The first table below looks at the demand for Technical Architecture skills in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Technical Architecture over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Technical Architecture
Rank 242 231 243
Rank change year-on-year
-11 +12
Contract jobs citing Technical Architecture 137 192 199
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.633% 0.713% 0.629%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.848% 0.993% 0.885%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 132 136
Average daily rate £550 £500 £488
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.00% +2.56%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £366 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £663 £623 £624
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £444 £400
% change year-on-year
+1.40% +10.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
Average hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.50% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £30.00 -
All Processes & Methodologies
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
16159 19342 22494
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 74.68% 71.82% 71.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 11074 12704 14813
Average daily rate £450 £450 £480
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £310
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 336 351
Average hourly rate £30.50 £26.36 £27.45
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+15.69% -3.96%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £15.00 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £110.00 £45.00 £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.45 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.78% -13.79%
Technical Architecture
England

Technical Architecture
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Technical Architecture across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

London Technical Architecture Jobs Demand Trend

Technical Architecture
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Technical Architecture across the London region.

London Technical Architecture Daily Rate Trend

Technical Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Architecture across the London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

London Technical Architecture Daily Rate Histogram

Technical Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Technical Architecture Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Architecture
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architecture within the London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London -3 32 £550 +10.00%
Canary Wharf -1 4 £600 +33.33%
Southwark - 1 - -
Brentford - 1 £425 -
Feltham - 1 £600 -
Hounslow - 1 £475 -
Kingston Upon Thames - 1 - -
Technical Architecture
England

Technical Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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 61 (20.75%) Windows
2 60 (20.41%) SQL
3 56 (19.05%) Finance
3 56 (19.05%) Banking
4 54 (18.37%) Java
5 49 (16.67%) SQL Server
6 42 (14.29%) C#
7 40 (13.61%) Project Management
7 40 (13.61%) .NET
8 38 (12.93%) Microsoft
9 34 (11.56%) TOGAF
10 30 (10.20%) Oracle
10 30 (10.20%) Web Services
11 29 (9.864%) XML
12 28 (9.524%) Enterprise Architecture
13 27 (9.184%) OO
14 26 (8.844%) Linux
15 25 (8.503%) UNIX
16 24 (8.163%) SAN
16 24 (8.163%) Degree
17 23 (7.823%) CRM
17 23 (7.823%) SOA
17 23 (7.823%) JavaScript
17 23 (7.823%) VMware
18 22 (7.483%) HTML
18 22 (7.483%) Active Directory
18 22 (7.483%) Business Intelligence
19 21 (7.143%) E-Commerce
19 21 (7.143%) SAP
19 21 (7.143%) WCF

