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The table below looks at the demand for the Lead Architect role in IT jobs within the England 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 Lead Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Lead Architect
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank620652
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads258338
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.149 %0.145 %
As % of the category below0.175 %0.167 %
Salaries quoted204268
Average minimum salary£64,689£68,230
Average salary£69,568£72,694
% change on same period last year-4.30 %
Average maximum salary£74,447£77,159
UK excluding London average salary£64,430£66,398
% change on same period last year-2.96 %
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching permanent IT job ads147664202900
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled85.48 %87.31 %
Salaries quoted124179163979
Average minimum salary£39,004£40,365
Average salary£42,652£44,143
% change on same period last year-3.37 %
Average maximum salary£46,300£47,921
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Lead Architect UKLead Architect
UK

Lead Architect
Demand Trend

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

England Lead Architect Demand Trend

Lead Architect
Salary Trend

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

England Lead Architect Salary Trend

Lead Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Lead Architect across the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

England Lead Architect Salary Histogram

Lead Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
LondonUp+28136£73,980-2.77 %
South EastDown-139£74,219+15.83 %
South WestUp+5232£46,935-9.15 %
East MidlandsUp+927£77,741+21.94 %
East of EnglandUp+247£66,607+2.47 %
North WestUp+276£64,667-9.23 %
West MidlandsUp+205£74,375+41.66 %
YorkshireUp+32--
South CoastNew entry-1£85,000-
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Lead Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the England region that cited Lead 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 Lead Architect in their job title.

1173 (29.57 %)Java
2142 (24.27 %)Finance
3132 (22.56 %).NET
4105 (17.95 %)Oracle
5103 (17.61 %)Banking
6101 (17.26 %)C#
783 (14.19 %)MS Visio
876 (12.99 %)J2EE
969 (11.79 %)SQL
969 (11.79 %)C++
1067 (11.45 %)Microsoft
1163 (10.77 %)Enterprise Architecture
1260 (10.26 %)SQL Server
1353 (9.060 %)SOA
1452 (8.889 %)Degree
1551 (8.718 %)XML
1551 (8.718 %)Project Management
1650 (8.547 %)Market Risk
1748 (8.205 %)Retail
1846 (7.863 %)Technical Architecture
1846 (7.863 %)SAP
1945 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
2041 (7.009 %)MS Excel
2139 (6.667 %)Middleware
2237 (6.325 %)UNIX
2237 (6.325 %)Linux
2336 (6.154 %)OO
2336 (6.154 %)Internet
2435 (5.983 %)Security Cleared
2435 (5.983 %)UML

