The first table below looks at the demand for ArchiMate skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ArchiMate over the 3 months to 18 June 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.

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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
ArchiMate
Rank 550 588 585
Rank change year-on-year
+38 -3
Contract jobs citing ArchiMate 4 1 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.008% 0.002% 0.003%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.012% 0.003% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
Average daily rate - £550 £600
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -8.33%
UK excluding London average daily rate - £550 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
34628 39600 41874
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 71.14% 68.19% 67.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 20769 22604 23882
Average daily rate £413 £400 £430
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.12% -6.97%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £580 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 996 1271 1448
Average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -13.79%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.11 £13.00 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £45.00 £45.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%

ArchiMate
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ArchiMate within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

ArchiMate Jobs Demand Trend

ArchiMate
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ArchiMate within the UK.

ArchiMate Daily Rate Trend

ArchiMate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ArchiMate 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 ArchiMate.

1 12 (80.00%) UML
2 9 (60.00%) TOGAF
2 9 (60.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 8 (53.33%) Security Cleared
4 7 (46.67%) SC Cleared
5 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (33.33%) MODAF
5 5 (33.33%) GIS
5 5 (33.33%) Open Source
5 5 (33.33%) DV Cleared
6 4 (26.67%) Telecoms
7 3 (20.00%) HTTP
7 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 2 (13.33%) OO
8 2 (13.33%) RUP
8 2 (13.33%) MS Excel
8 2 (13.33%) Data Modelling
8 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
8 2 (13.33%) BC Cleared
8 2 (13.33%) Programme Management
9 1 (6.667%) Agile Software Development
9 1 (6.667%) Data Management
9 1 (6.667%) Business Analysis
9 1 (6.667%) Data Architecture
9 1 (6.667%) MS Project Server
9 1 (6.667%) Reference Data
9 1 (6.667%) Change Management
9 1 (6.667%) Management Information System
9 1 (6.667%) CRM
9 1 (6.667%) SharePoint

ArchiMate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ArchiMate 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 ArchiMate. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (6.667%) XML
Application Platforms
1 1 (6.667%) SharePoint
1 1 (6.667%) MS Project Server
1 1 (6.667%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 2 (13.33%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (20.00%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (33.33%) GIS
General
1 4 (26.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (80.00%) Architect
2 6 (40.00%) Enterprise Architect
3 3 (20.00%) Technical Architect
3 3 (20.00%) Solutions Architect
4 2 (13.33%) Information Architect
4 2 (13.33%) Systems Architect
4 2 (13.33%) IT Architect
4 2 (13.33%) Information Systems Architect
5 1 (6.667%) Applications Architect
5 1 (6.667%) Data Architect
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Open Source
2 1 (6.667%) Mobile Payment
2 1 (6.667%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.667%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (80.00%) UML
2 9 (60.00%) TOGAF
2 9 (60.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 5 (33.33%) MODAF
3 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (13.33%) Programme Management
5 2 (13.33%) OO
5 2 (13.33%) RUP
5 2 (13.33%) Data Modelling
6 1 (6.667%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (6.667%) Change Management
6 1 (6.667%) Business Analysis
6 1 (6.667%) PRINCE2
6 1 (6.667%) Data Architecture
6 1 (6.667%) Information Architecture
6 1 (6.667%) CRM
6 1 (6.667%) Agile Software Development
6 1 (6.667%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.667%) C
Qualifications
1 8 (53.33%) Security Cleared
2 7 (46.67%) SC Cleared
3 5 (33.33%) DV Cleared
4 2 (13.33%) BC Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft