The first table below looks at the demand for the Lead Solutions Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Lead Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Lead Solution Architect
Rank 728 775 829
Rank change year-on-year
+47 +54
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Solutions Architect 108 85 41
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.107% 0.075% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.114% 0.079% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 94 65 38
Average salary £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.03% +10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £59,000 £68,500 £58,500
10% offered a salary of more than £98,500 £90,000 £95,000
UK excluding London average salary £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95030 107492 112528
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.41% 94.80% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 79926 92829 95737
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Lead Solutions Architect
UK

Lead Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Lead Solutions Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Lead Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

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

England Lead Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Lead Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Lead Solutions Architect across the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

England Lead Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Lead Solutions Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Solutions Architect within the England region over the 3 months to 23 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
London +28 58 £85,000 -
East of England +25 21 £90,000 +20.00%
South East +12 15 £70,000 -15.15%
North West - 5 £77,500 -
Yorkshire - 3 £56,000 -
West Midlands -19 2 £57,500 -28.12%
Lead Solutions Architect
UK

Lead Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Lead 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 Lead Solutions Architect in their job title.

1 71 (33.02%) Banking
2 45 (20.93%) .NET
3 43 (20.00%) SQL
4 38 (17.67%) Microsoft
4 38 (17.67%) Finance
5 35 (16.28%) Investment Banking
6 33 (15.35%) Retail
7 28 (13.02%) OO
7 28 (13.02%) Java
8 27 (12.56%) Back Office
8 27 (12.56%) Stakeholder Management
9 26 (12.09%) TOGAF
9 26 (12.09%) Windows Azure
10 25 (11.63%) Internet
10 25 (11.63%) SOA
11 23 (10.70%) Oracle
12 22 (10.23%) UML
12 22 (10.23%) BizTalk Server
13 21 (9.767%) Microsoft Certification
13 21 (9.767%) Online Banking
14 20 (9.302%) Technical Architecture
14 20 (9.302%) Hitachi
14 20 (9.302%) Project Management
14 20 (9.302%) C#
15 19 (8.837%) E-Commerce
16 18 (8.372%) SQL Server
17 17 (7.907%) SAP
17 17 (7.907%) Front Office
17 17 (7.907%) Programme Management
18 16 (7.442%) Murex

