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This section looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts across the UK 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank4351
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads24852383
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.188 %2.677 %
As % of the category below3.505 %2.930 %
Daily rates quoted785777
Average minimum daily rate£483£452
Average daily rate£518£487
% change on same period last year+6.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£553£522
UK excluding London average daily rate£475£467
% change on same period last year+1.65 %
Hourly rates quoted4149
Average minimum hourly rate£40.28£38.95
Average hourly rate£42.99£41.11
% change on same period last year+4.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.70£43.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.43£42.44
% change on same period last year-4.72 %
Job Titles UKJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads7090681323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled90.97 %91.37 %
Daily rates quoted2227722948
Average minimum daily rate£383£393
Average daily rate£410£418
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£353
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Hourly rates quoted60886503
Average minimum hourly rate£22.15£23.67
Average hourly rate£23.87£25.13
% change on same period last year-5.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.58£26.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.48£25.12
% change on same period last year-6.53 %

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 the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Architect across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Architect Demand Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

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 UK over the past 3 months.

Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Architect across the UK.

Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the UK over the past 3 months.

Architect Hourly Rate Histogram

Architect
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1EnglandUp+82319£520+6.48 %
2LondonUp+251185£552+7.64 %
3South EastDown-5426£485+5.69 %
4City of LondonUp+39228£552-0.63 %
5East of EnglandDown-2158£470+1.37 %
6BerkshireDown-18134£500+11.14 %
7South WestUp+38130£471-4.37 %
8North WestDown-8101£483-7.14 %
9YorkshireUp+1481£427-6.70 %
10WalesDown-273£494+16.73 %
10HampshireUp+1373£490+7.18 %
11HertfordshireDown-871£501+6.65 %
12West MidlandsDown-2167£431+2.79 %
13East MidlandsUp+961£484+1.22 %
14BuckinghamshireDown-956£489-1.12 %
15ReadingUp+452£523+20.43 %
16Milton KeynesDown-751£494-3.66 %
17SurreyUp+1650£482+6.76 %
17ScotlandUp+3050£455+10.97 %
18MidlandsUp+549£442-6.47 %
19South WalesUp+845£507+9.52 %
20West YorkshireDown-1141£422-3.76 %
20EssexUp+1041£385-11.47 %
21BristolUp+2136£390-17.98 %
22WiltshireUp+2334£472-5.75 %
23GlasgowUp+3131£462-
24North EastUp+1429£432-38.35 %
24CheshireDown-2429£458+0.31 %
25MiddlesexUp+1128£486+8.02 %
25LeedsDown-1128£412-10.22 %

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Architect also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Architect.

1975 (19.00 %)Finance
2921 (17.95 %)Oracle
3729 (14.20 %)Java
4634 (12.35 %).NET
5576 (11.22 %)J2EE
6537 (10.46 %)Banking
7532 (10.37 %)Government
8445 (8.671 %)UML
9431 (8.398 %)Microsoft
10422 (8.223 %)SQL
11420 (8.184 %)Windows
12399 (7.775 %)Unix
13391 (7.619 %)SQL Server
14371 (7.229 %)SAP
15359 (6.995 %)XML
16358 (6.976 %)C#
17339 (6.606 %)SOA
18301 (5.865 %)Data Modelling
19294 (5.729 %)WebServices
20283 (5.514 %)Datawarehouse
21270 (5.261 %)Migration
21270 (5.261 %)Technical Architecture
22261 (5.086 %)Cisco
23259 (5.047 %)Enterprise Architecture
24245 (4.774 %)WebLogic
25235 (4.579 %)Project Management
26233 (4.540 %)Telecoms
27232 (4.521 %)OO
28225 (4.384 %)IBM
28225 (4.384 %)Business Intelligence

