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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Architect role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Architect
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7093
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.109 %0.125 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£360-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£370-
UK excluding London average daily rate£468£525
% change on same period last year-10.95 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£49.38£36.75
% change on same period last year+34.35 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9211599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.480 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted284619
Average minimum daily rate£337£324
Average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted112194
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£23.77
Average hourly rate£27.67£24.98
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Software Architect East of EnglandSoftware Architect
East of England

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Software Architect Daily Rate Trend

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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Software Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Software Architect
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

16 (75.00 %)OO
25 (62.50 %)OOP
25 (62.50 %)Computer Science
33 (37.50 %)UML
42 (25.00 %)C++
42 (25.00 %)Java
51 (12.50 %)Ant
51 (12.50 %)JUnit
51 (12.50 %)WebServices
51 (12.50 %)XML
51 (12.50 %)CORBA
51 (12.50 %)Swing
51 (12.50 %)SOA
51 (12.50 %)Eclipse
51 (12.50 %)RDBMS
51 (12.50 %)Genesys
51 (12.50 %)Configuration Management
51 (12.50 %)DVB
51 (12.50 %)Validation
51 (12.50 %)Softphone
51 (12.50 %)Subversion
51 (12.50 %)SWT

Software Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (12.50 %)WebServices
11 (12.50 %)XML
11 (12.50 %)CORBA
11 (12.50 %)Swing
11 (12.50 %)SWT
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)DVB
11 (12.50 %)Softphone
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)RDBMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)Ant
11 (12.50 %)JUnit
11 (12.50 %)Eclipse
11 (12.50 %)Subversion
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (62.50 %)Computer Science
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (75.00 %)OO
25 (62.50 %)OOP
33 (37.50 %)UML
41 (12.50 %)SOA
41 (12.50 %)Configuration Management
41 (12.50 %)Validation
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)C++
12 (25.00 %)Java
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)Genesys