Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Staffordshire 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 Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank27-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.483 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£367-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£433-
UK excluding London average daily rate£484£474
% change on same period last year+2.05 %
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£47.39£37.27
% change on same period last year+27.16 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads201122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.401 %0.153 %
Daily rates quoted7037
Average minimum daily rate£297£334
Average daily rate£334£349
% change on same period last year-4.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.06 %
Hourly rates quoted2928
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£27.24
Average hourly rate£17.56£29.01
% change on same period last year-39.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.13£30.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Architect West MidlandsArchitect
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.

Architect
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Architect Demand Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Architect Daily Rate Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Staffordshire Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
StaffordNew entry-2£425-
Architect West MidlandsArchitect
West Midlands

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

16 (50.00 %)SQL
25 (41.67 %)Paros
25 (41.67 %)Information Security
25 (41.67 %)HTTP
25 (41.67 %)Auditing
25 (41.67 %)Fiddler
33 (25.00 %)Banking
33 (25.00 %)Insurance
33 (25.00 %)Firewall
33 (25.00 %)Network Security
33 (25.00 %)VLAN
33 (25.00 %)Finance
42 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (16.67 %)Data Security
42 (16.67 %)PKI
42 (16.67 %)Microsoft
42 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (16.67 %)MCSE
42 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
51 (8.333 %)JavaScript
51 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
51 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (8.333 %)HP
51 (8.333 %)VB.NET
51 (8.333 %).NET
51 (8.333 %)J2EE
51 (8.333 %)Oracle
51 (8.333 %)SQL Server
51 (8.333 %)WebLogic
51 (8.333 %)UNIX

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %).NET
11 (8.333 %)J2EE
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
12 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (8.333 %)WebLogic
21 (8.333 %)PegaRULES
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (41.67 %)HTTP
23 (25.00 %)Firewall
23 (25.00 %)VLAN
23 (25.00 %)Network Security
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (41.67 %)Paros
15 (41.67 %)Fiddler
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (41.67 %)Auditing
23 (25.00 %)Finance
23 (25.00 %)Banking
23 (25.00 %)Insurance
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)PKI
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)UNIX
11 (8.333 %)HPUX
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (41.67 %)Information Security
22 (16.67 %)Data Security
31 (8.333 %)UML
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (8.333 %)VB.NET
21 (8.333 %)JavaScript
21 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)MCSE
12 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Microsoft
21 (8.333 %)HP
21 (8.333 %)Pega
21 (8.333 %)Oracle