The first table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts advertised for the Bristol 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 21 May 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 Bristol 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Architect
Rank 22 23 34
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +11
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 30 44 15
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 5.639% 5.263% 2.415%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.929% 5.656% 2.551%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 29 10
Average daily rate £500 £425 £513
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+17.64% -17.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £386 £358 £419
10% offered a daily rate of more than £530 £570 £628
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year
+5.55% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £27.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year
+48.14% -32.50%
All Job Titles
Bristol
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
506 778 588
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 95.11% 93.06% 94.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 292 522 317
Average daily rate £330 £350 £360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.71% -2.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £230 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £490 £455 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 36 37
Average hourly rate £13.50 £21.00 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-35.71% +31.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.00 £14.75 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £35.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Architect
South West

Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bristol Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Bristol Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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 21 May 2013, 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.

1 11 (20.37%) Security Cleared
2 10 (18.52%) SC Cleared
2 10 (18.52%) Retail
2 10 (18.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (16.67%) Oracle
4 7 (12.96%) Windows
4 7 (12.96%) NHS
4 7 (12.96%) Internet
4 7 (12.96%) Banking
4 7 (12.96%) Finance
4 7 (12.96%) iPad
4 7 (12.96%) Apple iOS
4 7 (12.96%) Mobile Device Management
5 6 (11.11%) TOGAF
5 6 (11.11%) Apple
5 6 (11.11%) Java
5 6 (11.11%) E-Commerce
5 6 (11.11%) Microsoft
6 5 (9.259%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (9.259%) ATG
6 5 (9.259%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (9.259%) Data Integration
7 4 (7.407%) Data Analysis
7 4 (7.407%) McAfee
7 4 (7.407%) Data Modelling
7 4 (7.407%) UML
7 4 (7.407%) Mobile App
8 3 (5.556%) C#
8 3 (5.556%) .NET
8 3 (5.556%) SOA

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 3 (5.556%) .NET
2 2 (3.704%) WCF
2 2 (3.704%) Middleware
2 2 (3.704%) Web Services
3 1 (1.852%) XSD
3 1 (1.852%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 2 (3.704%) SharePoint 2010
1 2 (3.704%) Lync
1 2 (3.704%) SharePoint Server
1 2 (3.704%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (5.556%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.852%) MS Office
2 1 (1.852%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.852%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (5.556%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (1.852%) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking
1 7 (12.96%) Internet
2 2 (3.704%) Unified Communications
2 2 (3.704%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (9.259%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (3.704%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (3.704%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (3.704%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (3.704%) Oracle 8/8i
2 2 (3.704%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.852%) Star Schema
3 1 (1.852%) MS Access
3 1 (1.852%) GIS
3 1 (1.852%) IBM InfoSphere
Development Applications
1 2 (3.704%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.852%) ERwin
General
1 10 (18.52%) Retail
2 7 (12.96%) Banking
2 7 (12.96%) Finance
3 3 (5.556%) Telecoms
4 2 (3.704%) Local Government
4 2 (3.704%) Marketing
5 1 (1.852%) Back Office
5 1 (1.852%) Wholesale Banking
5 1 (1.852%) Retail Banking
5 1 (1.852%) Legal
5 1 (1.852%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.96%) NHS
1 7 (12.96%) iPad
2 5 (9.259%) Data Integration
3 4 (7.407%) Mobile App
4 3 (5.556%) Visualisation
5 2 (3.704%) Digital Media
5 2 (3.704%) IPTV
5 2 (3.704%) FMCG
5 2 (3.704%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.852%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 7 (12.96%) Windows
1 7 (12.96%) Apple iOS
2 3 (5.556%) Windows Server 2003
2 3 (5.556%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (3.704%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (18.52%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (12.96%) Mobile Device Management
3 6 (11.11%) TOGAF
3 6 (11.11%) E-Commerce
4 5 (9.259%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (7.407%) Data Analysis
5 4 (7.407%) Data Modelling
5 4 (7.407%) UML
6 3 (5.556%) SOA
6 3 (5.556%) ETL
6 3 (5.556%) Zachman Framework
6 3 (5.556%) Data Governance
7 2 (3.704%) Financial Modelling
7 2 (3.704%) Migration
7 2 (3.704%) Agile Software Development
7 2 (3.704%) Data Management
7 2 (3.704%) Information Management
7 2 (3.704%) Enterprise Architecture
7 2 (3.704%) Technical Architecture
7 2 (3.704%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 6 (11.11%) Java
2 3 (5.556%) C#
3 1 (1.852%) C
3 1 (1.852%) C++
3 1 (1.852%) VB
3 1 (1.852%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (20.37%) Security Cleared
2 10 (18.52%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.704%) Degree
3 2 (3.704%) ISEB
4 1 (1.852%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.852%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.556%) QA
2 1 (1.852%) Solvency II
System Software
1 2 (3.704%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.852%) vSphere
Vendors
1 9 (16.67%) Oracle
2 6 (11.11%) Apple
2 6 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 5 (9.259%) ATG
4 4 (7.407%) McAfee
5 1 (1.852%) Citrix
5 1 (1.852%) HP
5 1 (1.852%) IBM
5 1 (1.852%) Sophos
5 1 (1.852%) Symantec
5 1 (1.852%) VMware
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OPUS
Rate: GBP500 per day
Posted: 10 May 2013
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The Senior Consultant - Information Assurance will be expected to support and deliver Information Assurance and IT Security services directly to our clients... He/she will have at least...
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Rate: From £450 to £500 per day
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