Lead Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the England region that cited Lead 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 Lead Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1132 (22.56 %).NET
276 (12.99 %)J2EE
351 (8.718 %)XML
439 (6.667 %)Middleware
532 (5.470 %)ASP.NET
532 (5.470 %)WebServices
631 (5.299 %).NET Framework
730 (5.128 %)WebSphere
828 (4.786 %)HTML
927 (4.615 %)AJAX
1022 (3.761 %)Servlets
1117 (2.906 %)SOAP
1215 (2.564 %)Hibernate
1314 (2.393 %)CSS
1314 (2.393 %)Spring
1413 (2.222 %)JSP
1413 (2.222 %)J2ME
1511 (1.880 %)DOM
1511 (1.880 %)JDBC
1511 (1.880 %)ASP
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (3.590 %)Apache
219 (3.248 %)WebLogic
219 (3.248 %)BizTalk Server
317 (2.906 %)WebSphere Application Server
411 (1.880 %)ESB
510 (1.709 %)Oracle Application Server
510 (1.709 %)IIS
510 (1.709 %)JBoss
66 (1.026 %)Lotus Domino
66 (1.026 %)MS Exchange
66 (1.026 %)Documentum
66 (1.026 %)CICS
75 (0.855 %)SAS
75 (0.855 %)Exchange Server 2003
84 (0.684 %)Oracle Spatial
84 (0.684 %)SharePoint Server 2007
84 (0.684 %)WPS
93 (0.513 %)ArcGIS
93 (0.513 %)CMS
93 (0.513 %)ArcSDE
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
183 (14.19 %)MS Visio
241 (7.009 %)MS Excel
38 (1.368 %)CA Clarity
43 (0.513 %)ArcView
43 (0.513 %)MS Project
51 (0.171 %)MS Office
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (0.684 %)SAP CRM
14 (0.684 %)SAP MDM
22 (0.342 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (0.342 %)Oracle EBS
31 (0.171 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.171 %)SAP FI/CO
31 (0.171 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (0.171 %)SAP SD
31 (0.171 %)SAP R/3
31 (0.171 %)SAP FI
31 (0.171 %)Hyperion Planning
31 (0.171 %)Teamcenter
31 (0.171 %)SAP CO
31 (0.171 %)HFM
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (6.154 %)Internet
212 (2.051 %)WAN
311 (1.880 %)SNA
410 (1.709 %)SAN
410 (1.709 %)LAN
58 (1.368 %)MPLS
66 (1.026 %)Firewall
75 (0.855 %)Wireless
75 (0.855 %)HTTP
75 (0.855 %)802.11
75 (0.855 %)802.15
84 (0.684 %)Ethernet
93 (0.513 %)TCP/IP
93 (0.513 %)Network Security
102 (0.342 %)BT 21CN
102 (0.342 %)IPsec
102 (0.342 %)WiMAX
102 (0.342 %)DSL
102 (0.342 %)RTP
102 (0.342 %)Broadband
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
160 (10.26 %)SQL Server
230 (5.128 %)Datawarehouse
326 (4.444 %)RDBMS
422 (3.761 %)SAP BW
514 (2.393 %)DB2
612 (2.051 %)DTS
710 (1.709 %)Oracle 8/8i
710 (1.709 %)SQL Server 2000
710 (1.709 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
710 (1.709 %)SQL Server 2005
710 (1.709 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
87 (1.197 %)SQL Server Integration Services
87 (1.197 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
95 (0.855 %)ETL
104 (0.684 %)MySQL
104 (0.684 %)GIS
113 (0.513 %)Oracle 10g
113 (0.513 %)OLAP
113 (0.513 %)Oracle OLAP
122 (0.342 %)BusinessObjects
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (1.709 %)Eclipse
28 (1.368 %)Visual Studio
37 (1.197 %)NUnit
37 (1.197 %)CruiseControl
46 (1.026 %)Flash
53 (0.513 %)Subversion
62 (0.342 %)Ant
62 (0.342 %)JUnit
71 (0.171 %)Oracle Forms
71 (0.171 %)Synon
71 (0.171 %)RequisitePro
71 (0.171 %)ERwin
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1142 (24.27 %)Finance
2103 (17.61 %)Banking
348 (8.205 %)Retail
432 (5.470 %)Health
525 (4.274 %)Investment Banking
624 (4.103 %)Insurance
721 (3.590 %)Front Office
818 (3.077 %)Manufacturing
818 (3.077 %)Pensions
818 (3.077 %)Government
913 (2.222 %)Education
1011 (1.880 %)Music
1110 (1.709 %)Telecoms
129 (1.538 %)Retail Banking
137 (1.197 %)Publishing
137 (1.197 %)Aerospace
