The first table below looks at the demand for the Technical 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 Technical Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 20 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Technical Solution Architect
Rank 755 812 746
Rank change year-on-year
+57 -66
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Solutions Architect 89 58 102
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.089% 0.051% 0.089%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% 0.054% 0.094%
Number of salaries quoted 66 33 69
Average salary £61,250 £75,000 £62,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-18.33% +20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £61,800 £50,000
10% offered a salary of more than £82,500 £85,000 £88,000
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year
-15.38% +23.80%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
94841 107774 108681
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.44% 94.77% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 79821 93138 92287
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £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%
Technical Solutions Architect
UK

Technical Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Technical Solutions Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Technical Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

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

England Technical Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Technical Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Solutions Architect across the England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

England Technical Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Technical Solutions Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Solutions Architect within the England region over the 3 months to 20 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 +41 30 £77,500 +3.33%
South East +27 30 £65,000 -
West Midlands - 9 £53,750 -
South West 0 8 £50,000 -37.50%
Yorkshire +3 7 £53,750 -28.33%
East Midlands -2 5 - -
East of England +13 1 £57,500 +21.05%
North West +3 1 £60,000 -3.22%
Technical Solutions Architect
UK

Technical Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Technical 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 Technical Solutions Architect in their job title.

1 90 (41.28%) Microsoft
2 70 (32.11%) .NET
3 62 (28.44%) Java
4 59 (27.06%) Finance
5 55 (25.23%) SQL
6 48 (22.02%) VMware
7 46 (21.10%) VMware Infrastructure
8 44 (20.18%) SOA
9 41 (18.81%) Telecoms
9 41 (18.81%) Banking
10 39 (17.89%) Citrix
11 38 (17.43%) Windows
12 37 (16.97%) vSphere
13 36 (16.51%) J2EE
13 36 (16.51%) SAN
14 35 (16.06%) SharePoint
15 34 (15.60%) Active Directory
15 34 (15.60%) Hyper-V
15 34 (15.60%) NAS
16 33 (15.14%) Oracle
17 32 (14.68%) Web Services
17 32 (14.68%) Windows Server 2008
18 31 (14.22%) XenServer
18 31 (14.22%) XenDesktop
18 31 (14.22%) SQL Server
18 31 (14.22%) MS Exchange
18 31 (14.22%) Firewall
18 31 (14.22%) Exchange Server 2010
19 30 (13.76%) Windows Server 2012
19 30 (13.76%) DNS

