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The table below looks at the demand for the Data 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 Data Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkData Architect
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank400541
Rank change on same period last yearUp+141
Matching contract IT job ads178132
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.249 %0.133 %
As % of the category below0.280 %0.145 %
Daily rates quoted4456
Average minimum daily rate£506£511
Average daily rate£543£542
% change on same period last year+0.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£581£573
UK excluding London average daily rate£529£478
% change on same period last year+10.73 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£80.00
Average hourly rate£42.50£80.00
% change on same period last year-46.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£80.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.50-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6350091029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.71 %91.46 %
Daily rates quoted2058627389
Average minimum daily rate£373£388
Average daily rate£398£413
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56647945
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£23.82
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.38
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.74£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %

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.

Data Architect
Demand Trend

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

Data Architect Demand Trend

Data Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

Data Architect Daily Rate Trend

Data Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Architect within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Data Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Data Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Data Architect within the UK.

Data Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Data Architect
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Architect within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank 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
EnglandUp+117157£547+0.06 %
LondonUp+5785£551-0.73 %
South EastUp+6738£560+8.65 %
City of LondonDown-627£559-14.97 %
BerkshireUp+6326£512-0.84 %
ScotlandUp+2815--
South WestUp+2913£650+30.00 %
East MidlandsUp+209£450-
LincolnshireNew entry-8£450-
West MidlandsNew entry-7--
BuckinghamshireUp+236--
MaidenheadNew entry-5£513-
Milton KeynesNew entry-5--
HampshireUp+304£725+52.63 %
WarwickshireNew entry-3--
North WestUp+163£475-
West LothianNew entry-3--
EdinburghUp+133--
ReadingUp+43£500+5.26 %
WarwickNew entry-3--
LivingstonNew entry-3--
Docklands, LondonUp+352£825-
BelfastNew entry-2--
SloughUp+42£500-16.66 %
GlasgowUp+172--
Northern IrelandNew entry-2--
East of EnglandUp+262--
NewportNew entry-2--
SurreyUp+222--
WalesNew entry-2--

Data Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Data 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 Data Architect in their job title.

1147 (51.22 %)Data Modelling
288 (30.66 %)Datawarehouse
384 (29.27 %)Data Architecture
469 (24.04 %)Oracle
561 (21.25 %)ETL
561 (21.25 %)Business Intelligence
652 (18.12 %)SQL Server
747 (16.38 %)SQL
844 (15.33 %)Banking
938 (13.24 %)Finance
1034 (11.85 %)ERwin
1133 (11.50 %)Investment Banking
1232 (11.15 %)Data Analysis
1331 (10.80 %)Sybase
1429 (10.10 %)XML
1526 (9.059 %)Telecoms
1623 (8.014 %)Data Integration
1623 (8.014 %)MS Visio
1722 (7.666 %)CRM
1722 (7.666 %)Business Objects
1722 (7.666 %)Government
1722 (7.666 %)BusinessObjects
1820 (6.969 %)Migration
1820 (6.969 %)Enterprise Architecture
1919 (6.620 %)SOA
2018 (6.272 %)Data Mart
2018 (6.272 %)Reference Data
2018 (6.272 %)Security Cleared
2117 (5.923 %)RDBMS
2117 (5.923 %)Java

