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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Architect role in IT contracts within the East Midlands 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Architect
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank83-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.448 %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£423£406
% change on same period last year+4.17 %
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£42.59-
% change on same period last year-
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads15641937
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.223 %1.956 %
Daily rates quoted468350
Average minimum daily rate£347£329
Average daily rate£369£348
% change on same period last year+5.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted203312
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£18.74
Average hourly rate£19.24£20.60
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.47£22.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Software Architect EnglandSoftware Architect
England

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

East Midlands Software Architect Demand Trend

Software Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
LincolnshireNew entry-6--
Software Architect EnglandSoftware Architect
England

Software Architect
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

17 (100.00 %)Perl
17 (100.00 %)PHP
17 (100.00 %)SQL
17 (100.00 %)SOAP
17 (100.00 %)XML
17 (100.00 %)Linux
25 (71.43 %)C
25 (71.43 %)C++
33 (42.86 %)LAMP
33 (42.86 %)MySQL
33 (42.86 %)Data Management
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server
42 (28.57 %)Python
42 (28.57 %)Billing
42 (28.57 %)Java
42 (28.57 %)Shell Script
51 (14.29 %)Internet

Software Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %)SOAP
17 (100.00 %)XML
23 (42.86 %)LAMP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)Internet
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (42.86 %)MySQL
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Billing
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (100.00 %)Linux
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Data Management
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)Perl
17 (100.00 %)PHP
17 (100.00 %)SQL
25 (71.43 %)C
25 (71.43 %)C++
32 (28.57 %)Java
32 (28.57 %)Python
32 (28.57 %)Shell Script