Technical Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 70 (32.11%) .NET
2 36 (16.51%) J2EE
3 32 (14.68%) Web Services
4 25 (11.47%) Middleware
5 24 (11.01%) Java EE
6 21 (9.633%) REST
7 20 (9.174%) XML
8 16 (7.339%) HTML
9 13 (5.963%) ASP.NET
9 13 (5.963%) CSS
9 13 (5.963%) HTML5
10 11 (5.046%) JMS
10 11 (5.046%) Hibernate
10 11 (5.046%) Spring
11 10 (4.587%) BREW
11 10 (4.587%) J2ME
12 4 (1.835%) WebSphere
13 3 (1.376%) LAMP
13 3 (1.376%) XSLT
13 3 (1.376%) CakePHP
Application Platforms
1 35 (16.06%) SharePoint
2 31 (14.22%) MS Exchange
2 31 (14.22%) Exchange Server 2010
3 29 (13.30%) Lync
4 23 (10.55%) BizTalk Server
5 22 (10.09%) CMS
6 21 (9.633%) Windows Azure
7 19 (8.716%) ESB
8 11 (5.046%) MQSeries
9 5 (2.294%) CICS
10 3 (1.376%) SharePoint 2010
10 3 (1.376%) Drupal
10 3 (1.376%) WordPress
11 2 (0.917%) Magento
11 2 (0.917%) LiveCycle
11 2 (0.917%) Adobe CQ
12 1 (0.459%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 1 (0.459%) Exchange Server 2007
12 1 (0.459%) Exchange Server 2003
12 1 (0.459%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 29 (13.30%) MS Office
1 29 (13.30%) Office 365
2 19 (8.716%) MS Excel
3 1 (0.459%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 1 (0.459%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (0.459%) Oracle Applications
1 1 (0.459%) Maximo
1 1 (0.459%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 36 (16.51%) SAN
2 34 (15.60%) NAS
3 31 (14.22%) Firewall
4 30 (13.76%) DNS
5 29 (13.30%) DHCP
6 4 (1.835%) WAN
7 3 (1.376%) LAN
7 3 (1.376%) Internet
7 3 (1.376%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.459%) VPN
8 1 (0.459%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.459%) Network Security
8 1 (0.459%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.459%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (14.22%) SQL Server
2 14 (6.422%) MySQL
3 12 (5.505%) Big Data
4 11 (5.046%) MarkLogic
4 11 (5.046%) NoSQL
4 11 (5.046%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (2.752%) DB2
6 2 (0.917%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.917%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.917%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.459%) PerformancePoint
7 1 (0.459%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 4 (1.835%) Visual Studio
2 2 (0.917%) Oracle APEX
2 2 (0.917%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 59 (27.06%) Finance
2 41 (18.81%) Telecoms
2 41 (18.81%) Banking
3 29 (13.30%) Back Office
4 9 (4.128%) Publishing
5 3 (1.376%) Retail
5 3 (1.376%) Legal
5 3 (1.376%) Corporate Banking
6 2 (0.917%) Investment Banking
6 2 (0.917%) Financial Institution
7 1 (0.459%) Advertising
7 1 (0.459%) Billing
7 1 (0.459%) Marketing
7 1 (0.459%) French Language
7 1 (0.459%) German Language
7 1 (0.459%) Italian Language
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.174%) Cloud Computing
2 19 (8.716%) iPhone
2 19 (8.716%) Mainframe
3 18 (8.257%) IBM Mainframe
4 15 (6.881%) Management Information System
5 11 (5.046%) SaaS
6 10 (4.587%) Blackberry
6 10 (4.587%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (4.587%) Mobile Banking
7 9 (4.128%) Mobile App
7 9 (4.128%) DataPower
7 9 (4.128%) iPad
7 9 (4.128%) Web 2.0
8 4 (1.835%) N-Tier
9 2 (0.917%) Clustering
9 2 (0.917%) Mathematics
9 2 (0.917%) Computer Science
10 1 (0.459%) Fat Client
10 1 (0.459%) Thin Client
10 1 (0.459%) IaaS
Operating Systems
1 38 (17.43%) Windows
2 32 (14.68%) Windows Server 2008
3 30 (13.76%) Windows Server 2012
4 19 (8.716%) Android
5 14 (6.422%) Linux
6 9 (4.128%) Apple iOS
7 5 (2.294%) zOS
8 3 (1.376%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.917%) UNIX
9 2 (0.917%) Solaris
10 1 (0.459%) SUSE
10 1 (0.459%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (20.18%) SOA
2 28 (12.84%) Technical Architecture
3 27 (12.39%) Enterprise Architecture
4 22 (10.09%) Content Management
4 22 (10.09%) TDD
5 21 (9.633%) Investment Management
6 20 (9.174%) UML
7 18 (8.257%) Agile Software Development
8 16 (7.339%) Scrum
8 16 (7.339%) Information Security
9 14 (6.422%) Document Management
9 14 (6.422%) TOGAF
10 11 (5.046%) Business Analysis
10 11 (5.046%) OO
10 11 (5.046%) E-Commerce
11 10 (4.587%) Zachman Framework
12 9 (4.128%) Project Management
13 7 (3.211%) Service Delivery
14 6 (2.752%) Software Architecture
15 5 (2.294%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 62 (28.44%) Java
2 55 (25.23%) SQL
