The first table below looks at the demand for Software Architecture skills in IT contracts advertised for the Surrey region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Software Architecture over the 3 months to 22 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Surrey 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Architecture
Rank 72 96 99
Rank change year-on-year
+24 +3
Contract jobs citing Software Architecture 7 1 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 0.605% 0.061% 0.110%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.838% 0.089% 0.152%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
Average daily rate £575 - £406
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £365 £388
% change year-on-year
-3.97% -5.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £43.25 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-13.29% +57.27%
All Processes & Methodologies
Surrey
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
835 1125 1313
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 72.17% 68.35% 72.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 421 635 678
Average daily rate £415 £350 £408
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.57% -14.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £273 £250 £284
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £525 £515
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 58 37
Average hourly rate £37.50 £31.50 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+19.04% -3.07%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.50 £15.50 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £55.12 £41.50 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Software Architecture
South East

Software Architecture
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Software Architecture across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Surrey Software Architecture Jobs Demand Trend

Software Architecture
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Architecture across the Surrey region.

Surrey Software Architecture Daily Rate Trend

Software Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Software Architecture across the Surrey region.

Surrey Software Architecture Hourly Rate Trend

Software Architecture
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architecture within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 22 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
Guildford -6 6 - -
Software Architecture
South East

Software Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing Software Architecture also 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 that cited Software Architecture.

1 7 (77.78%) C#
2 6 (66.67%) C++
2 6 (66.67%) SQL
2 6 (66.67%) C
2 6 (66.67%) MS Excel
2 6 (66.67%) Data Mining
2 6 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (66.67%) Code Coverage
2 6 (66.67%) MS Visio
2 6 (66.67%) Games
2 6 (66.67%) Automated Testing
2 6 (66.67%) Degree
2 6 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 6 (66.67%) Test Automation
2 6 (66.67%) Process Architecture
2 6 (66.67%) Game Development
2 6 (66.67%) Kinect
2 6 (66.67%) Test Strategy
3 5 (55.56%) Scrum
4 4 (44.44%) Streaming Video
4 4 (44.44%) Software Engineering
4 4 (44.44%) Regression Testing
4 4 (44.44%) Data Analysis
4 4 (44.44%) Windows
4 4 (44.44%) Python
4 4 (44.44%) JavaScript
4 4 (44.44%) Windows 8
4 4 (44.44%) Analytics
4 4 (44.44%) Visualisation
4 4 (44.44%) Continuous Integration

Software Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing Software Architecture also 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 that cited Software Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (33.33%) Web Services
2 2 (22.22%) WebSphere
2 2 (22.22%) WCF
2 2 (22.22%) REST
3 1 (11.11%) Silverlight
3 1 (11.11%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 2 (22.22%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (66.67%) MS Excel
1 6 (66.67%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (66.67%) Data Mining
2 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (66.67%) Games
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Development Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Architect
3 2 (22.22%) Software Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Architect
3 2 (22.22%) Software Development Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Software Architect
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Computer Science
1 6 (66.67%) Kinect
2 4 (44.44%) Streaming Video
2 4 (44.44%) Visualisation
3 2 (22.22%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Windows
1 4 (44.44%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Code Coverage
1 6 (66.67%) Automated Testing
1 6 (66.67%) Test Automation
1 6 (66.67%) Process Architecture
1 6 (66.67%) Game Development
1 6 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 5 (55.56%) Scrum
3 4 (44.44%) Software Engineering
3 4 (44.44%) Regression Testing
3 4 (44.44%) Data Analysis
3 4 (44.44%) Analytics
3 4 (44.44%) Continuous Integration
4 2 (22.22%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (22.22%) Project Planning
4 2 (22.22%) E-Commerce
4 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (22.22%) Load Testing
5 1 (11.11%) Project Management
5 1 (11.11%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) C#
2 6 (66.67%) C++
2 6 (66.67%) SQL
2 6 (66.67%) C
3 4 (44.44%) Python
3 4 (44.44%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) ISTQB
Vendors
1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Oracle
2 1 (11.11%) Teradata
Surrey
Technical skills, must have: .Net 4, C#, Silverlight, some SOA, MQ, webservices, Scrum and multi-tier architecture... Ideally you will come from a .Net development background with experience...
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Posted: 15 May 2013