Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for the Technical Solutions Architect role in IT contracts within the East of England 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 Technical Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Solution Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank136-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.057 %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£450£458
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads35034588
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.623 %4.569 %
Daily rates quoted11051409
Average minimum daily rate£331£323
Average daily rate£353£342
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted463622
Average minimum hourly rate£21.82£25.06
Average hourly rate£23.32£26.30
% change on same period last year-11.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.81£27.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Technical Solutions Architect EnglandTechnical Solutions 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.

Technical Solutions Architect
Demand Trend

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

East of England Technical Solutions Architect Demand Trend

Technical Solutions Architect
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Technical Solutions Architect across the East of England region.

East of England Technical Solutions Architect Daily Rate Trend

Technical Solutions Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Technical Solutions Architect across the East of England region.

East of England Technical Solutions Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Solutions Architect
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Solutions Architect within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
EssexNew entry-2--
Technical Solutions Architect EnglandTechnical Solutions Architect
England

Technical Solutions Architect
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region that cited Technical Solutions 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 Technical Solutions Architect in their job title.

12 (66.67 %)Java
12 (66.67 %)SQL
12 (66.67 %)J2EE
12 (66.67 %)Oracle
12 (66.67 %)OO
12 (66.67 %)Oracle 9i
12 (66.67 %)Sun
12 (66.67 %)Sun Certification
12 (66.67 %)Finance
12 (66.67 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (33.33 %)Retail
21 (33.33 %)Asset Management
21 (33.33 %)Technical Architecture
21 (33.33 %)COBIT
21 (33.33 %)ITIL Certification
21 (33.33 %)CA
21 (33.33 %)Unicenter
21 (33.33 %)Six Sigma
21 (33.33 %)ITIL
21 (33.33 %)UML
21 (33.33 %)Change Management
21 (33.33 %)Firewall
21 (33.33 %)Security Management

Technical Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region that cited Technical Solutions 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 Technical Solutions Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)J2EE
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)Firewall
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)Oracle 9i
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Finance
21 (33.33 %)Retail
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)OO
21 (33.33 %)Asset Management
21 (33.33 %)Technical Architecture
21 (33.33 %)Six Sigma
21 (33.33 %)ITIL
21 (33.33 %)UML
21 (33.33 %)Change Management
21 (33.33 %)Security Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)Java
12 (66.67 %)SQL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)Sun Certification
21 (33.33 %)ITIL Certification
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (66.67 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (33.33 %)COBIT
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (33.33 %)Unicenter
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Oracle
12 (66.67 %)Sun
21 (33.33 %)CA