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

LinkSoftware Architect
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£360£525
% change on same period last year-31.42 %
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£49.38£36.75
% change on same period last year+34.35 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads702760
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.139 %0.830 %
Daily rates quoted177148
Average minimum daily rate£300£306
Average daily rate£311£315
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted10475
Average minimum hourly rate£20.78£21.57
Average hourly rate£23.07£22.71
% change on same period last year+1.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.36£23.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Software Architect North WestSoftware Architect
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.

Software Architect
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Software Architect Demand Trend

Software Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Software Architect Daily Rate Trend

Software Architect
Top 7 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (100.00 %)MS Visio
11 (100.00 %)EAI
11 (100.00 %)ETL
11 (100.00 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (100.00 %)Zachman Framework
11 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architecture

Software Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Visio
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (100.00 %)ETL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)EAI
11 (100.00 %)Zachman Framework
11 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architecture