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The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Manchester 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 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6541
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching contract IT job ads1426
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.026 %
As % of the category below1.259 %2.444 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£440£400
Average daily rate£440£483
% change on same period last year-8.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£567
UK excluding London average daily rate£462£459
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£17.95
Average hourly rate£42.50£17.95
% change on same period last year+136.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£17.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.88£45.20
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads11121064
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.498 %1.065 %
Daily rates quoted207214
Average minimum daily rate£318£332
Average daily rate£337£355
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted153134
Average minimum hourly rate£19.03£17.66
Average hourly rate£20.74£19.48
% change on same period last year+6.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.45£21.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.87£25.62
% change on same period last year-6.81 %
Architect North WestArchitect
North West

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 4 September 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
AltrinchamNew entry-2£440-
SaleNew entry-2--
StockportNew entry-1--
SalfordNew entry-1--
Architect North WestArchitect
North West

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

110 (35.71 %)Finance
28 (28.57 %)C#
28 (28.57 %).NET
35 (17.86 %)J2EE
35 (17.86 %)SQL Server
35 (17.86 %)WebServices
35 (17.86 %)SOA
35 (17.86 %)Banking
44 (14.29 %)WebSphere
44 (14.29 %)Zachman Framework
44 (14.29 %)TOGAF
44 (14.29 %)RUP
44 (14.29 %)Oracle
44 (14.29 %)Java
44 (14.29 %)SQL
44 (14.29 %)WebLogic
44 (14.29 %)Windows
44 (14.29 %)RDBMS
53 (10.71 %)Microsoft
53 (10.71 %)Smartcard
53 (10.71 %)ASP.NET
53 (10.71 %).NET Framework
62 (7.143 %)QA
62 (7.143 %)Insurance
62 (7.143 %)Wonderware
62 (7.143 %)CCTV
62 (7.143 %)SCADA
62 (7.143 %)Business Development
62 (7.143 %)IIS
62 (7.143 %)CRM

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (28.57 %).NET
25 (17.86 %)J2EE
25 (17.86 %)WebServices
34 (14.29 %)WebSphere
43 (10.71 %).NET Framework
43 (10.71 %)ASP.NET
51 (3.571 %)SOAP
51 (3.571 %)XML
51 (3.571 %)Middleware
51 (3.571 %)AJAX
51 (3.571 %)WCF
51 (3.571 %)WPF
51 (3.571 %)WF
51 (3.571 %)Silverlight
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (14.29 %)WebLogic
22 (7.143 %)IIS
22 (7.143 %)BizTalk Server
31 (3.571 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (3.571 %)SharePoint
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.571 %)InfoPath
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.571 %)Oracle Financials
11 (3.571 %)Microsoft CRM
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.143 %)WAN
12 (7.143 %)LAN
21 (3.571 %)VoIP
21 (3.571 %)CTI
21 (3.571 %)Internet
21 (3.571 %)BSS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (17.86 %)SQL Server
24 (14.29 %)RDBMS
32 (7.143 %)EDRMS
41 (3.571 %)Data Mart
41 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (3.571 %)BusinessObjects
41 (3.571 %)Datawarehouse
41 (3.571 %)ETL
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.571 %)Visual Studio
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (35.71 %)Finance
25 (17.86 %)Banking
32 (7.143 %)Insurance
41 (3.571 %)Retail Banking
41 (3.571 %)Online Banking
41 (3.571 %)Retail
41 (3.571 %)Back Office
41 (3.571 %)Telecoms
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (10.71 %)Smartcard
22 (7.143 %)Mainframe
22 (7.143 %)CCTV
22 (7.143 %)SCADA
22 (7.143 %)N-Tier
31 (3.571 %)Blog
31 (3.571 %)AS400
31 (3.571 %)IVR
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (14.29 %)Windows
22 (7.143 %)Windows XP
22 (7.143 %)UNIX
31 (3.571 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (3.571 %)AIX
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (17.86 %)SOA
24 (14.29 %)RUP
24 (14.29 %)Zachman Framework
24 (14.29 %)TOGAF
32 (7.143 %)EAI
32 (7.143 %)Business Development
32 (7.143 %)CRM
41 (3.571 %)E-Commerce
41 (3.571 %)UML
41 (3.571 %)OO
41 (3.571 %)Business Intelligence
41 (3.571 %)GAP Analysis
41 (3.571 %)Unified Process
41 (3.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (3.571 %)Data Architecture
41 (3.571 %)Data Modelling
41 (3.571 %)Systems Analysis
41 (3.571 %)Business Analysis
41 (3.571 %)Requirements Analysis
41 (3.571 %)Technical Architecture
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (28.57 %)C#
24 (14.29 %)Java
24 (14.29 %)SQL
31 (3.571 %)Transact-SQL
31 (3.571 %)Smalltalk
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.571 %)Cisco Certification
11 (3.571 %)Microsoft Certification
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.143 %)QA
21 (3.571 %)SLA
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (7.143 %)Active Directory
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (14.29 %)Oracle
23 (10.71 %)Microsoft
32 (7.143 %)Anite
32 (7.143 %)Wonderware
41 (3.571 %)EMC
41 (3.571 %)Business Objects
41 (3.571 %)Cisco
41 (3.571 %)IBM