The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Birmingham 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 19 June 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 Birmingham region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 89 65 60
Rank change year-on-year
-24 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 32 45 35
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 1.778% 2.722% 2.540%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.885% 2.863% 2.701%
Number of salaries quoted 27 43 31
Average salary £70,000 £70,000 £75,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
10% offered a salary of more than £83,500 £82,500 £82,500
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £63,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-5.51% -2.30%
All Job Titles
Birmingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1698 1572 1296
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 94.33% 95.10% 94.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1454 1399 1117
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +3.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Solutions Architect
West Midlands

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Birmingham Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 20 (25.97%) .NET
2 18 (23.38%) JavaScript
2 18 (23.38%) SQL
2 18 (23.38%) E-Commerce
3 17 (22.08%) Microsoft
4 16 (20.78%) Business Intelligence
4 16 (20.78%) Retail
5 15 (19.48%) Degree
6 13 (16.88%) HTML
6 13 (16.88%) ASP.NET
7 12 (15.58%) MS Excel
7 12 (15.58%) Android
7 12 (15.58%) Customer Engagement
7 12 (15.58%) Apple iOS
7 12 (15.58%) Mobile App
8 11 (14.29%) CRM
8 11 (14.29%) CSS
9 10 (12.99%) Windows
9 10 (12.99%) C#
9 10 (12.99%) T-SQL
9 10 (12.99%) Technical Architecture
9 10 (12.99%) WCF
10 9 (11.69%) SQL Server
11 8 (10.39%) Oracle
11 8 (10.39%) SharePoint
11 8 (10.39%) ERP
11 8 (10.39%) Telecoms
11 8 (10.39%) Waterfall
12 7 (9.091%) QA
12 7 (9.091%) Enterprise Software

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 20 (25.97%) .NET
2 13 (16.88%) HTML
2 13 (16.88%) ASP.NET
3 11 (14.29%) CSS
4 10 (12.99%) WCF
5 6 (7.792%) WebSphere
6 5 (6.494%) Silverlight
6 5 (6.494%) jQuery
7 3 (3.896%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (3.896%) .NET Framework
7 3 (3.896%) XML
8 2 (2.597%) DHTML
8 2 (2.597%) Web Services
8 2 (2.597%) CGI
8 2 (2.597%) JSON
8 2 (2.597%) WF
9 1 (1.299%) ASP.NET MVC
9 1 (1.299%) RESTful
9 1 (1.299%) REST
9 1 (1.299%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 8 (10.39%) SharePoint
2 6 (7.792%) Lync
3 4 (5.195%) WebLogic
4 3 (3.896%) Drupal
4 3 (3.896%) AquaLogic Service Bus
4 3 (3.896%) ESB
4 3 (3.896%) IIS
4 3 (3.896%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (3.896%) AquaLogic
4 3 (3.896%) WebSphere Process Server
4 3 (3.896%) WebLogic Portal
4 3 (3.896%) WebLogic Integration
5 2 (2.597%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (1.299%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 12 (15.58%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (9.091%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (5.195%) Oracle Retail
3 3 (3.896%) Oracle BPM
3 3 (3.896%) AquaLogic BPM
4 2 (2.597%) Bond Adapt
5 1 (1.299%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (1.299%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (1.299%) Maximo
5 1 (1.299%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.597%) Firewall
1 2 (2.597%) Wireless
1 2 (2.597%) MPLS
1 2 (2.597%) OSPF
1 2 (2.597%) BGP
1 2 (2.597%) VLAN
1 2 (2.597%) ISDN
1 2 (2.597%) LAN
1 2 (2.597%) WAN
1 2 (2.597%) DHCP
1 2 (2.597%) Ethernet
1 2 (2.597%) SSL
1 2 (2.597%) SNMP
1 2 (2.597%) TCP/IP
1 2 (2.597%) VPN
1 2 (2.597%) DNS
1 2 (2.597%) FWSM
1 2 (2.597%) Unified Communications
2 1 (1.299%) HTTP
2 1 (1.299%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (11.69%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.896%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.299%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (1.299%) NoSQL
3 1 (1.299%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (1.299%) SAP HANA
3 1 (1.299%) Big Data
3 1 (1.299%) SQL Server 2012
3 1 (1.299%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.299%) SAP BW
3 1 (1.299%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.299%) BODI
3 1 (1.299%) SAP BI
Development Applications
1 4 (5.195%) Visual Studio
2 2 (2.597%) MSBuild
2 2 (2.597%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (1.299%) NUnit
General
1 16 (20.78%) Retail
2 8 (10.39%) Telecoms
3 6 (7.792%) Marketing
4 5 (6.494%) Advertising
4 5 (6.494%) Finance
5 2 (2.597%) Manufacturing
5 2 (2.597%) Back Office
5 2 (2.597%) Banking
6 1 (1.299%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 12 (15.58%) Mobile App
2 7 (9.091%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (3.896%) Open Source
4 1 (1.299%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.299%) Inversion of Control
4 1 (1.299%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 12 (15.58%) Android
1 12 (15.58%) Apple iOS
2 10 (12.99%) Windows
3 5 (6.494%) UNIX
4 3 (3.896%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (23.38%) E-Commerce
2 16 (20.78%) Business Intelligence
3 12 (15.58%) Customer Engagement
4 11 (14.29%) CRM
5 10 (12.99%) Technical Architecture
6 8 (10.39%) ERP
6 8 (10.39%) Waterfall
7 6 (7.792%) Migration
8 5 (6.494%) User Acceptance Testing
8 5 (6.494%) System Testing
8 5 (6.494%) Analytics
8 5 (6.494%) Workflow
8 5 (6.494%) Project Management
9 4 (5.195%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (5.195%) TOGAF
9 4 (5.195%) RUP
9 4 (5.195%) B2C
9 4 (5.195%) Business Development
10 3 (3.896%) Release Management
10 3 (3.896%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 18 (23.38%) JavaScript
1 18 (23.38%) SQL
2 10 (12.99%) C#
2 10 (12.99%) T-SQL
3 5 (6.494%) Java
4 2 (2.597%) VBScript
4 2 (2.597%) VB.NET
4 2 (2.597%) C
4 2 (2.597%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (19.48%) Degree
2 3 (3.896%) Security Cleared
2 3 (3.896%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (3.896%) CCDP
3 2 (2.597%) CCNP
3 2 (2.597%) HP ASE
3 2 (2.597%) HP MASE
4 1 (1.299%) NCIE
4 1 (1.299%) CCIE
4 1 (1.299%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 1 (1.299%) MCTS
4 1 (1.299%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.091%) QA
2 1 (1.299%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (6.494%) Active Directory
2 4 (5.195%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.299%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.299%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (1.299%) Cisco UCCE
1 1 (1.299%) SCCM
1 1 (1.299%) SCOM
Vendors
1 17 (22.08%) Microsoft
2 8 (10.39%) Oracle
3 6 (7.792%) Cisco
4 5 (6.494%) HP
5 4 (5.195%) VMware
5 4 (5.195%) SAP
5 4 (5.195%) Citrix
6 3 (3.896%) hybris
6 3 (3.896%) Demandware
6 3 (3.896%) Dell
6 3 (3.896%) IBM
6 3 (3.896%) ATG
7 2 (2.597%) CheckPoint
7 2 (2.597%) 3Com
7 2 (2.597%) Brocade
7 2 (2.597%) Northgate
7 2 (2.597%) Lumesse
7 2 (2.597%) ProCurve
7 2 (2.597%) Aruba
8 1 (1.299%) 3PAR
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
London, Reading, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle... The successful individual will be responsible for solutions ownership for major £multi-million infrastructure transformation projects, covering multiple technologies...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £75000 - £95000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Our customer is one of the largest British companies on a global scale and now seeking a Solutions Architect who will also support internal and external customers. To...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Our customer is one of the largest British companies on a global scale and now seeking a Solutions Architect who will also support internal and external customers. To...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £60000 - £75000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Highly skilled C# ASP.Net Solutions Architect with strong Agile, C#, ASP.Net experience are required by Kyna Associates for an outstanding e-Commerce, online retail client, based...
Kyna Associates
Salary: £45000 - 60000 Per Annum Excellent Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 13 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
You will have a solid understanding of the Application Lifecycle and a solid understanding of Quality Assurance, Database Engineering, Build and deployment whilst be able to articulate to...
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £60000 - £61000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
IT Ventures
Salary: £60000 - £61000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013