The first table below looks at the demand for Technical Architecture skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Technical Architecture over the 3 months to 24 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.

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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Technical Architecture
Rank 272 307 275
Rank change year-on-year
+35 -32
Contract jobs citing Technical Architecture 300 315 378
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.647% 0.540% 0.619%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.911% 0.796% 0.916%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 185 220
Average daily rate £475 £488 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.56% +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £308 £320 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £647 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £449 £405
% change year-on-year
-5.29% +10.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 10 0
Average hourly rate £45.00 £30.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+50.00% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £30.00 -
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
32941 39581 41270
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 71.01% 67.87% 67.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 19678 22705 23413
Average daily rate £413 £403 £438
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.48% -8.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £580 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 976 1282 1475
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 £13.50 £12.50 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%

Technical Architecture
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Technical Architecture Jobs Demand Trend

Technical Architecture
Daily Rate Trend

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

Technical Architecture Daily Rate Trend

Technical Architecture
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Architecture within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Technical Architecture Daily Rate Histogram

Technical Architecture
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Technical Architecture within the UK.

Technical Architecture Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Architecture
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 Technical Architecture within the UK over the 3 months to 24 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
England +41 284 £475 -2.56%
London -11 138 £550 +10.00%
South East +64 96 £428 +11.76%
City of London -7 33 £550 +10.00%
Berkshire +37 32 £488 +50.00%
Buckinghamshire +22 26 £290 -7.93%
Reading +33 24 £488 +13.70%
East of England +30 16 £425 -17.87%
Milton Keynes +14 16 £276 -12.30%
Hampshire 0 14 £451 +46.15%
East Midlands +6 12 £413 +33.06%
West Sussex +27 9 £419 -
South West +26 8 £383 -26.44%
Surrey +18 7 £438 -7.89%
Crawley - 7 £410 -
North West +5 6 £465 +3.33%
West Midlands +4 6 £550 +37.50%
Camberley - 5 - -
Basingstoke - 5 £403 -
Nottingham - 5 £685 -
Essex - 5 £331 -
Hertfordshire - 5 £475 -
Northamptonshire - 5 £381 -
Nottinghamshire - 5 £685 -
Swindon +5 4 - -
Wiltshire +3 4 - -
Canary Wharf -1 4 £600 +33.33%
Suffolk +14 3 £300 -
Scotland -18 3 £289 -40.10%
Northampton - 3 £413 -

Technical Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Technical 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 Technical Architecture.

1 109 (18.20%) Windows
2 106 (17.70%) Finance
3 94 (15.69%) SQL
4 90 (15.03%) Microsoft
5 87 (14.52%) Oracle
6 76 (12.69%) SQL Server
7 71 (11.85%) .NET
8 70 (11.69%) TOGAF
9 68 (11.35%) Banking
10 65 (10.85%) Java
10 65 (10.85%) Project Management
11 60 (10.02%) Enterprise Architecture
12 56 (9.349%) C#
13 53 (8.848%) Security Cleared
14 51 (8.514%) SAP
15 50 (8.347%) Migration
16 49 (8.180%) SOA
17 48 (8.013%) Business Intelligence
18 46 (7.679%) VMware
19 45 (7.513%) Web Services
20 43 (7.179%) Service Delivery
21 42 (7.012%) UNIX
22 40 (6.678%) Linux
22 40 (6.678%) VMware Infrastructure
23 39 (6.511%) Degree
23 39 (6.511%) Management Information System
24 38 (6.344%) Data Modelling
25 37 (6.177%) OO
26 36 (6.010%) LAN
27 35 (5.843%) E-Commerce

