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This section looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5768
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.714 %0.533 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£383-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£417-
UK excluding London average daily rate£465£455
% change on same period last year+2.04 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£43.23£48.54
% change on same period last year-10.94 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads700938
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.924 %0.934 %
Daily rates quoted140192
Average minimum daily rate£301£316
Average daily rate£324£332
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted120146
Average minimum hourly rate£17.19£26.05
Average hourly rate£18.73£27.53
% change on same period last year-31.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.27£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Architect East of EnglandArchitect
East of England

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
CambridgeUp+122£450-
Architect East of EnglandArchitect
East of England

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

16 (35.29 %).NET
24 (23.53 %)Microsoft
24 (23.53 %)SQL Server
33 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
33 (17.65 %)Data Architecture
33 (17.65 %)IIS
42 (11.76 %)Vignette
42 (11.76 %)C#
42 (11.76 %)C++
42 (11.76 %)Java
42 (11.76 %)LoadRunner
42 (11.76 %)Identity Management
42 (11.76 %)Load Testing
42 (11.76 %).NET Framework
51 (5.882 %)Retail
51 (5.882 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (5.882 %)Dynamics AX
51 (5.882 %)Brocade
51 (5.882 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (5.882 %)Degree
51 (5.882 %)Computer Science
51 (5.882 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (5.882 %)BC Cleared
51 (5.882 %)DV Cleared
51 (5.882 %)Tandem
51 (5.882 %)Wireless
51 (5.882 %)Aerospace
51 (5.882 %)Government
51 (5.882 %)SAP EP

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (35.29 %).NET
22 (11.76 %).NET Framework
31 (5.882 %)J2EE
31 (5.882 %)XML
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)IIS
21 (5.882 %)SAP EP
21 (5.882 %)SharePoint
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.882 %)Dynamics AX
11 (5.882 %)SAP HR
11 (5.882 %)SAP R/3
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)Wireless
11 (5.882 %)TETRA
11 (5.882 %)SAN
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (23.53 %)SQL Server
21 (5.882 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (5.882 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (5.882 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
21 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (5.882 %)Datawarehouse
21 (5.882 %)DTS
21 (5.882 %)ETL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.76 %)LoadRunner
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.882 %)Retail
11 (5.882 %)Aerospace
11 (5.882 %)Government
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Computer Science
11 (5.882 %)Tandem
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.882 %)UNIX
11 (5.882 %)Windows
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
13 (17.65 %)Data Architecture
22 (11.76 %)Identity Management
22 (11.76 %)Load Testing
31 (5.882 %)BC Cleared
31 (5.882 %)DV Cleared
31 (5.882 %)ERP
31 (5.882 %)SOA
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.76 %)C#
12 (11.76 %)C++
12 (11.76 %)Java
21 (5.882 %)SQL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (23.53 %)Microsoft
22 (11.76 %)Vignette
31 (5.882 %)Brocade
31 (5.882 %)SAP
31 (5.882 %)IBM