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The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Canary Wharf 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2935
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads816
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.017 %
As % of the category below3.604 %3.390 %
Daily rates quoted42
Average minimum daily rate£399£350
Average daily rate£420£419
% change on same period last year+0.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£488
UK excluding London average daily rate£491£468
% change on same period last year+5.03 %
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£47.89£40.31
% change on same period last year+18.80 %
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Canary Wharf
Matching contract IT job ads222472
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.360 %0.515 %
Daily rates quoted71250
Average minimum daily rate£376£439
Average daily rate£394£468
% change on same period last year-15.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£412£498
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted714
Average minimum hourly rate£25.61£17.50
Average hourly rate£26.72£19.77
% change on same period last year+35.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.83£22.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Architect LondonArchitect
London

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

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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 %)Finance
25 (29.41 %).NET
34 (23.53 %)Datawarehouse
34 (23.53 %)SQL
34 (23.53 %)Banking
43 (17.65 %)Investment Banking
43 (17.65 %)C#
43 (17.65 %)SQL Server
43 (17.65 %)XML
43 (17.65 %)EMC
43 (17.65 %)Migration
43 (17.65 %)Symmetrix
52 (11.76 %)Connectrix
52 (11.76 %)EMC TimeFinder
52 (11.76 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
52 (11.76 %)StorageTek
52 (11.76 %)BizTalk Server
52 (11.76 %)Windows
52 (11.76 %)Java
52 (11.76 %)OLAP
52 (11.76 %)ASP.NET
52 (11.76 %)HP
52 (11.76 %)Microsoft
52 (11.76 %)ETL
52 (11.76 %)Cisco
52 (11.76 %)MS Visio
52 (11.76 %)MS Exchange
52 (11.76 %)OOA/OOD
52 (11.76 %)MS Excel
52 (11.76 %)SharePoint

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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.

Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (29.41 %).NET
23 (17.65 %)XML
32 (11.76 %)ASP.NET
32 (11.76 %).NET Framework
41 (5.882 %)MDX
41 (5.882 %)Adobe Flex
41 (5.882 %)EJB
41 (5.882 %)WebServices
41 (5.882 %)J2EE
41 (5.882 %)XML Schema
41 (5.882 %)Hibernate
41 (5.882 %)Spring
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.76 %)BizTalk Server
12 (11.76 %)SharePoint
12 (11.76 %)MS Exchange
12 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (5.882 %)Documentum
21 (5.882 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 (5.882 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2003
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)MS Excel
12 (11.76 %)MS Visio
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.76 %)Connectrix
21 (5.882 %)SAN
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (23.53 %)Datawarehouse
23 (17.65 %)SQL Server
32 (11.76 %)OLAP
32 (11.76 %)ETL
41 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (35.29 %)Finance
24 (23.53 %)Banking
33 (17.65 %)Investment Banking
41 (5.882 %)Front Office
41 (5.882 %)Back Office
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)Symmetrix
21 (5.882 %)EMC Centera
21 (5.882 %)RIA
21 (5.882 %)Celerra
21 (5.882 %)Blackberry
21 (5.882 %)Replication
21 (5.882 %)CLARiiON
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (11.76 %)Windows
21 (5.882 %)AIX
21 (5.882 %)HPUX
21 (5.882 %)Solaris
21 (5.882 %)Linux
21 (5.882 %)VMS
21 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (5.882 %)UNIX
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (17.65 %)Migration
22 (11.76 %)Enterprise Architecture
22 (11.76 %)Data Migration
22 (11.76 %)OOA/OOD
31 (5.882 %)RUP
31 (5.882 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (5.882 %)Risk Management
31 (5.882 %)Validation
31 (5.882 %)TOGAF
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (23.53 %)SQL
23 (17.65 %)C#
32 (11.76 %)Java
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.76 %)Degree
21 (5.882 %)MCSE
21 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.882 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (5.882 %)MCTS
21 (5.882 %)MCITP
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.76 %)QA
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.882 %)Active Directory
11 (5.882 %)VMware ESX
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (11.76 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
12 (11.76 %)EMC TimeFinder
21 (5.882 %)Legato
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (17.65 %)EMC
22 (11.76 %)StorageTek
22 (11.76 %)Cisco
22 (11.76 %)Microsoft
22 (11.76 %)HP
31 (5.882 %)Sun
31 (5.882 %)IBM
31 (5.882 %)Oracle
31 (5.882 %)Sybase
31 (5.882 %)VMware
31 (5.882 %)Brocade