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This section looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Wiltshire 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 Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4062
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads3312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.012 %
As % of the category below3.176 %1.009 %
Daily rates quoted87
Average minimum daily rate£487£496
Average daily rate£507£503
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£526£510
UK excluding London average daily rate£465£455
% change on same period last year+2.13 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£60.19-
Average hourly rate£60.32-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.44-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.84£48.54
% change on same period last year-11.73 %
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wiltshire
Matching contract IT job ads10391189
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.371 %1.184 %
Daily rates quoted400397
Average minimum daily rate£366£351
Average daily rate£389£374
% change on same period last year+4.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£412£398
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted111108
Average minimum hourly rate£26.26£28.54
Average hourly rate£27.87£30.12
% change on same period last year-7.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.49£31.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Architect South WestArchitect
South West

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.

Architect
Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire Architect Demand Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wiltshire Architect Daily Rate Trend

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Wiltshire Architect Daily Rate Histogram

Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Architect across the Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Architect across the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Wiltshire Architect Hourly Rate Histogram

Architect
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
SwindonUp+2123£488-6.84 %
SalisburyNew entry-2£650-
Architect South WestArchitect
South West

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire region that cited 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 Architect in their job title.

120 (29.85 %)Security Cleared
216 (23.88 %)SC Cleared
314 (20.90 %)Finance
411 (16.42 %)Government
59 (13.43 %)Thin Client
59 (13.43 %)Terminal Services
59 (13.43 %)Oracle
59 (13.43 %).NET
59 (13.43 %)Microsoft
59 (13.43 %)Enterprise Architecture
59 (13.43 %)Fat Client
68 (11.94 %)Sun
77 (10.45 %)WebServices
77 (10.45 %)Windows
86 (8.955 %)UNIX
86 (8.955 %)Internet
86 (8.955 %)Banking
95 (7.463 %)Telecoms
95 (7.463 %)Firewall
95 (7.463 %)SAP
95 (7.463 %)Java
95 (7.463 %)Cisco
95 (7.463 %)SOA
104 (5.970 %)ERP
104 (5.970 %)SAN
104 (5.970 %)SharePoint
104 (5.970 %)Middleware
104 (5.970 %)Project Management
104 (5.970 %)SharePoint Server 2007
113 (4.478 %)Oracle BI EE

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire region that cited 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 Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (13.43 %).NET
27 (10.45 %)WebServices
34 (5.970 %)Middleware
43 (4.478 %)COM
43 (4.478 %)J2EE
52 (2.985 %)XML
61 (1.493 %)WCF
61 (1.493 %)WF
61 (1.493 %).NET Framework
61 (1.493 %)JSP
61 (1.493 %)XSLT
61 (1.493 %)WSDL
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (5.970 %)SharePoint
14 (5.970 %)SharePoint Server 2007
23 (4.478 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.493 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.493 %)ESB
31 (1.493 %)NetWeaver
31 (1.493 %)Documentum
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.478 %)MS Excel
13 (4.478 %)MS Office
22 (2.985 %)MS Visio
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.985 %)Siebel Analytics
21 (1.493 %)SAP IS-U
21 (1.493 %)Oracle EBS
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (8.955 %)Internet
25 (7.463 %)Firewall
34 (5.970 %)SAN
41 (1.493 %)Network Security
41 (1.493 %)SSL
41 (1.493 %)LAN
41 (1.493 %)PBX
41 (1.493 %)VoIP
41 (1.493 %)WAN
41 (1.493 %)DHCP
41 (1.493 %)DNS
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.478 %)Oracle BI EE
13 (4.478 %)Oracle OLAP
13 (4.478 %)Oracle OWB
13 (4.478 %)Datawarehouse
13 (4.478 %)SQL Server
13 (4.478 %)OLAP
21 (1.493 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (1.493 %)SAP BW
21 (1.493 %)BusinessObjects
21 (1.493 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (1.493 %)Oracle Discoverer
21 (1.493 %)ETL
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.985 %)ARTiSAN
21 (1.493 %)Rational Rose
21 (1.493 %)JDeveloper
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (20.90 %)Finance
211 (16.42 %)Government
36 (8.955 %)Banking
45 (7.463 %)Telecoms
53 (4.478 %)Online Banking
53 (4.478 %)Military
62 (2.985 %)Retail
62 (2.985 %)Retail Banking
71 (1.493 %)Marketing
71 (1.493 %)Front Office
71 (1.493 %)Back Office
71 (1.493 %)Home Office
71 (1.493 %)Insurance
71 (1.493 %)Legal
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (13.43 %)Thin Client
19 (13.43 %)Fat Client
23 (4.478 %)Mainframe
32 (2.985 %)PKI
41 (1.493 %)Clustering
41 (1.493 %)CLARiiON
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (10.45 %)Windows
26 (8.955 %)UNIX
33 (4.478 %)Linux
41 (1.493 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (1.493 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.493 %)SUSE
41 (1.493 %)AIX
41 (1.493 %)HPUX
41 (1.493 %)Solaris
41 (1.493 %)Windows XP
41 (1.493 %)Windows CE
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (29.85 %)Security Cleared
216 (23.88 %)SC Cleared
39 (13.43 %)Enterprise Architecture
45 (7.463 %)SOA
54 (5.970 %)ERP
54 (5.970 %)Project Management
63 (4.478 %)MODAF
63 (4.478 %)DV Cleared
63 (4.478 %)Migration
63 (4.478 %)DSDM
63 (4.478 %)Business Intelligence
72 (2.985 %)PRINCE2
72 (2.985 %)UML
72 (2.985 %)TOGAF
72 (2.985 %)Stakeholder Management
72 (2.985 %)Workflow
72 (2.985 %)Service Delivery
72 (2.985 %)DoDAF
72 (2.985 %)Strategic Planning
81 (1.493 %)Data Migration
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (7.463 %)Java
23 (4.478 %)SQL
23 (4.478 %)C
32 (2.985 %)C#
41 (1.493 %)PL/SQL
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.985 %)Cisco Certification
21 (1.493 %)CCVP
21 (1.493 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (1.493 %)CCNP
21 (1.493 %)CCNA
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.493 %)JSP 440
11 (1.493 %)SLA
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (13.43 %)Terminal Services
23 (4.478 %)Active Directory
31 (1.493 %)Oracle RAC
31 (1.493 %)NetBackup
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (13.43 %)Oracle
19 (13.43 %)Microsoft
28 (11.94 %)Sun
35 (7.463 %)SAP
35 (7.463 %)Cisco
43 (4.478 %)Citrix
52 (2.985 %)PeopleSoft
52 (2.985 %)Siebel
52 (2.985 %)Intel
61 (1.493 %)Fujitsu
61 (1.493 %)NEC
61 (1.493 %)Nortel
61 (1.493 %)Juniper
61 (1.493 %)Symantec
61 (1.493 %)Telelogic
61 (1.493 %)Business Objects
61 (1.493 %)HP
61 (1.493 %)EMC
61 (1.493 %)IBM
61 (1.493 %)Lucent