The first table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts advertised for the Shropshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised for the Shropshire 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Architect
Rank 9 19 17
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -2
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 10 9 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Shropshire 9.174% 6.977% 5.660%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.53% 7.377% 6.452%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 9 2
Average daily rate £565 £438 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+29.14% -12.50%
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year
+5.55% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £27.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year
+48.14% -32.50%
All Job Titles
Shropshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95 122 93
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Shropshire 87.16% 94.57% 87.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 77 39
Average daily rate £325 £325 £325
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £265 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £563 £500 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
Average hourly rate £10.00 £10.00 £11.20
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -10.71%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Architect
West Midlands

Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Architect across the Shropshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Shropshire Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

Shropshire Architect Daily Rate Trend

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Telford +7 9 £565 +29.14%
Architect
West Midlands

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

1 13 (50.00%) Java
2 9 (34.62%) SQL
2 9 (34.62%) Oracle
2 9 (34.62%) SOA
3 8 (30.77%) Windows
3 8 (30.77%) UML
4 7 (26.92%) Web Services
4 7 (26.92%) Firewall
5 6 (23.08%) XML
5 6 (23.08%) OOA/OOD
5 6 (23.08%) PL/SQL
5 6 (23.08%) Windows Server 2008
5 6 (23.08%) Pega
6 5 (19.23%) J2EE
6 5 (19.23%) WebLogic
7 4 (15.38%) Oracle 8/8i
8 3 (11.54%) IBM
8 3 (11.54%) .NET
8 3 (11.54%) AIX
8 3 (11.54%) UNIX
8 3 (11.54%) Software Architecture
9 2 (7.692%) Enterprise Architecture
9 2 (7.692%) Oracle 11g
9 2 (7.692%) SCCM
9 2 (7.692%) ClearQuest
9 2 (7.692%) Migration
9 2 (7.692%) OO
9 2 (7.692%) VB
9 2 (7.692%) C#
9 2 (7.692%) COBOL

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

Application Development
1 7 (26.92%) Web Services
2 6 (23.08%) XML
3 5 (19.23%) J2EE
4 3 (11.54%) .NET
5 1 (3.846%) REST
5 1 (3.846%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 5 (19.23%) WebLogic
2 1 (3.846%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.846%) BizTalk Server
2 1 (3.846%) SharePoint 2010
Communications & Networking
1 7 (26.92%) Firewall
2 1 (3.846%) LAN
2 1 (3.846%) VoIP
2 1 (3.846%) Internet
2 1 (3.846%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (15.38%) Oracle 8/8i
2 2 (7.692%) Oracle 11g
3 1 (3.846%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (7.692%) ClearQuest
1 2 (7.692%) ClearCase
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.846%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 8 (30.77%) Windows
2 6 (23.08%) Windows Server 2008
3 3 (11.54%) AIX
3 3 (11.54%) UNIX
4 2 (7.692%) Windows 7
5 1 (3.846%) Windows 8
5 1 (3.846%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (3.846%) Windows XP
5 1 (3.846%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (34.62%) SOA
2 8 (30.77%) UML
3 6 (23.08%) OOA/OOD
4 3 (11.54%) Software Architecture
5 2 (7.692%) Enterprise Architecture
5 2 (7.692%) Migration
5 2 (7.692%) OO
5 2 (7.692%) Waterfall
6 1 (3.846%) Network Management
6 1 (3.846%) Software Distribution
6 1 (3.846%) Agile Software Development
6 1 (3.846%) TOGAF
6 1 (3.846%) Network Design
6 1 (3.846%) Data Migration
6 1 (3.846%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 13 (50.00%) Java
2 9 (34.62%) SQL
3 6 (23.08%) PL/SQL
4 2 (7.692%) VB
4 2 (7.692%) C#
4 2 (7.692%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 1 (3.846%) CISSP
1 1 (3.846%) CCSA
1 1 (3.846%) CCSE
System Software
1 1 (3.846%) Active Directory
1 1 (3.846%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (7.692%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (34.62%) Oracle
2 6 (23.08%) Pega
3 3 (11.54%) IBM
4 2 (7.692%) Microsoft
5 1 (3.846%) Cisco
5 1 (3.846%) Nokia
5 1 (3.846%) CheckPoint
5 1 (3.846%) webMethods
5 1 (3.846%) VMware
5 1 (3.846%) AppSense
5 1 (3.846%) Fortinet