The first table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Lancashire 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 19 June 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 Lancashire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Architect
Rank 42 59 56
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 15 6 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 3.333% 1.181% 0.761%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.497% 1.235% 0.779%
Number of salaries quoted 14 6 2
Average salary £72,500 £48,750 £37,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+48.71% +29.13%
90% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £32,500 £35,550
10% offered a salary of more than £76,750 £56,250 £39,950
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year
- -4.00%
All Job Titles
Lancashire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
429 486 385
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 95.33% 95.67% 97.72%
Number of salaries quoted 388 441 329
Average salary £31,500 £31,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -3.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £22,500 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £43,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Architect
North West

Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Architect across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Lancashire Architect Salary Histogram

Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
Preston - 10 £72,500 -
Blackpool - 1 £70,000 - 1
Architect
North West

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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 14 (38.89%) .NET
1 14 (38.89%) WCF
2 12 (33.33%) CRM
3 11 (30.56%) SQL
3 11 (30.56%) C#
4 10 (27.78%) UML
5 9 (25.00%) E-Commerce
5 9 (25.00%) ERP
5 9 (25.00%) SQL Server
5 9 (25.00%) Finance
6 8 (22.22%) MySQL
6 8 (22.22%) SaaS
7 7 (19.44%) MS Excel
7 7 (19.44%) Cisco
8 6 (16.67%) Microsoft
8 6 (16.67%) ASP.NET
8 6 (16.67%) SOAP
8 6 (16.67%) Web Services
8 6 (16.67%) MVC
9 5 (13.89%) EMC
9 5 (13.89%) PRINCE
9 5 (13.89%) RUP
9 5 (13.89%) Data Modelling
9 5 (13.89%) VMware
10 4 (11.11%) Security Cleared
10 4 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
10 4 (11.11%) CLARiiON
10 4 (11.11%) Firewall
10 4 (11.11%) Logistics
10 4 (11.11%) HP

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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 14 (38.89%) .NET
1 14 (38.89%) WCF
2 6 (16.67%) ASP.NET
2 6 (16.67%) SOAP
2 6 (16.67%) Web Services
3 4 (11.11%) J2EE
4 3 (8.333%) HTML
4 3 (8.333%) CSS
4 3 (8.333%) jQuery
4 3 (8.333%) .NET Framework
4 3 (8.333%) ASP.NET MVC
4 3 (8.333%) REST
Application Platforms
1 3 (8.333%) SharePoint
1 3 (8.333%) SharePoint 2010
1 3 (8.333%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 7 (19.44%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (8.333%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 4 (11.11%) Firewall
1 4 (11.11%) LAN
1 4 (11.11%) WAN
1 4 (11.11%) SSL
1 4 (11.11%) OSPF
1 4 (11.11%) BGP
1 4 (11.11%) IPsec
2 3 (8.333%) SAN
3 1 (2.778%) SCCP
3 1 (2.778%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (25.00%) SQL Server
2 8 (22.22%) MySQL
3 3 (8.333%) SQL Server 2000
3 3 (8.333%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 3 (8.333%) NUnit
1 3 (8.333%) MSTest
1 3 (8.333%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 9 (25.00%) Finance
2 3 (8.333%) Pharmaceutical
2 3 (8.333%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 8 (22.22%) SaaS
2 4 (11.11%) CLARiiON
3 2 (5.556%) Celerra
4 1 (2.778%) Symmetrix
4 1 (2.778%) EMC Centera
4 1 (2.778%) Symmetrix DMX
4 1 (2.778%) HP StorageWorks
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.333%) Windows
2 1 (2.778%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (2.778%) Windows 2000
2 1 (2.778%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (33.33%) CRM
2 10 (27.78%) UML
3 9 (25.00%) E-Commerce
3 9 (25.00%) ERP
4 6 (16.67%) MVC
5 5 (13.89%) PRINCE
5 5 (13.89%) RUP
5 5 (13.89%) Data Modelling
6 4 (11.11%) Logistics
7 3 (8.333%) OOD
7 3 (8.333%) OOA/OOD
7 3 (8.333%) Content Management
7 3 (8.333%) Agile Software Development
7 3 (8.333%) TDD
7 3 (8.333%) TOGAF
7 3 (8.333%) Enterprise Architecture
7 3 (8.333%) Unit Testing
8 2 (5.556%) Business Analysis
8 2 (5.556%) Business Continuity
9 1 (2.778%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 11 (30.56%) SQL
1 11 (30.56%) C#
2 4 (11.11%) Java
3 3 (8.333%) C
3 3 (8.333%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (11.11%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.333%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 3 (8.333%) SC Cleared
3 2 (5.556%) VCP5
3 2 (5.556%) CCEE
3 2 (5.556%) CCA
3 2 (5.556%) Citrix Certification
4 1 (2.778%) GIAC
4 1 (2.778%) CCEA
4 1 (2.778%) CISSP
4 1 (2.778%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.778%) EMC Certification
4 1 (2.778%) MCSE
4 1 (2.778%) ISSAP
4 1 (2.778%) MCITP
4 1 (2.778%) HP AIS
4 1 (2.778%) HP ASE
4 1 (2.778%) HP MASE
4 1 (2.778%) VCP4
4 1 (2.778%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 4 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (5.556%) vSphere
3 1 (2.778%) VMware ESX
3 1 (2.778%) ProxySG
3 1 (2.778%) Hyper-V
3 1 (2.778%) XenApp
3 1 (2.778%) XenServer
3 1 (2.778%) XenDesktop
3 1 (2.778%) EMC RecoverPoint
3 1 (2.778%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 1 (2.778%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 7 (19.44%) Cisco
2 6 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 5 (13.89%) EMC
3 5 (13.89%) VMware
4 4 (11.11%) HP
5 3 (8.333%) Citrix
5 3 (8.333%) Oracle
5 3 (8.333%) Open Text
5 3 (8.333%) RedDot
5 3 (8.333%) EPiServer
6 2 (5.556%) NetApp
6 2 (5.556%) Symantec
7 1 (2.778%) McAfee
7 1 (2.778%) CheckPoint
7 1 (2.778%) CA
7 1 (2.778%) Juniper
7 1 (2.778%) IBM
7 1 (2.778%) Blue Coat
7 1 (2.778%) ProCurve
7 1 (2.778%) F5
Lancashire, North West
Hard Skills - Java (ideally J2EE) SQL databases (MySQL, MS-SQL Server) Agile/TDD experience Soft Skills - 'Forward thinking' (always looking to advance your career and explore new technologies)...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013