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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Architect role in IT jobs within the London 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 Applications Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Architect
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank511578
Rank change on same period last yearUp+67
Matching permanent IT job ads112126
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.054 %
As % of the category below0.177 %0.131 %
Salaries quoted101100
Average minimum salary£66,696£66,200
Average salary£72,466£73,315
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Average maximum salary£78,235£80,430
UK excluding London average salary£69,074£57,459
% change on same period last year+20.21 %
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching permanent IT job ads6315695950
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled36.86 %41.13 %
Salaries quoted5290474635
Average minimum salary£45,850£47,274
Average salary£50,165£51,823
% change on same period last year-3.19 %
Average maximum salary£54,481£56,373
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Applications Architect EnglandApplications Architect
England

Applications Architect
Demand Trend

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

London Applications Architect Demand Trend

Applications Architect
Salary Trend

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

London Applications Architect Salary Trend

Applications Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Architect across the London region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

London Applications Architect Salary Histogram

Applications Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Architect within the London region over the 3 months to 7 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
City of LondonDown-711£76,250+14.01 %
HammersmithNew entry-5£42,500-
CroydonUp+23£81,000+47.27 %
Docklands, LondonUp+272£75,000+25.00 %
Canary WharfUp+161£72,500+24.28 %
Applications Architect EnglandApplications Architect
England

Applications Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region that cited Applications 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 Applications Architect in their job title.

1162 (58.70 %)Java
2123 (44.57 %)J2EE
3102 (36.96 %).NET
493 (33.70 %)WebSphere
590 (32.61 %)Oracle
667 (24.28 %)SOA
758 (21.01 %)Finance
855 (19.93 %)EAI
954 (19.57 %)Banking
1052 (18.84 %)UML
1151 (18.48 %)XML
1151 (18.48 %)Microsoft
1249 (17.75 %)Retail
1347 (17.03 %)E-Commerce
1444 (15.94 %)Project Management
1444 (15.94 %)SQL
1539 (14.13 %)SQL Server
1539 (14.13 %)C#
1637 (13.41 %)WebServices
1637 (13.41 %)OO
1735 (12.68 %)RDBMS
1833 (11.96 %)Data Modelling
1833 (11.96 %)WebSphere MQ
1932 (11.59 %)WebSphere Application Server
1932 (11.59 %)Requirements Analysis
2030 (10.87 %)MS Excel
2129 (10.51 %)Investment Banking
2228 (10.14 %)Middleware
2327 (9.783 %)Technical Architecture
2426 (9.420 %)SOAP

