture Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Architecture
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architecture within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+236£506+15.05 %
MaidenheadNew entry-1--
SloughUp+71--
Technical Architecture South EastTechnical Architecture
South East

Technical Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Technical Architecture also 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 that cited Technical Architecture.

113 (68.42 %)Oracle
28 (42.11 %)HTTP
28 (42.11 %)SQL
28 (42.11 %)XML
28 (42.11 %)Government
28 (42.11 %)Replication
28 (42.11 %)SC Cleared
28 (42.11 %)Security Cleared
37 (36.84 %)Clustering
37 (36.84 %)Finance
37 (36.84 %)Load Balancing
37 (36.84 %).NET
37 (36.84 %)BizTalk Server
46 (31.58 %)B2B
46 (31.58 %)C#
46 (31.58 %)HTML
46 (31.58 %)IIS
46 (31.58 %)ASP.NET
46 (31.58 %)WebServices
46 (31.58 %)AJAX
55 (26.32 %)ESB
64 (21.05 %).NET Framework
64 (21.05 %)Oracle Application Server
64 (21.05 %)WCF
64 (21.05 %)WebLogic Portal
64 (21.05 %)ITIL
64 (21.05 %)PRINCE2
64 (21.05 %)SOAP
64 (21.05 %)SQL Server
64 (21.05 %)WebLogic

Technical Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Technical Architecture also 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 that cited Technical Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (42.11 %)XML
27 (36.84 %).NET
36 (31.58 %)ASP.NET
36 (31.58 %)HTML
36 (31.58 %)WebServices
36 (31.58 %)AJAX
44 (21.05 %).NET Framework
44 (21.05 %)WCF
44 (21.05 %)UDDI
44 (21.05 %)SOAP
44 (21.05 %)J2EE
51 (5.263 %)XSL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (36.84 %)BizTalk Server
26 (31.58 %)IIS
35 (26.32 %)ESB
44 (21.05 %)WebLogic
44 (21.05 %)WebLogic Portal
44 (21.05 %)Oracle Application Server
51 (5.263 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.263 %)Oracle EBS
11 (5.263 %)Oracle Applications
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (42.11 %)HTTP
22 (10.53 %)HTTPS
22 (10.53 %)Internet
22 (10.53 %)Firewall
31 (5.263 %)Network Security
31 (5.263 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (21.05 %)SQL Server
23 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (5.263 %)Oracle 8/8i
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (42.11 %)Government
27 (36.84 %)Finance
33 (15.79 %)Financial Institution
41 (5.263 %)Telecoms
41 (5.263 %)Health
41 (5.263 %)Military
41 (5.263 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (47.37 %)Architect
28 (42.11 %)Technical Architect
32 (10.53 %)Consultant
32 (10.53 %)Technical Designer
41 (5.263 %)Applications Architect
41 (5.263 %)Security Architect
41 (5.263 %)Network Architect
41 (5.263 %)Data Consultant
41 (5.263 %)Citrix Consultant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (42.11 %)Replication
27 (36.84 %)Clustering
33 (15.79 %)CESG
41 (5.263 %)Fat Client
41 (5.263 %)Thin Client
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (15.79 %)UNIX
13 (15.79 %)Windows
21 (5.263 %)Solaris
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (42.11 %)SC Cleared
18 (42.11 %)Security Cleared
27 (36.84 %)Load Balancing
36 (31.58 %)B2B
44 (21.05 %)ITIL
44 (21.05 %)PRINCE2
44 (21.05 %)SOA
52 (10.53 %)Disaster Recovery
52 (10.53 %)Validation
61 (5.263 %)Programme Management
61 (5.263 %)Information Management
61 (5.263 %)Project Management
61 (5.263 %)Service Management
61 (5.263 %)System Testing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (42.11 %)SQL
26 (31.58 %)C#
31 (5.263 %)Java
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)Citrix Certification
11 (5.263 %)CCEA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)ISO27001
11 (5.263 %)JSP 440
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (10.53 %)MSMQ
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (68.42 %)Oracle
24 (21.05 %)Microsoft
32 (10.53 %)Cisco
32 (10.53 %)VMware
41 (5.263 %)Citrix
41 (5.263 %)TIBCO