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The table below looks at the demand for the Lead Architect role in IT contracts within the Shropshire 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 Lead Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Lead Architect
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank33-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.370 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£669£610
% change on same period last year+9.82 %
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£42.75-
% change on same period last year-
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads270168
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.384 %0.170 %
Daily rates quoted10753
Average minimum daily rate£357£251
Average daily rate£378£277
% change on same period last year+36.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£303
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1123
Average minimum hourly rate£20.38£22.53
Average hourly rate£21.30£25.85
% change on same period last year-17.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.23£29.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Lead Architect West MidlandsLead Architect
West Midlands

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.

Lead Architect
Demand Trend

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

Shropshire Lead Architect Demand Trend

Lead Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
TelfordNew entry-1--
Lead Architect West MidlandsLead Architect
West Midlands

Lead Architect
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region that cited Lead 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 Lead Architect in their job title.

12 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
12 (66.67 %)Government
21 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (33.33 %)Banking
21 (33.33 %)Retail
21 (33.33 %)Technical Architecture
21 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
21 (33.33 %)BC Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (33.33 %)Oracle
21 (33.33 %)WebLogic
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)UNIX
21 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)TOAD
21 (33.33 %)webMethods
21 (33.33 %)Pega
21 (33.33 %)Workflow

Lead Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region that cited Lead 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 Lead Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)XML
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)WebLogic
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)TOAD
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Government
21 (33.33 %)Banking
21 (33.33 %)Retail
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)Windows
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Workflow
21 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (33.33 %)Technical Architecture
21 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
21 (33.33 %)BC Cleared
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)Java
11 (33.33 %)SQL
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Oracle
11 (33.33 %)webMethods
11 (33.33 %)Pega