Technical Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Technical 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 Technical Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 71 (11.85%) .NET
2 45 (7.513%) Web Services
3 35 (5.843%) XML
4 28 (4.674%) ASP.NET
5 25 (4.174%) WCF
5 25 (4.174%) Middleware
6 24 (4.007%) HTML
6 24 (4.007%) .NET Framework
7 20 (3.339%) Silverlight
7 20 (3.339%) jQuery
8 19 (3.172%) WebSphere
8 19 (3.172%) XSLT
8 19 (3.172%) SOAP
9 16 (2.671%) J2EE
9 16 (2.671%) REST
10 14 (2.337%) CSS
10 14 (2.337%) JSON
11 13 (2.170%) WPF
11 13 (2.170%) Oracle Fusion
12 11 (1.836%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 18 (3.005%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.337%) ESB
3 12 (2.003%) Apache
4 11 (1.836%) NetWeaver
5 10 (1.669%) BizTalk Server
6 8 (1.336%) CMS
6 8 (1.336%) SharePoint 2010
6 8 (1.336%) SAP Portal
7 7 (1.169%) Amazon AWS
7 7 (1.169%) IIS
8 6 (1.002%) WebSphere Application Server
8 6 (1.002%) WebLogic
8 6 (1.002%) MS Exchange
9 5 (0.835%) Windows Azure
9 5 (0.835%) Amazon EC2
9 5 (0.835%) WebSphere MQ
10 4 (0.668%) Documentum
10 4 (0.668%) WebSphere Portal
11 3 (0.501%) Exchange Server 2010
11 3 (0.501%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 25 (4.174%) MS Excel
2 16 (2.671%) MS Office
3 8 (1.336%) MS PowerPoint
3 8 (1.336%) MS Project
4 6 (1.002%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (2.838%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.336%) Oracle EBS R12
3 6 (1.002%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.668%) SAP BPC
5 3 (0.501%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.501%) Oracle Applications
5 3 (0.501%) Summit
6 2 (0.334%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 2 (0.334%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.334%) CSG Singleview
6 2 (0.334%) Cognos Planning
6 2 (0.334%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 2 (0.334%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.334%) SmartPlant
7 1 (0.167%) SAP FI-GL
7 1 (0.167%) Oracle BPM
7 1 (0.167%) PeopleSoft HRMS
7 1 (0.167%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.167%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.167%) RMDS
Communications & Networking
1 36 (6.010%) LAN
2 35 (5.843%) SAN
3 29 (4.841%) Firewall
4 25 (4.174%) WAN
5 23 (3.840%) Network Security
6 19 (3.172%) Internet
7 11 (1.836%) NAS
7 11 (1.836%) Wireless
8 9 (1.503%) Wireless Security
8 9 (1.503%) DMZ
8 9 (1.503%) Intranet
9 8 (1.336%) Unified Communications
10 7 (1.169%) HTTP
11 6 (1.002%) VPN
11 6 (1.002%) VoIP
11 6 (1.002%) DNS
11 6 (1.002%) LDAP
12 5 (0.835%) PABX
13 4 (0.668%) Intrusion Detection
13 4 (0.668%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (12.69%) SQL Server
2 26 (4.341%) Data Warehouse
2 26 (4.341%) SQL Server 2008
3 24 (4.007%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 20 (3.339%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 19 (3.172%) SQL Server 2005
6 16 (2.671%) SAP BW
7 12 (2.003%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 11 (1.836%) GIS
9 10 (1.669%) RDBMS
9 10 (1.669%) MySQL
10 8 (1.336%) DTS
11 7 (1.169%) Oracle BI EE
11 7 (1.169%) SQL Server 2000
12 6 (1.002%) SAP HANA
12 6 (1.002%) Big Data
13 5 (0.835%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.835%) Oracle 8/8i
13 5 (0.835%) OLTP
13 5 (0.835%) DB2
Development Applications
1 8 (1.336%) Selenium
2 7 (1.169%) Maven
3 6 (1.002%) ClearQuest
3 6 (1.002%) MSI
3 6 (1.002%) Team Foundation Server
4 5 (0.835%) Ant
4 5 (0.835%) Subversion
5 4 (0.668%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.668%) Git (software)
5 4 (0.668%) ReSharper
5 4 (0.668%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.334%) StarTeam
6 2 (0.334%) CruiseControl
6 2 (0.334%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.334%) LoadRunner
6 2 (0.334%) PeopleTools
6 2 (0.334%) ClearCase
6 2 (0.334%) JBehave
6 2 (0.334%) JIRA
7 1 (0.167%) Jenkins
General
1 106 (17.70%) Finance
2 68 (11.35%) Banking
3 33 (5.509%) Telecoms
3 33 (5.509%) Retail
4 23 (3.840%) Investment Banking
5 11 (1.836%) Front Office
5 11 (1.836%) Manufacturing
6 10 (1.669%) Marketing
7 8 (1.336%) Military
7 8 (1.336%) Billing
8 7 (1.169%) Legal
9 6 (1.002%) Pharmaceutical
10 5 (0.835%) Retail Banking
10 5 (0.835%) Publishing
10 5 (0.835%) Back Office
11 4 (0.668%) Online Betting
12 3 (0.501%) French Language
12 3 (0.501%) Local Government
12 3 (0.501%) Electronics
12 3 (0.501%) Games
Job Titles
1 312 (52.09%) Architect
2 96 (16.03%) Technical Architect
3 88 (14.69%) Solutions Architect
4 65 (10.85%) Developer
5 58 (9.683%) Analyst
6 42 (7.012%) Consultant
7 31 (5.175%) Project Manager
8 28 (4.674%) Infrastructure Architect
9 25 (4.174%) Business Analyst
10 23 (3.840%) Designer
11 22 (3.673%) Data Architect
12 19 (3.172%) Lead Architect