3 21 (9.633%) C#
4 13 (5.963%) JavaScript
5 9 (4.128%) Objective-C
6 5 (2.294%) PHP
7 3 (1.376%) COBOL
7 3 (1.376%) PHP5
8 2 (0.917%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.917%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.917%) C
8 2 (0.917%) C++
9 1 (0.459%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.459%) Perl
9 1 (0.459%) VB
9 1 (0.459%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 21 (9.633%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (2.294%) Degree
3 4 (1.835%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 4 (1.835%) Security Cleared
4 3 (1.376%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (0.917%) CCNP
5 2 (0.917%) CCDA
5 2 (0.917%) CCA
5 2 (0.917%) Citrix Certification
5 2 (0.917%) CCEA
5 2 (0.917%) VCDX
5 2 (0.917%) VCAP
5 2 (0.917%) CCEE
5 2 (0.917%) CCIA
5 2 (0.917%) MCITP
6 1 (0.459%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.459%) MCTS
6 1 (0.459%) EMC Certification
6 1 (0.459%) CCNA
6 1 (0.459%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.294%) QA
2 2 (0.917%) Basel II
2 2 (0.917%) COBIT
3 1 (0.459%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.459%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 46 (21.10%) VMware Infrastructure
2 37 (16.97%) vSphere
3 34 (15.60%) Hyper-V
3 34 (15.60%) Active Directory
4 31 (14.22%) XenServer
4 31 (14.22%) XenDesktop
5 29 (13.30%) UAG
6 5 (2.294%) vCloud
7 4 (1.835%) XenApp
8 2 (0.917%) VMware ESX
9 1 (0.459%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 3 (1.376%) SCCM
1 3 (1.376%) SCOM
2 1 (0.459%) Tivoli
2 1 (0.459%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (0.459%) Netcool
Vendors
1 90 (41.28%) Microsoft
2 48 (22.02%) VMware
3 39 (17.89%) Citrix
4 33 (15.14%) Oracle
5 26 (11.93%) Cisco
6 22 (10.09%) IBM
7 19 (8.716%) Hitachi
8 11 (5.046%) Adobe
9 10 (4.587%) Symbian
10 8 (3.670%) HP
11 7 (3.211%) Juniper
12 5 (2.294%) NetApp
13 4 (1.835%) Dell
13 4 (1.835%) EMC
13 4 (1.835%) Sun
13 4 (1.835%) TIBCO
14 3 (1.376%) Zend
14 3 (1.376%) DataCore
15 2 (0.917%) FalconStor
15 2 (0.917%) Salesforce.com
Bath, Avon
The successful Technical Solutions Architect will come from a software development background ideally developing in Java or .Net... The successful Technical Solutions Architect will need experience in the...
Haybrook IT Resourcing Ltd
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Regular internal contact with Implementation, Development, Project Management... Key Functional Skills/Competencies * Good knowledge of Excel, Access and other standard data related tools * Good understanding of data analysis...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: Benefits, Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Keywords: Architect, UML, Agile, C#, Biztalk Commutable from: Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, Swindon, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Newport, Cardiff... Experience of Microsoft technologies (C#, Biztalk) both as a developer and architect...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 15 May 2013
Surrey
Our client based in the South West London/Home Counties area, providing vendor independent, IT consulting throughout the full lifecycle of transforming their clients IT Infrastructure have an...
Fusion Experience
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Oxfordshire
I am currently recruiting for a permanent junior technical solutions architect for a global digital marketing company based in Oxfordshire... - Strong knowledge of Excel, Access and other standard...
Trent Pearce
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
The ideal candidate will be a graduate and have a strong background in the development arena with extensive experience of OOP, RDBMS and ideally a background in the...
Cogence Search
Salary: Salary Upon Application
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
The ideal candidate will be a graduate and have a strong background in the development arena with extensive experience of OOP, RDBMS and ideally a background in the...
Cogence Search
Salary: Salary Upon Application
Posted: 17 May 2013
Halifax, Yorkshire
Our client provides a high quality design and application development service delivering the analysis, build and support of applications and services in conjunction with their offshore partners.As...
Hudson
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 25 April 2013