Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads579605
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.392 %0.275 %
As % of the category below8.065 %5.386 %
Salaries quoted453461
Average minimum salary£56,968£55,679
Average salary£61,332£61,869
% change on same period last year-0.86 %
Average maximum salary£65,696£68,060
UK excluding London average salary£61,150£64,388
% change on same period last year-5.02 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads717911233
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.860 %5.105 %
Salaries quoted59779197
Average minimum salary£38,762£38,242
Average salary£42,139£41,904
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Average maximum salary£45,516£45,566
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Architect South EastArchitect
South East

Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Architect across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Architect Demand Trend

Architect
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Architect across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Berkshire Architect Salary Histogram

Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+6169£62,317-4.70 %
SloughUp+2670£54,716-5.69 %
NewburyDown-1142£62,855+18.75 %
MaidenheadUp+2131£65,732+13.20 %
BracknellUp+120£59,972+0.29 %
WindsorDown-1418£52,941-14.24 %
AscotNew entry-1£34,000-
Architect South EastArchitect
South East

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled with Architect in their job title.

1264 (26.75 %)Java
2252 (25.53 %)J2EE
3153 (15.50 %)Microsoft
4149 (15.10 %)Finance
5135 (13.68 %)Telecoms
6134 (13.58 %).NET
7129 (13.07 %)SQL Server
8124 (12.56 %)Windows
9121 (12.26 %)Oracle
10119 (12.06 %)XML
11107 (10.84 %)SOA
12102 (10.33 %)RDBMS
13101 (10.23 %)MS Excel
1495 (9.625 %)OO
1592 (9.321 %)Degree
1592 (9.321 %)Internet
1691 (9.220 %)Insurance
1790 (9.119 %)WebSphere
1882 (8.308 %)SQL
1980 (8.105 %)UNIX
2077 (7.801 %)JavaScript
2176 (7.700 %)Pensions
2274 (7.497 %)HTML
2373 (7.396 %)Content Management
2472 (7.295 %)UML
2566 (6.687 %)MPLS
2566 (6.687 %)Cisco
2660 (6.079 %)CSS
2757 (5.775 %)SharePoint
2757 (5.775 %)Microsoft Certification

