The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Belfast region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 Belfast region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Architect
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 5 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Belfast 2.058% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.415% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Average salary £50,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
+8.33% -7.69%
All Job Titles
Belfast
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
207 178 184
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Belfast 85.19% 84.76% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 135 93 87
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £20,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £49,750 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Architect
County Antrim

Software Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Belfast Software Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Software Architect
Salary Trend

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

Belfast Software Architect Salary Trend

Software Architect
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Belfast region that cited Software 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 Software Architect in their job title.

1 7 (100.00%) C
1 7 (100.00%) C++
1 7 (100.00%) Java
1 7 (100.00%) Linux
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
1 7 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 5 (71.43%) Open Source
2 5 (71.43%) Video on Demand
2 5 (71.43%) JSON
2 5 (71.43%) Marketing
2 5 (71.43%) Middleware
2 5 (71.43%) Servlets
2 5 (71.43%) Web Services
2 5 (71.43%) XML
3 3 (42.86%) UNIX
4 2 (28.57%) Oracle
4 2 (28.57%) Data Modelling
4 2 (28.57%) Software Engineering
4 2 (28.57%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (14.29%) STB
5 1 (14.29%) OO

Software Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Belfast region that cited Software 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 Software Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (71.43%) JSON
1 5 (71.43%) Middleware
1 5 (71.43%) Servlets
1 5 (71.43%) Web Services
1 5 (71.43%) XML
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) PostgreSQL
General
1 5 (71.43%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 5 (71.43%) Open Source
2 5 (71.43%) Video on Demand
3 1 (14.29%) STB
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Linux
2 3 (42.86%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Data Modelling
1 2 (28.57%) Software Engineering
2 1 (14.29%) OO
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) C
1 7 (100.00%) C++
1 7 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle