Architect IT Contracts in the South East
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts advertised for the South East 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 South East 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 20 18 31
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +13
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 533 637 562
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 6.839% 6.278% 5.417%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.391% 6.800% 5.847%
Number of daily rates quoted 246 289 203
Average daily rate £475 £455 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.39% -4.21%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £350 £375
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £575 £575
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year
+5.55% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 6
Average hourly rate £28.75 £27.00 £32.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+6.48% -17.55%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £26.98 £24.75 £23.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £63.50 £27.00 £58.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £27.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year
+48.14% -32.50%
Search 94 Architect jobs in the South East
All Job Titles
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 7211 9367 9611
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 92.52% 92.32% 92.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 3605 4207 4140
Average daily rate £350 £350 £351
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -0.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £225 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 577 716 825
Average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £11.38 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.00 £42.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Architect
England

Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East Architect Daily Rate Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South East Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South East Architect Hourly Rate Histogram

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 South East 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
Berkshire -1 224 £500 +11.11%
Hampshire -2 111 £450 -5.26%
Surrey +6 78 £525 +16.66%
Buckinghamshire +10 52 £450 +5.88%
West Sussex +2 22 £450 -10.00%
Oxfordshire +4 10 £500 +25.00%
East Sussex +9 8 £525 +7.69%
Middlesex +2 8 £468 -0.26%
Home Counties +3 4 £550 -
Kent -5 4 £400 -17.94%
Sussex +4 2 £456 +8.63%
Architect
England

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 179 (17.34%) Telecoms
2 160 (15.50%) Security Cleared
3 147 (14.24%) Oracle
3 147 (14.24%) Microsoft
4 145 (14.05%) Windows
5 131 (12.69%) TOGAF
6 127 (12.31%) SC Cleared
7 122 (11.82%) Migration
8 115 (11.14%) Finance
9 100 (9.690%) SQL
10 99 (9.593%) SQL Server
11 89 (8.624%) CRM
12 88 (8.527%) VMware
13 85 (8.236%) ITIL
14 81 (7.849%) .NET
14 81 (7.849%) Cisco
15 79 (7.655%) Citrix
16 75 (7.267%) Firewall
17 73 (7.074%) Enterprise Architecture
17 73 (7.074%) SAN
17 73 (7.074%) SOA
17 73 (7.074%) Technical Architecture
18 70 (6.783%) Data Modelling
19 64 (6.202%) SharePoint
19 64 (6.202%) SAP
20 63 (6.105%) 3G
21 59 (5.717%) Radio Access Network
22 58 (5.620%) C#
23 56 (5.426%) VMware Infrastructure
24 55 (5.329%) Stakeholder Management

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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 81 (7.849%) .NET
2 53 (5.136%) XML
3 51 (4.942%) Web Services
4 41 (3.973%) WebSphere
5 32 (3.101%) ASP.NET
6 30 (2.907%) HTML
7 28 (2.713%) Middleware
8 25 (2.422%) J2EE
9 20 (1.938%) WCF
10 19 (1.841%) Oracle Fusion
11 17 (1.647%) SOAP
12 16 (1.550%) JMS
13 15 (1.453%) Spring
14 14 (1.357%) CSS
15 13 (1.260%) XML Schema
15 13 (1.260%) Hibernate
15 13 (1.260%) jQuery
16 12 (1.163%) Java EE
16 12 (1.163%) JSP
17 11 (1.066%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 64 (6.202%) SharePoint
