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The table below looks at the demand for Technical Architecture skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Architecture over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Architecture
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank9182
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads34
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.482 %0.589 %
Salaries quoted31
Average minimum salary£33,667£35,000
Average salary£34,833£40,000
% change on same period last year-12.91 %
Average maximum salary£36,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£53,509£58,863
% change on same period last year-9.09 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads623679
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.359 %0.296 %
Salaries quoted520527
Average minimum salary£31,340£34,543
Average salary£34,581£38,336
% change on same period last year-9.79 %
Average maximum salary£37,822£42,129
UK excluding London average salary£42,662£44,191
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Technical Architecture North WestTechnical Architecture
North West

Technical Architecture
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Technical Architecture across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Lancashire Technical Architecture Demand Trend

Technical Architecture
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Technical Architecture across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire Technical Architecture Salary Trend

Technical Architecture
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Architecture across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Lancashire Technical Architecture Salary Histogram

Technical Architecture
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architecture within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 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
BurnleyNew entry-2£33,250-
PrestonDown-141£38,000-
Technical Architecture North WestTechnical Architecture
North West

Technical Architecture
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Technical Architecture also 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 that cited Technical Architecture.

13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft
13 (60.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)Health
22 (40.00 %)Pensions
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (40.00 %)BizTalk Server
22 (40.00 %)Internet
22 (40.00 %)MCSE
31 (20.00 %)Finance
31 (20.00 %)MS Excel
31 (20.00 %)DTS
31 (20.00 %)MS Visio
31 (20.00 %)OOD
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (20.00 %)Multimedia
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services

Technical Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Technical Architecture also 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 that cited Technical Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %).NET
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)BizTalk Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
11 (20.00 %)MS Visio
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)Internet
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
21 (20.00 %)DTS
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Health
12 (40.00 %)Pensions
21 (20.00 %)Finance
21 (20.00 %)Multimedia
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Architect
12 (40.00 %)Junior
12 (40.00 %)Technical Architect
12 (40.00 %)Consultant
12 (40.00 %)Sales Consultant
12 (40.00 %)Presales Consultant
12 (40.00 %)Junior Technical Architect
21 (20.00 %)Technical Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Presales Technical Consultant
21 (20.00 %)DBA
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)OOD
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)SQL
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)MCSE
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft