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The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Bristol 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2732
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads2727
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.034 %
As % of the category below4.538 %3.354 %
Daily rates quoted107
Average minimum daily rate£553£458
Average daily rate£570£469
% change on same period last year+21.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£588£481
UK excluding London average daily rate£483£474
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00-
Average hourly rate£18.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£46.45£37.27
% change on same period last year+24.64 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads595805
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.193 %1.007 %
Daily rates quoted169282
Average minimum daily rate£299£350
Average daily rate£322£365
% change on same period last year-11.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted133145
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£23.07
Average hourly rate£24.14£25.07
% change on same period last year-3.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15£27.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Architect South WestArchitect
South West

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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol 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 Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

113 (25.49 %)Government
212 (23.53 %)Banking
311 (21.57 %)Enterprise Architecture
311 (21.57 %)UML
410 (19.61 %)Security Cleared
59 (17.65 %)Content Management
59 (17.65 %)Finance
67 (13.73 %)Local Government
76 (11.76 %)TOGAF
76 (11.76 %)Business Analysis
76 (11.76 %)Java
76 (11.76 %)MS Visio
76 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
85 (9.804 %)Linux
85 (9.804 %)UNIX
94 (7.843 %)Windows
94 (7.843 %)J2EE
94 (7.843 %)SSADM
94 (7.843 %)Data Modelling
94 (7.843 %)BPR
94 (7.843 %)GAP Analysis
94 (7.843 %)MODAF
103 (5.882 %)Marketing
103 (5.882 %)Microsoft
103 (5.882 %)Chordiant
103 (5.882 %)Chordiant JX
103 (5.882 %)HPUX
103 (5.882 %)Solaris
112 (3.922 %)Lotus Domino
112 (3.922 %)MCSE

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (7.843 %)J2EE
21 (1.961 %)JDBC
21 (1.961 %)Middleware
21 (1.961 %)SAP PI
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.922 %)Lotus Domino
12 (3.922 %)MS Exchange
12 (3.922 %)Exchange Server 2007
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (11.76 %)MS Visio
22 (3.922 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (5.882 %)Chordiant JX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.961 %)Broadband
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (25.49 %)Government
212 (23.53 %)Banking
39 (17.65 %)Finance
47 (13.73 %)Local Government
53 (5.882 %)Marketing
62 (3.922 %)International Banking
71 (1.961 %)Telecoms
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.961 %)Clustering
11 (1.961 %)German Language
11 (1.961 %)Multithreading
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (9.804 %)UNIX
15 (9.804 %)Linux
24 (7.843 %)Windows
33 (5.882 %)HPUX
33 (5.882 %)Solaris
41 (1.961 %)AIX
41 (1.961 %)Windows 2000
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (21.57 %)UML
111 (21.57 %)Enterprise Architecture
29 (17.65 %)Content Management
36 (11.76 %)TOGAF
36 (11.76 %)Business Analysis
44 (7.843 %)MODAF
44 (7.843 %)GAP Analysis
44 (7.843 %)SSADM
44 (7.843 %)Data Modelling
44 (7.843 %)BPR
52 (3.922 %)Project Management
52 (3.922 %)Logistics
52 (3.922 %)Strategic Management
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (11.76 %)Java
22 (3.922 %)C
22 (3.922 %)C#
22 (3.922 %)C++
31 (1.961 %)PL/SQL
31 (1.961 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (19.61 %)Security Cleared
26 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
32 (3.922 %)MCSE
32 (3.922 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (3.922 %)Degree
41 (1.961 %)CCNA
41 (1.961 %)Cisco Certification
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (5.882 %)Chordiant
13 (5.882 %)Microsoft
21 (1.961 %)HP
21 (1.961 %)IBM
21 (1.961 %)Oracle
21 (1.961 %)SAP