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

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Architect
Rank 33 41 29
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -12
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 38 32 53
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 5.758% 4.161% 6.625%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.100% 4.255% 6.777%
Number of salaries quoted 29 31 46
Average salary £60,000 £70,000 £67,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% +3.70%
90% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £52,500 £60,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £75,000 £76,250
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £62,500 £61,500
% change year-on-year
-4.00% +1.62%
All Job Titles
Northamptonshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
623 752 782
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 94.39% 97.79% 97.75%
Number of salaries quoted 527 689 719
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +2.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,400 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £48,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Architect
East Midlands

Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Northampton -2 13 £60,000 -11.11%
Towcester - 1 £80,000 -
Architect
East Midlands

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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 24 (39.34%) Microsoft
2 22 (36.07%) VMware
3 21 (34.43%) Finance
3 21 (34.43%) Banking
3 21 (34.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (29.51%) Java
5 16 (26.23%) SQL
6 15 (24.59%) J2EE
6 15 (24.59%) Firewall
6 15 (24.59%) Mobile Banking
7 14 (22.95%) Active Directory
7 14 (22.95%) Citrix
7 14 (22.95%) Internet
7 14 (22.95%) Windows
7 14 (22.95%) SharePoint
7 14 (22.95%) Lync
8 13 (21.31%) UAG
8 13 (21.31%) vSphere
8 13 (21.31%) Exchange Server 2010
8 13 (21.31%) Office 365
8 13 (21.31%) Windows Server 2012
8 13 (21.31%) Windows Server 2008
8 13 (21.31%) Hyper-V
8 13 (21.31%) NAS
8 13 (21.31%) XenServer
8 13 (21.31%) XenDesktop
8 13 (21.31%) MS Exchange
8 13 (21.31%) DHCP
8 13 (21.31%) DNS
8 13 (21.31%) MS Office

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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 15 (24.59%) J2EE
2 4 (6.557%) .NET
2 4 (6.557%) Middleware
3 3 (4.918%) Hibernate
3 3 (4.918%) EJB
3 3 (4.918%) Struts
3 3 (4.918%) JBoss Seam
3 3 (4.918%) EJB 3.0
4 1 (1.639%) ADO.NET
4 1 (1.639%) ASP.NET
4 1 (1.639%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
4 1 (1.639%) Castle Windsor
4 1 (1.639%) WPF
4 1 (1.639%) LINQ
4 1 (1.639%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 14 (22.95%) SharePoint
1 14 (22.95%) Lync
2 13 (21.31%) Exchange Server 2010
2 13 (21.31%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 13 (21.31%) Office 365
1 13 (21.31%) MS Office
2 5 (8.197%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 15 (24.59%) Firewall
2 14 (22.95%) Internet
3 13 (21.31%) NAS
3 13 (21.31%) DHCP
3 13 (21.31%) DNS
3 13 (21.31%) SAN
4 9 (14.75%) Unified Communications
5 7 (11.48%) Wireless
6 2 (3.279%) VPN
7 1 (1.639%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.918%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (4.918%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.639%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 1 (1.639%) Visual Studio
1 1 (1.639%) NUnit
General
1 21 (34.43%) Finance
1 21 (34.43%) Banking
2 13 (21.31%) Back Office
3 2 (3.279%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.639%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 15 (24.59%) Mobile Banking
2 7 (11.48%) Enterprise Storage
3 4 (6.557%) Credit Risk
4 3 (4.918%) Computer Science
4 3 (4.918%) Online Banking
5 1 (1.639%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.639%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.639%) Inversion of Control
5 1 (1.639%) Social Media
5 1 (1.639%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 14 (22.95%) Windows
2 13 (21.31%) Windows Server 2012
2 13 (21.31%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (13.11%) TOGAF
1 8 (13.11%) ITIL
1 8 (13.11%) PRINCE2
2 7 (11.48%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (9.836%) Project Management
4 5 (8.197%) Business Analysis
5 4 (6.557%) Data Modelling
6 3 (4.918%) Scrum
6 3 (4.918%) OOD
6 3 (4.918%) E-Commerce
6 3 (4.918%) Strategic Planning
6 3 (4.918%) Electronic Design Automation
6 3 (4.918%) Business Development
6 3 (4.918%) Systems Analysis
7 2 (3.279%) Data Management
7 2 (3.279%) Zachman Framework
7 2 (3.279%) Knowledge Management
7 2 (3.279%) Multithreading
7 2 (3.279%) Data Architecture
7 2 (3.279%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 18 (29.51%) Java
2 16 (26.23%) SQL
3 4 (6.557%) C#
4 2 (3.279%) C++
5 1 (1.639%) C
Qualifications
1 13 (21.31%) Cisco Certification
2 8 (13.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 7 (11.48%) MCSE
3 7 (11.48%) MCSA
3 7 (11.48%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (11.48%) CCNA
3 7 (11.48%) HP AIS
3 7 (11.48%) HP ASE
4 6 (9.836%) CCIE
5 4 (6.557%) Degree
6 1 (1.639%) CCDP
6 1 (1.639%) MCTS
6 1 (1.639%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.918%) PCI DSS
2 2 (3.279%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.639%) SLA
System Software
1 21 (34.43%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (22.95%) Active Directory
3 13 (21.31%) UAG
3 13 (21.31%) vSphere
3 13 (21.31%) Hyper-V
3 13 (21.31%) XenServer
3 13 (21.31%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 1 (1.639%) Cisco UCCE
1 1 (1.639%) SCCM
1 1 (1.639%) SCOM
Vendors
1 24 (39.34%) Microsoft
2 22 (36.07%) VMware
3 14 (22.95%) Citrix
4 11 (18.03%) Cisco
5 7 (11.48%) HP
6 5 (8.197%) Oracle
7 3 (4.918%) JBoss
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Solution Architect - Digital Technology, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, Java, J2EE - This is an excellent opportunity to progress a challenging, varied & stable career working for our cutting edge Financial...
Salary: £50000.00 - £70000 per annum + Excellent package
Posted: 26 April 2013
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Salary: £50000.00 - £70000.00 per annum + Excellent package
Posted: 3 May 2013
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Salary: £60000.00 - £80000.00 per annum + Car
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