13 18 (3.005%) SAP Architect
14 17 (2.838%) Technical Manager
14 17 (2.838%) Enterprise Architect
14 17 (2.838%) C# Developer
15 15 (2.504%) .NET Developer
15 15 (2.504%) SAP Consultant
16 13 (2.170%) Solutions Designer
16 13 (2.170%) Technical Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 39 (6.511%) Management Information System
2 17 (2.838%) Derivative
2 17 (2.838%) N-Tier
3 13 (2.170%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 12 (2.003%) CESG
4 12 (2.003%) NHS
4 12 (2.003%) Data Protection Act
5 11 (1.836%) Computer Science
5 11 (1.836%) SaaS
5 11 (1.836%) Clustering
6 9 (1.503%) iPhone
6 9 (1.503%) iPad
7 8 (1.336%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.169%) Market Risk
8 7 (1.169%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (1.002%) Open Source
9 6 (1.002%) Data Integration
10 5 (0.835%) Freedom of Information Act
10 5 (0.835%) Freedom of Information
11 4 (0.668%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 109 (18.20%) Windows
2 42 (7.012%) UNIX
3 40 (6.678%) Linux
4 23 (3.840%) Windows 7
5 20 (3.339%) Windows Server 2008
6 17 (2.838%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 13 (2.170%) Android
8 11 (1.836%) Windows XP
8 11 (1.836%) Windows Server 2003
9 9 (1.503%) Apple iOS
10 8 (1.336%) Solaris
11 6 (1.002%) Windows 2000 Server
12 5 (0.835%) AIX
13 4 (0.668%) SUSE
14 3 (0.501%) Windows Mobile
15 2 (0.334%) zOS
16 1 (0.167%) Windows Server 2012
16 1 (0.167%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (11.69%) TOGAF
2 65 (10.85%) Project Management
3 60 (10.02%) Enterprise Architecture
4 50 (8.347%) Migration
5 49 (8.180%) SOA
6 48 (8.013%) Business Intelligence
7 43 (7.179%) Service Delivery
8 38 (6.344%) Data Modelling
9 37 (6.177%) OO
10 35 (5.843%) E-Commerce
10 35 (5.843%) CRM
11 33 (5.509%) ITIL
12 32 (5.342%) Agile Software Development
12 32 (5.342%) Stakeholder Management
13 31 (5.175%) Scrum
14 28 (4.674%) Business Analysis
15 27 (4.508%) PRINCE2
16 26 (4.341%) Information Management
17 25 (4.174%) Data Architecture
18 23 (3.840%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 94 (15.69%) SQL
2 65 (10.85%) Java
3 56 (9.349%) C#
4 28 (4.674%) JavaScript
5 21 (3.506%) C++
5 21 (3.506%) VBA
6 14 (2.337%) Python
7 11 (1.836%) C
7 11 (1.836%) Shell Script
8 9 (1.503%) ABAP
9 8 (1.336%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.336%) PHP
10 6 (1.002%) VB.NET
11 5 (0.835%) VB
12 4 (0.668%) XQuery
12 4 (0.668%) Perl
12 4 (0.668%) Apex Code
12 4 (0.668%) XPath
13 3 (0.501%) Groovy
13 3 (0.501%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 53 (8.848%) Security Cleared
2 39 (6.511%) Degree
3 32 (5.342%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.003%) Cisco Certification
5 10 (1.669%) DV Cleared
6 9 (1.503%) ISEB
7 8 (1.336%) CCNA
8 7 (1.169%) MCSE
8 7 (1.169%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.002%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.002%) MCSA
10 5 (0.835%) CISSP
11 4 (0.668%) CISA
11 4 (0.668%) CISM
11 4 (0.668%) MBA
12 3 (0.501%) CCSE
13 2 (0.334%) CCIE
13 2 (0.334%) CCNP
13 2 (0.334%) BC Cleared
14 1 (0.167%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.337%) QA
2 12 (2.003%) Data Quality
2 12 (2.003%) PCI DSS
3 11 (1.836%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.668%) SLA
5 3 (0.501%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.334%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.334%) GxP
7 1 (0.167%) COBIT
7 1 (0.167%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.167%) JSP 440
System Software
1 40 (6.678%) VMware Infrastructure
2 28 (4.674%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.503%) NLBS
3 9 (1.503%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.835%) XenApp
4 5 (0.835%) OpenSSO
5 4 (0.668%) vSphere
6 3 (0.501%) VMware ESX
6 3 (0.501%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.334%) Forefront TMG
7 2 (0.334%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.334%) UAG
8 1 (0.167%) Xen
8 1 (0.167%) Cronacle
8 1 (0.167%) Novell eDirectory
8 1 (0.167%) MetaFrame
Systems Management
1 9 (1.503%) SCCM
2 7 (1.169%) Tivoli
3 4 (0.668%) SCOM
4 3 (0.501%) Puppet
5 2 (0.334%) Norton AntiVirus
5 2 (0.334%) Nagios
5 2 (0.334%) Splunk
6 1 (0.167%) Business Desktop Deployment
6 1 (0.167%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.167%) OpenView
6 1 (0.167%) Control-M
Vendors
1 90 (15.03%) Microsoft
2 87 (14.52%) Oracle
3 51 (8.514%) SAP
4 46 (7.679%) VMware
5 29 (4.841%) Citrix
6 22 (3.673%) IBM
7 20 (3.339%) Cisco
8 11 (1.836%) Informatica
9 9 (1.503%) F5
9 9 (1.503%) Red Hat
9 9 (1.503%) HP
10 8 (1.336%) CA
10 8 (1.336%) Facebook
11 7 (1.169%) EMC
12 6 (1.002%) NetApp
12 6 (1.002%) Business Objects
12 6 (1.002%) Sybase
12 6 (1.002%) Cognos
12 6 (1.002%) Pega
13 5 (0.835%) JBoss
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