The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Architect in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the East of England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Architect
Rank 254 252 264
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 10 15 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.121% 0.172% 0.147%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.127% 0.178% 0.155%
Number of salaries quoted 4 12 13
Average salary £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.34% -8.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £47,300 £32,550 £47,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
+8.33% -7.69%
All Job Titles
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7877 8413 9032
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 95.31% 96.70% 94.67%
Number of salaries quoted 6859 7048 7738
Average salary £39,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Architect
England

Software Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England Software Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Software Architect
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Architect across the East of England region.

East of England Software Architect Salary Trend

Software Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Architect across the East of England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

East of England Software Architect Salary Histogram

Software Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the East of England 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
Hertfordshire +16 8 £65,000 +4.00%
Cambridgeshire +4 1 £44,000 -26.66%
Essex - 1 £55,000 -
Software Architect
England

Software Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Software 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 Software Architect in their job title.

1 23 (67.65%) C
2 17 (50.00%) Degree
3 16 (47.06%) QA
4 15 (44.12%) Sun
5 13 (38.24%) C#
6 12 (35.29%) Software Architecture
7 11 (32.35%) Linux
7 11 (32.35%) Project Management
8 10 (29.41%) Embedded C
8 10 (29.41%) Aerospace
8 10 (29.41%) Validation
8 10 (29.41%) Rational DOORS
9 9 (26.47%) Software Engineering
10 7 (20.59%) Mathematics
10 7 (20.59%) Telecoms
10 7 (20.59%) Wireless
10 7 (20.59%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (17.65%) Cyber Security
11 6 (17.65%) C++
11 6 (17.65%) Computer Science
11 6 (17.65%) SC Cleared
11 6 (17.65%) Security Cleared
12 5 (14.71%) Java
12 5 (14.71%) J2EE
12 5 (14.71%) Oracle
12 5 (14.71%) WebLogic
12 5 (14.71%) Solaris
12 5 (14.71%) Finance
12 5 (14.71%) Digital Signal Processing
12 5 (14.71%) Signal Processing

Software Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Software 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 Software Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (14.71%) J2EE
2 4 (11.76%) Spring
2 4 (11.76%) XML
2 4 (11.76%) Hibernate
3 3 (8.824%) .NET
4 2 (5.882%) REST
5 1 (2.941%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 5 (14.71%) WebLogic
2 1 (2.941%) SharePoint Server
Business Applications
1 1 (2.941%) BASE24
Communications & Networking
1 7 (20.59%) Wireless
2 4 (11.76%) Internet
3 1 (2.941%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.882%) Oracle 10g
1 2 (5.882%) NoSQL
2 1 (2.941%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.941%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 10 (29.41%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (5.882%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 10 (29.41%) Aerospace
2 7 (20.59%) Telecoms
3 5 (14.71%) Finance
4 1 (2.941%) Military
4 1 (2.941%) Banking
4 1 (2.941%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.59%) Mathematics
1 7 (20.59%) Enterprise Software
2 6 (17.65%) Computer Science
3 1 (2.941%) Mobile Payment
3 1 (2.941%) SWIFT
3 1 (2.941%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 11 (32.35%) Linux
2 5 (14.71%) Solaris
3 1 (2.941%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (35.29%) Software Architecture
2 11 (32.35%) Project Management
3 10 (29.41%) Validation
4 9 (26.47%) Software Engineering
5 6 (17.65%) Cyber Security
6 5 (14.71%) Digital Signal Processing
6 5 (14.71%) Signal Processing
7 3 (8.824%) TDD
8 2 (5.882%) OOA/OOD
8 2 (5.882%) OO
8 2 (5.882%) Scrum
8 2 (5.882%) Refactoring
8 2 (5.882%) Load Balancing
8 2 (5.882%) Dependency Injection
8 2 (5.882%) Multithreading
9 1 (2.941%) System Testing
9 1 (2.941%) Performance Testing
9 1 (2.941%) Agile Software Development
9 1 (2.941%) TOGAF
9 1 (2.941%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 23 (67.65%) C
2 13 (38.24%) C#
3 10 (29.41%) Embedded C
4 6 (17.65%) C++
5 5 (14.71%) Java
6 2 (5.882%) PL/SQL
6 2 (5.882%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (50.00%) Degree
2 6 (17.65%) SC Cleared
2 6 (17.65%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (47.06%) QA
2 1 (2.941%) ISO 8583
Vendors
1 15 (44.12%) Sun
2 5 (14.71%) Oracle
3 2 (5.882%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.882%) Guidewire