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

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Architect
Rank 45 59 26
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -33
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 19 25 45
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 3.918% 3.720% 9.336%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.000% 3.817% 9.615%
Number of salaries quoted 18 22 29
Average salary £56,250 £45,000 £62,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% -28.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £37,750 £43,503
10% offered a salary of more than £85,000 £52,250 £84,000
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year
- -4.00%
All Job Titles
Merseyside
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
475 655 468
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 97.94% 97.47% 97.10%
Number of salaries quoted 410 590 381
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Architect
North West

Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Architect
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

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

Merseyside Architect Salary Histogram

Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Merseyside 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
Liverpool +4 19 £56,250 +18.42% 5
Architect
North West

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 13 (44.83%) Microsoft
2 11 (37.93%) .NET
3 10 (34.48%) C#
4 9 (31.03%) MS Excel
5 8 (27.59%) SharePoint
6 7 (24.14%) SAS
6 7 (24.14%) Business Intelligence
6 7 (24.14%) SPSS
6 7 (24.14%) Data Security
6 7 (24.14%) Finance
6 7 (24.14%) Advertising
6 7 (24.14%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (24.14%) Data Management
6 7 (24.14%) Neural Network
6 7 (24.14%) Predictive Analytics
6 7 (24.14%) Data Architecture
6 7 (24.14%) SharePoint 2010
6 7 (24.14%) Data Governance
6 7 (24.14%) Data Quality
6 7 (24.14%) Data Analytics
6 7 (24.14%) Analytics
6 7 (24.14%) Master Data Management
7 5 (17.24%) Enterprise Architecture
8 4 (13.79%) Windows
8 4 (13.79%) SQL
8 4 (13.79%) Oracle
8 4 (13.79%) SQL Server
9 3 (10.34%) SAP
9 3 (10.34%) SOAP
9 3 (10.34%) Web Services

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 11 (37.93%) .NET
2 3 (10.34%) SOAP
2 3 (10.34%) Web Services
2 3 (10.34%) REST
3 1 (3.448%) Node.js
3 1 (3.448%) RESTful
3 1 (3.448%) Oracle Fusion
Application Platforms
1 8 (27.59%) SharePoint
2 7 (24.14%) SAS
2 7 (24.14%) SharePoint 2010
3 1 (3.448%) Lync
Applications
1 9 (31.03%) MS Excel
2 7 (24.14%) SPSS
3 1 (3.448%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (6.897%) SAP MDM
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.448%) VoIP
1 1 (3.448%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (13.79%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.448%) Data Mining
2 1 (3.448%) SAP BW
2 1 (3.448%) MongoDB
General
1 7 (24.14%) Finance
1 7 (24.14%) Advertising
2 3 (10.34%) Retail
3 1 (3.448%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (24.14%) Neural Network
2 2 (6.897%) FMCG
3 1 (3.448%) Computer Science
3 1 (3.448%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (3.448%) Open Source
3 1 (3.448%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 4 (13.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (24.14%) Business Intelligence
1 7 (24.14%) Data Security
1 7 (24.14%) Stakeholder Management
1 7 (24.14%) Data Management
1 7 (24.14%) Predictive Analytics
1 7 (24.14%) Data Architecture
1 7 (24.14%) Data Governance
1 7 (24.14%) Data Analytics
1 7 (24.14%) Analytics
1 7 (24.14%) Master Data Management
2 5 (17.24%) Enterprise Architecture
3 3 (10.34%) UML
3 3 (10.34%) OOA/OOD
4 2 (6.897%) TOGAF
4 2 (6.897%) Information Management
5 1 (3.448%) OO
5 1 (3.448%) OOD
5 1 (3.448%) SOA
5 1 (3.448%) Project Management
5 1 (3.448%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (34.48%) C#
2 4 (13.79%) SQL
3 2 (6.897%) C
3 2 (6.897%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (3.448%) CCIE
2 1 (3.448%) CCDP
2 1 (3.448%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (3.448%) SC Cleared
2 1 (3.448%) DV Cleared
2 1 (3.448%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.448%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (24.14%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.448%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (10.34%) Hyper-V
1 3 (10.34%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (3.448%) Cisco UCCE
Vendors
1 13 (44.83%) Microsoft
2 4 (13.79%) Oracle
3 3 (10.34%) SAP
3 3 (10.34%) VMware
4 1 (3.448%) Cisco
Liverpool, Merseyside
They are seeking experience of building out a Service Orientated Architecture, across an opensource environment. You will provide comprehensive and highly technical consulting and leadership to the business...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £65000 - £70000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Security Consultant / Design Architect / IT Security / ISO27001 / Liverpool / to £42,000 One of the UKs leading professional services which has offices worldwide, are looking for a Design Architect...
MINT Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + pension, bonus, progression
Posted: 17 June 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
A high level of knowledge of all key areas of information security technology are required with exposure to: ISO 27001, PCI DSS, experience with Microsoft and CISCO platforms,...
Spring Technology
Salary: £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013