Applications Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region that cited Applications 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 Applications Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1123 (44.57 %)J2EE
2102 (36.96 %).NET
393 (33.70 %)WebSphere
451 (18.48 %)XML
537 (13.41 %)WebServices
628 (10.14 %)Middleware
726 (9.420 %)SOAP
822 (7.971 %)JMS
919 (6.884 %)ASP.NET
1018 (6.522 %).NET Framework
1112 (4.348 %)UDDI
1112 (4.348 %)CORBA
1112 (4.348 %)ADO.NET
1211 (3.986 %)ASP
1310 (3.623 %)HTML
149 (3.261 %)DCOM
155 (1.812 %)JDBC
155 (1.812 %)AJAX
155 (1.812 %)J2SE
155 (1.812 %)Spring
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (11.96 %)WebSphere MQ
232 (11.59 %)WebSphere Application Server
320 (7.246 %)WebLogic
415 (5.435 %)MQSeries
55 (1.812 %)SAS
64 (1.449 %)JBoss
64 (1.449 %)Tomcat
64 (1.449 %)CICS
64 (1.449 %)BizTalk Server
72 (0.725 %)ATG Dynamo
72 (0.725 %)Oracle Workflow
72 (0.725 %)Portal Infranet
72 (0.725 %)Oracle Application Server
72 (0.725 %)Oracle 9iAS
72 (0.725 %)SharePoint
72 (0.725 %)Oracle 10gAS
81 (0.362 %)SharePoint Server 2007
81 (0.362 %)MS Exchange
81 (0.362 %)IIS
81 (0.362 %)ESB
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (10.87 %)MS Excel
212 (4.348 %)MS Visio
212 (4.348 %)CA Clarity
32 (0.725 %)MS Project
41 (0.362 %)MS Office
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.725 %)Microsoft CRM
12 (0.725 %)Singl.eView
12 (0.725 %)Oracle EBS
12 (0.725 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.362 %)SAP FI-GL
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (5.072 %)Internet
23 (1.087 %)BSS
23 (1.087 %)SAN
32 (0.725 %)3G
41 (0.362 %)LDAP
41 (0.362 %)SMS
41 (0.362 %)HTTP
41 (0.362 %)Network Security
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
139 (14.13 %)SQL Server
235 (12.68 %)RDBMS
326 (9.420 %)DB2
423 (8.333 %)Datawarehouse
423 (8.333 %)Reference Data
512 (4.348 %)OLAP
512 (4.348 %)Oracle OLAP
67 (2.536 %)BusinessObjects
76 (2.174 %)Oracle 10g
85 (1.812 %)SQL Server 2005
94 (1.449 %)Oracle 9i
103 (1.087 %)SQL Server Integration Services
103 (1.087 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
112 (0.725 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
112 (0.725 %)Oracle Discoverer
112 (0.725 %)DTS
112 (0.725 %)Oracle Reports
112 (0.725 %)Oracle 8/8i
121 (0.362 %)ETL
121 (0.362 %)SQL Server 2000
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (6.159 %)Rational Rose
117 (6.159 %)Eclipse
211 (3.986 %)ERwin
39 (3.261 %)JUnit
44 (1.449 %)Visual Studio
52 (0.725 %)Oracle Forms
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
158 (21.01 %)Finance
254 (19.57 %)Banking
349 (17.75 %)Retail
429 (10.51 %)Investment Banking
513 (4.710 %)Health
513 (4.710 %)Online Banking
67 (2.536 %)Back Office
76 (2.174 %)Insurance
85 (1.812 %)Government
94 (1.449 %)Construction
103 (1.087 %)Telecoms
112 (0.725 %)Front Office
112 (0.725 %)Education
112 (0.725 %)Billing
112 (0.725 %)General Ledger
121 (0.362 %)Retail Banking
121 (0.362 %)Private Banking
121 (0.362 %)Electric
121 (0.362 %)Financial Institution
121 (0.362 %)Marketing
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (7.246 %)N-Tier
212 (4.348 %)Client/Server
311 (3.986 %)Computer Science
311 (3.986 %)Mainframe
43 (1.087 %)Management Information System
43 (1.087 %)Derivative
52 (0.725 %)Multithreading
52 (0.725 %)Data Extraction
52 (0.725 %)Fixed Income
61 (0.362 %)Equities
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (6.159 %)Windows
216 (5.797 %)UNIX
35 (1.812 %)Solaris
44 (1.449 %)Windows 2000
44 (1.449 %)Windows NT
44 (1.449 %)Windows XP
53 (1.087 %)Linux
62 (0.725 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (0.362 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.362 %)Windows 2000 Server
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
167 (24.28 %)SOA
255 (19.93 %)EAI
352 (18.84 %)UML
447 (17.03 %)E-Commerce
544 (15.94 %)Project Management
637 (13.41 %)OO
733 (11.96 %)Data Modelling
832 (11.59 %)Requirements Analysis
927 (9.783 %)Technical Architecture
1020 (7.246 %)Enterprise Architecture
1117 (6.159 %)TOGAF
1216 (5.797 %)Configuration Management
1315 (5.435 %)OOA/OOD
1414 (5.072 %)RUP
1512 (4.348 %)Zachman Framework
1512 (4.348 %)Risk Assessment
1512 (4.348 %)Business Analysis
1512 (4.348 %)Knowledge Management
1611 (3.986 %)Software Engineering
1611 (3.986 %)IT Governance
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1162 (58.70 %)Java
244 (15.94 %)SQL
339 (14.13 %)C#
418 (6.522 %)C++
515 (5.435 %)C
614 (5.072 %)PL/SQL
712 (4.348 %)Perl
810 (3.623 %)JavaScript
810 (3.623 %)VB.NET
99 (3.261 %)Tcl
99 (3.261 %)VB
99 (3.261 %)DHTML
104 (1.449 %)COBOL
112 (0.725 %)Shell Script
121 (0.362 %)PHP
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (9.058 %)Degree
26 (2.174 %)ACCA
33 (1.087 %)CIMA
41 (0.362 %)CEH
41 (0.362 %)CISSP
41 (0.362 %)Sun Certification
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (3.986 %)SLA
22 (0.725 %)Basel II
31 (0.362 %)QA
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.087 %)AquaLogic
22 (0.725 %)Active Directory
31 (0.362 %)VMware ESX
31 (0.362 %)VMware Infrastructure
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.362 %)SCCM
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
190 (32.61 %)Oracle
251 (18.48 %)Microsoft
324 (8.696 %)Sybase
411 (3.986 %)BEA
411 (3.986 %)ATG
510 (3.623 %)SAP
67 (2.536 %)Business Objects
74 (1.449 %)Cognos
83 (1.087 %)Siebel
83 (1.087 %)PeopleSoft
83 (1.087 %)Hyperion
83 (1.087 %)JD Edwards
83 (1.087 %)Agresso
92 (0.725 %)Remedy
92 (0.725 %)Convergys
92 (0.725 %)Intec
92 (0.725 %)Hummingbird
92 (0.725 %)Amdocs
92 (0.725 %)Chordiant
92 (0.725 %)IBM