The first table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Knutsford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 Knutsford region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Architect
Rank 28 24 19
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 4 14 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Knutsford 2.614% 7.821% 5.172%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.667% 8.485% 6.061%
Number of salaries quoted 4 12 6
Average salary £105,000 £56,500 £82,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+85.84% -31.51%
90% offered a salary of more than £66,750 £48,500 £62,000
10% offered a salary of more than £110,000 £65,900 £87,500
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £62,500 £61,500
% change year-on-year
-4.00% +1.62%
All Job Titles
Knutsford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
150 165 99
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Knutsford 98.04% 92.18% 85.34%
Number of salaries quoted 147 135 71
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £39,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +2.56%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £25,000 £31,250
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £54,700 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Architect
Cheshire

Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Knutsford Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Architect
Salary Trend

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

Knutsford Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Architect across the Knutsford region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Knutsford Architect Salary Histogram

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Knutsford region that cited 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 Architect in their job title.

1 7 (53.85%) Finance
2 5 (38.46%) Java
2 5 (38.46%) .NET
3 4 (30.77%) C#
3 4 (30.77%) WebSphere Application Server
3 4 (30.77%) ASP.NET
3 4 (30.77%) Banking
3 4 (30.77%) WebSphere
3 4 (30.77%) Middleware
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (23.08%) Apple iOS
4 3 (23.08%) Android
4 3 (23.08%) HTML5
4 3 (23.08%) WebSphere MQ
4 3 (23.08%) MSI
4 3 (23.08%) Mainframe
4 3 (23.08%) Legal
4 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
5 2 (15.38%) IBM
5 2 (15.38%) SQL Server
5 2 (15.38%) SQL
5 2 (15.38%) Technical Architecture
5 2 (15.38%) Financial Institution
5 2 (15.38%) IT Governance
5 2 (15.38%) Blackberry
6 1 (7.692%) Mobile App
6 1 (7.692%) Waterfall
6 1 (7.692%) Test Automation
6 1 (7.692%) CA Wily
6 1 (7.692%) Tivoli

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Knutsford region that cited 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 Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (38.46%) .NET
2 4 (30.77%) ASP.NET
2 4 (30.77%) WebSphere
2 4 (30.77%) Middleware
3 3 (23.08%) HTML5
4 1 (7.692%) JNDI
4 1 (7.692%) J2EE
4 1 (7.692%) JDBC
4 1 (7.692%) JSP
4 1 (7.692%) JMS
Application Platforms
1 4 (30.77%) WebSphere Application Server
2 3 (23.08%) WebSphere MQ
3 1 (7.692%) IBM HTTP Server
3 1 (7.692%) CICS
3 1 (7.692%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (7.692%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (7.692%) BASE24
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.692%) Internet
1 1 (7.692%) LDAP
1 1 (7.692%) HTTP
1 1 (7.692%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) SQL Server
2 1 (7.692%) DB2
Development Applications
1 3 (23.08%) MSI
General
1 7 (53.85%) Finance
2 4 (30.77%) Banking
3 3 (23.08%) Legal
4 2 (15.38%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Mainframe
2 2 (15.38%) Blackberry
3 1 (7.692%) Mobile App
3 1 (7.692%) Tandem
3 1 (7.692%) IBM Mainframe
3 1 (7.692%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 3 (23.08%) Apple iOS
1 3 (23.08%) Android
2 1 (7.692%) UNIX
2 1 (7.692%) Windows
2 1 (7.692%) AIX
2 1 (7.692%) HPUX
2 1 (7.692%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (15.38%) Technical Architecture
2 2 (15.38%) IT Governance
3 1 (7.692%) Waterfall
3 1 (7.692%) Test Automation
3 1 (7.692%) Project Management
3 1 (7.692%) Programme Management
3 1 (7.692%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (7.692%) CMMI
3 1 (7.692%) Service Delivery
3 1 (7.692%) Integration Testing
3 1 (7.692%) Test Management
3 1 (7.692%) Validation
3 1 (7.692%) Migration
3 1 (7.692%) Content Management
3 1 (7.692%) PRINCE
3 1 (7.692%) PRINCE2
3 1 (7.692%) RUP
3 1 (7.692%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 5 (38.46%) Java
2 4 (30.77%) C#
3 2 (15.38%) SQL
4 1 (7.692%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1 (7.692%) Degree
1 1 (7.692%) PMI Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (7.692%) CA Wily
1 1 (7.692%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) IBM
3 1 (7.692%) Sun
3 1 (7.692%) Cognizant
3 1 (7.692%) JBoss