The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions 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 Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 79 70 -
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 15 10 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 1.377% 1.052% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.459% 1.096% -
Number of salaries quoted 11 10 0
Average salary £55,000 £62,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-7.69% -
All Job Titles
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1028 912 839
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 94.40% 95.90% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 915 775 789
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%
Solutions Architect
East of England

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Solutions Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Bedfordshire Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Solutions Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 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 +3 8 £57,500 -8.00%
Dunstable - 3 £55,000 -
Bedford - 2 £45,000 -
Solutions Architect
East of England

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Solutions 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 Solutions Architect in their job title.

1 39 (59.09%) SQL Server
1 39 (59.09%) Microsoft
2 30 (45.45%) .NET
3 26 (39.39%) SharePoint
4 25 (37.88%) C#
5 24 (36.36%) Enterprise Architecture
6 20 (30.30%) Web Services
7 19 (28.79%) Business Intelligence
8 18 (27.27%) MS Excel
9 17 (25.76%) N-Tier
9 17 (25.76%) SharePoint Server
9 17 (25.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 16 (24.24%) ASP.NET
10 16 (24.24%) BizTalk Server
10 16 (24.24%) TDD
11 15 (22.73%) .NET Framework
12 14 (21.21%) E-Commerce
13 13 (19.70%) Oracle
13 13 (19.70%) Scrum
14 12 (18.18%) Team Foundation Server
14 12 (18.18%) Internet
14 12 (18.18%) Windows
14 12 (18.18%) XML
14 12 (18.18%) OO
15 11 (16.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 11 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 10 (15.15%) Data Warehouse
16 10 (15.15%) SQL
16 10 (15.15%) Change Management
16 10 (15.15%) MVC

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Solutions 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 Solutions Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 30 (45.45%) .NET
2 20 (30.30%) Web Services
3 16 (24.24%) ASP.NET
4 15 (22.73%) .NET Framework
5 12 (18.18%) XML
6 8 (12.12%) WCF
6 8 (12.12%) WPF
7 5 (7.576%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
7 5 (7.576%) LINQ
8 4 (6.061%) ASP.NET MVC
9 3 (4.545%) Middleware
9 3 (4.545%) WinForms
10 2 (3.030%) Silverlight
10 2 (3.030%) Node.js
10 2 (3.030%) Ninject
10 2 (3.030%) KnockoutJS
10 2 (3.030%) ASP.NET MVC 4
11 1 (1.515%) ADO.NET
11 1 (1.515%) ASP
11 1 (1.515%) LINQ to SQL
Application Platforms
1 26 (39.39%) SharePoint
2 17 (25.76%) SharePoint Server
3 16 (24.24%) BizTalk Server
4 8 (12.12%) SharePoint 2010
5 3 (4.545%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (1.515%) Papyrus
6 1 (1.515%) StreamWeaver
6 1 (1.515%) Windows Azure
6 1 (1.515%) Exstream Dialogue
Applications
1 18 (27.27%) MS Excel
2 9 (13.64%) DOC1
3 6 (9.091%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.515%) Exstream
Communications & Networking
1 12 (18.18%) Internet
2 6 (9.091%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (59.09%) SQL Server
2 17 (25.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 11 (16.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 11 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (15.15%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (12.12%) SQL Server 2005
6 6 (9.091%) SQL Server 2000
7 5 (7.576%) SQL Server 2008
8 3 (4.545%) GIS
9 2 (3.030%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 12 (18.18%) Team Foundation Server
2 4 (6.061%) Moq
3 3 (4.545%) Visual Studio
3 3 (4.545%) Subversion
General
1 10 (15.15%) Manufacturing
2 6 (9.091%) Finance
3 3 (4.545%) Retail
4 2 (3.030%) Games
5 1 (1.515%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 17 (25.76%) N-Tier
2 6 (9.091%) FMCG
2 6 (9.091%) Management Information System
3 5 (7.576%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (3.030%) SWIFT
5 1 (1.515%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 12 (18.18%) Windows
2 2 (3.030%) UNIX
3 1 (1.515%) Solaris
3 1 (1.515%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (36.36%) Enterprise Architecture
2 19 (28.79%) Business Intelligence
3 16 (24.24%) TDD
4 14 (21.21%) E-Commerce
5 13 (19.70%) Scrum
6 12 (18.18%) OO
7 10 (15.15%) Change Management
7 10 (15.15%) MVC
8 9 (13.64%) Data Modelling
8 9 (13.64%) Data Management
8 9 (13.64%) Continuous Integration
8 9 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (12.12%) Unit Testing
9 8 (12.12%) Software Engineering
9 8 (12.12%) Refactoring
10 7 (10.61%) TOGAF
11 6 (9.091%) Resource Management
11 6 (9.091%) Project Planning
11 6 (9.091%) Technical Architecture
11 6 (9.091%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 25 (37.88%) C#
2 10 (15.15%) SQL
3 5 (7.576%) T-SQL
4 2 (3.030%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (6.061%) Degree
1 4 (6.061%) ISEB
2 2 (3.030%) MCTS
2 2 (3.030%) MCP
2 2 (3.030%) MCAD
2 2 (3.030%) MCSD
2 2 (3.030%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (3.030%) VMware Server
1 2 (3.030%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (3.030%) XenApp
1 2 (3.030%) XenDesktop
Vendors
1 39 (59.09%) Microsoft
2 13 (19.70%) Oracle
3 8 (12.12%) XMPie
4 6 (9.091%) Sybase
5 2 (3.030%) VMware
5 2 (3.030%) Mercator
5 2 (3.030%) Citrix
6 1 (1.515%) HP
Luton, Bedfordshire
TOGAF)... Minimum of 1 year of experience architecting software solutions for clients using the Microsoft technology stack (.Net / Sharepoint)... Working knowledge of RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle). Knowledge of...
Deanslist Limited
Salary: From £60,000 to £70,000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Technical Lead Developer / Solution Architect (Microsoft Gold Partner - C#, ASP.Net, WCF, MVC) We are looking for a Technical Lead, Lead Developer or Solution Architect with good experience...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013