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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems 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 Systems Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank210264
Rank change on same period last yearUp+54
Matching permanent IT job ads3022
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.394 %0.193 %
Salaries quoted3018
Average minimum salary£65,167£42,000
Average salary£66,750£48,111
% change on same period last year+38.74 %
Average maximum salary£68,333£54,222
UK excluding London average salary£54,186£53,275
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Systems Architect South EastSystems Architect
South East

Systems Architect
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Systems Architect Demand Trend

Systems Architect
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Systems Architect Salary Trend

Systems Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Architect across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Systems Architect Salary Histogram

Systems Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Architect within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
NewburyNew entry-24£64,063-
ReadingUp+123£100,000+81.81 %
SloughNew entry-1£45,000-
Systems Architect South EastSystems Architect
South East

Systems Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Architect in their job title.

143 (89.58 %)Finance
242 (87.50 %)Java
341 (85.42 %)J2EE
440 (83.33 %)XML
539 (81.25 %)HTML
539 (81.25 %)Insurance
636 (75.00 %)JavaScript
636 (75.00 %)OO
735 (72.92 %)CSS
87 (14.58 %)WebSphere
87 (14.58 %)WebLogic
96 (12.50 %)Oracle
96 (12.50 %)SOA
104 (8.333 %)SQL Server
104 (8.333 %)DB2
113 (6.250 %)Government
113 (6.250 %)Technical Architecture
113 (6.250 %)Banking
113 (6.250 %)Sybase
113 (6.250 %)C++
113 (6.250 %).NET
113 (6.250 %)UNIX
113 (6.250 %)Windows
113 (6.250 %)Informix
113 (6.250 %)Apache
113 (6.250 %)CRM
122 (4.167 %)Oracle 8/8i
122 (4.167 %)Chordiant
122 (4.167 %)RDBMS
122 (4.167 %)IBM

Systems Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
141 (85.42 %)J2EE
240 (83.33 %)XML
339 (81.25 %)HTML
435 (72.92 %)CSS
57 (14.58 %)WebSphere
63 (6.250 %).NET
72 (4.167 %)Java EE
81 (2.083 %)EJB
81 (2.083 %)JSP
81 (2.083 %)Middleware
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (14.58 %)WebLogic
23 (6.250 %)Apache
31 (2.083 %)JBoss
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.083 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.167 %)TIBCO iProcess
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.083 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (8.333 %)SQL Server
14 (8.333 %)DB2
23 (6.250 %)Informix
32 (4.167 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (4.167 %)RDBMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (89.58 %)Finance
239 (81.25 %)Insurance
33 (6.250 %)Banking
33 (6.250 %)Government
41 (2.083 %)Health
41 (2.083 %)Electric
41 (2.083 %)Retail
41 (2.083 %)Marketing
41 (2.083 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.083 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (6.250 %)UNIX
13 (6.250 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (75.00 %)OO
26 (12.50 %)SOA
33 (6.250 %)CRM
33 (6.250 %)Technical Architecture
42 (4.167 %)Process Management
51 (2.083 %)Enterprise Architecture
51 (2.083 %)E-Commerce
51 (2.083 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (2.083 %)UML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (87.50 %)Java
236 (75.00 %)JavaScript
33 (6.250 %)C++
41 (2.083 %)DHTML
41 (2.083 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.167 %)AquaLogic
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (12.50 %)Oracle
23 (6.250 %)Sybase
32 (4.167 %)Chordiant
32 (4.167 %)IBM
32 (4.167 %)ILOG
32 (4.167 %)Vitria
32 (4.167 %)TIBCO
32 (4.167 %)SeeBeyond
32 (4.167 %)FileNet
32 (4.167 %)Lombardi
32 (4.167 %)Pega
41 (2.083 %)BEA