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This section looks at the demand for the Technical Architect role in IT contracts within the South 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 Technical Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Architect
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank116141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads2223
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.023 %
As % of the category below0.527 %0.417 %
Daily rates quoted27
Average minimum daily rate£410£514
Average daily rate£433£554
% change on same period last year-21.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£455£593
UK excluding London average daily rate£447£461
% change on same period last year-3.12 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.93£46.39
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads41725513
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.561 %5.578 %
Daily rates quoted14101472
Average minimum daily rate£345£337
Average daily rate£368£356
% change on same period last year+3.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted527707
Average minimum hourly rate£24.83£24.47
Average hourly rate£26.74£26.19
% change on same period last year+2.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.65£27.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Technical Architect EnglandTechnical 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.

Technical Architect
Demand Trend

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

South West Technical Architect Demand Trend

Technical Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Technical Architect Daily Rate Trend

Technical Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Technical Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Architect
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architect within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BristolUp+2112--
WiltshireUp+136£433-
SomersetNew entry-1--
GloucestershireDown-91--
DorsetUp+41--
Technical Architect EnglandTechnical Architect
England

Technical Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Technical 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 Technical Architect in their job title.

127 (55.10 %)Security Cleared
217 (34.69 %)SC Cleared
312 (24.49 %)Government
411 (22.45 %)Microsoft
411 (22.45 %)HP
510 (20.41 %)VMware
510 (20.41 %)VMware Infrastructure
68 (16.33 %)MODAF
68 (16.33 %)Disaster Recovery
68 (16.33 %)Oracle
76 (12.24 %)SQL Server
76 (12.24 %).NET
76 (12.24 %)Project Management
76 (12.24 %)CCNA
76 (12.24 %)Cisco Certification
76 (12.24 %)DoDAF
85 (10.20 %)Finance
85 (10.20 %)Project Planning
85 (10.20 %)Military
85 (10.20 %)CESG
85 (10.20 %)CESG CLAS
85 (10.20 %)Microsoft Certification
85 (10.20 %)C#
85 (10.20 %)Windows
85 (10.20 %)UML
85 (10.20 %)MCSE
85 (10.20 %)Cisco
94 (8.163 %)Business Intelligence
94 (8.163 %)SOA
94 (8.163 %)XSLT

Technical Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Technical 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 Technical Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (12.24 %).NET
24 (8.163 %)XSLT
33 (6.122 %)J2EE
42 (4.082 %)WebServices
51 (2.041 %)WSDL
51 (2.041 %)WebSphere
51 (2.041 %)WCF
51 (2.041 %)WF
51 (2.041 %)WSE
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (6.122 %)BizTalk Server
22 (4.082 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (4.082 %)SharePoint
22 (4.082 %)MS Exchange
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.082 %)MS Project
12 (4.082 %)MS Excel
21 (2.041 %)MS Office
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.082 %)SAN
12 (4.082 %)Network Security
21 (2.041 %)Internet
21 (2.041 %)Firewall
21 (2.041 %)LDAP
21 (2.041 %)LAN
21 (2.041 %)WAN
21 (2.041 %)SNA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (12.24 %)SQL Server
24 (8.163 %)OLAP
24 (8.163 %)Oracle OLAP
24 (8.163 %)Oracle BI EE
33 (6.122 %)Oracle Discoverer
42 (4.082 %)DB2
42 (4.082 %)SQL Server 7
42 (4.082 %)Oracle OWB
42 (4.082 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (2.041 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (2.041 %)Oracle Reports
51 (2.041 %)RDBMS
51 (2.041 %)Oracle 10g
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.082 %)ARTiSAN
21 (2.041 %)Rational Rose
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (24.49 %)Government
25 (10.20 %)Military
25 (10.20 %)Finance
33 (6.122 %)Back Office
33 (6.122 %)Telecoms
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (10.20 %)CESG
15 (10.20 %)CESG CLAS
22 (4.082 %)AS400
31 (2.041 %)Thin Client
31 (2.041 %)Fat Client
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (10.20 %)Windows
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (55.10 %)Security Cleared
217 (34.69 %)SC Cleared
38 (16.33 %)MODAF
38 (16.33 %)Disaster Recovery
46 (12.24 %)Project Management
46 (12.24 %)DoDAF
55 (10.20 %)UML
55 (10.20 %)Project Planning
64 (8.163 %)Technical Architecture
64 (8.163 %)SOA
64 (8.163 %)Business Intelligence
73 (6.122 %)DSDM
73 (6.122 %)TOGAF
73 (6.122 %)Requirements Analysis
73 (6.122 %)BC Cleared
82 (4.082 %)PRINCE2
91 (2.041 %)ITIL
91 (2.041 %)Data Modelling
91 (2.041 %)OOD
91 (2.041 %)Service Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (10.20 %)C#
23 (6.122 %)C
32 (4.082 %)Java
41 (2.041 %)SQL
41 (2.041 %)C++
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (12.24 %)Cisco Certification
16 (12.24 %)CCNA
25 (10.20 %)MCSE
25 (10.20 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (6.122 %)CCDA
41 (2.041 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
41 (2.041 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.041 %)SLA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (20.41 %)VMware Infrastructure
24 (8.163 %)Oracle RAC
32 (4.082 %)Active Directory
41 (2.041 %)Terminal Services
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (22.45 %)Microsoft
111 (22.45 %)HP
210 (20.41 %)VMware
38 (16.33 %)Oracle
45 (10.20 %)Cisco
54 (8.163 %)Citrix
62 (4.082 %)Sun
71 (2.041 %)Intel
71 (2.041 %)IBM
71 (2.041 %)Chordiant
71 (2.041 %)Telelogic
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