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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Architect role in IT contracts within the 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 Software Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank476584
Rank change on same period last yearUp+108
Matching contract IT job ads4341
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.044 %
As % of the category below0.082 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted512
Average minimum daily rate£490£416
Average daily rate£527£440
% change on same period last year+19.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£564£464
UK excluding London average daily rate£468£493
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
Hourly rates quoted510
Average minimum hourly rate£41.00£35.50
Average hourly rate£47.00£36.75
% change on same period last year+27.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£53.00£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£47.00£36.75
% change on same period last year+27.89 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads5225079626
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled82.30 %85.32 %
Daily rates quoted1686424512
Average minimum daily rate£366£390
Average daily rate£392£414
% change on same period last year-5.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted51377273
Average minimum hourly rate£22.14£23.57
Average hourly rate£23.59£25.15
% change on same period last year-6.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.04£26.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Software Architect UKSoftware Architect
UK

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

England 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 England region.

England Software Architect Daily Rate Trend

Software Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Architect across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England Software Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Software Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Software Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Software Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Architect across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England Software Architect Hourly Rate Histogram

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 England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
South EastUp+5727--
East MidlandsNew entry-7--
LondonUp+806£567+40.95 %
West MidlandsNew entry-1£575-
East of EnglandUp+311£360-
Software Architect UKSoftware Architect
UK

Software Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

128 (29.79 %)C
128 (29.79 %)XML
224 (25.53 %)OO
321 (22.34 %)C++
419 (20.21 %)UML
515 (15.96 %)Linux
614 (14.89 %)Java
712 (12.77 %)SOA
811 (11.70 %)Oracle
811 (11.70 %)MKS
910 (10.64 %)Telecoms
910 (10.64 %).NET
910 (10.64 %)SQL
910 (10.64 %)RUP
109 (9.574 %)Windows
118 (8.511 %)Six Sigma
118 (8.511 %)Content Management
118 (8.511 %)SOAP
118 (8.511 %)Oracle 9i
118 (8.511 %)SQL Server
118 (8.511 %)Middleware
118 (8.511 %)Security Cleared
127 (7.447 %)Use Case
127 (7.447 %)Computer Science
127 (7.447 %)C#
127 (7.447 %)Perl
127 (7.447 %)PHP
127 (7.447 %)OOP
136 (6.383 %)Oracle 10g
136 (6.383 %)STB

Software Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (29.79 %)XML
210 (10.64 %).NET
38 (8.511 %)SOAP
38 (8.511 %)Middleware
46 (6.383 %)Motif
55 (5.319 %)J2EE
64 (4.255 %)WebServices
64 (4.255 %).NET Framework
73 (3.191 %)JavaBeans
73 (3.191 %)LAMP
73 (3.191 %)XSL
73 (3.191 %)JSP
82 (2.128 %)Swing
82 (2.128 %)EJB
82 (2.128 %)OpenGL
82 (2.128 %)WCF
91 (1.064 %)SWT
91 (1.064 %)Hibernate
91 (1.064 %)CORBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (5.319 %)Documentum
22 (2.128 %)ESB
31 (1.064 %)SharePoint
31 (1.064 %)CMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.255 %)MS Office
22 (2.128 %)MS Visio
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.383 %)Wireless
25 (5.319 %)DVB
31 (1.064 %)Softphone
31 (1.064 %)BSS
31 (1.064 %)ZigBee
31 (1.064 %)LDAP
31 (1.064 %)Bluetooth
31 (1.064 %)3GPP
31 (1.064 %)Internet
31 (1.064 %)802.11
31 (1.064 %)802.15
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (8.511 %)SQL Server
18 (8.511 %)Oracle 9i
26 (6.383 %)Oracle 10g
34 (4.255 %)RDBMS
43 (3.191 %)MySQL
52 (2.128 %)EDRMS
52 (2.128 %)GIS
61 (1.064 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (1.064 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (1.064 %)Datawarehouse
61 (1.064 %)ETL
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.319 %)ClearCase
23 (3.191 %)Rational Rose
31 (1.064 %)Eclipse
31 (1.064 %)Subversion
31 (1.064 %)Ant
31 (1.064 %)JUnit
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (10.64 %)Telecoms
25 (5.319 %)Billing
34 (4.255 %)Military
43 (3.191 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (3.191 %)Publishing
52 (2.128 %)Electronics
52 (2.128 %)Banking
52 (2.128 %)Finance
52 (2.128 %)Aerospace
52 (2.128 %)Government
61 (1.064 %)Multimedia
61 (1.064 %)Investment Banking
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.447 %)Computer Science
26 (6.383 %)STB
35 (5.319 %)DTV
43 (3.191 %)Management Information System
52 (2.128 %)N-Tier
61 (1.064 %)Pocket PC
61 (1.064 %)PDA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (15.96 %)Linux
29 (9.574 %)Windows
32 (2.128 %)Windows CE
41 (1.064 %)Windows Mobile
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (25.53 %)OO
219 (20.21 %)UML
312 (12.77 %)SOA
410 (10.64 %)RUP
58 (8.511 %)Six Sigma
58 (8.511 %)Content Management
58 (8.511 %)Security Cleared
67 (7.447 %)Use Case
67 (7.447 %)OOP
75 (5.319 %)Unified Process
75 (5.319 %)SC Cleared
84 (4.255 %)OOA/OOD
84 (4.255 %)Configuration Management
93 (3.191 %)Data Management
93 (3.191 %)Document Management
93 (3.191 %)OOD
102 (2.128 %)Network Planning
102 (2.128 %)Software Engineering
102 (2.128 %)CMMI
102 (2.128 %)E-Commerce
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (29.79 %)C
221 (22.34 %)C++
314 (14.89 %)Java
410 (10.64 %)SQL
57 (7.447 %)C#
57 (7.447 %)Perl
57 (7.447 %)PHP
64 (4.255 %)Python
73 (3.191 %)XQuery
82 (2.128 %)Shell Script
82 (2.128 %)Embedded C
91 (1.064 %)VB.NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.064 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.191 %)QA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.064 %)Active Directory
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (11.70 %)Oracle
111 (11.70 %)MKS
24 (4.255 %)IBM
32 (2.128 %)Microsoft
32 (2.128 %)Anite
41 (1.064 %)SAP
41 (1.064 %)Sun
41 (1.064 %)EMC
41 (1.064 %)Genesys
41 (1.064 %)Novell
41 (1.064 %)Mercator