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

 Application Architect
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank41-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.851 %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£539£538
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
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 Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads470641
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.635 %0.632 %
Daily rates quoted161224
Average minimum daily rate£341£334
Average daily rate£360£348
% change on same period last year+3.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted5450
Average minimum hourly rate£20.44£19.69
Average hourly rate£21.82£21.00
% change on same period last year+3.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.21£22.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Applications Architect South EastApplications Architect
South East

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.

Applications Architect
Demand Trend

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

West Sussex Applications Architect Demand Trend

Applications Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Sussex Applications Architect Daily Rate Trend

Applications Architect
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Architect within the West Sussex 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
WorthingNew entry-2£550-
Applications Architect South EastApplications Architect
South East

Applications Architect
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %).NET
23 (75.00 %)OO
32 (50.00 %)Finance
32 (50.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server
41 (25.00 %)Banking
41 (25.00 %).NET Framework
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification

Applications Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
21 (25.00 %).NET Framework
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Banking
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)OO
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C#
22 (50.00 %)SQL
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft