Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Lead 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 Lead Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Lead Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank114-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.078 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£550-
Average daily rate£575-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£692£601
% change on same period last year+15.20 %
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£42.75-
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads25803397
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.064 %3.640 %
Daily rates quoted685735
Average minimum daily rate£323£321
Average daily rate£345£342
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted364588
Average minimum hourly rate£21.26£20.27
Average hourly rate£22.55£21.96
% change on same period last year+2.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.84£23.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Lead Architect EnglandLead 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.

Lead Architect
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Lead Architect Demand Trend

Lead Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Lead Architect Daily Rate Trend

Lead Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ShropshireNew entry-1£525-
BirminghamNew entry-1£625-
Lead Architect EnglandLead Architect
England

Lead Architect
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Lead 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 Lead Architect in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)PL/SQL
22 (66.67 %)Oracle
22 (66.67 %)WebLogic
22 (66.67 %)UNIX
31 (33.33 %)Windows
31 (33.33 %)UML
31 (33.33 %)ETL
31 (33.33 %)TOAD
31 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (33.33 %)webMethods
31 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
31 (33.33 %)XML
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)Java
31 (33.33 %).NET
31 (33.33 %)Government
31 (33.33 %)Data Analysis
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (33.33 %)Project Planning
31 (33.33 %)WCF

Lead Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Lead 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 Lead Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %).NET
11 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
11 (33.33 %)XML
11 (33.33 %)WCF
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)WebLogic
21 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
11 (33.33 %)ETL
11 (33.33 %)TOAD
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server Integration Services
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)UNIX
21 (33.33 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)UML
11 (33.33 %)Data Analysis
11 (33.33 %)Project Planning
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)PL/SQL
31 (33.33 %)Java
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Oracle
21 (33.33 %)webMethods