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

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Architect
Rank 59 28 33
Rank change year-on-year
-31 +5
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 116 174 197
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 3.712% 5.054% 5.592%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.919% 5.342% 5.909%
Number of salaries quoted 74 106 144
Average salary £62,500 £60,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.16% +20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,000 £41,500
10% offered a salary of more than £68,000 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £62,500 £61,500
% change year-on-year
-4.00% +1.62%
All Job Titles
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2960 3257 3334
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 94.72% 94.60% 94.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1774 2361 2505
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,750 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Architect
UK

Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

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

Scotland 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 Scotland 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
Edinburgh -9 58 £60,000 -4.00%
Glasgow -6 39 £62,500 +10.61%
Aberdeen -13 8 £56,250 -23.72%
West Lothian -1 5 £39,040 -13.24%
Architect
UK

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

1 108 (34.18%) Finance
2 99 (31.33%) Oracle
3 68 (21.52%) Java
4 60 (18.99%) Agile Software Development
5 55 (17.41%) Banking
6 49 (15.51%) SQL
7 48 (15.19%) Microsoft
8 44 (13.92%) Data Warehouse
9 42 (13.29%) Business Intelligence
10 40 (12.66%) Degree
11 36 (11.39%) PL/SQL
12 33 (10.44%) JBoss
12 33 (10.44%) Enterprise Architecture
13 31 (9.810%) Linux
13 31 (9.810%) Project Management
14 30 (9.494%) MS Excel
15 29 (9.177%) RDBMS
16 28 (8.861%) XML
16 28 (8.861%) UNIX
17 25 (7.911%) Data Modelling
18 24 (7.595%) Technical Architecture
18 24 (7.595%) Ajax
18 24 (7.595%) Web Services
18 24 (7.595%) Red Hat
19 23 (7.278%) Dell
20 22 (6.962%) Asset Management
21 21 (6.646%) Stakeholder Management
21 21 (6.646%) Citrix
22 20 (6.329%) HTML
22 20 (6.329%) Pentaho

