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

 SOA Architect
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank238262
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads1218
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.128 %0.142 %
Salaries quoted84
Average minimum salary£47,500£53,750
Average salary£53,125£70,625
% change on same period last year-24.77 %
Average maximum salary£58,750£87,500
UK excluding London average salary£68,687£84,613
% change on same period last year-18.82 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads935912642
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.462 %5.420 %
Salaries quoted813210577
Average minimum salary£32,523£34,541
Average salary£36,379£38,320
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum salary£40,234£42,099
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
SOA Architect EnglandSOA Architect
England

SOA Architect
Demand Trend

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

North West SOA Architect Demand Trend

SOA Architect
Salary Trend

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

North West SOA Architect Salary Trend

SOA Architect
Salary Histogram

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

North West SOA Architect Salary Histogram

SOA Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOA Architect within the North West 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
MerseysideNew entry-9£53,125-
CheshireUp+63--
SOA Architect EnglandSOA Architect
England

SOA Architect
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

120 (100.00 %)Oracle
120 (100.00 %)SOA
214 (70.00 %)WebSphere
313 (65.00 %)Oracle Fusion
49 (45.00 %)EAI
57 (35.00 %)IBM
57 (35.00 %)webMethods
57 (35.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
57 (35.00 %)WebLogic
57 (35.00 %)BEA
57 (35.00 %)BizTalk Server
57 (35.00 %)WebLogic Portal
57 (35.00 %)TIBCO
57 (35.00 %)Zachman Framework
57 (35.00 %)TOGAF
57 (35.00 %)E-business
66 (30.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
66 (30.00 %)Sun
73 (15.00 %)Middleware
73 (15.00 %)Logistics
73 (15.00 %)Project Planning
82 (10.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (10.00 %)B2C
91 (5.000 %)SeeBeyond
91 (5.000 %)Retail

SOA Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (70.00 %)WebSphere
213 (65.00 %)Oracle Fusion
33 (15.00 %)Middleware
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (35.00 %)WebLogic
17 (35.00 %)BizTalk Server
17 (35.00 %)WebLogic Portal
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.000 %)Retail
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (100.00 %)SOA
29 (45.00 %)EAI
37 (35.00 %)E-business
37 (35.00 %)Zachman Framework
37 (35.00 %)TOGAF
46 (30.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
53 (15.00 %)Project Planning
53 (15.00 %)Logistics
62 (10.00 %)B2C
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (35.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (100.00 %)Oracle
27 (35.00 %)IBM
27 (35.00 %)BEA
27 (35.00 %)TIBCO
27 (35.00 %)webMethods
36 (30.00 %)Sun
41 (5.000 %)SeeBeyond