The first table below looks at the demand for Software Architecture skills in IT jobs advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Architecture over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Buckinghamshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Architecture
Rank 122 106 129
Rank change year-on-year
-16 +23
Permanent jobs citing Software Architecture 12 20 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 0.590% 1.043% 0.285%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.790% 1.418% 0.394%
Number of salaries quoted 12 20 6
Average salary £52,500 £51,250 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.43% +28.12%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £48,250 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £62,750 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £46,000 £50,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
-8.00% +21.95%
All Processes & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1519 1410 1521
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 74.68% 73.55% 72.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1335 1190 1331
Average salary £42,500 £41,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.65% +2.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £61,000 £60,000 £61,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Architecture
South East

Software Architecture
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Architecture across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Buckinghamshire Software Architecture Jobs Demand Trend

Software Architecture
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Software Architecture Salary Trend

Software Architecture
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Architecture across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Buckinghamshire Software Architecture Salary Histogram

Software Architecture
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architecture within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Milton Keynes -23 9 £55,000 +2.32%
Aylesbury - 2 £40,000 -
Software Architecture
South East

Software Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Software Architecture also 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 that cited Software Architecture.

1 31 (88.57%) Java
1 31 (88.57%) J2EE
1 31 (88.57%) Use Case
2 30 (85.71%) XML
2 30 (85.71%) Hibernate
2 30 (85.71%) Spring
3 25 (71.43%) JavaScript
3 25 (71.43%) CSS
4 22 (62.86%) Ajax
4 22 (62.86%) Dojo
5 21 (60.00%) Maven
5 21 (60.00%) HTTP
5 21 (60.00%) TCP/IP
5 21 (60.00%) JDBC
5 21 (60.00%) JSP
5 21 (60.00%) Servlets
5 21 (60.00%) Ant
5 21 (60.00%) DHTML
5 21 (60.00%) JMS
5 21 (60.00%) UML
5 21 (60.00%) OOA/OOD
5 21 (60.00%) OO
5 21 (60.00%) Struts
6 18 (51.43%) JUnit
6 18 (51.43%) JPA
6 18 (51.43%) Open Source
7 12 (34.29%) Web Services
7 12 (34.29%) Eclipse
8 9 (25.71%) XSLT
8 9 (25.71%) SOAP

Software Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Software Architecture also 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 that cited Software Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 31 (88.57%) J2EE
2 30 (85.71%) XML
2 30 (85.71%) Hibernate
2 30 (85.71%) Spring
3 25 (71.43%) CSS
4 22 (62.86%) Ajax
4 22 (62.86%) Dojo
5 21 (60.00%) JDBC
5 21 (60.00%) JSP
5 21 (60.00%) Servlets
5 21 (60.00%) DHTML
5 21 (60.00%) JMS
5 21 (60.00%) Struts
6 18 (51.43%) JPA
7 12 (34.29%) Web Services
8 9 (25.71%) XSLT
8 9 (25.71%) SOAP
8 9 (25.71%) Java SE
8 9 (25.71%) SWT
9 4 (11.43%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 3 (8.571%) CMS
1 3 (8.571%) Tomcat
1 3 (8.571%) WebLogic
1 3 (8.571%) DotNetNuke
Communications & Networking
1 21 (60.00%) HTTP
1 21 (60.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (17.14%) SQL Server
2 3 (8.571%) Oracle Reports
2 3 (8.571%) Crystal Reports
2 3 (8.571%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 21 (60.00%) Maven
1 21 (60.00%) Ant
2 18 (51.43%) JUnit
3 12 (34.29%) Eclipse
General
1 3 (8.571%) Finance
1 3 (8.571%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 34 (97.14%) Developer
2 32 (91.43%) Senior Developer
3 27 (77.14%) Java Developer
4 26 (74.29%) Senior Java Developer
5 18 (51.43%) J2EE Developer
5 18 (51.43%) Java/J2EE Developer
6 17 (48.57%) Senior J2EE Developer
6 17 (48.57%) Lead Developer
7 4 (11.43%) Software Developer
8 3 (8.571%) .NET Developer
8 3 (8.571%) Senior Software Developer
8 3 (8.571%) Senior .NET Developer
9 1 (2.857%) ASP.NET Developer
9 1 (2.857%) Senior ASP.NET Developer
9 1 (2.857%) JavaScript Developer
9 1 (2.857%) Technical Design Authority
Miscellaneous
1 18 (51.43%) Open Source
2 3 (8.571%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.571%) UNIX
1 3 (8.571%) Windows
1 3 (8.571%) AIX
1 3 (8.571%) Solaris
1 3 (8.571%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (88.57%) Use Case
2 21 (60.00%) UML
2 21 (60.00%) OOA/OOD
2 21 (60.00%) OO
3 3 (8.571%) Refactoring
3 3 (8.571%) Agile Software Development
3 3 (8.571%) Content Management
3 3 (8.571%) E-Commerce
3 3 (8.571%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (5.714%) B2B
4 2 (5.714%) B2C
5 1 (2.857%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 31 (88.57%) Java
2 25 (71.43%) JavaScript
3 6 (17.14%) SQL
3 6 (17.14%) T-SQL
4 3 (8.571%) C#
4 3 (8.571%) PL/SQL
Vendors
1 3 (8.571%) Microsoft
1 3 (8.571%) JBoss
1 3 (8.571%) Oracle
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
As the dedicated Technical Architect, you will lead and govern the design, implementation and on-going improvement of .Net based software architecture... A strong .Net development background is...
Connections Recruitment Ltd.
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Lead the team to code and test the components once designed Contribute to the definition, maintenance and adherence to development guidelines/standards and processes Assist with the deployment...
IT Connections
Salary: 50,000 to £60,000
Posted: 24 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Senior Java DeveloperTo design, code, and test components within a J2EE architecture to support applications for the financial services markets Primary Duties and Responsibilities Work with Business Analysts...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 10 May 2013