Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Architect role in IT contracts within the North West 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 Applications Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Architect
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-142
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£550
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£526£549
% change on same period last year-4.24 %
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£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Applications Architect EnglandApplications Architect
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.

Applications Architect
Demand Trend

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

North West Applications Architect Demand Trend

Applications Architect
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Applications Architect across the North West region.

North West Applications Architect Daily Rate Trend

Applications Architect
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Applications 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 Applications Architect in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
23 (75.00 %)Pharmaceutical
23 (75.00 %)Zachman Framework
23 (75.00 %)MS Visio
23 (75.00 %)EAI
23 (75.00 %)ETL
32 (50.00 %)Datawarehouse
41 (25.00 %)Information Management
41 (25.00 %)GAMP
41 (25.00 %)GxP
41 (25.00 %)Process Management
41 (25.00 %)Education

Applications Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Applications 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 Applications Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Visio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)ETL
22 (50.00 %)Datawarehouse
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (25.00 %)Education
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
23 (75.00 %)EAI
23 (75.00 %)Zachman Framework
31 (25.00 %)Information Management
31 (25.00 %)Process Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)GAMP
11 (25.00 %)GxP