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Architect also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Architect. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1634 (12.35 %).NET
2576 (11.22 %)J2EE
3359 (6.995 %)XML
4294 (5.729 %)WebServices
5221 (4.306 %)WebSphere
6199 (3.878 %)ASP.NET
7181 (3.527 %)Middleware
8117 (2.280 %).NET Framework
9108 (2.104 %)Hibernate
10102 (1.988 %)Spring
1189 (1.734 %)AJAX
1288 (1.715 %)JMS
1378 (1.520 %)HTML
1475 (1.461 %)SOAP
1561 (1.189 %)EJB
1655 (1.072 %)Struts
1749 (0.955 %)SAP XI
1848 (0.935 %)JSP
1947 (0.916 %)Servlets
2044 (0.857 %)Java EE
Application Platforms
1245 (4.774 %)WebLogic
2146 (2.845 %)SharePoint
3101 (1.968 %)BizTalk Server
475 (1.461 %)SharePoint Server 2007
571 (1.383 %)MS Exchange
663 (1.228 %)IIS
761 (1.189 %)NetWeaver
858 (1.130 %)JBoss
949 (0.955 %)WebSphere Application Server
1048 (0.935 %)WebLogic Portal
1147 (0.916 %)CMS
1147 (0.916 %)Exchange Server 2003
1244 (0.857 %)ESB
1342 (0.818 %)Apache
1436 (0.701 %)Tomcat
1533 (0.643 %)SAS
1630 (0.585 %)MQSeries
1727 (0.526 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1825 (0.487 %)Exchange Server 2000
1825 (0.487 %)Oracle Workflow
Applications
1182 (3.546 %)MS Visio
266 (1.286 %)MS Excel
344 (0.857 %)MS Office
424 (0.468 %)MS Project
514 (0.273 %)InfoPath
612 (0.234 %)Photoshop
77 (0.136 %)Adobe Illustrator
77 (0.136 %)CA Clarity
86 (0.117 %)MS PowerPoint
86 (0.117 %)ArcView
91 (0.019 %)InDesign
91 (0.019 %)SPSS
91 (0.019 %)Acrobat
91 (0.019 %)AutoCAD
91 (0.019 %)Paint Shop Pro
91 (0.019 %)CATIA
Business Applications
137 (0.721 %)Oracle Applications
231 (0.604 %)Oracle EBS
324 (0.468 %)Oracle 11i
419 (0.370 %)SAP HR
419 (0.370 %)Temenos T24
516 (0.312 %)BusinessWorks
613 (0.253 %)SAP IS-U
712 (0.234 %)TIBCO iProcess
712 (0.234 %)SAP MDM
712 (0.234 %)SAP ERP
811 (0.214 %)Microsoft CRM
910 (0.195 %)SAP Retail
109 (0.175 %)Oracle iRecruitment
118 (0.156 %)Siebel Analytics
118 (0.156 %)SAP CRM
127 (0.136 %)Oracle Financials
127 (0.136 %)SAP R/3
127 (0.136 %)AWD
136 (0.117 %)SAP CO
136 (0.117 %)SAP FI
Communications & Networking
1212 (4.131 %)SAN
2182 (3.546 %)Internet
3132 (2.572 %)Firewall
3132 (2.572 %)WAN
4121 (2.358 %)LAN
594 (1.832 %)MPLS
678 (1.520 %)TCP/IP
771 (1.383 %)Network Security
856 (1.091 %)DNS
955 (1.072 %)VoIP
1054 (1.052 %)BGP
1150 (0.974 %)OSPF
1150 (0.974 %)HTTP
1242 (0.818 %)Intranet
1338 (0.740 %)LDAP
1437 (0.721 %)GPRS
1536 (0.701 %)VPN
1634 (0.663 %)IP Telephony
1729 (0.565 %)BSS
1827 (0.526 %)GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1391 (7.619 %)SQL Server
2283 (5.514 %)Datawarehouse
3125 (2.436 %)SQL Server 2005
4121 (2.358 %)ETL
5115 (2.241 %)Oracle 10g
6108 (2.104 %)BusinessObjects
7107 (2.085 %)DB2
886 (1.676 %)RDBMS
961 (1.189 %)Oracle 8/8i
1060 (1.169 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1152 (1.013 %)Oracle Reports
1247 (0.916 %)SQL Server 2000
1343 (0.838 %)Oracle 9i
1435 (0.682 %)GIS