146 (1.026 %)Financial Institution
155 (0.855 %)Electronics
155 (0.855 %)Marketing
155 (0.855 %)FMCG
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
150 (8.547 %)Market Risk
225 (4.274 %)CESG
323 (3.932 %)Credit Risk
418 (3.077 %)Derivative
516 (2.735 %)Management Information System
615 (2.564 %)N-Tier
714 (2.393 %)CESG CLAS
812 (2.051 %)Mainframe
911 (1.880 %)Grid Computing
911 (1.880 %)Equities
911 (1.880 %)Client/Server
911 (1.880 %)Data Integration
1010 (1.709 %)Fixed Income
119 (1.538 %)Web 2.0
127 (1.197 %)Credit Derivative
135 (0.855 %)Equity Derivative
143 (0.513 %)Interest Rate Derivative
143 (0.513 %)Computer Science
152 (0.342 %)E-Learning
152 (0.342 %)Biometrics
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (6.325 %)UNIX
137 (6.325 %)Linux
217 (2.906 %)Windows
313 (2.222 %)Solaris
410 (1.709 %)AIX
59 (1.538 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (0.855 %)zOS
65 (0.855 %)Windows 2000
72 (0.342 %)Windows NT
81 (0.171 %)Windows Server 2008
81 (0.171 %)Windows 2000 Server
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
163 (10.77 %)Enterprise Architecture
253 (9.060 %)SOA
351 (8.718 %)Project Management
446 (7.863 %)Technical Architecture
545 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
636 (6.154 %)OO
735 (5.983 %)UML
735 (5.983 %)Security Cleared
830 (5.128 %)Data Architecture
830 (5.128 %)Information Management
923 (3.932 %)E-Commerce
1020 (3.419 %)Data Management
1117 (2.906 %)Stakeholder Management
1216 (2.735 %)Migration
1216 (2.735 %)Data Modelling
1315 (2.564 %)Information Security
1414 (2.393 %)Communications Security
1414 (2.393 %)Risk Management
1512 (2.051 %)ERP
1611 (1.880 %)Data Migration
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1173 (29.57 %)Java
2101 (17.26 %)C#
369 (11.79 %)C++
369 (11.79 %)SQL
430 (5.128 %)JavaScript
518 (3.077 %)VB
615 (2.564 %)VB.NET
714 (2.393 %)Transact-SQL
813 (2.222 %)C
911 (1.880 %)Perl
109 (1.538 %)PHP
109 (1.538 %)PL/SQL
109 (1.538 %)DHTML
109 (1.538 %)Tcl
116 (1.026 %)COBOL
123 (0.513 %)Python
132 (0.342 %)Ruby
141 (0.171 %)JCL
141 (0.171 %)ABAP
141 (0.171 %)ActionScript
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
152 (8.889 %)Degree
228 (4.786 %)Microsoft Certification
327 (4.615 %)MCSE
425 (4.274 %)Cisco Certification
524 (4.103 %)CCDA
622 (3.761 %)CCNA
717 (2.906 %)Chartered Engineer
82 (0.342 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
91 (0.171 %)CCIE
91 (0.171 %)MCP
91 (0.171 %)MCSD
91 (0.171 %)OCP
91 (0.171 %)Oracle Certification
91 (0.171 %)ITIL Certification
91 (0.171 %)CIMA
91 (0.171 %)CCVP
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.342 %)QA
12 (0.342 %)HMG Infosec
21 (0.171 %)ISO9001
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (1.026 %)Active Directory
25 (0.855 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (0.513 %)VMware ESX
42 (0.342 %)ISA Server
42 (0.342 %)VMware Server
51 (0.171 %)NFS
51 (0.171 %)Oracle RAC
51 (0.171 %)Citrix Presentation Server
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.513 %)OpenView
13 (0.513 %)Tivoli
13 (0.513 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.342 %)SCCM
22 (0.342 %)SCOM
22 (0.342 %)MOM
31 (0.171 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1105 (17.95 %)Oracle
267 (11.45 %)Microsoft
346 (7.863 %)SAP
418 (3.077 %)Cisco
510 (1.709 %)IBM
510 (1.709 %)Citrix
69 (1.538 %)VMware
78 (1.368 %)HP
87 (1.197 %)Altiris
87 (1.197 %)webMethods
96 (1.026 %)Teradata
105 (0.855 %)Pega
105 (0.855 %)EMC
105 (0.855 %)Ab Initio
105 (0.855 %)Sun
105 (0.855 %)Informatica
114 (0.684 %)ESRI
123 (0.513 %)BT
123 (0.513 %)Sybase
132 (0.342 %)Business Objects