Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Infrastructure Architect role in IT contracts within the Buckinghamshire 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 Infrastructure Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Infrastructure Architect
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank74-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.098 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£401£451
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
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£45.00£22.50
% change on same period last year+100.00 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads10251367
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.663 %1.492 %
Daily rates quoted349306
Average minimum daily rate£300£294
Average daily rate£315£310
% change on same period last year+1.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted143219
Average minimum hourly rate£19.10£20.03
Average hourly rate£19.95£21.05
% change on same period last year-5.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.79£22.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Infrastructure Architect South EastInfrastructure Architect
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.

Infrastructure Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Infrastructure Architect across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Buckinghamshire Infrastructure Architect Demand Trend

Infrastructure Architect
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Infrastructure Architect across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Infrastructure Architect Daily Rate Trend

Infrastructure Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Infrastructure Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Infrastructure Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Architect within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
Milton KeynesNew entry-1£450-
Infrastructure Architect South EastInfrastructure Architect
South East

Infrastructure Architect
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Architect in their job title.

14 (80.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server
32 (40.00 %)Active Directory
32 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
32 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (20.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
41 (20.00 %)Network Design
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (20.00 %)Auditing
41 (20.00 %)Technical Architecture
41 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
41 (20.00 %)Network Security
41 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
41 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (20.00 %)LAN
41 (20.00 %)WAN
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft
41 (20.00 %)Sun
41 (20.00 %)DB2
41 (20.00 %)IIS
41 (20.00 %)Solaris
41 (20.00 %)Apache
41 (20.00 %)HP
41 (20.00 %)SAN
41 (20.00 %)StorageTek
41 (20.00 %)Firewall
41 (20.00 %)Automotive
41 (20.00 %)Clustering

Infrastructure Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (20.00 %)IIS
21 (20.00 %)Apache
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)LAN
11 (20.00 %)WAN
11 (20.00 %)SAN
11 (20.00 %)Firewall
11 (20.00 %)Network Security
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
21 (20.00 %)DB2
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Automotive
11 (20.00 %)Auditing
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Clustering
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
31 (20.00 %)Solaris
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Network Design
11 (20.00 %)Technical Architecture
11 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)Active Directory
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (20.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft
11 (20.00 %)Sun
11 (20.00 %)HP
11 (20.00 %)StorageTek