The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge 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 18 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 Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 110 127 117
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 7 2 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.403% 0.099% 0.476%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.428% 0.102% 0.500%
Number of salaries quoted 7 2 8
Average salary £52,750 £56,250 £61,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.22% -8.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £42,512 £49,250 £53,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,000 £63,250 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £63,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-5.51% -2.30%
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1637 1964 2001
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 94.30% 97.42% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1466 1677 1829
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £28,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Solutions Architect
Cambridgeshire

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Cambridge Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 5 (45.45%) PRINCE2
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 4 (36.36%) MS Excel
2 4 (36.36%) ITIL
2 4 (36.36%) VMware
2 4 (36.36%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (36.36%) Project Management
3 3 (27.27%) Unified Communications
3 3 (27.27%) TOGAF
3 3 (27.27%) .NET
4 2 (18.18%) SQL
4 2 (18.18%) C
4 2 (18.18%) C#
4 2 (18.18%) Linux
4 2 (18.18%) SharePoint
4 2 (18.18%) SOA
4 2 (18.18%) HTTP
4 2 (18.18%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 2 (18.18%) EMC
4 2 (18.18%) Citrix
4 2 (18.18%) NetApp
4 2 (18.18%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 2 (18.18%) Publishing
4 2 (18.18%) MCTS
4 2 (18.18%) MCITP
4 2 (18.18%) Cisco
4 2 (18.18%) MOF
4 2 (18.18%) Finance
4 2 (18.18%) PRINCE

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 3 (27.27%) .NET
2 1 (9.091%) CSS
2 1 (9.091%) Web Services
2 1 (9.091%) XML
2 1 (9.091%) Middleware
2 1 (9.091%) Ajax
2 1 (9.091%) WCF
2 1 (9.091%) jQuery
2 1 (9.091%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 2 (18.18%) SharePoint
2 1 (9.091%) Lync
Applications
1 4 (36.36%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (9.091%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (9.091%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) Unified Communications
2 2 (18.18%) HTTP
3 1 (9.091%) SAN
3 1 (9.091%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.091%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (9.091%) Git (software)
General
1 2 (18.18%) Finance
1 2 (18.18%) Publishing
2 1 (9.091%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) IaaS
2 1 (9.091%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) PRINCE2
2 4 (36.36%) Project Management
2 4 (36.36%) ITIL
2 4 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (27.27%) TOGAF
4 2 (18.18%) SOA
4 2 (18.18%) PRINCE
4 2 (18.18%) MOF
5 1 (9.091%) Process Management
5 1 (9.091%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (9.091%) Agile Software Development
5 1 (9.091%) TDD
5 1 (9.091%) Data Management
5 1 (9.091%) CAD
5 1 (9.091%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (9.091%) OO
5 1 (9.091%) ERP
5 1 (9.091%) OOD
5 1 (9.091%) Information Management
5 1 (9.091%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (18.18%) C
1 2 (18.18%) C#
1 2 (18.18%) SQL
2 1 (9.091%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 2 (18.18%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1 2 (18.18%) MCTS
1 2 (18.18%) MCITP
1 2 (18.18%) Degree
2 1 (9.091%) NCIE
2 1 (9.091%) CCIE
2 1 (9.091%) CCDP
2 1 (9.091%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.091%) SLA
1 1 (9.091%) COBIT
System Software
1 4 (36.36%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (18.18%) Hyper-V
3 1 (9.091%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) SCCM
1 2 (18.18%) SCOM
2 1 (9.091%) Cisco UCCE
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 4 (36.36%) VMware
3 2 (18.18%) NetApp
3 2 (18.18%) Cisco
3 2 (18.18%) EMC
3 2 (18.18%) Citrix
4 1 (9.091%) CommVault
4 1 (9.091%) Hyperion
4 1 (9.091%) HP
4 1 (9.091%) Dell
4 1 (9.091%) Oracle
4 1 (9.091%) Cognos
4 1 (9.091%) Salesforce.com
4 1 (9.091%) Symantec
4 1 (9.091%) 3PAR
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To be considered it is expected that you will be able to demonstrate a broad background that should include: Microsoft server and .Nettechnology -exposure to Sharepoint, SQL, Virtualisation,...
Anglia Ruskin University
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum Substantial benefits package
Posted: 12 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To be considered it is expected that you will be able to demonstrate a broad background that should include: *Microsoft server and .Net technology - exposure to Sharepoint, SQL,...
Vadis People
Salary: £50000 - £55500 per annum + Final Salary Pension
Posted: 12 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Agreeing and maintaining a set of principles, and defining infrastructure architecture solutions and policies, you will be accountable for keeping up to date with the hosting market and...
Networx Recruitment
Salary: £40,628 - £44,395
Posted: 31 May 2013
Cambridge
Our client is seeking an experienced, ambitious solutions architect to join their Embedded Systems group... working alongside or as Scrum master / project manager) to develop enterprise style software;...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £85k DOE
Posted: 3 June 2013