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled with Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1252 (25.53 %)J2EE
2134 (13.58 %).NET
3119 (12.06 %)XML
490 (9.119 %)WebSphere
574 (7.497 %)HTML
660 (6.079 %)CSS
753 (5.370 %)WebServices
850 (5.066 %)AJAX
938 (3.850 %)SOAP
1037 (3.749 %)Hibernate
1135 (3.546 %)XSLT
1234 (3.445 %)Spring
1333 (3.343 %)Middleware
1333 (3.343 %)ASP.NET
1425 (2.533 %)Java EE
1524 (2.432 %)XSD
1623 (2.330 %)JSP
1721 (2.128 %)JSF
1721 (2.128 %)Lucene
1819 (1.925 %)XHTML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
157 (5.775 %)SharePoint
255 (5.572 %)WebLogic
339 (3.951 %)SharePoint Server 2007
435 (3.546 %)MS Exchange
528 (2.837 %)Tomcat
621 (2.128 %)Exchange Server 2007
715 (1.520 %)BizTalk Server
715 (1.520 %)ATG Dynamo
715 (1.520 %)IIS
715 (1.520 %)JBoss
814 (1.418 %)CMS
913 (1.317 %)Exchange Server 2003
1012 (1.216 %)WebSphere Application Server
1111 (1.114 %)Apache
128 (0.811 %)CICS
128 (0.811 %)NetWeaver
137 (0.709 %)ESB
144 (0.405 %)SharePoint Portal Server
144 (0.405 %)WebSphere MQ
153 (0.304 %)WebLogic Portal
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1101 (10.23 %)MS Excel
237 (3.749 %)MS Visio
36 (0.608 %)InfoPath
43 (0.304 %)MS Office
43 (0.304 %)Adobe Illustrator
52 (0.203 %)Photoshop
52 (0.203 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.101 %)CA Clarity
61 (0.101 %)InDesign
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (0.709 %)Oracle Applications
24 (0.405 %)Singl.eView
33 (0.304 %)Navision
33 (0.304 %)SAP Retail
33 (0.304 %)Movex
42 (0.203 %)Siebel Analytics
42 (0.203 %)TIBCO iProcess
42 (0.203 %)Oracle 11i
51 (0.101 %)Staffware
51 (0.101 %)SAP Oil and Gas
51 (0.101 %)Dynamics CRM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
192 (9.321 %)Internet
266 (6.687 %)MPLS
339 (3.951 %)Wireless
434 (3.445 %)BGP
527 (2.736 %)LAN
626 (2.634 %)3G
626 (2.634 %)HTTP
626 (2.634 %)BSS
725 (2.533 %)WAN
822 (2.229 %)VoIP
822 (2.229 %)VPN
822 (2.229 %)OSPF
921 (2.128 %)RIP
921 (2.128 %)HTTPS
1019 (1.925 %)GPRS
1118 (1.824 %)GSM
1217 (1.722 %)UMTS
1217 (1.722 %)Firewall
1316 (1.621 %)Ethernet
1414 (1.418 %)SDH
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1129 (13.07 %)SQL Server
2102 (10.33 %)RDBMS
352 (5.268 %)Datawarehouse
439 (3.951 %)SQL Server 2005
528 (2.837 %)SQL Server Integration Services
622 (2.229 %)DTS
622 (2.229 %)MySQL
717 (1.722 %)DB2
811 (1.114 %)ETL
910 (1.013 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
109 (0.912 %)Data Mining
118 (0.811 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
127 (0.709 %)SQL Server 2000
136 (0.608 %)PerformancePoint
145 (0.507 %)BusinessObjects
145 (0.507 %)Oracle 8/8i
153 (0.304 %)Informix
153 (0.304 %)SAP BW
153 (0.304 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
153 (0.304 %)SAP BI
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (1.722 %)Flash
213 (1.317 %)MSI
36 (0.608 %)Visual Studio
44 (0.405 %)Eclipse
53 (0.304 %)Ant
61 (0.101 %)Dreamweaver
61 (0.101 %)Visual Studio Team System
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1149 (15.10 %)Finance
2135 (13.68 %)Telecoms
391 (9.220 %)Insurance
476 (7.700 %)Pensions
555 (5.572 %)Health
642 (4.255 %)Education
731 (3.141 %)Government
830 (3.040 %)Marketing
830 (3.040 %)Retail
928 (2.837 %)Billing
108 (0.811 %)Publishing
117 (0.709 %)Electronics
126 (0.608 %)FMCG
126 (0.608 %)Multimedia
135 (0.507 %)Electric
144 (0.405 %)Construction
153 (0.304 %)Financial Institution
153 (0.304 %)Banking
162 (0.203 %)Advertising
162 (0.203 %)Auditing
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (2.330 %)Clustering