1533 (0.643 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1631 (0.604 %)OLAP
1729 (0.565 %)DTS
1828 (0.546 %)Reference Data
1927 (0.526 %)SQL Server 7
2025 (0.487 %)Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
150 (0.974 %)Visual Studio
231 (0.604 %)ERwin
328 (0.546 %)Eclipse
427 (0.526 %)ClearCase
526 (0.507 %)Rational Rose
622 (0.429 %)Ant
721 (0.409 %)JUnit
816 (0.312 %)JDeveloper
915 (0.292 %)JBuilder
1013 (0.253 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
1112 (0.234 %)NUnit
129 (0.175 %)Oracle Forms
129 (0.175 %)Flash
137 (0.136 %)PowerDesigner
146 (0.117 %)LoadRunner
146 (0.117 %)ClearQuest
155 (0.097 %)AllFusion
164 (0.078 %)ARTiSAN
173 (0.058 %)ProC
173 (0.058 %)IntelliJ
General
1975 (19.00 %)Finance
2537 (10.46 %)Banking
3532 (10.37 %)Government
4233 (4.540 %)Telecoms
5215 (4.189 %)Investment Banking
6210 (4.092 %)Retail
7134 (2.611 %)Insurance
8117 (2.280 %)Back Office
971 (1.383 %)Financial Institution
971 (1.383 %)Front Office
1053 (1.033 %)Retail Banking
1152 (1.013 %)Marketing
1152 (1.013 %)Construction
1247 (0.916 %)Billing
1341 (0.799 %)Pensions
1438 (0.740 %)Education
1534 (0.663 %)Health
1534 (0.663 %)Military
1632 (0.624 %)Games
1730 (0.585 %)Publishing
Miscellaneous
1146 (2.845 %)Derivative
2123 (2.397 %)Credit Risk
396 (1.871 %)N-Tier
489 (1.734 %)Mainframe
569 (1.345 %)Market Risk
649 (0.955 %)Data Integration
745 (0.877 %)Management Information System
843 (0.838 %)Web 2.0
941 (0.799 %)Clustering
941 (0.799 %)Equities
1039 (0.760 %)CESG
1138 (0.740 %)Thin Client
1138 (0.740 %)Fat Client
1237 (0.721 %)Fixed Income
1332 (0.624 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
1431 (0.604 %)Client/Server
1431 (0.604 %)Replication
1431 (0.604 %)French Language
1529 (0.565 %)Asset Management
1622 (0.429 %)Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1420 (8.184 %)Windows
2399 (7.775 %)Unix
3200 (3.897 %)Solaris
4153 (2.981 %)Linux
585 (1.656 %)AIX
650 (0.974 %)Windows XP
650 (0.974 %)Windows Server 2003
745 (0.877 %)Windows NT
839 (0.760 %)HPUX
930 (0.585 %)Windows 2000
930 (0.585 %)Windows Vista
108 (0.156 %)MVS
117 (0.136 %)Windows Mobile
124 (0.078 %)SUSE
133 (0.058 %)VME
133 (0.058 %)Symbian OS
133 (0.058 %)VMS
142 (0.039 %)zOS
142 (0.039 %)Tru64
151 (0.019 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1445 (8.671 %)UML
2339 (6.606 %)SOA
3301 (5.865 %)Data Modelling
4270 (5.261 %)Migration
4270 (5.261 %)Technical Architecture
5259 (5.047 %)Enterprise Architecture
6235 (4.579 %)Project Management
7232 (4.521 %)OO
8225 (4.384 %)Business Intelligence
9189 (3.683 %)TOGAF
10158 (3.079 %)ITIL
11143 (2.786 %)CRM
12131 (2.553 %)RUP
13129 (2.514 %)E-Commerce
14113 (2.202 %)Content Management
15108 (2.104 %)ERP
16103 (2.007 %)Agile Software Development
16103 (2.007 %)Workflow
1798 (1.910 %)Service Management
1891 (1.773 %)Network Design
Programming Languages
1729 (14.20 %)Java
2422 (8.223 %)SQL
3358 (6.976 %)C#
4133 (2.592 %)C++
5118 (2.299 %)PL/SQL
668 (1.325 %)JavaScript
767 (1.306 %)C
848 (0.935 %)VB.NET
947 (0.916 %)VB
1036 (0.701 %)Transact-SQL
1126 (0.507 %)VB6
1222 (0.429 %)Delphi
1315 (0.292 %)COBOL
1413 (0.253 %)VBA
1510 (0.195 %)Shell Script
1510 (0.195 %)VBScript
1510 (0.195 %)ABAP
169 (0.175 %)Smalltalk
178 (0.156 %)Perl
186 (0.117 %)SAS Macro
Qualifications
1114 (2.221 %)Cisco Certification
2102 (1.988 %)Degree
379 (1.539 %)Microsoft Certification
464 (1.247 %)CCIE
558 (1.130 %)MCSE
648 (0.935 %)CCNP
732 (0.624 %)CCDA
831 (0.604 %)CCNA
926 (0.507 %)CCDP
1023 (0.448 %)ITIL Certification
1113 (0.253 %)ISEB
1212 (0.234 %)MCP
1310 (0.195 %)Sun Certification
148 (0.156 %)CISSP
148 (0.156 %)MCSD
148 (0.156 %)MBA
148 (0.156 %)JNCIE
156 (0.117 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
156 (0.117 %)CCIP
156 (0.117 %)SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
177 (1.500 %)QA
222 (0.429 %)SLA
313 (0.253 %)JSP 440
49 (0.175 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
58 (0.156 %)CESG Infosec
67 (0.136 %)BS7799
76 (0.117 %)WAI
85 (0.097 %)Basel II
94 (0.078 %)COBIT
103 (0.058 %)HL7
103 (0.058 %)PAS 78
112 (0.039 %)HMG Infosec
112 (0.039 %)BS7666
112 (0.039 %)ISO27001
112 (0.039 %)PCI DSS
121 (0.019 %)ISO9000
121 (0.019 %)ISO9001
121 (0.019 %)BS25999
System Software
1153 (2.981 %)Active Directory
255 (1.072 %)AquaLogic
345 (0.877 %)Oracle RAC
426 (0.507 %)NetBackup
516 (0.312 %)VMware ESX
615 (0.292 %)Terminal Services
78 (0.156 %)Citrix Presentation Server
87 (0.136 %)Samba
96 (0.117 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
104 (0.078 %)MetaFrame
113 (0.058 %)Terminal Server
113 (0.058 %)MSMQ
122 (0.039 %)NFS
122 (0.039 %)RACF
131 (0.019 %)Oracle RMAN
131 (0.019 %)Xen
Systems Management
142 (0.818 %)Tivoli
232 (0.624 %)OpenView
331 (0.604 %)MOM
426 (0.507 %)EMC TimeFinder
524 (0.468 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
622 (0.429 %)OpenView Configuration Management
721 (0.409 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
814 (0.273 %)MIIS
911 (0.214 %)SCOM
1010 (0.195 %)Unicenter
119 (0.175 %)SCCM
126 (0.117 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
126 (0.117 %)Legato
135 (0.097 %)Netcool
135 (0.097 %)TIBCO Hawk
135 (0.097 %)BMC Performance Manager
143 (0.058 %)BMC PATROL
143 (0.058 %)Tivoli Monitoring
143 (0.058 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
152 (0.039 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
Vendors
1921 (17.95 %)Oracle
2431 (8.398 %)Microsoft
3371 (7.229 %)SAP
4261 (5.086 %)Cisco
5225 (4.384 %)IBM
6160 (3.118 %)Sun
7138 (2.689 %)BEA
8137 (2.670 %)HP
9108 (2.104 %)Business Objects
10107 (2.085 %)EMC
1183 (1.617 %)Siebel
1273 (1.422 %)Citrix
1364 (1.247 %)VERITAS
1364 (1.247 %)VMware
1458 (1.130 %)TIBCO
1553 (1.033 %)Sybase
1648 (0.935 %)Cognos
1732 (0.624 %)Red Hat
1831 (0.604 %)Vignette
1930 (0.585 %)PeopleSoft
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