The first table below looks at the demand for the Network Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Bedfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Architect
Rank 88 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Architect 7 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 0.643% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.680% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
Average salary £54,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.80%
All Job Titles
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1030 933 808
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 94.58% 95.99% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 915 788 764
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £58,500 £55,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Network Architect
East of England

Network Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Network Architect across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedfordshire Network Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Network Architect
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Network Architect across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Network Architect Salary Trend

Network Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Architect across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Bedfordshire Network Architect Salary Histogram

Network Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Architect within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Luton - 5 £54,500 -
Dunstable - 4 £54,500 -
Leighton Buzzard - 1 £67,500 -
Network Architect
East of England

Network Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Network 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 IT job ads sampled with Network Architect in their job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Cisco
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (100.00%) Firewall
2 6 (85.71%) Juniper
2 6 (85.71%) CCDA
3 5 (71.43%) TCP/IP
3 5 (71.43%) ITIL
3 5 (71.43%) CCNP
3 5 (71.43%) CCNA
3 5 (71.43%) F5
3 5 (71.43%) SSL
4 4 (57.14%) Change Control
4 4 (57.14%) Cisco Nexus
4 4 (57.14%) PRINCE2
4 4 (57.14%) UNIX
4 4 (57.14%) Solaris
4 4 (57.14%) Linux
4 4 (57.14%) MS Excel
4 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
4 4 (57.14%) Finance
5 2 (28.57%) HP
6 1 (14.29%) CiscoWorks
6 1 (14.29%) Citrix
6 1 (14.29%) CCIE
6 1 (14.29%) VPN
6 1 (14.29%) LAN
6 1 (14.29%) WLAN
6 1 (14.29%) VMware
6 1 (14.29%) Blue Coat
6 1 (14.29%) Network Design

Network Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Network 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 IT job ads sampled with Network Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 4 (57.14%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 7 (100.00%) Firewall
2 5 (71.43%) TCP/IP
2 5 (71.43%) SSL
3 4 (57.14%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (14.29%) VPN
4 1 (14.29%) LAN
4 1 (14.29%) WLAN
4 1 (14.29%) Cisco PIX
4 1 (14.29%) Network Security
4 1 (14.29%) Cisco ASA
4 1 (14.29%) Unified Communications
4 1 (14.29%) Wireless
4 1 (14.29%) IPsec
General
1 4 (57.14%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) UNIX
1 4 (57.14%) Solaris
1 4 (57.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) ITIL
2 4 (57.14%) Change Control
2 4 (57.14%) PRINCE2
3 1 (14.29%) Network Design
3 1 (14.29%) Load Balancing
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (85.71%) CCDA
3 5 (71.43%) CCNP
3 5 (71.43%) CCNA
4 1 (14.29%) CCIE
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) CiscoWorks
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Cisco
2 6 (85.71%) Juniper
3 5 (71.43%) F5
4 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
5 2 (28.57%) HP
6 1 (14.29%) Citrix
6 1 (14.29%) VMware
6 1 (14.29%) Blue Coat
6 1 (14.29%) Brocade
6 1 (14.29%) Fortinet
6 1 (14.29%) SolarWinds
6 1 (14.29%) CheckPoint
6 1 (14.29%) Symantec