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The table below looks at the demand for the .NET Technical Architect role in IT contracts within the West Midlands 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 .NET Technical Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 .NET Technical Architect
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank122139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.033 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£600£500
% change on same period last year+20.00 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads30013349
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.057 %3.303 %
Daily rates quoted750771
Average minimum daily rate£322£326
Average daily rate£343£348
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted296469
Average minimum hourly rate£19.60£21.33
Average hourly rate£21.09£23.00
% change on same period last year-8.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.58£24.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
.NET Technical Architect England.NET Technical Architect
England

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.

.NET Technical Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing .NET Technical Architect across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands .NET Technical Architect Demand Trend

.NET Technical Architect
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing .NET Technical Architect across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands .NET Technical Architect Daily Rate Trend

.NET Technical Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Technical Architect within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BirminghamNew entry-1--
.NET Technical Architect England.NET Technical Architect
England

.NET Technical Architect
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited .NET Technical 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 .NET Technical Architect in their job title.

12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)RUP
12 (100.00 %).NET Framework
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)NUnit
21 (50.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
21 (50.00 %)ClearCase
21 (50.00 %)WinForms
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET

.NET Technical Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited .NET Technical 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 .NET Technical Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %).NET Framework
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)WinForms
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (50.00 %)ClearCase
11 (50.00 %)NUnit
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)RUP
21 (50.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C#