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The table below looks at the demand for Technical Architecture skills within the County Antrim region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Architecture over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Architecture
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank22-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.425 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£414£431
% change on same period last year-3.90 %
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£38.00£46.25
% change on same period last year-17.83 %
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
County Antrim
Matching contract IT job ads11349
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.182 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted2519
Average minimum daily rate£290£404
Average daily rate£310£437
% change on same period last year-29.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£471
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted192
Average minimum hourly rate£17.44£19.38
Average hourly rate£18.39£19.44
% change on same period last year-5.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.34£19.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Technical Architecture Northern IrelandTechnical Architecture
Northern Ireland

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.

Technical Architecture
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Technical Architecture across the County Antrim region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

County Antrim Technical Architecture Demand Trend

Technical Architecture
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Technical Architecture across the County Antrim region.

County Antrim Technical Architecture Daily Rate Trend

Technical Architecture
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architecture within the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 2 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
BelfastNew entry-5£350-
Technical Architecture Northern IrelandTechnical Architecture
Northern Ireland

Technical Architecture
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the County Antrim region citing Technical Architecture also 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 that cited Technical Architecture.

14 (80.00 %)Business Analysis
23 (60.00 %)Finance
23 (60.00 %)Education
23 (60.00 %)MOS
23 (60.00 %)Service Management
23 (60.00 %)VB.NET
23 (60.00 %).NET
23 (60.00 %)Oracle
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server
23 (60.00 %)ITIL
23 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (60.00 %)MCSE
23 (60.00 %)Oracle Financials
23 (60.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
23 (60.00 %)SharePoint
23 (60.00 %)Microsoft
23 (60.00 %)CCNA
23 (60.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (60.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (60.00 %)BizTalk Server
23 (60.00 %)Project Management
32 (40.00 %)Information Management
32 (40.00 %).NET Framework
32 (40.00 %)Degree
41 (20.00 %)Process Management
41 (20.00 %)Java

Technical Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the County Antrim region citing Technical Architecture also 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 that cited Technical Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %).NET Framework
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)SharePoint
13 (60.00 %)BizTalk Server
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (60.00 %)Oracle Financials
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
13 (60.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Finance
13 (60.00 %)Education
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Architect
22 (40.00 %)Technical Architect
22 (40.00 %)Information Architect
31 (20.00 %)Process Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Java Technical Architect
31 (20.00 %)Java Architect
31 (20.00 %)Business Process Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Analyst
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Business Analysis
23 (60.00 %)ITIL
23 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (60.00 %)Project Management
23 (60.00 %)Service Management
32 (40.00 %)Information Management
41 (20.00 %)Process Management
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)VB.NET
21 (20.00 %)Java
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (60.00 %)MCSE
13 (60.00 %)CCNA
13 (60.00 %)Cisco Certification
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (60.00 %)MOS
22 (40.00 %)Degree
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Oracle
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft