Hampshire Technical Architecture Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Technical Architecture skills within the Hampshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Technical Architecture
Location Altrincham Basingstoke Berkshire Birmingham Bridgend Brighton Bristol Buckinghamshire Canary Wharf Cardiff Cheshire Chester City of London Docklands, London Dorset East Midlands East of England East Sussex East Yorkshire England Essex Fife Hampshire Hertfordshire Hull Lancashire Leeds London Manchester Marlow Midlands Milton Keynes Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North West Northampton Northamptonshire Norwich Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Preston Reading Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Solihull South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Surrey Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Wales Warwickshire West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Whyteleafe Wiltshire Worcestershire Worthing Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	100	113
Rank change on same period last year	+13
Matching contract IT job ads	6	13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.008 %	0.013 %
As % of the category below	0.498 %	0.771 %
Daily rates quoted	4	1
Average minimum daily rate	£388	£300
Average daily rate	£431	£310
% change on same period last year	+39.11 %
Average maximum daily rate	£475	£320
UK excluding London average daily rate	£436	£420
% change on same period last year	+3.77 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£38.64	£36.67
% change on same period last year	+5.38 %
Processes & Methodologies Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads	1204	1687
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.605 %	1.707 %
Daily rates quoted	331	522
Average minimum daily rate	£356	£363
Average daily rate	£380	£385
% change on same period last year	-1.38 %
Average maximum daily rate	£404	£408
UK excluding London average daily rate	£380	£376
% change on same period last year	+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted	195	323
Average minimum hourly rate	£31.48	£30.71
Average hourly rate	£33.04	£32.48
% change on same period last year	+1.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£34.60	£34.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.33	£30.16
% change on same period last year	-2.72 %
Technical Architecture South East

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 Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

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 Hampshire region.

Technical Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Architecture across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Technical Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Technical Architecture across the Hampshire region.

Technical Architecture
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architecture within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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.

Location	Rank 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
Basingstoke	+21	3	£400	-

Technical Architecture South East

Technical Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

1 8 (36.36 %) Finance 2 7 (31.82 %) Java 3 6 (27.27 %) Oracle 3 6 (27.27 %) SAP 4 5 (22.73 %) Asset Management 5 4 (18.18 %) Telecoms 5 4 (18.18 %) Workflow 5 4 (18.18 %) NetWeaver 6 3 (13.64 %) CTI 6 3 (13.64 %) Avaya 6 3 (13.64 %) SAN 6 3 (13.64 %) Business Intelligence 6 3 (13.64 %) Citrix 6 3 (13.64 %) ITIL 6 3 (13.64 %) Linux

6 3 (13.64 %) E-Commerce 6 3 (13.64 %) Microsoft 6 3 (13.64 %) Agresso 6 3 (13.64 %) Retail 6 3 (13.64 %) SAP Basis 7 2 (9.091 %) Network Design 7 2 (9.091 %) FMCG 7 2 (9.091 %) User Acceptance Testing 7 2 (9.091 %) Stakeholder Management 7 2 (9.091 %) ATG 7 2 (9.091 %) Web Dynpro 7 2 (9.091 %) MAXIMO 7 2 (9.091 %) Service Delivery 7 2 (9.091 %) Firewall 7 2 (9.091 %) Oracle 10g

Technical Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Application Development 1 3 (13.64 %) SAP Basis 2 2 (9.091 %) Web Dynpro	Application Platforms 1 4 (18.18 %) NetWeaver 2 1 (4.545 %) SharePoint Server 2007 2 1 (4.545 %) WebLogic 2 1 (4.545 %) SharePoint
Applications 1 1 (4.545 %) MS Office	Business Applications 1 2 (9.091 %) SAP APO 1 2 (9.091 %) MAXIMO
Communications & Networking 1 3 (13.64 %) SAN 1 3 (13.64 %) CTI 2 2 (9.091 %) Firewall 2 2 (9.091 %) Broadband 2 2 (9.091 %) LAN 2 2 (9.091 %) VoIP 2 2 (9.091 %) WAN	Database & Business Intelligence 1 2 (9.091 %) Oracle 8/8i 1 2 (9.091 %) Oracle 10g
Development Applications 1 1 (4.545 %) TestDirector 1 1 (4.545 %) WebLogic Workshop	General 1 8 (36.36 %) Finance 2 4 (18.18 %) Telecoms 3 3 (13.64 %) Retail 4 2 (9.091 %) FMCG 5 1 (4.545 %) Government
Job Titles 1 4 (18.18 %) Architect 1 4 (18.18 %) Consultant 2 3 (13.64 %) Systems Accountant 2 3 (13.64 %) E-Commerce Manager 2 3 (13.64 %) Business Analyst 2 3 (13.64 %) Analyst 2 3 (13.64 %) Operations Manager 2 3 (13.64 %) Service Manager 3 2 (9.091 %) SAP Basis Consultant 3 2 (9.091 %) SAP Consultant 3 2 (9.091 %) Test Manager 3 2 (9.091 %) Network Architect 4 1 (4.545 %) Solutions Architect 4 1 (4.545 %) SAP Developer 4 1 (4.545 %) WebLogic Architect 4 1 (4.545 %) Developer 4 1 (4.545 %) Business Architect	Operating Systems 1 3 (13.64 %) Linux 2 2 (9.091 %) Windows
Processes & Methodologies 1 5 (22.73 %) Asset Management 2 4 (18.18 %) Workflow 3 3 (13.64 %) ITIL 3 3 (13.64 %) E-Commerce 3 3 (13.64 %) Business Intelligence 4 2 (9.091 %) EAM 4 2 (9.091 %) Stakeholder Management 4 2 (9.091 %) Service Delivery 4 2 (9.091 %) Network Design 4 2 (9.091 %) User Acceptance Testing 5 1 (4.545 %) Test Management 5 1 (4.545 %) Security Cleared 5 1 (4.545 %) Business Analysis 5 1 (4.545 %) Load Balancing 5 1 (4.545 %) Identity Management 5 1 (4.545 %) Project Management	Programming Languages 1 7 (31.82 %) Java 2 2 (9.091 %) ABAP
Qualifications 1 2 (9.091 %) CCIE 1 2 (9.091 %) CCNP 1 2 (9.091 %) Cisco Certification	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (4.545 %) QA
System Software 1 1 (4.545 %) Active Directory	Systems Management 1 1 (4.545 %) MOM 1 1 (4.545 %) SCCM 1 1 (4.545 %) SCOM
Vendors 1 6 (27.27 %) Oracle 1 6 (27.27 %) SAP 2 3 (13.64 %) Microsoft 2 3 (13.64 %) Citrix 2 3 (13.64 %) Avaya 2 3 (13.64 %) Agresso 3 2 (9.091 %) ATG 3 2 (9.091 %) Cisco