Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts advertised for the Wiltshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Wiltshire region.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank373946
Rank change year-on-year
Up+2Up+7
Matching contract IT job ads152119
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wiltshire2.542 %2.945 %1.645 %
As % of the Job Titles category2.717 %3.139 %1.815 %
Daily rates quoted4710
Average daily rate£320£475£525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-32.63 %-9.520 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£271£390£490
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£359£549£665
UK excluding London average daily rate£425£460£450
% change year-on-year
-7.600 %+2.220 %
Hourly rates quoted000
Average hourly rate---
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.00£40.00£40.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %-
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
Wiltshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5526691047
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wiltshire93.56 %93.83 %90.65 %
Daily rates quoted263267361
Average daily rate£363£400£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.370 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£238£260£250
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£475£500£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£338£350
% change year-on-year
-3.700 %-3.570 %
Hourly rates quoted4873129
Average hourly rate£14.75£21.25£32.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-30.58 %-33.59 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£7.50£13.00£15.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£37.50£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.50£20.00£22.00
% change year-on-year
-12.50 %-9.090 %
Architect South WestArchitect
South West

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.

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
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
Contract Locations

The table below 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 18 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
SwindonDown-22£250-50.00 %
SalisburyUp+21--
Architect South WestArchitect
South West

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, 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.

114 (40.00 %)Banking
29 (25.71 %)SAN
38 (22.86 %)Microsoft
38 (22.86 %)WAN
47 (20.00 %)Internet
47 (20.00 %)Online Banking
56 (17.14 %)Technical Architecture
56 (17.14 %)Security Cleared
56 (17.14 %).NET
65 (14.29 %)SQL
65 (14.29 %)Oracle
65 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
65 (14.29 %)Unisys
65 (14.29 %)Retail
65 (14.29 %)Government
65 (14.29 %)LAN
65 (14.29 %)Team Foundation Server
65 (14.29 %).NET Framework
65 (14.29 %)Insurance
74 (11.43 %)ICL
74 (11.43 %)Fujitsu
74 (11.43 %)Finance
74 (11.43 %)Validation
74 (11.43 %)VMware
74 (11.43 %)COBOL
74 (11.43 %)Windows
83 (8.571 %)SQL Server
83 (8.571 %)HP
83 (8.571 %)Telecoms
83 (8.571 %)LINC

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, 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 Development CategoryApplication Development
16 (17.14 %).NET
25 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
25 (14.29 %).NET Framework
32 (5.714 %)Middleware
32 (5.714 %)J2EE
41 (2.857 %)XML
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (5.714 %)IIS
21 (2.857 %)SharePoint
21 (2.857 %)WebLogic
21 (2.857 %)WebLogic Portal
21 (2.857 %)TPMS
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
11 (2.857 %)CA Clarity
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
19 (25.71 %)SAN
28 (22.86 %)WAN
37 (20.00 %)Internet
45 (14.29 %)LAN
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (8.571 %)SQL Server
22 (5.714 %)Datawarehouse
31 (2.857 %)DB2
31 (2.857 %)Data Mining
31 (2.857 %)ETL
31 (2.857 %)Oracle OWB
31 (2.857 %)Data Cleansing
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
15 (14.29 %)Team Foundation Server
21 (2.857 %)COOL:Gen
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
114 (40.00 %)Banking
27 (20.00 %)Online Banking
35 (14.29 %)Retail
35 (14.29 %)Government
35 (14.29 %)Insurance
44 (11.43 %)Finance
53 (8.571 %)Telecoms
62 (5.714 %)Education
71 (2.857 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (2.857 %)Retail Banking
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
12 (5.714 %)Management Information System
21 (2.857 %)Clustering
21 (2.857 %)Mainframe
21 (2.857 %)Data Protection Act
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
14 (11.43 %)Windows
22 (5.714 %)Windows Server 2008
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
16 (17.14 %)Technical Architecture
24 (11.43 %)Validation
32 (5.714 %)Data Architecture
32 (5.714 %)Logistics
32 (5.714 %)Business Continuity
32 (5.714 %)Stakeholder Management
32 (5.714 %)Business Intelligence
32 (5.714 %)Data Modelling
41 (2.857 %)DSDM
41 (2.857 %)SOA
41 (2.857 %)ITIL
41 (2.857 %)PRINCE
41 (2.857 %)Zachman Framework
41 (2.857 %)TOGAF
41 (2.857 %)Service Management
41 (2.857 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (2.857 %)GAP Analysis
41 (2.857 %)Project Management
41 (2.857 %)Supplier Management
41 (2.857 %)Requirements Analysis
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
15 (14.29 %)SQL
24 (11.43 %)COBOL
33 (8.571 %)LINC
42 (5.714 %)C
51 (2.857 %)Java
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
16 (17.14 %)Security Cleared
23 (8.571 %)SC Cleared
31 (2.857 %)ITIL Certification
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)SLA
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
18 (22.86 %)Microsoft
25 (14.29 %)Oracle
25 (14.29 %)Unisys
34 (11.43 %)ICL
34 (11.43 %)Fujitsu
34 (11.43 %)VMware
43 (8.571 %)HP
51 (2.857 %)SAP
51 (2.857 %)Cognos
51 (2.857 %)MicroStrategy