2 18 (1.744%) SharePoint 2010
3 16 (1.550%) CMS
4 15 (1.453%) MS Exchange
4 15 (1.453%) IIS
4 15 (1.453%) SharePoint Server
5 14 (1.357%) ESB
6 11 (1.066%) BizTalk Server
7 10 (0.969%) Lync
7 10 (0.969%) Apache
8 9 (0.872%) Exchange Server 2010
9 7 (0.678%) WebSphere Application Server
9 7 (0.678%) Tomcat
10 6 (0.581%) NetWeaver
10 6 (0.581%) WebLogic
11 5 (0.484%) GlassFish
12 4 (0.388%) WebSphere Portal
12 4 (0.388%) ArcGIS
12 4 (0.388%) Oracle Application Server
12 4 (0.388%) Commerce Server
Applications
1 41 (3.973%) MS Excel
2 20 (1.938%) MS Office
3 16 (1.550%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.678%) MS PowerPoint
5 6 (0.581%) Adobe Illustrator
5 6 (0.581%) InDesign
6 5 (0.484%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.484%) OmniGraffle
7 2 (0.194%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 21 (2.035%) Remedy ITSM
2 14 (1.357%) CSG Singleview
3 10 (0.969%) SAP CRM
4 9 (0.872%) SAP IS-U
5 7 (0.678%) SAP FI
5 7 (0.678%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (0.581%) SAP FI/CO
6 6 (0.581%) SAP CO
7 5 (0.484%) SAP SD
7 5 (0.484%) Oracle EBS R12
7 5 (0.484%) SAP SRM
8 4 (0.388%) Oracle EBS
8 4 (0.388%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 3 (0.291%) SalesLogix
9 3 (0.291%) Siebel Analytics
10 2 (0.194%) Oracle Retail
10 2 (0.194%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.194%) SAP PSCD
10 2 (0.194%) Oracle BPM
10 2 (0.194%) Endur
Communications & Networking
1 75 (7.267%) Firewall
2 73 (7.074%) SAN
3 63 (6.105%) 3G
4 59 (5.717%) Radio Access Network
5 48 (4.651%) LTE
6 45 (4.360%) BSS
7 41 (3.973%) 2G
8 36 (3.488%) LAN
9 35 (3.391%) WAN
10 33 (3.198%) Internet
11 31 (3.004%) NAS
12 30 (2.907%) Network Security
13 24 (2.326%) SMTP
14 22 (2.132%) 4G
14 22 (2.132%) RNC
15 18 (1.744%) Intrusion Detection
16 14 (1.357%) Nokia NetAct
16 14 (1.357%) MPLS
16 14 (1.357%) VPN
17 13 (1.260%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (9.593%) SQL Server
2 36 (3.488%) Data Warehouse
3 26 (2.519%) SQL Server 2008
4 25 (2.422%) Oracle 8/8i
5 22 (2.132%) Oracle 11g
6 19 (1.841%) GIS
7 16 (1.550%) Oracle BI EE
8 15 (1.453%) SQL Server 2005
9 14 (1.357%) MySQL
10 11 (1.066%) BusinessObjects
11 10 (0.969%) DB2
12 7 (0.678%) SAP BW
13 6 (0.581%) Data Mining
14 5 (0.484%) OLTP
14 5 (0.484%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 4 (0.388%) IBM InfoSphere
15 4 (0.388%) IDOL
15 4 (0.388%) RDBMS
15 4 (0.388%) SAP BI
15 4 (0.388%) DTS
Development Applications
1 14 (1.357%) Dreamweaver
2 13 (1.260%) Visual Studio
3 10 (0.969%) Axure RP
4 9 (0.872%) Team Foundation Server
5 4 (0.388%) Ant
6 3 (0.291%) DbUnit
7 2 (0.194%) Talend Open Studio
7 2 (0.194%) Git (software)
7 2 (0.194%) ClearCase
7 2 (0.194%) VSS/SourceSafe
8 1 (0.097%) Rational Rose
8 1 (0.097%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.097%) PeopleTools
8 1 (0.097%) ERwin
8 1 (0.097%) RequisitePro
8 1 (0.097%) StarTeam
8 1 (0.097%) CruiseControl
8 1 (0.097%) Selenium
General
1 179 (17.34%) Telecoms
2 115 (11.14%) Finance
3 53 (5.136%) Billing
4 37 (3.585%) Retail
5 30 (2.907%) Banking
6 14 (1.357%) Marketing
7 7 (0.678%) Investment Banking
7 7 (0.678%) Manufacturing
8 5 (0.484%) Pharmaceutical
8 5 (0.484%) Interactive Media
9 4 (0.388%) Military
9 4 (0.388%) Back Office
10 3 (0.291%) Publishing
10 3 (0.291%) Legal
11 2 (0.194%) German Language
11 2 (0.194%) Front Office
11 2 (0.194%) Electronics
11 2 (0.194%) Local Government
12 1 (0.097%) Multimedia
12 1 (0.097%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 30 (2.907%) Management Information System
2 22 (2.132%) Open Source
2 22 (2.132%) CESG
3 17 (1.647%) Data Integration
4 14 (1.357%) SaaS
5 13 (1.260%) Cryptography
5 13 (1.260%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (1.066%) N-Tier
6 11 (1.066%) Thin Client
6 11 (1.066%) Clustering
6 11 (1.066%) Fat Client
7 10 (0.969%) Computer Science
7 10 (0.969%) Replication
8 9 (0.872%) Smart Meter
9 8 (0.775%) Web 2.0
10 7 (0.678%) Client/Server
10 7 (0.678%) Blackberry
10 7 (0.678%) Digital Media
11 6 (0.581%) Mobile App
