The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Designer role in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Solutions Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 Berkshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Designer
Rank 189 220 188
Rank change year-on-year
+31 -32
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Designer 28 7 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.537% 0.114% 0.176%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.570% 0.121% 0.187%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 9
Average salary £60,000 £43,000 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+39.53% +2.38%
90% offered a salary of more than £36,480 £38,683 £40,000
10% offered a salary of more than £64,000 £51,800 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
All Job Titles
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4908 5802 4813
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 94.10% 94.54% 94.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3903 4946 3993
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +1.19%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Solutions Designer
South East

Solutions Designer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Solutions Designer Jobs Demand Trend

Solutions Designer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Solutions Designer Salary Trend

Solutions Designer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solutions Designer across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Berkshire Solutions Designer Salary Histogram

Solutions Designer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Designer within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Reading +7 7 £30,600 -
Bracknell - 2 £62,500 -
Solutions Designer
South East

Solutions Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Solutions Designer 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 Designer in their job title.

1 43 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 19 (44.19%) Billing
3 16 (37.21%) CRM
3 16 (37.21%) CSG Singleview
4 13 (30.23%) WebLogic Portal
4 13 (30.23%) WebLogic
4 13 (30.23%) UML
4 13 (30.23%) OO
4 13 (30.23%) JBoss
4 13 (30.23%) Java
4 13 (30.23%) Struts
4 13 (30.23%) Java EE
4 13 (30.23%) WSRP
4 13 (30.23%) Continuous Integration
5 12 (27.91%) Apache Flex
5 12 (27.91%) TOGAF
6 11 (25.58%) Degree
7 10 (23.26%) Web Services
7 10 (23.26%) XML
7 10 (23.26%) J2EE
7 10 (23.26%) SOAP
8 9 (20.93%) ISEB
9 8 (18.60%) Systems Analysis
10 7 (16.28%) Remedy
10 7 (16.28%) OpenView
11 6 (13.95%) Service Management
11 6 (13.95%) Netcool
11 6 (13.95%) Advertising
11 6 (13.95%) Cramer
11 6 (13.95%) Amdocs

Solutions Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Solutions Designer 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 Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 13 (30.23%) Struts
1 13 (30.23%) Java EE
1 13 (30.23%) WSRP
2 12 (27.91%) Apache Flex
3 10 (23.26%) Web Services
3 10 (23.26%) XML
3 10 (23.26%) J2EE
3 10 (23.26%) SOAP
4 3 (6.977%) Struts2
Application Platforms
1 13 (30.23%) WebLogic Portal
1 13 (30.23%) WebLogic
Business Applications
1 16 (37.21%) CSG Singleview
2 2 (4.651%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.302%) MPLS
2 3 (6.977%) Wireless
2 3 (6.977%) BSS
3 2 (4.651%) Broadband
3 2 (4.651%) 3G
3 2 (4.651%) Internet
4 1 (2.326%) Nokia NetAct
General
1 43 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 19 (44.19%) Billing
3 6 (13.95%) Advertising
4 3 (6.977%) Retail
5 1 (2.326%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.651%) Smartphone
2 1 (2.326%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (37.21%) CRM
2 13 (30.23%) UML
2 13 (30.23%) OO
2 13 (30.23%) Continuous Integration
3 12 (27.91%) TOGAF
4 8 (18.60%) Systems Analysis
5 6 (13.95%) Service Management
6 5 (11.63%) Fault Management
7 4 (9.302%) ITIL
8 3 (6.977%) Performance Management
8 3 (6.977%) Network Planning
8 3 (6.977%) Use Case
8 3 (6.977%) Business Transformation
8 3 (6.977%) TDD
8 3 (6.977%) WFM
9 2 (4.651%) Network Design
10 1 (2.326%) Configuration Management
10 1 (2.326%) Data Modelling
10 1 (2.326%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (30.23%) Java
2 1 (2.326%) PL/SQL
2 1 (2.326%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (25.58%) Degree
2 9 (20.93%) ISEB
Systems Management
1 7 (16.28%) OpenView
2 6 (13.95%) Netcool
3 1 (2.326%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (2.326%) Cacti
3 1 (2.326%) Ionix
Vendors
1 13 (30.23%) JBoss
2 7 (16.28%) Remedy
3 6 (13.95%) Cramer
3 6 (13.95%) Amdocs
4 2 (4.651%) BMC
5 1 (2.326%) Oracle
5 1 (2.326%) HP
5 1 (2.326%) EMC