The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software 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 Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Architect
Rank 180 172 -
Rank change year-on-year
-8 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 7 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.166% 0.106% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.174% 0.111% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 0
Average salary £50,000 £52,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.76% -
UK excluding London average salary £65,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year
+13.04% -11.53%
All Job Titles
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4013 3607 3819
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 95.43% 95.98% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3458 3202 3491
Average salary £35,000 £34,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,500 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Software Architect
North West

Software Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester Software Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Software Architect
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Software Architect Salary Trend

Software Architect
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester Software Architect Salary Histogram

Software Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the Manchester 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
Cheadle -6 1 - -
Software Architect
North West

Software Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Software 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 Software Architect in their job title.

1 4 (44.44%) C#
1 4 (44.44%) Oracle
1 4 (44.44%) OO
2 3 (33.33%) Oracle 8/8i
2 3 (33.33%) Flash
2 3 (33.33%) CSS
2 3 (33.33%) XML
2 3 (33.33%) Linux
2 3 (33.33%) C++
2 3 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 3 (33.33%) SQL
2 3 (33.33%) Telecoms
2 3 (33.33%) Games
2 3 (33.33%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (33.33%) Military
2 3 (33.33%) ActionScript
2 3 (33.33%) SOA
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (33.33%) Information Management
2 3 (33.33%) Wonderware
2 3 (33.33%) CCTV
2 3 (33.33%) Internet
2 3 (33.33%) Shell Script
2 3 (33.33%) SCADA
2 3 (33.33%) Integration Testing
2 3 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
2 3 (33.33%) Communications Security
2 3 (33.33%) ActionScript 3.0
2 3 (33.33%) ActionScript 2.0
2 3 (33.33%) HTML5

Software Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Software 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 Software Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (33.33%) Flash
1 3 (33.33%) CSS
1 3 (33.33%) XML
1 3 (33.33%) HTML5
1 3 (33.33%) CSS3
2 1 (11.11%) .NET
2 1 (11.11%) .NET Framework
2 1 (11.11%) WCF
2 1 (11.11%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 3 (33.33%) ArchestrA
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) SAP Business One
1 1 (11.11%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (11.11%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (11.11%) Dynamics GP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) Oracle 8/8i
1 3 (33.33%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (11.11%) Visual Studio
2 1 (11.11%) VSS/SourceSafe
2 1 (11.11%) Subversion
General
1 3 (33.33%) Telecoms
1 3 (33.33%) Games
1 3 (33.33%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) CCTV
1 3 (33.33%) SCADA
2 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 3 (33.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) OO
2 3 (33.33%) SOA
2 3 (33.33%) Information Management
2 3 (33.33%) Integration Testing
2 3 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
2 3 (33.33%) Communications Security
2 3 (33.33%) Waterfall
3 2 (22.22%) Software Architecture
4 1 (11.11%) ERP
4 1 (11.11%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 4 (44.44%) C#
2 3 (33.33%) C++
2 3 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 3 (33.33%) SQL
2 3 (33.33%) ActionScript
2 3 (33.33%) Shell Script
2 3 (33.33%) ActionScript 3.0
2 3 (33.33%) ActionScript 2.0
3 1 (11.11%) T-SQL
3 1 (11.11%) VB.NET
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Oracle
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (33.33%) Wonderware
3 1 (11.11%) SAP
3 1 (11.11%) Epicor
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