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This section looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT jobs within the Dorset 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 Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Solution Architect
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8977
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads110
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.102 %0.820 %
Salaries quoted010
Average minimum salary-£41,364
Average salary-£49,773
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£58,182
UK excluding London average salary£65,470£64,715
% change on same period last year+1.16 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads9761220
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.533 %0.512 %
Salaries quoted8231022
Average minimum salary£32,048£38,136
Average salary£34,999£41,113
% change on same period last year-14.87 %
Average maximum salary£37,949£44,089
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Solutions Architect South WestSolutions Architect
South West

Solutions Architect
Demand Trend

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

Dorset Solutions Architect Demand Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

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

Dorset Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
BournemouthUp+151--
Solutions Architect South WestSolutions Architect
South West

Solutions Architect
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

16 (66.67 %).NET
16 (66.67 %)J2EE
24 (44.44 %)SOA
24 (44.44 %)Retail
33 (33.33 %)Scrum
33 (33.33 %)UML
33 (33.33 %)RUP
33 (33.33 %).NET Framework
42 (22.22 %)MS Excel
42 (22.22 %)WebServices
42 (22.22 %)Military
42 (22.22 %)Business Analysis
42 (22.22 %)Microsoft
51 (11.11 %)Finance
51 (11.11 %)UNIX
51 (11.11 %)Oracle 9i
51 (11.11 %)Oracle
51 (11.11 %)PL/SQL
51 (11.11 %)SQL

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (66.67 %).NET
16 (66.67 %)J2EE
23 (33.33 %).NET Framework
32 (22.22 %)WebServices
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (22.22 %)MS Excel
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)Oracle 9i
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Retail
22 (22.22 %)Military
31 (11.11 %)Finance
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)UNIX
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)SOA
23 (33.33 %)Scrum
23 (33.33 %)UML
23 (33.33 %)RUP
32 (22.22 %)Business Analysis
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)PL/SQL
11 (11.11 %)SQL
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)Oracle