Technical Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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 40 (13.61%) .NET
2 30 (10.20%) Web Services
3 29 (9.864%) XML
4 22 (7.483%) HTML
5 21 (7.143%) WCF
6 19 (6.463%) ASP.NET
6 19 (6.463%) SOAP
7 18 (6.122%) XSLT
8 17 (5.782%) jQuery
9 16 (5.442%) .NET Framework
9 16 (5.442%) REST
10 14 (4.762%) JSON
11 13 (4.422%) Middleware
11 13 (4.422%) Silverlight
12 12 (4.082%) CSS
13 10 (3.401%) SAP Basis
13 10 (3.401%) WPF
14 7 (2.381%) J2EE
14 7 (2.381%) ASP
14 7 (2.381%) JSP
Application Platforms
1 7 (2.381%) NetWeaver
1 7 (2.381%) IIS
1 7 (2.381%) Amazon AWS
2 6 (2.041%) CMS
2 6 (2.041%) BizTalk Server
3 5 (1.701%) SAP Portal
3 5 (1.701%) Amazon EC2
3 5 (1.701%) Windows Azure
4 4 (1.361%) ESB
4 4 (1.361%) MS Exchange
4 4 (1.361%) SharePoint
5 3 (1.020%) Lotus Notes
5 3 (1.020%) SAS
5 3 (1.020%) Documentum
5 3 (1.020%) Mule
6 2 (0.680%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.680%) Lync
6 2 (0.680%) MSMQ
6 2 (0.680%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.680%) SAP EP
Applications
1 12 (4.082%) MS Excel
2 11 (3.741%) MS Office
3 5 (1.701%) MS PowerPoint
4 4 (1.361%) MS Project
5 2 (0.680%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (4.082%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.361%) SAP BPC
3 3 (1.020%) Summit
4 2 (0.680%) SmartPlant
4 2 (0.680%) Cognos Planning
4 2 (0.680%) Cognos Business Intelligence
5 1 (0.340%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.340%) SAP SEM
5 1 (0.340%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.340%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.340%) PeopleSoft HRMS
5 1 (0.340%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.340%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.340%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.340%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.340%) RMDS
5 1 (0.340%) Oracle BPM
Communications & Networking
1 24 (8.163%) SAN
2 13 (4.422%) LAN
3 12 (4.082%) WAN
3 12 (4.082%) Internet
4 9 (3.061%) NAS
5 8 (2.721%) Firewall
6 7 (2.381%) Intranet
7 6 (2.041%) LDAP
8 5 (1.701%) DNS
9 4 (1.361%) Unified Communications
9 4 (1.361%) IP Telephony
9 4 (1.361%) Network Security
9 4 (1.361%) HTTP
9 4 (1.361%) VPN
10 2 (0.680%) Fibre Channel
10 2 (0.680%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.340%) Extranet
11 1 (0.340%) Kerberos
11 1 (0.340%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.340%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (16.67%) SQL Server
2 13 (4.422%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 12 (4.082%) SQL Server 2005
3 12 (4.082%) SQL Server 2008
4 10 (3.401%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (3.061%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (2.381%) SAP BW
6 7 (2.381%) Big Data
7 6 (2.041%) NoSQL
8 4 (1.361%) HBase
8 4 (1.361%) Apache Cassandra
8 4 (1.361%) Hadoop
8 4 (1.361%) DTS
8 4 (1.361%) RDBMS
8 4 (1.361%) DB2
8 4 (1.361%) SQL Server 2000
9 3 (1.020%) SAP BI
9 3 (1.020%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (1.020%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.680%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 6 (2.041%) Maven
1 6 (2.041%) ClearQuest
2 5 (1.701%) Ant
3 4 (1.361%) Selenium
3 4 (1.361%) Team Foundation Server
4 3 (1.020%) Visual Studio
4 3 (1.020%) CruiseControl
5 2 (0.680%) JBehave
5 2 (0.680%) JIRA
5 2 (0.680%) ClearCase
5 2 (0.680%) PeopleTools
6 1 (0.340%) JMeter
6 1 (0.340%) JUnit
6 1 (0.340%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.340%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.340%) EasyMock
6 1 (0.340%) Talend Open Studio
6 1 (0.340%) NUnit
6 1 (0.340%) Appcelerator Titanium
6 1 (0.340%) Axure RP
General
1 56 (19.05%) Finance
1 56 (19.05%) Banking
2 19 (6.463%) Investment Banking
3 18 (6.122%) Retail
4 11 (3.741%) Front Office
4 11 (3.741%) Telecoms
5 5 (1.701%) Manufacturing
5 5 (1.701%) Back Office
6 4 (1.361%) Legal
7 3 (1.020%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (1.020%) Publishing
7 3 (1.020%) Marketing
7 3 (1.020%) Billing
8 2 (0.680%) Music
8 2 (0.680%) Military
8 2 (0.680%) Advertising
9 1 (0.340%) Law
9 1 (0.340%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.340%) Online Betting
9 1 (0.340%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 147 (50.00%) Architect
2 42 (14.29%) Technical Architect
3 40 (13.61%) Solutions Architect
4 39 (13.27%) Developer
5 31 (10.54%) Consultant
6 20 (6.803%) Project Manager
7 18 (6.122%) Data Architect
8 17 (5.782%) Analyst
8 17 (5.782%) Lead Architect
9 11 (3.741%) C# Developer
10 10 (3.401%) .NET Developer
10 10 (3.401%) Business Analyst
11 9 (3.061%) SAP Consultant
12 8 (2.721%) Technical Manager
12 8 (2.721%) Enterprise Architect
12 8 (2.721%) SAP Architect
12 8 (2.721%) Senior Developer
13 7 (2.381%) Designer
13 7 (2.381%) Business Project Manager
13 7 (2.381%) Business Manager
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.803%) Management Information System
2 16 (5.442%) Derivative
3 13 (4.422%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 10 (3.401%) Data Protection Act
5 9 (3.061%) iPhone
5 9 (3.061%) iPad
6 8 (2.721%) NHS
7 7 (2.381%) N-Tier
7 7 (2.381%) Market Risk
8 6 (2.041%) Data Integration
8 6 (2.041%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (1.701%) Freedom of Information Act
9 5 (1.701%) Computer Science
9 5 (1.701%) Freedom of Information
9 5 (1.701%) SaaS
10 4 (1.361%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.361%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.361%) SWIFT
10 4 (1.361%) Life Science
