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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Architect role in IT contracts within the Stevenage 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 Software Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-15
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.597 %
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£468£493
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£47.00£36.75
% change on same period last year+27.89 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads7077
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted817
Average minimum daily rate£292£294
Average daily rate£314£333
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted4045
Average minimum hourly rate£30.51£29.30
Average hourly rate£31.74£30.18
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.98£31.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Software Architect HertfordshireSoftware Architect
Hertfordshire

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.

Software Architect
Demand Trend

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

Stevenage Software Architect Demand Trend

Software Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stevenage Software Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Software Architect
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region that cited Software 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 Software Architect in their job title.

18 (88.89 %)OO
27 (77.78 %)OOP
27 (77.78 %)Computer Science
32 (22.22 %)UML
32 (22.22 %)C++
41 (11.11 %)Java
41 (11.11 %)XML
41 (11.11 %)CORBA
41 (11.11 %)RDBMS
41 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
41 (11.11 %)DVB
41 (11.11 %)Validation

Software Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region that cited Software 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 Software Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %)XML
11 (11.11 %)CORBA
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)DVB
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)RDBMS
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (77.78 %)Computer Science
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (88.89 %)OO
27 (77.78 %)OOP
32 (22.22 %)UML
41 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
41 (11.11 %)Validation
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)C++
21 (11.11 %)Java