220 (2.026 %)Handset
319 (1.925 %)Computer Science
415 (1.520 %)Web 2.0
514 (1.418 %)Taxonomies
69 (0.912 %)N-Tier
78 (0.811 %)Replication
87 (0.709 %)PKI
96 (0.608 %)Mainframe
105 (0.507 %)Streaming Video
105 (0.507 %)MPEG
114 (0.405 %)IPTV
123 (0.304 %)Client/Server
132 (0.203 %)Blackberry
132 (0.203 %)EPoS
132 (0.203 %)EFTPOS
132 (0.203 %)Management Information System
141 (0.101 %)E-Learning
141 (0.101 %)IVR
141 (0.101 %)CESG
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1124 (12.56 %)Windows
280 (8.105 %)UNIX
349 (4.965 %)Linux
440 (4.053 %)Windows Server 2003
521 (2.128 %)Solaris
521 (2.128 %)Windows Server 2008
620 (2.026 %)Windows Mobile
712 (1.216 %)HPUX
810 (1.013 %)Android
99 (0.912 %)Windows 2000
107 (0.709 %)Windows 2000 Server
107 (0.709 %)Red Hat Linux
107 (0.709 %)Windows Vista
114 (0.405 %)AIX
123 (0.304 %)Windows XP
132 (0.203 %)zOS
141 (0.101 %)Windows CE
141 (0.101 %)VMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1107 (10.84 %)SOA
295 (9.625 %)OO
373 (7.396 %)Content Management
472 (7.295 %)UML
556 (5.674 %)Technical Architecture
648 (4.863 %)Security Cleared
740 (4.053 %)E-Commerce
839 (3.951 %)Data Modelling
937 (3.749 %)Business Intelligence
1036 (3.647 %)TOGAF
1133 (3.343 %)Data Architecture
1232 (3.242 %)Enterprise Architecture
1325 (2.533 %)EAI
1424 (2.432 %)Load Balancing
1523 (2.330 %)Project Management
1523 (2.330 %)Network Design
1523 (2.330 %)Zachman Framework
1622 (2.229 %)Migration
1622 (2.229 %)Service Management
1721 (2.128 %)CRM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1264 (26.75 %)Java
282 (8.308 %)SQL
377 (7.801 %)JavaScript
451 (5.167 %)C#
541 (4.154 %)C++
628 (2.837 %)C
720 (2.026 %)VB
811 (1.114 %)Transact-SQL
99 (0.912 %)COBOL
108 (0.811 %)JCL
116 (0.608 %)Delphi
124 (0.405 %)XPath
133 (0.304 %)Shell Script
133 (0.304 %)VB.NET
133 (0.304 %)ABAP
141 (0.101 %)XQuery
141 (0.101 %)VBScript
141 (0.101 %)DHTML
141 (0.101 %)Perl
141 (0.101 %)PL/SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
192 (9.321 %)Degree
257 (5.775 %)Microsoft Certification
336 (3.647 %)Cisco Certification
425 (2.533 %)MCSE
523 (2.330 %)CCIE
616 (1.621 %)CCNP
616 (1.621 %)Citrix Certification
714 (1.418 %)CCEA
812 (1.216 %)CCNA
812 (1.216 %)MCAD
911 (1.114 %)MCSD
911 (1.114 %)CCDP
109 (0.912 %)MCTS
118 (0.811 %)HP ASE
118 (0.811 %)HP MASE
118 (0.811 %)MCP
118 (0.811 %)CCIP
127 (0.709 %)MCITP
136 (0.608 %)MBA
136 (0.608 %)CCVP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (1.114 %)SLA
24 (0.405 %)QA
31 (0.101 %)HMG Infosec
31 (0.101 %)BS7799
31 (0.101 %)ISO27001
31 (0.101 %)ISO17799
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
136 (3.647 %)Active Directory
225 (2.533 %)VMware Infrastructure
310 (1.013 %)AquaLogic
46 (0.608 %)NetBackup
53 (0.304 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
53 (0.304 %)ISA Server
61 (0.101 %)Xen
61 (0.101 %)Oracle RAC
61 (0.101 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
115 (1.520 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
214 (1.418 %)MOM
36 (0.608 %)Tivoli
36 (0.608 %)Netcool
36 (0.608 %)OpenView Configuration Management
43 (0.304 %)OpenView
51 (0.101 %)MIIS
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1153 (15.50 %)Microsoft
2121 (12.26 %)Oracle
366 (6.687 %)Cisco
454 (5.471 %)Citrix
549 (4.965 %)HP
549 (4.965 %)VMware
635 (3.546 %)IBM
733 (3.343 %)SAP
826 (2.634 %)TIBCO
925 (2.533 %)Sun
1022 (2.229 %)ATG
1121 (2.128 %)Ericsson
1217 (1.722 %)Symbian
1315 (1.520 %)Juniper
1414 (1.418 %)BEA
1414 (1.418 %)Nokia
1414 (1.418 %)Intec
1512 (1.216 %)Softricity
1611 (1.114 %)VERITAS
1611 (1.114 %)Siebel