Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Technical 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 Technical Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Architect
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.408 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£430-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£460-
UK excluding London average daily rate£438£447
% change on same period last year-2.13 %
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£38.88£47.23
% change on same period last year-17.69 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads71148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted1537
Average minimum daily rate£236£259
Average daily rate£253£278
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted1423
Average minimum hourly rate£25.42£15.83
Average hourly rate£26.74£18.01
% change on same period last year+48.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.06£20.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Technical Architect West MidlandsTechnical Architect
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.

Technical Architect
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire Technical Architect Demand Trend

Technical Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Technical Architect Daily Rate Trend

Technical Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architect within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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-1£430-
Technical Architect West MidlandsTechnical Architect
West Midlands

Technical Architect
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region that cited Technical 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 Architect in their job title.

16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Windows XP
16 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft
16 (100.00 %)Active Directory
16 (100.00 %)SAN
16 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
16 (100.00 %)Service Management
16 (100.00 %)Firewall
16 (100.00 %)VMware
16 (100.00 %)Content Management
16 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure

Technical Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region that cited Technical 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 Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (100.00 %)SAN
16 (100.00 %)Firewall
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Windows XP
16 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)Service Management
16 (100.00 %)Content Management
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (100.00 %)Active Directory
16 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft
16 (100.00 %)VMware