The first table below looks at the demand for Technical Architecture skills in IT contracts advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Technical Architecture over the 3 months to 21 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 Manchester 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Technical Architecture
Rank 72 88 67
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -21
Contract jobs citing Technical Architecture 1 1 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 0.106% 0.077% 0.694%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.149% 0.121% 1.067%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 3
Average daily rate £465 £350 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+32.85% -22.22%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £440 £410
% change year-on-year
-3.40% +7.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £30.00 -
All Processes & Methodologies
Manchester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
670 827 656
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 70.97% 63.62% 65.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 342 418 299
Average daily rate £325 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £235 £230 £191
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 38 37
Average hourly rate £17.50 £17.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -2.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.01 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £79.00 £37.00 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Technical Architecture
North West

Technical Architecture
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Technical Architecture Daily Rate Trend

Technical Architecture
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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 2 (66.67%) Data Management
1 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
1 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) NetWeaver
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Technical Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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 Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) NetWeaver
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Solutions Architect
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Architect
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Solutions Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Technical Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Data Management
1 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
1 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SAP
Manchester, Lancashire
Key Skills and Experience: Familiarity with the enterprise architecture, definition of SAP landscape tiers and applications. 6+ years Basis/Netweaver and relevant architectural experience... Solid business understanding and...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Rate: £450 - £480 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013