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The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Edinburgh 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
Rank1248
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching contract IT job ads4925
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.027 %
As % of the category below8.167 %2.250 %
Daily rates quoted153
Average minimum daily rate£467£400
Average daily rate£496£433
% change on same period last year+14.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£525£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£491£465
% change on same period last year+5.55 %
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£47.89£40.00
% change on same period last year+19.73 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads6001111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.951 %1.183 %
Daily rates quoted178178
Average minimum daily rate£321£313
Average daily rate£347£327
% change on same period last year+6.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted2155
Average minimum hourly rate£17.70£22.36
Average hourly rate£19.61£24.25
% change on same period last year-19.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.52£26.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Architect ScotlandArchitect
Scotland

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

151 (51.52 %)Finance
219 (19.19 %)WebSphere
318 (18.18 %)Migration
318 (18.18 %)E-Commerce
415 (15.15 %)SOA
415 (15.15 %)Mainframe
514 (14.14 %)J2EE
612 (12.12 %)Data Modelling
711 (11.11 %)XML
711 (11.11 %)Windows
810 (10.10 %)Oracle
99 (9.091 %)Java
99 (9.091 %)SQL
99 (9.091 %)Linux
99 (9.091 %)WebServices
99 (9.091 %)IBM
108 (8.081 %)Intel
108 (8.081 %)WebSphere MQ
117 (7.071 %)BPEL
117 (7.071 %)Banking
117 (7.071 %)Middleware
117 (7.071 %)SOAP
117 (7.071 %)WebSphere Message Broker
126 (6.061 %)IBM Mainframe
126 (6.061 %)VERITAS
126 (6.061 %)Client/Server
126 (6.061 %)UDDI
126 (6.061 %)Workflow
126 (6.061 %)Windows Server 2003
126 (6.061 %)CA

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (19.19 %)WebSphere
214 (14.14 %)J2EE
311 (11.11 %)XML
49 (9.091 %)WebServices
57 (7.071 %)SOAP
57 (7.071 %)Middleware
66 (6.061 %)UDDI
72 (2.020 %)EDI
72 (2.020 %)JSF
81 (1.010 %)WSDL
81 (1.010 %)Hibernate
81 (1.010 %)Spring
81 (1.010 %)XSLT
81 (1.010 %)CORBA
81 (1.010 %)ASP.NET
81 (1.010 %)EJB
81 (1.010 %)HTML
81 (1.010 %).NET
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (8.081 %)WebSphere MQ
27 (7.071 %)WebSphere Message Broker
36 (6.061 %)WPS
43 (3.030 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (2.020 %)SharePoint
52 (2.020 %)MS Exchange
52 (2.020 %)ESB
61 (1.010 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (1.010 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (1.010 %)Lotus Notes
61 (1.010 %)Exchange Server 5.5
61 (1.010 %)Exchange Server 2003
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.051 %)MS Visio
22 (2.020 %)DOC1
31 (1.010 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.010 %)MS Excel
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.010 %)Dynamics AX
11 (1.010 %)AWD
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (5.051 %)SAN
22 (2.020 %)SMS
22 (2.020 %)SNMP
31 (1.010 %)LAN
31 (1.010 %)WAN
31 (1.010 %)Firewall
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (5.051 %)SQL Server
24 (4.040 %)DB2
24 (4.040 %)Datawarehouse
32 (2.020 %)RDBMS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (4.040 %)JUnit
21 (1.010 %)ClearCase
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
151 (51.52 %)Finance
27 (7.071 %)Banking
36 (6.061 %)Retail
45 (5.051 %)Pensions
54 (4.040 %)Telecoms
63 (3.030 %)Billing
72 (2.020 %)Financial Institution
72 (2.020 %)Government
81 (1.010 %)Games
81 (1.010 %)Insurance
81 (1.010 %)Retail Banking
81 (1.010 %)Marketing
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (15.15 %)Mainframe
26 (6.061 %)Client/Server
26 (6.061 %)IBM Mainframe
35 (5.051 %)N-Tier
41 (1.010 %)Management Information System
41 (1.010 %)Replication
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (11.11 %)Windows
29 (9.091 %)Linux
36 (6.061 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (4.040 %)UNIX
53 (3.030 %)Windows 2000
53 (3.030 %)Solaris
61 (1.010 %)Windows Vista
61 (1.010 %)Red Hat Linux
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (18.18 %)E-Commerce
118 (18.18 %)Migration
215 (15.15 %)SOA
312 (12.12 %)Data Modelling
47 (7.071 %)BPEL
56 (6.061 %)Workflow
65 (5.051 %)B2B
65 (5.051 %)OO
65 (5.051 %)Business Analysis
74 (4.040 %)TDD
74 (4.040 %)Fund Management
74 (4.040 %)Investment Management
74 (4.040 %)CRM
74 (4.040 %)Project Management
83 (3.030 %)Identity Management
83 (3.030 %)UML
83 (3.030 %)Enterprise Architecture
83 (3.030 %)IT Governance
92 (2.020 %)Network Design
92 (2.020 %)Data Migration
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (9.091 %)Java
19 (9.091 %)SQL
23 (3.030 %)C
23 (3.030 %)C#
32 (2.020 %)VB
32 (2.020 %)VB6
41 (1.010 %)C++
41 (1.010 %)JavaScript
41 (1.010 %)Perl
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.010 %)CCIE
11 (1.010 %)Cisco Certification
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.020 %)Active Directory
21 (1.010 %)NetBackup
21 (1.010 %)Oracle RAC
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.020 %)MOM
12 (2.020 %)CA SiteMinder
12 (2.020 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (1.010 %)Unicenter
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (10.10 %)Oracle
29 (9.091 %)IBM
38 (8.081 %)Intel
46 (6.061 %)CA
46 (6.061 %)VERITAS
54 (4.040 %)Sun
62 (2.020 %)HP
62 (2.020 %)Citrix
62 (2.020 %)Microsoft
62 (2.020 %)TIBCO
62 (2.020 %)Symantec
71 (1.010 %)Mercator
71 (1.010 %)Lotus
71 (1.010 %)Red Hat
71 (1.010 %)NetApp
71 (1.010 %)SAP
71 (1.010 %)Chordiant
71 (1.010 %)EMC