The first table below looks at the demand for Software Architecture skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Architecture over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Architecture
Rank 221 237 227
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -10
Permanent jobs citing Software Architecture 22 10 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.306% 0.141% 0.102%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.398% 0.192% 0.149%
Number of salaries quoted 16 7 7
Average salary £37,250 £41,000 £57,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.14% -28.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £26,900 £34,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £46,000 £50,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
-8.00% +21.95%
All Processes & Methodologies
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5523 5209 4697
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 76.87% 73.39% 68.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4625 4554 4125
Average salary £37,500 £36,500 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.73% -5.19%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,500 £57,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Architecture
England

Software Architecture
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Architecture across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West Software Architecture Jobs Demand Trend

Software Architecture
Salary Trend

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

North West Software Architecture Salary Trend

Software Architecture
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Architecture across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West Software Architecture Salary Histogram

Software Architecture
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architecture within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 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
Manchester -14 12 £35,000 -14.63%
Cheshire - 6 £65,000 -
Lancashire +1 4 £55,000 +96.42%
Software Architecture
England

Software Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Software Architecture also 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 that cited Software Architecture.

1 20 (51.28%) .NET
2 19 (48.72%) Computer Science
3 13 (33.33%) OO
3 13 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 13 (33.33%) C
3 13 (33.33%) C++
3 13 (33.33%) Games
4 12 (30.77%) Degree
5 11 (28.21%) C#
6 10 (25.64%) ASP.NET
6 10 (25.64%) MS Excel
6 10 (25.64%) Lua
7 9 (23.08%) Java
8 8 (20.51%) SharePoint
8 8 (20.51%) Project Management
9 7 (17.95%) SQL
9 7 (17.95%) Migration
9 7 (17.95%) Dynamics GP
10 6 (15.38%) Business Analysis
10 6 (15.38%) SQL Server
10 6 (15.38%) .NET Framework
10 6 (15.38%) Multithreading
11 5 (12.82%) Web Development
11 5 (12.82%) VMware
12 4 (10.26%) Configuration Management
12 4 (10.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (10.26%) HTML
12 4 (10.26%) N-Tier
12 4 (10.26%) SMS
12 4 (10.26%) HP

Software Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Software Architecture also 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 that cited Software Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 20 (51.28%) .NET
2 10 (25.64%) ASP.NET
3 6 (15.38%) .NET Framework
4 4 (10.26%) HTML
5 3 (7.692%) WCF
5 3 (7.692%) SOAP
5 3 (7.692%) Web Services
6 2 (5.128%) RESTful
Application Platforms
1 8 (20.51%) SharePoint
2 2 (5.128%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (2.564%) SharePoint 2010
3 1 (2.564%) SharePoint 2013
3 1 (2.564%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (25.64%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (17.95%) Dynamics GP
2 3 (7.692%) Bond Adapt
3 1 (2.564%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.26%) SMS
1 4 (10.26%) HTTP
2 3 (7.692%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (15.38%) SQL Server
2 4 (10.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (2.564%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (2.564%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 1 (2.564%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 13 (33.33%) Games
2 2 (5.128%) Finance
3 1 (2.564%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 17 (43.59%) Architect
2 16 (41.03%) Developer
3 15 (38.46%) Senior Developer
4 9 (23.08%) Development Manager
5 8 (20.51%) C++ Developer
5 8 (20.51%) Solutions Architect
6 7 (17.95%) Senior C++ Developer
7 6 (15.38%) Senior Architect
8 5 (12.82%) .NET Architect
8 5 (12.82%) Senior .NET Developer
8 5 (12.82%) Senior .NET Architect
8 5 (12.82%) Senior ASP.NET Developer
8 5 (12.82%) ASP.NET Developer
8 5 (12.82%) .NET Developer
9 3 (7.692%) SharePoint Architect
9 3 (7.692%) C++ Games Developer
9 3 (7.692%) Software Engineer
9 3 (7.692%) Senior Games Developer
9 3 (7.692%) Games Developer
10 2 (5.128%) Senior Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (48.72%) Computer Science
2 4 (10.26%) N-Tier
3 3 (7.692%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (5.128%) Mathematics
4 2 (5.128%) Open Source
5 1 (2.564%) Physics
5 1 (2.564%) Mobile Games
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.564%) UNIX
1 1 (2.564%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (33.33%) OO
2 8 (20.51%) Project Management
3 7 (17.95%) Migration
4 6 (15.38%) Business Analysis
4 6 (15.38%) Multithreading
5 5 (12.82%) Web Development
6 4 (10.26%) Configuration Management
6 4 (10.26%) Data Migration
7 3 (7.692%) Kanban
7 3 (7.692%) Technical Architecture
7 3 (7.692%) Software Engineering
7 3 (7.692%) Scrum
8 2 (5.128%) Stakeholder Management
8 2 (5.128%) Agile Software Development
8 2 (5.128%) Enterprise Architecture
8 2 (5.128%) Change Management
8 2 (5.128%) UML
9 1 (2.564%) CRM
9 1 (2.564%) MVC
9 1 (2.564%) Content Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (33.33%) C
1 13 (33.33%) C++
2 11 (28.21%) C#
3 10 (25.64%) Lua
4 9 (23.08%) Java
5 7 (17.95%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (30.77%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.26%) HL7
2 2 (5.128%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.82%) VMware
3 4 (10.26%) HP
4 2 (5.128%) QNX