11 6 (0.581%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 145 (14.05%) Windows
2 52 (5.039%) Windows Server 2008
3 45 (4.360%) UNIX
3 45 (4.360%) Linux
4 38 (3.682%) Windows Server 2003
5 31 (3.004%) Windows 7
6 28 (2.713%) Solaris
7 19 (1.841%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (0.969%) Oracle Linux
9 8 (0.775%) Windows XP
9 8 (0.775%) HPUX
10 5 (0.484%) Windows 8
10 5 (0.484%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.388%) Windows 2000 Server
11 4 (0.388%) AIX
12 3 (0.291%) Windows NT
13 1 (0.097%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.097%) VMS
13 1 (0.097%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (12.69%) TOGAF
2 122 (11.82%) Migration
3 89 (8.624%) CRM
4 85 (8.236%) ITIL
5 73 (7.074%) Enterprise Architecture
5 73 (7.074%) SOA
5 73 (7.074%) Technical Architecture
6 70 (6.783%) Data Modelling
7 55 (5.329%) Stakeholder Management
8 52 (5.039%) Data Architecture
9 51 (4.942%) Service Delivery
10 49 (4.748%) Project Management
11 45 (4.360%) Business Analysis
11 45 (4.360%) Information Architecture
12 43 (4.167%) Business Intelligence
13 37 (3.585%) E-Commerce
14 34 (3.295%) Data Migration
15 28 (2.713%) Scrum
15 28 (2.713%) Data Management
16 27 (2.616%) UML
Programming Languages
1 100 (9.690%) SQL
2 58 (5.620%) C#
3 49 (4.748%) Java
4 18 (1.744%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.550%) C
6 13 (1.260%) PHP
7 12 (1.163%) PL/SQL
8 9 (0.872%) Perl
8 9 (0.872%) VB.NET
9 8 (0.775%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.581%) Python
11 5 (0.484%) C++
12 4 (0.388%) Bash shell
12 4 (0.388%) Apex Code
12 4 (0.388%) ActionScript 2.0
12 4 (0.388%) VB
12 4 (0.388%) ActionScript
13 3 (0.291%) ABAP
13 3 (0.291%) PowerShell
14 2 (0.194%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 160 (15.50%) Security Cleared
2 127 (12.31%) SC Cleared
3 37 (3.585%) Degree
4 27 (2.616%) Cisco Certification
4 27 (2.616%) DV Cleared
5 23 (2.229%) CCNA
6 19 (1.841%) Microsoft Certification
7 17 (1.647%) CISSP
8 16 (1.550%) ISEB
9 13 (1.260%) MCTS
10 12 (1.163%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 12 (1.163%) MCSE
11 9 (0.872%) MCITP
11 9 (0.872%) CISM
12 6 (0.581%) CCSP
13 5 (0.484%) MCP
13 5 (0.484%) CISA
14 4 (0.388%) ISEB Practitioner
14 4 (0.388%) ISSAP
15 3 (0.291%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (2.035%) PCI DSS
2 18 (1.744%) QA
3 15 (1.453%) Data Quality
4 8 (0.775%) JSP 440
4 8 (0.775%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.194%) SLA
6 1 (0.097%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 56 (5.426%) VMware Infrastructure
2 46 (4.457%) Active Directory
3 25 (2.422%) Hyper-V
4 24 (2.326%) XenApp
5 22 (2.132%) vSphere
6 15 (1.453%) XenDesktop
7 10 (0.969%) VMware ESXi
7 10 (0.969%) Microsoft App-V
8 8 (0.775%) XenServer
9 7 (0.678%) Oracle RAC
10 6 (0.581%) VMware ESX
11 4 (0.388%) Xen
12 3 (0.291%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.097%) Varnish
13 1 (0.097%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 23 (2.229%) SCCM
2 15 (1.453%) Netcool
3 11 (1.066%) Ionix
4 10 (0.969%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 9 (0.872%) OpenView
5 9 (0.872%) EMC NetWorker
6 8 (0.775%) SCOM
7 7 (0.678%) Data Guard
8 5 (0.484%) Tivoli
8 5 (0.484%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
9 4 (0.388%) OpenView Configuration Management
10 3 (0.291%) Cisco CUCM
11 2 (0.194%) McAfee ePO
11 2 (0.194%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 2 (0.194%) CA SiteMinder
12 1 (0.097%) Nagios
12 1 (0.097%) MOM
12 1 (0.097%) OVSD
12 1 (0.097%) TeMIP
12 1 (0.097%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 147 (14.24%) Oracle
1 147 (14.24%) Microsoft
2 88 (8.527%) VMware
3 81 (7.849%) Cisco
4 79 (7.655%) Citrix
5 64 (6.202%) SAP
6 43 (4.167%) HP
7 32 (3.101%) Ericsson
8 31 (3.004%) Siebel
9 26 (2.519%) EMC
10 25 (2.422%) Red Hat
11 24 (2.326%) IBM
12 23 (2.229%) McAfee
13 22 (2.132%) Remedy
13 22 (2.132%) BMC
14 21 (2.035%) Juniper
15 15 (1.453%) Sun
15 15 (1.453%) Radware
16 13 (1.260%) Nokia
16 13 (1.260%) Meridio
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