Data Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Data 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 Data Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (10.10 %)XML
213 (4.530 %)XML Schema
312 (4.181 %)Middleware
49 (3.136 %)J2EE
55 (1.742 %)WebServices
55 (1.742 %)XML Messaging
64 (1.394 %).NET
73 (1.045 %)Oracle Coherence
81 (0.348 %)Spring
81 (0.348 %)WebSphere
81 (0.348 %)XSD
81 (0.348 %)Java RMI
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (2.439 %)ESB
24 (1.394 %)SAS
24 (1.394 %)TIBCO EMS
33 (1.045 %)MS Exchange
42 (0.697 %)IIS
42 (0.697 %)Rendezvous
51 (0.348 %)NetWeaver
51 (0.348 %)SharePoint
51 (0.348 %)WebLogic
51 (0.348 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
123 (8.014 %)MS Visio
23 (1.045 %)MS Excel
31 (0.348 %)SPSS
31 (0.348 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (4.878 %)RMDS
23 (1.045 %)SAP CRM
23 (1.045 %)SAP MDM
31 (0.348 %)Dynamics AX
31 (0.348 %)SAP FI-CA
31 (0.348 %)SAP FI
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (1.045 %)WAN
13 (1.045 %)Firewall
22 (0.697 %)SAN
22 (0.697 %)Internet
22 (0.697 %)3G
22 (0.697 %)LAN
31 (0.348 %)NetScreen
31 (0.348 %)BSS
31 (0.348 %)Cisco ASA
31 (0.348 %)VPN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
188 (30.66 %)Datawarehouse
261 (21.25 %)ETL
352 (18.12 %)SQL Server
422 (7.666 %)BusinessObjects
518 (6.272 %)Data Mart
518 (6.272 %)Reference Data
617 (5.923 %)RDBMS
716 (5.575 %)OLAP
811 (3.833 %)DB2
99 (3.136 %)Data Cleansing
99 (3.136 %)SQL Server 2005
108 (2.787 %)BODI
117 (2.439 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
117 (2.439 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
126 (2.091 %)DataStage
126 (2.091 %)OLTP
135 (1.742 %)Oracle OLAP
144 (1.394 %)Data Mining
144 (1.394 %)Oracle OWB
144 (1.394 %)SQL Server Integration Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
134 (11.85 %)ERwin
215 (5.226 %)AllFusion
31 (0.348 %)Oracle Forms
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
144 (15.33 %)Banking
238 (13.24 %)Finance
333 (11.50 %)Investment Banking
426 (9.059 %)Telecoms
522 (7.666 %)Government
611 (3.833 %)Billing
75 (1.742 %)Retail
75 (1.742 %)Financial Institution
83 (1.045 %)Back Office
83 (1.045 %)Automotive
83 (1.045 %)Insurance
83 (1.045 %)Pensions
92 (0.697 %)Police
92 (0.697 %)Manufacturing
92 (0.697 %)Publishing
101 (0.348 %)Criminal Justice
101 (0.348 %)Law
101 (0.348 %)Education
101 (0.348 %)Home Office
101 (0.348 %)Local Government
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (8.014 %)Data Integration
26 (2.091 %)Derivative
26 (2.091 %)Computer Science
34 (1.394 %)Fixed Income
43 (1.045 %)Management Information System
52 (0.697 %)Replication
52 (0.697 %)Freedom of Information
52 (0.697 %)Biometrics
61 (0.348 %)PKI
61 (0.348 %)N-Tier
61 (0.348 %)NHS
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (3.833 %)Solaris
28 (2.787 %)Windows
36 (2.091 %)UNIX
41 (0.348 %)HPUX
41 (0.348 %)Linux
41 (0.348 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.348 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1147 (51.22 %)Data Modelling
284 (29.27 %)Data Architecture
361 (21.25 %)Business Intelligence
432 (11.15 %)Data Analysis
522 (7.666 %)CRM
620 (6.969 %)Migration
620 (6.969 %)Enterprise Architecture
719 (6.620 %)SOA
818 (6.272 %)Security Cleared
916 (5.575 %)UML
1013 (4.530 %)Risk Assessment
1013 (4.530 %)Data Management
1013 (4.530 %)Data Migration
1111 (3.833 %)Asset Management
1111 (3.833 %)SC Cleared
129 (3.136 %)Agile Software Development
129 (3.136 %)RDF
138 (2.787 %)Requirements Analysis
138 (2.787 %)Investment Management
147 (2.439 %)Business Analysis
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (16.38 %)SQL
217 (5.923 %)Java
36 (2.091 %)Transact-SQL
42 (0.697 %)VBScript
42 (0.697 %)VB
42 (0.697 %)PL/SQL
42 (0.697 %)C#
51 (0.348 %)C
51 (0.348 %)ABAP
51 (0.348 %)VBA
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (1.394 %)CCIE
14 (1.394 %)Cisco Certification
21 (0.348 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (2.787 %)BS7666
26 (2.091 %)ISO17799
26 (2.091 %)BS7799
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (1.394 %)Active Directory
21 (0.348 %)NetBackup
21 (0.348 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (0.348 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
169 (24.04 %)Oracle
231 (10.80 %)Sybase
322 (7.666 %)Business Objects
414 (4.878 %)Informatica
511 (3.833 %)Reuters
610 (3.484 %)salesforce.com
610 (3.484 %)Embarcadero
79 (3.136 %)Cisco
79 (3.136 %)IBM
88 (2.787 %)SAP
88 (2.787 %)TIBCO
97 (2.439 %)Ab Initio
97 (2.439 %)Casewise
97 (2.439 %)Microsoft
105 (1.742 %)Chordiant
114 (1.394 %)Telelogic
123 (1.045 %)ESRI
123 (1.045 %)Avaya
123 (1.045 %)Juniper
123 (1.045 %)HP