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The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT contracts within the Worcestershire 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank10-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.061 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£550-
Average daily rate£588-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£625-
UK excluding London average daily rate£492£468
% change on same period last year+5.15 %
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£47.89£40.31
% change on same period last year+18.80 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads6665
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.071 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£380£179
Average daily rate£428£206
% change on same period last year+108.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£477£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted1316
Average minimum hourly rate£16.58£24.56
Average hourly rate£17.28£25.43
% change on same period last year-32.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.99£26.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Architect West MidlandsArchitect
West Midlands

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 Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire Architect Hourly Rate Trend

Architect
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

17 (63.64 %)Cisco
25 (45.45 %)Cisco Certification
34 (36.36 %)LAN
34 (36.36 %)Telecoms
34 (36.36 %)Network Design
43 (27.27 %)Degree
52 (18.18 %)SOA
52 (18.18 %)Workflow
52 (18.18 %)Government
52 (18.18 %)WAN
52 (18.18 %)Ethernet
52 (18.18 %)DNS
52 (18.18 %)DWDM
52 (18.18 %)MPLS
52 (18.18 %)Firewall
61 (9.091 %)Thin Client
61 (9.091 %)CRM
61 (9.091 %)E-Commerce
61 (9.091 %)IBM
61 (9.091 %)Microsoft
61 (9.091 %)CCIE
61 (9.091 %)Legal
61 (9.091 %)Finance
61 (9.091 %)Technical Architecture
61 (9.091 %)Content Management
61 (9.091 %)Document Management
61 (9.091 %)Matrix Management
61 (9.091 %)Fat Client

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (36.36 %)LAN
22 (18.18 %)WAN
22 (18.18 %)Ethernet
22 (18.18 %)DNS
22 (18.18 %)DWDM
22 (18.18 %)MPLS
22 (18.18 %)Firewall
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Telecoms
22 (18.18 %)Government
31 (9.091 %)Legal
31 (9.091 %)Finance
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)Thin Client
11 (9.091 %)Fat Client
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (36.36 %)Network Design
22 (18.18 %)SOA
22 (18.18 %)Workflow
31 (9.091 %)Content Management
31 (9.091 %)Document Management
31 (9.091 %)Technical Architecture
31 (9.091 %)Matrix Management
31 (9.091 %)CRM
31 (9.091 %)E-Commerce
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (45.45 %)Cisco Certification
23 (27.27 %)Degree
31 (9.091 %)CCIE
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (63.64 %)Cisco
21 (9.091 %)IBM
21 (9.091 %)Microsoft