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The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Cheshire 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads1819
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.020 %
As % of the category below2.528 %2.399 %
Daily rates quoted72
Average minimum daily rate£271£450
Average daily rate£274£525
% change on same period last year-47.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£276£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£491£465
% change on same period last year+5.55 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£47.89£40.00
% change on same period last year+19.73 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads712792
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.129 %0.843 %
Daily rates quoted179159
Average minimum daily rate£301£308
Average daily rate£312£317
% change on same period last year-1.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted11173
Average minimum hourly rate£20.91£20.47
Average hourly rate£23.32£21.60
% change on same period last year+7.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.73£22.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Architect North WestArchitect
North West

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 1 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
ChesterNew entry-10£235-
MacclesfieldNew entry-3£360-
WarringtonDown-41--
Architect North WestArchitect
North West

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

112 (30.00 %)Oracle
211 (27.50 %)Information Management
310 (25.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
310 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
48 (20.00 %)Internet
48 (20.00 %)WebLogic
48 (20.00 %)Windows
48 (20.00 %)Zachman Framework
57 (17.50 %)BIG-IP
57 (17.50 %)Solaris
57 (17.50 %)Apache
57 (17.50 %)Datawarehouse
66 (15.00 %)EAI
66 (15.00 %)ETL
66 (15.00 %)Java
66 (15.00 %)Content Management
75 (12.50 %)ClearTrust
75 (12.50 %)Taxonomies
75 (12.50 %)Morello
75 (12.50 %)Finance
84 (10.00 %)Health
84 (10.00 %)WebTrends
84 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
84 (10.00 %)SLA
84 (10.00 %)UNIX
84 (10.00 %)SOA
84 (10.00 %)Microsoft
84 (10.00 %)Marketing
84 (10.00 %)TOGAF
93 (7.500 %)MS Visio

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.000 %)WebSphere
21 (2.500 %)WCF
21 (2.500 %)WF
21 (2.500 %)ASP.NET 2.0
21 (2.500 %).NET
21 (2.500 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.500 %)WebServices
21 (2.500 %)Middleware
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (20.00 %)WebLogic
27 (17.50 %)Apache
35 (12.50 %)Morello
41 (2.500 %)SharePoint
41 (2.500 %)MS Exchange
41 (2.500 %)BizTalk Server
41 (2.500 %)WebSphere MQ
41 (2.500 %)ESB
41 (2.500 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.500 %)MS Visio
21 (2.500 %)InfoPath
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (10.00 %)WebTrends
21 (2.500 %)Oracle EBS
21 (2.500 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (2.500 %)Microsoft CRM
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (20.00 %)Internet
27 (17.50 %)BIG-IP
31 (2.500 %)SAN
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (17.50 %)Datawarehouse
26 (15.00 %)ETL
32 (5.000 %)SQL Server
32 (5.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.500 %)RDBMS
41 (2.500 %)BusinessObjects
41 (2.500 %)BusinessObjects XI
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
25 (12.50 %)Finance
34 (10.00 %)Health
34 (10.00 %)Marketing
42 (5.000 %)Government
51 (2.500 %)FMCG
51 (2.500 %)Banking
51 (2.500 %)Education
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (12.50 %)Taxonomies
22 (5.000 %)Mainframe
31 (2.500 %)Client/Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (20.00 %)Windows
27 (17.50 %)Solaris
34 (10.00 %)UNIX
42 (5.000 %)AIX
51 (2.500 %)Windows Server 2003
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (27.50 %)Information Management
210 (25.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
38 (20.00 %)Zachman Framework
46 (15.00 %)EAI
46 (15.00 %)Content Management
54 (10.00 %)SOA
54 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
54 (10.00 %)TOGAF
62 (5.000 %)CRM
62 (5.000 %)ERP
62 (5.000 %)Migration
71 (2.500 %)Data Analysis
71 (2.500 %)Technical Architecture
71 (2.500 %)Project Management
71 (2.500 %)Process Management
71 (2.500 %)E-business
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (15.00 %)Java
21 (2.500 %)C#
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.500 %)Degree
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (10.00 %)SLA
21 (2.500 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (2.500 %)GAMP
21 (2.500 %)GxP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (12.50 %)ClearTrust
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.500 %)OpenView
11 (2.500 %)Tivoli
11 (2.500 %)Netcool
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (30.00 %)Oracle
24 (10.00 %)Microsoft
33 (7.500 %)SAP
33 (7.500 %)Hyperion
42 (5.000 %)TIBCO
42 (5.000 %)IBM
51 (2.500 %)Business Objects
51 (2.500 %)HP
51 (2.500 %)Citrix
51 (2.500 %)BMC
51 (2.500 %)CA