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The table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT jobs within the Leeds region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Solution Architect
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank129142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads1819
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.607 %0.508 %
Salaries quoted1710
Average minimum salary£44,941£54,600
Average salary£50,853£65,800
% change on same period last year-22.71 %
Average maximum salary£56,765£77,000
UK excluding London average salary£64,527£63,875
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads29653741
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.708 %1.632 %
Salaries quoted25063027
Average minimum salary£31,233£32,041
Average salary£33,679£34,878
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Average maximum salary£36,124£37,716
UK excluding London average salary£38,200£39,254
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Solutions Architect West YorkshireSolutions Architect
West Yorkshire

Solutions Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Leeds Solutions Architect Demand Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

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

Leeds Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Leeds Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Leeds region that cited 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 Solutions Architect in their job title.

112 (33.33 %)Microsoft
29 (25.00 %)Finance
29 (25.00 %)VMware
37 (19.44 %)Citrix
37 (19.44 %)SOA
46 (16.67 %)Sun
46 (16.67 %)UML
46 (16.67 %)MS Excel
46 (16.67 %)Oracle
46 (16.67 %)Retail
55 (13.89 %)Zachman Framework
55 (13.89 %)TOGAF
55 (13.89 %)AquaLogic
55 (13.89 %)WebSphere
55 (13.89 %)Oracle Fusion
55 (13.89 %)WebLogic
55 (13.89 %)SAP
55 (13.89 %)Siebel
55 (13.89 %)RUP
55 (13.89 %)NetWeaver
55 (13.89 %)webMethods
55 (13.89 %)Oracle Applications
64 (11.11 %)Construction
64 (11.11 %)MS Visio
64 (11.11 %)J2EE
64 (11.11 %)Java
64 (11.11 %)Degree
73 (8.333 %)IVR
73 (8.333 %)ESB
73 (8.333 %)Pensions

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Leeds region that cited 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 Solutions Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (13.89 %)WebSphere
15 (13.89 %)Oracle Fusion
24 (11.11 %)J2EE
32 (5.556 %).NET
41 (2.778 %)ASP.NET
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (13.89 %)WebLogic
15 (13.89 %)NetWeaver
23 (8.333 %)ESB
31 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (2.778 %)IIS
31 (2.778 %)MS Exchange
Leeds IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (16.67 %)MS Excel
24 (11.11 %)MS Visio
Leeds IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (13.89 %)Oracle Applications
21 (2.778 %)Nortel Periphonics
Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (8.333 %)CTI
21 (2.778 %)MPLS
21 (2.778 %)Firewall
21 (2.778 %)Symposium
21 (2.778 %)Cisco ICM
21 (2.778 %)WAN
21 (2.778 %)VPN
21 (2.778 %)DEFINITY
21 (2.778 %)SAN
Leeds IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.556 %)SQL Server
12 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (2.778 %)Oracle 8/8i
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (25.00 %)Finance
26 (16.67 %)Retail
34 (11.11 %)Construction
43 (8.333 %)Health
43 (8.333 %)Manufacturing
43 (8.333 %)Pensions
52 (5.556 %)Law
61 (2.778 %)Legal
61 (2.778 %)Education
61 (2.778 %)Banking
61 (2.778 %)Insurance
61 (2.778 %)Marketing
61 (2.778 %)FMCG
61 (2.778 %)Telecoms
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.333 %)Mainframe
13 (8.333 %)IVR
22 (5.556 %)Client/Server
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.556 %)UNIX
12 (5.556 %)Windows
12 (5.556 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.778 %)Windows Vista
21 (2.778 %)Solaris
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (19.44 %)SOA
26 (16.67 %)UML
35 (13.89 %)RUP
35 (13.89 %)Zachman Framework
35 (13.89 %)TOGAF
43 (8.333 %)ITIL
52 (5.556 %)Agile Software Development
52 (5.556 %)Data Modelling
61 (2.778 %)Data Management
61 (2.778 %)EAI
61 (2.778 %)Content Management
61 (2.778 %)Requirements Management
61 (2.778 %)Network Load Balancing
61 (2.778 %)Load Testing
61 (2.778 %)Time Management
61 (2.778 %)PRINCE2
61 (2.778 %)OOA/OOD
61 (2.778 %)OO
61 (2.778 %)Six Sigma
61 (2.778 %)Project Management
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (11.11 %)Java
23 (8.333 %)C#
32 (5.556 %)VB
41 (2.778 %)SQL
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (11.11 %)Degree
21 (2.778 %)MCSE
21 (2.778 %)CCA
21 (2.778 %)Citrix Certification
21 (2.778 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.778 %)ITIL Certification
21 (2.778 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Leeds IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (13.89 %)AquaLogic
22 (5.556 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.778 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (2.778 %)Active Directory
31 (2.778 %)ISA Server
31 (2.778 %)VMware ESX
Leeds IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.778 %)MOM
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (33.33 %)Microsoft
29 (25.00 %)VMware
37 (19.44 %)Citrix
46 (16.67 %)Sun
46 (16.67 %)Oracle
55 (13.89 %)SAP
55 (13.89 %)Siebel
55 (13.89 %)webMethods
63 (8.333 %)Avaya
71 (2.778 %)Nortel
71 (2.778 %)Cisco