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The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Herefordshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2414
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads67
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.007 %
As % of the category below4.800 %5.263 %
Daily rates quoted64
Average minimum daily rate£400£305
Average daily rate£430£340
% change on same period last year+26.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£460£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£470£456
% change on same period last year+3.08 %
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£44.29£42.56
% change on same period last year+4.06 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads125133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.134 %
Daily rates quoted3230
Average minimum daily rate£320£321
Average daily rate£342£335
% change on same period last year+2.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1313
Average minimum hourly rate£22.73£17.77
Average hourly rate£23.65£18.78
% change on same period last year+25.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.57£19.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Architect West MidlandsArchitect
West Midlands

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Herefordshire Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
HerefordNew entry-6£430-
Architect West MidlandsArchitect
West Midlands

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

19 (90.00 %)Microsoft
28 (80.00 %)SAN
28 (80.00 %)Active Directory
37 (70.00 %)Windows
37 (70.00 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (70.00 %)VMware
37 (70.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
46 (60.00 %)Content Management
46 (60.00 %)Service Management
46 (60.00 %)Firewall
46 (60.00 %)Windows XP
46 (60.00 %)MS Exchange
53 (30.00 %)SQL
53 (30.00 %)Citrix
62 (20.00 %)Clustering
62 (20.00 %)Finance
62 (20.00 %)SQL Server
62 (20.00 %)CRM
62 (20.00 %)Client/Server
62 (20.00 %)LAN
62 (20.00 %)WAN
62 (20.00 %)HP
62 (20.00 %)Dell
62 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
71 (10.00 %)Network Load Balancing
71 (10.00 %)Fat Client
71 (10.00 %)JavaScript
71 (10.00 %)IBM
71 (10.00 %)GPRS
71 (10.00 %)JMS

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %)J2EE
11 (10.00 %)JMS
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (60.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (10.00 %)WebLogic
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (80.00 %)SAN
26 (60.00 %)Firewall
32 (20.00 %)LAN
32 (20.00 %)WAN
41 (10.00 %)3G
41 (10.00 %)Wi-Fi
41 (10.00 %)Wireless
41 (10.00 %)GPRS
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)Client/Server
12 (20.00 %)Clustering
21 (10.00 %)Fat Client
21 (10.00 %)N-Tier
21 (10.00 %)Thin Client
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (70.00 %)Windows
17 (70.00 %)Windows Server 2003
26 (60.00 %)Windows XP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (60.00 %)Service Management
16 (60.00 %)Content Management
22 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
22 (20.00 %)CRM
31 (10.00 %)Network Load Balancing
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (30.00 %)SQL
21 (10.00 %)JavaScript
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (80.00 %)Active Directory
27 (70.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (90.00 %)Microsoft
27 (70.00 %)VMware
33 (30.00 %)Citrix
42 (20.00 %)HP
42 (20.00 %)Dell
51 (10.00 %)BEA
51 (10.00 %)IBM