10 4 (1.361%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 61 (20.75%) Windows
2 26 (8.844%) Linux
3 25 (8.503%) UNIX
4 13 (4.422%) Android
5 10 (3.401%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (3.061%) Apple iOS
7 7 (2.381%) Windows 7
8 6 (2.041%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (1.701%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (1.361%) Windows XP
10 4 (1.361%) SUSE
11 3 (1.020%) AIX
11 3 (1.020%) Solaris
11 3 (1.020%) Windows 2000 Server
11 3 (1.020%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (13.61%) Project Management
2 34 (11.56%) TOGAF
3 28 (9.524%) Enterprise Architecture
4 27 (9.184%) OO
5 23 (7.823%) CRM
5 23 (7.823%) SOA
6 22 (7.483%) Business Intelligence
7 21 (7.143%) E-Commerce
8 20 (6.803%) Data Architecture
8 20 (6.803%) Agile Software Development
9 19 (6.463%) ITIL
10 18 (6.122%) PRINCE2
10 18 (6.122%) Migration
11 16 (5.442%) Workflow
11 16 (5.442%) Disaster Recovery
12 15 (5.102%) Content Management
13 14 (4.762%) Web Development
13 14 (4.762%) UML
13 14 (4.762%) Scrum
14 13 (4.422%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 60 (20.41%) SQL
2 54 (18.37%) Java
3 42 (14.29%) C#
4 23 (7.823%) JavaScript
5 18 (6.122%) VBA
6 16 (5.442%) C++
7 10 (3.401%) Python
7 10 (3.401%) Shell Script
8 9 (3.061%) ABAP
9 8 (2.721%) C
10 6 (2.041%) T-SQL
11 4 (1.361%) XPath
11 4 (1.361%) XQuery
11 4 (1.361%) PHP
12 3 (1.020%) Objective-C
12 3 (1.020%) Apex Code
12 3 (1.020%) Groovy
12 3 (1.020%) PowerShell
12 3 (1.020%) Ruby
13 2 (0.680%) Bourne shell
Qualifications
1 24 (8.163%) Degree
2 11 (3.741%) Security Cleared
3 5 (1.701%) SC Cleared
4 4 (1.361%) ISEB
4 4 (1.361%) MBA
5 3 (1.020%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (1.020%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (1.020%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.680%) CCSE
7 1 (0.340%) MCSE
7 1 (0.340%) CCIE
7 1 (0.340%) CCNP
7 1 (0.340%) CCNA
7 1 (0.340%) PMP
7 1 (0.340%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.340%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.340%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.340%) CISSP
7 1 (0.340%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (0.340%) HP ASE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.041%) QA
2 4 (1.361%) PCI DSS
3 3 (1.020%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.680%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.680%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.340%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.340%) SLA
5 1 (0.340%) GxP
System Software
1 22 (7.483%) Active Directory
2 21 (7.143%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.041%) OpenSSO
4 4 (1.361%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.680%) VMware ESX
6 1 (0.340%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.340%) XenApp
6 1 (0.340%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (1.020%) Puppet
2 2 (0.680%) Splunk
2 2 (0.680%) SCCM
2 2 (0.680%) Norton AntiVirus
2 2 (0.680%) Nagios
3 1 (0.340%) Control-M
3 1 (0.340%) Business Desktop Deployment
Vendors
1 38 (12.93%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.20%) Oracle
3 23 (7.823%) VMware
4 21 (7.143%) SAP
5 11 (3.741%) IBM
6 9 (3.061%) Red Hat
6 9 (3.061%) Citrix
6 9 (3.061%) Facebook
7 8 (2.721%) Cisco
8 6 (2.041%) Pega
8 6 (2.041%) Informatica
8 6 (2.041%) Sybase
9 5 (1.701%) HP
10 4 (1.361%) Rackspace
10 4 (1.361%) Twitter
10 4 (1.361%) Hortonworks
10 4 (1.361%) Cloudera
10 4 (1.361%) Cognos
10 4 (1.361%) EMC
10 4 (1.361%) Business Objects
London
The client is looking for a candidate with the following skills and experience: - Design the functional and technical solutions to the project requirements in accordance with the programme...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
Business Systems Analyst (ServiceNow, ITIL, ITSM) - Docklands, East London - up to £425 per day... The successful candidate will ideally hold qualifications as a 'ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist' and...
Ashdown IT
Rate: £350 - £425 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
With expertise designing and modelling n-tier developments?... Create functional and technical specification and documentation of these requirementsBe the conduit between the development team and the presales teamGet...
OCC Computing
Rate: £350 - 400 per day
Posted: 26 April 2013
City of London
Working in a team of Pega Architects you will be personally responsible for the following: Architecture Roadmaps for the Solution / Technical Architecture Ensure the Architecture is aligned to...
Selecture Limited
Rate: Market rate
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
C#, .Net 4.0, Multi-threading, WCF, VBA, C++, SQL Server, XML, XSLT, FX Derivatives, Foreign Exchange, Pricing, Risk, Exotics... Candidates are expected to have extensive experience of...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £500 - £550 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hounslow, Middlesex
Our client is setting up a new business unit acting as a service bureau for 3 rd party customers. You will lead the implementation of the security plan...
@ITS
Rate: From £475 to £525 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
Duties will include:*Implement and maintain the technical architecture that provides the necessary stability to business, including telephony and associated software.*Liaise with the business to identify and...
Argyll Scott International
Rate: £800 - £1200 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013