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This section looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT jobs within the Cheshire 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 Architect in their job title over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank4134
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads138173
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.077 %
As % of the category below4.420 %5.241 %
Salaries quoted127162
Average minimum salary£53,281£58,210
Average salary£61,107£64,841
% change on same period last year-5.75 %
Average maximum salary£68,934£71,473
UK excluding London average salary£62,642£62,171
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Job Titles CheshireJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads31223301
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.531 %1.461 %
Salaries quoted27912922
Average minimum salary£32,579£32,792
Average salary£35,742£35,966
% change on same period last year-0.62 %
Average maximum salary£38,905£39,140
UK excluding London average salary£38,585£39,157
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Architect North WestArchitect
North West

Architect
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Architect Demand Trend

Architect
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Architect across the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

Cheshire Architect Salary Histogram

Architect
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1WarringtonNo change024£57,187-13.81 %
2KnutsfordDown-923£56,523+2.35 %
3ChesterDown-58£53,125-24.67 %
4RuncornDown-114£66,667-16.66 %
5DaresburyUp+23£55,000-40.54 %
Architect North WestArchitect
North West

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Architect also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Architect.

1103 (42.92 %)Finance
259 (24.58 %)Windows
348 (20.00 %)Java
447 (19.58 %)Unix
545 (18.75 %).NET
644 (18.33 %)Middleware
736 (15.00 %)J2EE
736 (15.00 %)Banking
833 (13.75 %)SQL Server
929 (12.08 %)UML
1026 (10.83 %)Risk Analysis
1124 (10.00 %)Mainframe
1223 (9.583 %)C
1322 (9.167 %)SOA
1322 (9.167 %)Microsoft
1322 (9.167 %)Zachman Framework
1421 (8.750 %)WebSphere
1421 (8.750 %)TOGAF
1421 (8.750 %)Oracle
1519 (7.917 %)C++
1618 (7.500 %)CRM
1618 (7.500 %)Pensions
1717 (7.083 %)SAP
1816 (6.667 %)SQL
1816 (6.667 %)MS Excel
1915 (6.250 %)Health
1915 (6.250 %)RDBMS
1915 (6.250 %)Retail
2014 (5.833 %)Enterprise Architecture
2014 (5.833 %)Marketing

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Architect also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Architect. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
145 (18.75 %).NET
244 (18.33 %)Middleware
336 (15.00 %)J2EE
421 (8.750 %)WebSphere
513 (5.417 %)WebServices
69 (3.750 %)SAP XI
78 (3.333 %)ASP.NET
86 (2.500 %)AJAX
95 (2.083 %)JSP
104 (1.667 %)Servlets
113 (1.250 %)Struts
113 (1.250 %)XML
122 (0.833 %)EJB
122 (0.833 %).NET Framework
131 (0.417 %)Hibernate
131 (0.417 %)JDBC
131 (0.417 %)Swing
Application Platforms
112 (5.000 %)CICS
210 (4.167 %)WebLogic
210 (4.167 %)IIS
36 (2.500 %)NetWeaver
43 (1.250 %)Oracle Workflow
52 (0.833 %)SharePoint
52 (0.833 %)MS Exchange
52 (0.833 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (0.417 %)JBoss
61 (0.417 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (0.417 %)BizTalk Server
Applications
116 (6.667 %)MS Excel
213 (5.417 %)MS Visio
33 (1.250 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
17 (2.917 %)Oracle EBS
25 (2.083 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.417 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
Communications & Networking
110 (4.167 %)SAN
23 (1.250 %)Internet
31 (0.417 %)Network Security
31 (0.417 %)LAN
31 (0.417 %)VoIP
31 (0.417 %)WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
133 (13.75 %)SQL Server
215 (6.250 %)RDBMS
36 (2.500 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (1.250 %)Datawarehouse
52 (0.833 %)DB2
52 (0.833 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.417 %)Oracle 10g
61 (0.417 %)ETL
Development Applications
15 (2.083 %)LoadRunner
22 (0.833 %)Visual Studio
General
1103 (42.92 %)Finance
236 (15.00 %)Banking
318 (7.500 %)Pensions
415 (6.250 %)Retail
415 (6.250 %)Health
514 (5.833 %)Marketing
610 (4.167 %)Pharmaceutical
79 (3.750 %)Government
87 (2.917 %)Back Office
96 (2.500 %)Publishing
105 (2.083 %)Financial Institution
114 (1.667 %)Telecoms
123 (1.250 %)Insurance
123 (1.250 %)Retail Banking
132 (0.833 %)Education
141 (0.417 %)Electric
141 (0.417 %)Online Banking
141 (0.417 %)Billing
Miscellaneous
124 (10.00 %)Mainframe
29 (3.750 %)Clustering
36 (2.500 %)Tandem
36 (2.500 %)Client/Server
36 (2.500 %)IBM Mainframe
43 (1.250 %)Mathematics
43 (1.250 %)Physics
51 (0.417 %)Fat Client
51 (0.417 %)Thin Client
Operating Systems
159 (24.58 %)Windows
247 (19.58 %)Unix
310 (4.167 %)Windows 2000
49 (3.750 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (1.250 %)Linux
62 (0.833 %)AIX
62 (0.833 %)HPUX
62 (0.833 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
129 (12.08 %)UML
226 (10.83 %)Risk Analysis
322 (9.167 %)Zachman Framework
322 (9.167 %)SOA
421 (8.750 %)TOGAF
518 (7.500 %)CRM
614 (5.833 %)ERP
614 (5.833 %)Enterprise Architecture
77 (2.917 %)Strategic Planning
77 (2.917 %)E-Commerce
77 (2.917 %)Service Delivery
77 (2.917 %)Data Analysis
77 (2.917 %)Logistics
86 (2.500 %)Stakeholder Management
86 (2.500 %)EAI
95 (2.083 %)Benchmarking
95 (2.083 %)OOA/OOD
95 (2.083 %)SSADM
95 (2.083 %)Validation
95 (2.083 %)Performance Testing
Programming Languages
148 (20.00 %)Java
223 (9.583 %)C
319 (7.917 %)C++
416 (6.667 %)SQL
512 (5.000 %)COBOL
512 (5.000 %)C#
66 (2.500 %)DHTML
75 (2.083 %)VB.NET
84 (1.667 %)PL/SQL
93 (1.250 %)Transact-SQL
93 (1.250 %)VB
93 (1.250 %)VB6
Qualifications
18 (3.333 %)Degree
26 (2.500 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (2.500 %)MCSE
34 (1.667 %)ITIL Certification
42 (0.833 %)CISA
42 (0.833 %)CISM
42 (0.833 %)CCNP
42 (0.833 %)Citrix Certification
42 (0.833 %)CCEA
42 (0.833 %)CISSP
42 (0.833 %)Cisco Certification
51 (0.417 %)CCDP
51 (0.417 %)CCA
51 (0.417 %)MCSA
51 (0.417 %)CCIE
51 (0.417 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.417 %)HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.417 %)QA
System Software
15 (2.083 %)AquaLogic
22 (0.833 %)Citrix Presentation Server
22 (0.833 %)Active Directory
22 (0.833 %)MetaFrame
22 (0.833 %)VMware ESX
Vendors
122 (9.167 %)Microsoft
221 (8.750 %)Oracle
317 (7.083 %)SAP
48 (3.333 %)webMethods
57 (2.917 %)IBM
66 (2.500 %)JD Edwards
75 (2.083 %)Siebel
84 (1.667 %)Manugistics
84 (1.667 %)Citrix
84 (1.667 %)VMware
91 (0.417 %)BEA
91 (0.417 %)Cisco
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