The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions 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 Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 43 53 52
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 24 19 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 3.642% 2.490% 3.190%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.871% 2.550% 3.262%
Number of salaries quoted 18 19 21
Average salary £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% +7.69%
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-7.69% -
All Job Titles
Northamptonshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
620 745 797
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 94.08% 97.64% 97.79%
Number of salaries quoted 526 682 733
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 £22,000 £22,500 £24,500
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%
Solutions Architect
East Midlands

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire Solutions Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

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

Northamptonshire Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Northamptonshire Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Solutions Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 23 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 -6 5 £57,500 -17.85%
Solutions Architect
East Midlands

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region that cited Solutions 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 Solutions Architect in their job title.

1 19 (57.58%) Banking
2 18 (54.55%) Finance
3 17 (51.52%) Java
4 14 (42.42%) J2EE
4 14 (42.42%) Mobile Banking
5 13 (39.39%) Internet
6 11 (33.33%) Microsoft
7 10 (30.30%) Lync
7 10 (30.30%) VMware Infrastructure
7 10 (30.30%) VMware
7 10 (30.30%) SharePoint
8 9 (27.27%) Windows
8 9 (27.27%) DHCP
8 9 (27.27%) DNS
8 9 (27.27%) SQL
8 9 (27.27%) MS Office
8 9 (27.27%) MS Exchange
8 9 (27.27%) Active Directory
8 9 (27.27%) Citrix
8 9 (27.27%) SAN
8 9 (27.27%) Firewall
8 9 (27.27%) Back Office
8 9 (27.27%) Windows Server 2008
8 9 (27.27%) Hyper-V
8 9 (27.27%) NAS
8 9 (27.27%) XenServer
8 9 (27.27%) XenDesktop
8 9 (27.27%) vSphere
8 9 (27.27%) UAG
8 9 (27.27%) Exchange Server 2010

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region that cited Solutions 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 Solutions Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 14 (42.42%) J2EE
2 3 (9.091%) JBoss Seam
2 3 (9.091%) Hibernate
2 3 (9.091%) EJB 3.0
2 3 (9.091%) Middleware
2 3 (9.091%) EJB
2 3 (9.091%) Struts
Application Platforms
1 10 (30.30%) Lync
1 10 (30.30%) SharePoint
2 9 (27.27%) MS Exchange
2 9 (27.27%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 9 (27.27%) MS Office
1 9 (27.27%) Office 365
2 2 (6.061%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 13 (39.39%) Internet
2 9 (27.27%) DHCP
2 9 (27.27%) DNS
2 9 (27.27%) SAN
2 9 (27.27%) Firewall
2 9 (27.27%) NAS
3 2 (6.061%) Unified Communications
4 1 (3.030%) VoIP
General
1 19 (57.58%) Banking
2 18 (54.55%) Finance
3 9 (27.27%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 14 (42.42%) Mobile Banking
2 4 (12.12%) Credit Risk
3 3 (9.091%) Online Banking
4 1 (3.030%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (27.27%) Windows
1 9 (27.27%) Windows Server 2008
1 9 (27.27%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (18.18%) TOGAF
2 5 (15.15%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (9.091%) E-Commerce
4 1 (3.030%) Time Management
4 1 (3.030%) ITIL
4 1 (3.030%) PRINCE2
4 1 (3.030%) MOF
4 1 (3.030%) Project Management
4 1 (3.030%) PRINCE
Programming Languages
1 17 (51.52%) Java
2 9 (27.27%) SQL
3 1 (3.030%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (3.030%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1 1 (3.030%) MCTS
1 1 (3.030%) MCITP
1 1 (3.030%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (3.030%) CCIE
1 1 (3.030%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.030%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (30.30%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (27.27%) Active Directory
2 9 (27.27%) Hyper-V
2 9 (27.27%) XenServer
2 9 (27.27%) XenDesktop
2 9 (27.27%) vSphere
2 9 (27.27%) UAG
Systems Management
1 1 (3.030%) Cisco UCCE
1 1 (3.030%) SCCM
1 1 (3.030%) SCOM
Vendors
1 11 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 10 (30.30%) VMware
3 9 (27.27%) Citrix
4 3 (9.091%) Oracle
4 3 (9.091%) JBoss
5 1 (3.030%) Cisco
Northamptonshire, East Midlands
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...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000.00 - £70000.00 per annum + Excellent package
Posted: 3 May 2013
Northamptonshire, East Midlands
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