The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Luton region. 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 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 Luton region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 42 41 -
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 8 8 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Luton 2.094% 2.062% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.192% 2.133% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 8 0
Average salary £57,500 £62,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-7.69% -
All Job Titles
Luton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
365 375 220
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Luton 95.55% 96.65% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 307 290 198
Average salary £45,000 £41,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.43% +18.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,925 £27,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £50,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Solutions Architect
Bedfordshire

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Luton Solutions Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

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

Luton Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

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

Luton Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Luton 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.

1 26 (54.17%) SQL Server
2 25 (52.08%) Enterprise Architecture
3 23 (47.92%) Microsoft
4 21 (43.75%) .NET
5 17 (35.42%) C#
5 17 (35.42%) SharePoint
6 16 (33.33%) Web Services
7 14 (29.17%) Business Intelligence
8 13 (27.08%) SharePoint Server
9 12 (25.00%) E-Commerce
9 12 (25.00%) N-Tier
10 11 (22.92%) MS Excel
10 11 (22.92%) BizTalk Server
10 11 (22.92%) Internet
10 11 (22.92%) XML
11 10 (20.83%) Oracle
11 10 (20.83%) Data Warehouse
11 10 (20.83%) Manufacturing
11 10 (20.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 9 (18.75%) DOC1
12 9 (18.75%) TDD
12 9 (18.75%) Data Management
12 9 (18.75%) Change Management
12 9 (18.75%) Data Modelling
12 9 (18.75%) ASP.NET
12 9 (18.75%) .NET Framework
12 9 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
13 8 (16.67%) XMPie
13 8 (16.67%) MVC
14 7 (14.58%) Scrum

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Luton 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.

Application Development
1 21 (43.75%) .NET
2 16 (33.33%) Web Services
3 11 (22.92%) XML
4 9 (18.75%) ASP.NET
4 9 (18.75%) .NET Framework
5 4 (8.333%) ASP.NET MVC
6 2 (4.167%) WCF
6 2 (4.167%) WPF
6 2 (4.167%) Node.js
6 2 (4.167%) Ninject
6 2 (4.167%) KnockoutJS
6 2 (4.167%) ASP.NET MVC 4
7 1 (2.083%) ASP
7 1 (2.083%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 17 (35.42%) SharePoint
2 13 (27.08%) SharePoint Server
3 11 (22.92%) BizTalk Server
4 7 (14.58%) SharePoint 2010
5 3 (6.250%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (2.083%) Papyrus
6 1 (2.083%) StreamWeaver
6 1 (2.083%) Exstream Dialogue
6 1 (2.083%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 11 (22.92%) MS Excel
2 9 (18.75%) DOC1
3 7 (14.58%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.083%) Exstream
Communications & Networking
1 11 (22.92%) Internet
2 6 (12.50%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (54.17%) SQL Server
2 10 (20.83%) Data Warehouse
2 10 (20.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 6 (12.50%) SQL Server 2005
3 6 (12.50%) SQL Server 2000
4 5 (10.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 5 (10.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (6.250%) GIS
6 2 (4.167%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 6 (12.50%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (2.083%) Visual Studio
General
1 10 (20.83%) Manufacturing
2 4 (8.333%) Finance
3 2 (4.167%) Retail
3 2 (4.167%) Games
4 1 (2.083%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 12 (25.00%) N-Tier
2 6 (12.50%) FMCG
2 6 (12.50%) Management Information System
3 4 (8.333%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.083%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.58%) Windows
2 1 (2.083%) Solaris
2 1 (2.083%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (52.08%) Enterprise Architecture
2 14 (29.17%) Business Intelligence
3 12 (25.00%) E-Commerce
4 9 (18.75%) TDD
4 9 (18.75%) Data Management
4 9 (18.75%) Change Management
4 9 (18.75%) Data Modelling
4 9 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (16.67%) MVC
6 7 (14.58%) Scrum
6 7 (14.58%) Software Engineering
6 7 (14.58%) OO
6 7 (14.58%) Unit Testing
6 7 (14.58%) Continuous Integration
6 7 (14.58%) Refactoring
7 6 (12.50%) Resource Management
7 6 (12.50%) Project Planning
7 6 (12.50%) Technical Architecture
7 6 (12.50%) Web Development
7 6 (12.50%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 17 (35.42%) C#
2 3 (6.250%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (6.250%) ISEB
1 3 (6.250%) Degree
2 2 (4.167%) MCTS
2 2 (4.167%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (4.167%) MCP
2 2 (4.167%) MCAD
2 2 (4.167%) MCSD
Vendors
1 23 (47.92%) Microsoft
2 10 (20.83%) Oracle
3 8 (16.67%) XMPie
4 6 (12.50%) Sybase
5 1 (2.083%) HP