Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

 Architect
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4645
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads27
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.515 %1.264 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£401
Average daily rate-£438
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£476
UK excluding London average daily rate£491£467
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
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£47.89£40.31
% change on same period last year+18.80 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Architect South EastArchitect
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.

Architect
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent Architect Daily Rate Trend

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Architect Hourly Rate Trend

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 Kent 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
MaidstoneNew entry-1--
Architect South EastArchitect
South East

Architect
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

12 (40.00 %)VPN
12 (40.00 %)Cisco
21 (20.00 %)Local Government
21 (20.00 %)Capita
21 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (20.00 %)HL7
21 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (20.00 %)LAN
21 (20.00 %)VoIP
21 (20.00 %)WAN
21 (20.00 %)Firewall
21 (20.00 %)Management Information System
21 (20.00 %)Government
21 (20.00 %)Health
21 (20.00 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (20.00 %)CCSA
21 (20.00 %)CCNP
21 (20.00 %)CCDP
21 (20.00 %)Active Directory
21 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (20.00 %)SAN
21 (20.00 %)NHS
21 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
21 (20.00 %)MPLS

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)VPN
21 (20.00 %)SAN
21 (20.00 %)MPLS
21 (20.00 %)Firewall
21 (20.00 %)LAN
21 (20.00 %)VoIP
21 (20.00 %)WAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Government
11 (20.00 %)Health
11 (20.00 %)Local Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)NHS
11 (20.00 %)Management Information System
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Stakeholder Management
11 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)CCNP
11 (20.00 %)CCDP
11 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (20.00 %)CCSA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)HL7
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Cisco
21 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
21 (20.00 %)Capita