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The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Sussex 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank627
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.003 %
As % of the category below12.79 %1.442 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£610-
Average daily rate£610-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£610-
UK excluding London average daily rate£465£454
% change on same period last year+2.41 %
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£43.34£42.56
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads86208
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.209 %
Daily rates quoted1726
Average minimum daily rate£445£368
Average daily rate£456£376
% change on same period last year+21.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£468£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted822
Average minimum hourly rate£30.80£17.43
Average hourly rate£35.18£18.70
% change on same period last year+88.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.55£19.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Architect South EastArchitect
South East

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 Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Sussex 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 Sussex region.

Sussex 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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Sussex Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sussex 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.

19 (50.00 %)OO
19 (50.00 %)Finance
27 (38.89 %)J2EE
36 (33.33 %)Java
36 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
36 (33.33 %)WebSphere
45 (27.78 %)MKS
45 (27.78 %)C
54 (22.22 %)UNIX
54 (22.22 %)AIX
54 (22.22 %)Six Sigma
63 (16.67 %)N-Tier
63 (16.67 %)SQL Server
63 (16.67 %).NET
72 (11.11 %)C#
72 (11.11 %)JSP
72 (11.11 %)Servlets
72 (11.11 %)JUnit
72 (11.11 %)SharePoint
72 (11.11 %)Microsoft
72 (11.11 %)HP
72 (11.11 %)Internet
72 (11.11 %)MOM
72 (11.11 %)Load Balancing
72 (11.11 %)SCOM
72 (11.11 %)Hibernate
72 (11.11 %)Spring
72 (11.11 %)JSF
72 (11.11 %)Insurance
81 (5.556 %)Billing

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sussex 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.

Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (38.89 %)J2EE
26 (33.33 %)WebSphere
33 (16.67 %).NET
42 (11.11 %)Hibernate
42 (11.11 %)Spring
42 (11.11 %)JSF
42 (11.11 %)JSP
42 (11.11 %)Servlets
51 (5.556 %)WebServices
51 (5.556 %).NET Framework
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (11.11 %)SharePoint
31 (5.556 %)BizTalk Server
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.11 %)Internet
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)SQL Server
21 (5.556 %)RDBMS
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.11 %)JUnit
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (11.11 %)Insurance
31 (5.556 %)Billing
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (16.67 %)N-Tier
21 (5.556 %)Firmware
21 (5.556 %)Clustering
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (22.22 %)UNIX
14 (22.22 %)AIX
21 (5.556 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (5.556 %)Windows
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (50.00 %)OO
24 (22.22 %)Six Sigma
32 (11.11 %)Load Balancing
41 (5.556 %)ITIL
41 (5.556 %)UML
41 (5.556 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (5.556 %)Identity Management
41 (5.556 %)Workflow
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (33.33 %)Java
25 (27.78 %)C
32 (11.11 %)C#
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)ITIL Certification
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.556 %)Active Directory
11 (5.556 %)Terminal Services
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (11.11 %)MOM
12 (11.11 %)SCOM
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (27.78 %)MKS
22 (11.11 %)Microsoft
22 (11.11 %)HP