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

 Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2420
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads16
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.725 %3.261 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£488£458
% change on same period last year+6.59 %
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£48.29£40.92
% change on same period last year+17.99 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads138184
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.217 %0.197 %
Daily rates quoted3540
Average minimum daily rate£319£307
Average daily rate£339£348
% change on same period last year-2.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted1325
Average minimum hourly rate£24.74£27.94
Average hourly rate£27.47£28.96
% change on same period last year-5.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.21£29.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Architect South WalesArchitect
South Wales

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

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff Architect Daily Rate Trend

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cardiff Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

13 (42.86 %)Education
22 (28.57 %)Finance
22 (28.57 %)Service Delivery
22 (28.57 %)Management Information System
22 (28.57 %)Agile Software Development
22 (28.57 %)Business Analysis
22 (28.57 %)Enterprise Architecture
22 (28.57 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %).NET
22 (28.57 %)Data Modelling
22 (28.57 %)Data Integration
22 (28.57 %)Use Case
31 (14.29 %)SCOM
31 (14.29 %)Data Extraction
31 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
31 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (14.29 %)Visual Studio Team System
31 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2008
31 (14.29 %)SOA
31 (14.29 %)ETL
31 (14.29 %)C
31 (14.29 %)C#
31 (14.29 %)Java
31 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
31 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
31 (14.29 %)XML
31 (14.29 %)Windows
31 (14.29 %)MS Excel
31 (14.29 %)EAI

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (28.57 %).NET
21 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
21 (14.29 %)XML
21 (14.29 %)MVC
21 (14.29 %).NET Framework
21 (14.29 %)WCF
21 (14.29 %)WF
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)ColdFusion
11 (14.29 %)ESB
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)ETL
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
11 (14.29 %)Visual Studio Team System
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Education
22 (28.57 %)Finance
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)Management Information System
12 (28.57 %)Data Integration
21 (14.29 %)Tandem
21 (14.29 %)Data Extraction
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
11 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2008
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Data Modelling
12 (28.57 %)Agile Software Development
12 (28.57 %)Business Analysis
12 (28.57 %)Enterprise Architecture
12 (28.57 %)Use Case
12 (28.57 %)Service Delivery
21 (14.29 %)Workflow
21 (14.29 %)EAI
21 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
21 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
21 (14.29 %)SOA
21 (14.29 %)BCP
21 (14.29 %)Project Management
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)C
11 (14.29 %)C#
11 (14.29 %)Java
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (14.29 %)SCOM
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft
21 (14.29 %)HP
21 (14.29 %)Citrix
21 (14.29 %)VMware