Lead Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Lead 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 Lead Solutions Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 45 (20.93%) .NET
2 12 (5.581%) HTML
3 11 (5.116%) J2EE
4 10 (4.651%) XML
4 10 (4.651%) Middleware
5 9 (4.186%) WebSphere
5 9 (4.186%) WCF
5 9 (4.186%) WPF
6 7 (3.256%) Web Services
7 6 (2.791%) .NET Framework
7 6 (2.791%) Spring
7 6 (2.791%) XSLT
8 5 (2.326%) ASP.NET
8 5 (2.326%) Hibernate
9 4 (1.860%) LINQ
9 4 (1.860%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
9 4 (1.860%) WSDL
9 4 (1.860%) JMS
10 2 (0.930%) WinForms
10 2 (0.930%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 26 (12.09%) Windows Azure
2 22 (10.23%) BizTalk Server
3 11 (5.116%) SharePoint
4 5 (2.326%) Magento
5 4 (1.860%) ESB
5 4 (1.860%) WebLogic
5 4 (1.860%) Apache
6 3 (1.395%) MQSeries
6 3 (1.395%) IIS
6 3 (1.395%) FileNet
6 3 (1.395%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.465%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.465%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 7 (3.256%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 16 (7.442%) Summit
2 4 (1.860%) SAP MM
3 3 (1.395%) RMDS
4 2 (0.930%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.930%) Oracle Retail
4 2 (0.930%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.930%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.465%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.465%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.465%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.465%) SAP APO
5 1 (0.465%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.465%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.465%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.465%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.465%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 25 (11.63%) Internet
2 6 (2.791%) SAN
3 4 (1.860%) WAN
4 3 (1.395%) Firewall
4 3 (1.395%) NAS
5 2 (0.930%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.465%) DNS
6 1 (0.465%) MPLS
6 1 (0.465%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.372%) SQL Server
2 16 (7.442%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (2.326%) SQL Server 2005
4 4 (1.860%) SQL Server 2008
5 3 (1.395%) Oracle 10g
5 3 (1.395%) SQL Server 2000
6 2 (0.930%) MySQL
7 1 (0.465%) Oracle 8/8i
7 1 (0.465%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.465%) DB2
7 1 (0.465%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.465%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.465%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.465%) QlikView
7 1 (0.465%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.326%) Rhino Mocks
1 5 (2.326%) Team Foundation Server
2 4 (1.860%) Moq
3 2 (0.930%) Subversion
3 2 (0.930%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.465%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.465%) Eclipse RCP
4 1 (0.465%) MorphX
General
1 71 (33.02%) Banking
2 38 (17.67%) Finance
3 35 (16.28%) Investment Banking
4 33 (15.35%) Retail
5 27 (12.56%) Back Office
6 17 (7.907%) Front Office
7 13 (6.047%) International Banking
8 10 (4.651%) Telecoms
9 7 (3.256%) Corporate Banking
10 5 (2.326%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.860%) Wholesale Banking
12 2 (0.930%) Marketing
13 1 (0.465%) Games
13 1 (0.465%) Advertising
13 1 (0.465%) Publishing
13 1 (0.465%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 21 (9.767%) Online Banking
2 9 (4.186%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 9 (4.186%) Derivative
3 6 (2.791%) Hedge funds
4 4 (1.860%) FMCG
4 4 (1.860%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (1.395%) N-Tier
5 3 (1.395%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.395%) iPad
5 3 (1.395%) Kindle
6 2 (0.930%) SaaS
7 1 (0.465%) SWIFT
7 1 (0.465%) Open Source
7 1 (0.465%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 14 (6.512%) Windows
2 7 (3.256%) UNIX
3 6 (2.791%) Linux
4 3 (1.395%) Solaris
4 3 (1.395%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (13.02%) OO
2 27 (12.56%) Stakeholder Management
3 26 (12.09%) TOGAF
4 25 (11.63%) SOA
5 22 (10.23%) UML
6 20 (9.302%) Technical Architecture
6 20 (9.302%) Project Management
7 19 (8.837%) E-Commerce
8 17 (7.907%) Programme Management
9 16 (7.442%) Business Intelligence
10 14 (6.512%) Change Management
10 14 (6.512%) Enterprise Architecture
11 12 (5.581%) PRINCE2
12 11 (5.116%) RUP
12 11 (5.116%) TDD
12 11 (5.116%) Business Analysis
13 10 (4.651%) Scrum
13 10 (4.651%) Configuration Management
14 9 (4.186%) MVC
15 8 (3.721%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 43 (20.00%) SQL
2 28 (13.02%) Java
3 20 (9.302%) C#
4 5 (2.326%) PHP
4 5 (2.326%) Scala
5 4 (1.860%) T-SQL
5 4 (1.860%) VB.NET
6 3 (1.395%) C
7 2 (0.930%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.465%) VB
Qualifications
1 21 (9.767%) Microsoft Certification
2 10 (4.651%) Degree
3 1 (0.465%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.721%) Basel III
2 4 (1.860%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.465%) QA
System Software
1 7 (3.256%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (1.395%) XenApp
Vendors
1 38 (17.67%) Microsoft
2 23 (10.70%) Oracle
3 20 (9.302%) Hitachi
4 17 (7.907%) SAP
5 16 (7.442%) Murex
6 15 (6.977%) MicroStrategy
6 15 (6.977%) Teradata
7 8 (3.721%) Cisco
8 7 (3.256%) VMware
8 7 (3.256%) Salesforce.com
9 5 (2.326%) IBM
9 5 (2.326%) Citrix
10 4 (1.860%) Pega
10 4 (1.860%) Fredhopper
10 4 (1.860%) EMC
10 4 (1.860%) ATG
11 3 (1.395%) Cognos
11 3 (1.395%) Siebel
11 3 (1.395%) Business Objects
11 3 (1.395%) Sybase
West Midlands
Architecture is seen a key enabler within this transformation.This is an opportunity to be involved in an international business at a time where change and transformation, enabled...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £65000 - £85000 per annum + Strong Package
Posted: 23 May 2013
Surrey, South East
Responsibilities: The Solutions architect has a key position within the Commercial Team, responsible for the design and pricing of often complex, large-scale Wide Area Network services to...
Proteus Europe
Posted: 16 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, South East
Keywords: BI, Business Intelligence, Architect, Solution, Solution Architect, BI Solution Architect, Datawarehouse, Datawarehousing, Design, Technical Design, Data Warehouse, DBA, Teradata, Microstrategy, SQL, Cognos, Business Objects, Retail, FMCG, Project...
Salt
Salary: £65000 - £85000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Key Skills: -Extensive knowledge (5+ years) of Microsoft Dynamics AX. -Experience of N-Tier architectures. -Strong experience using C# -Experience of T-SQL including stored procedures and triggers...
Conspicuous
Salary: Up to £85,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City
Title: Lead Solutions Architect (SA, Architect) Location: Welwyn Garden City, Herts, Key Skills: Architecture, Leadership, SOA An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Solutions Architect for integration...
Tesco
Salary: Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
.NET. - N-tier Architecture. - A strong knowledge of Network Analytics... You will have a strong programming background, ideally in .NET and Windows... In particular, .NET server-side development,...
JPS Selection
Salary: From £70,000 to £100,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits & Package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Technical Lead Developer / Solution Architect (Microsoft Gold Partner - C#, ASP.Net, WCF, MVC) We are looking for a Technical Lead, Lead Developer or Solution Architect with good experience...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013