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland 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 28 (8.861%) XML
2 24 (7.595%) Ajax
2 24 (7.595%) Web Services
3 20 (6.329%) HTML
4 16 (5.063%) Spring
4 16 (5.063%) CSS
4 16 (5.063%) XSLT
5 14 (4.430%) jQuery
6 12 (3.797%) Middleware
7 8 (2.532%) JSF
7 8 (2.532%) .NET
7 8 (2.532%) J2EE
8 5 (1.582%) SOAP
8 5 (1.582%) WebSphere
8 5 (1.582%) Visualforce
9 4 (1.266%) Google Maps API
9 4 (1.266%) CGI
10 2 (0.633%) MapReduce
10 2 (0.633%) WPF
10 2 (0.633%) XML Schema
Application Platforms
1 15 (4.747%) Apache
2 9 (2.848%) ESB
3 7 (2.215%) Mule
4 6 (1.899%) SharePoint
5 5 (1.582%) MS Exchange
5 5 (1.582%) Apache Solr
5 5 (1.582%) Amazon AWS
6 4 (1.266%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (1.266%) Force.com
6 4 (1.266%) Office Communications Server
6 4 (1.266%) Exchange Server 2003
6 4 (1.266%) Exchange Server 2007
7 3 (0.949%) WebSphere MQ
8 2 (0.633%) Liferay
8 2 (0.633%) MQSeries
8 2 (0.633%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.316%) CMS
9 1 (0.316%) Oracle Coherence
9 1 (0.316%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 30 (9.494%) MS Excel
2 5 (1.582%) MS Project
3 4 (1.266%) MS Office
4 2 (0.633%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 6 (1.899%) Maximo
2 5 (1.582%) Oracle EBS R12
3 4 (1.266%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 4 (1.266%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.949%) Oracle 11i
5 2 (0.633%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.633%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.633%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.633%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.316%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.316%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.316%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.316%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.316%) Temenos T24
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.114%) WAN
1 13 (4.114%) MPLS
2 12 (3.797%) DNS
3 10 (3.165%) HTTP
4 7 (2.215%) SAN
5 6 (1.899%) Network Security
6 4 (1.266%) Internet
7 3 (0.949%) Firewall
8 2 (0.633%) HTTPS
8 2 (0.633%) SSL
9 1 (0.316%) SMTP
9 1 (0.316%) Intranet
9 1 (0.316%) EIGRP
9 1 (0.316%) OSPF
9 1 (0.316%) BGP
9 1 (0.316%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (13.92%) Data Warehouse
2 29 (9.177%) RDBMS
3 20 (6.329%) Pentaho
4 16 (5.063%) SQL Server
5 9 (2.848%) Oracle 11g
5 9 (2.848%) Big Data
6 6 (1.899%) Oracle OLAP
6 6 (1.899%) Data Mart
6 6 (1.899%) Oracle 10g
6 6 (1.899%) OLAP
7 4 (1.266%) Hadoop
8 3 (0.949%) GIS
9 2 (0.633%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.633%) SQL Server 2008
9 2 (0.633%) SQL Server 2012
10 1 (0.316%) Oracle 8/8i
10 1 (0.316%) OLTP
10 1 (0.316%) Oracle BI EE
10 1 (0.316%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 7 (2.215%) Maven
2 6 (1.899%) Oracle APEX
3 4 (1.266%) Rational Application Developer
4 2 (0.633%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.633%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (0.633%) Subversion
5 1 (0.316%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.316%) MagicDraw
5 1 (0.316%) Git (software)
General
1 108 (34.18%) Finance
2 55 (17.41%) Banking
3 17 (5.380%) Retail
4 13 (4.114%) Retail Banking
5 10 (3.165%) Investment Banking
6 7 (2.215%) Advertising
6 7 (2.215%) Telecoms
7 3 (0.949%) Aerospace
7 3 (0.949%) Legal
8 2 (0.633%) Private Banking
8 2 (0.633%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.316%) Publishing
9 1 (0.316%) Back Office
9 1 (0.316%) International Banking
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.063%) Mobile App
2 12 (3.797%) Computer Science
3 9 (2.848%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (2.532%) Management Information System
4 8 (2.532%) Mainframe
5 6 (1.899%) Open Source
5 6 (1.899%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (1.582%) Web 2.0
6 5 (1.582%) Hedge funds
7 4 (1.266%) Blackberry
8 2 (0.633%) Reference Data
9 1 (0.316%) Replication
9 1 (0.316%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.316%) Online Banking
9 1 (0.316%) SCADA
9 1 (0.316%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 31 (9.810%) Linux
2 28 (8.861%) UNIX
3 16 (5.063%) Windows
3 16 (5.063%) Android
3 16 (5.063%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.582%) Windows Server 2003
5 4 (1.266%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.949%) Windows XP
6 3 (0.949%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (0.949%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.316%) AIX
7 1 (0.316%) VMS
7 1 (0.316%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (18.99%) Agile Software Development
2 42 (13.29%) Business Intelligence
3 33 (10.44%) Enterprise Architecture
4 31 (9.810%) Project Management
5 25 (7.911%) Data Modelling
6 24 (7.595%) Technical Architecture
7 22 (6.962%) Asset Management
8 21 (6.646%) Stakeholder Management
9 19 (6.013%) TOGAF
9 19 (6.013%) ETL
10 15 (4.747%) Investment Management
11 14 (4.430%) Web Development
11 14 (4.430%) SOA
11 14 (4.430%) Continuous Improvement
12 12 (3.797%) Financial Modelling
12 12 (3.797%) Analytics
13 11 (3.481%) Migration
14 9 (2.848%) CRM
14 9 (2.848%) UML
14 9 (2.848%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 68 (21.52%) Java
2 49 (15.51%) SQL
3 36 (11.39%) PL/SQL
4 17 (5.380%) JavaScript
5 13 (4.114%) C#
5 13 (4.114%) Shell Script
6 5 (1.582%) Apex Code
7 4 (1.266%) C++
7 4 (1.266%) Python
Qualifications
1 40 (12.66%) Degree
2 6 (1.899%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (0.949%) CISSP
3 3 (0.949%) CISM
3 3 (0.949%) CCSA
3 3 (0.949%) Chartered Engineer
4 2 (0.633%) VCDX
4 2 (0.633%) VCP5
4 2 (0.633%) MCTS
4 2 (0.633%) MCPD
4 2 (0.633%) MCITP
4 2 (0.633%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 2 (0.633%) MCSE
5 1 (0.316%) CCIE
5 1 (0.316%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.316%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.899%) Data Quality
2 4 (1.266%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.316%) SLA
3 1 (0.316%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.316%) COBIT
3 1 (0.316%) QA
System Software
1 9 (2.848%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (1.582%) Oracle RAC
3 4 (1.266%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.633%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.633%) VMware ESX
5 1 (0.316%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.316%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.316%) XenApp
5 1 (0.316%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.582%) Data Guard
2 3 (0.949%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (0.316%) Backup Exec
3 1 (0.316%) Opalis
3 1 (0.316%) SCCM
3 1 (0.316%) SCOM
3 1 (0.316%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 99 (31.33%) Oracle
2 48 (15.19%) Microsoft
3 33 (10.44%) JBoss
4 24 (7.595%) Red Hat
5 23 (7.278%) Dell
6 21 (6.646%) Citrix
7 17 (5.380%) Sybase
7 17 (5.380%) VMware
8 13 (4.114%) NetApp
9 10 (3.165%) Salesforce.com
10 7 (2.215%) Veritas
11 6 (1.899%) Teradata
12 5 (1.582%) SAP
12 5 (1.582%) IBM
13 4 (1.266%) Google
13 4 (1.266%) Genesys
13 4 (1.266%) Chordiant
14 3 (0.949%) Cadis
15 2 (0.633%) CommVault
15 2 (0.633%) Informatica
Edinburgh, Midlothian
As a Solution Architect within RBS Technology Services, you will be based in Edinburgh or London and aware of a wide range of systems, technologies and/or processes...
Royal Bank Of Scotland
Posted: 17 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
For example they liaise between Client colleagues, analysts, developers, project and programme managers and other stakeholders as part of an Agile methodology... JBOSS. OpenGeo, Redhat, Pentaho Oracle Federation...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £75000 per annum + bonus and bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
For example they liaise between Client colleagues, analysts, developers, project and programme managers and other stakeholders as part of an Agile methodology... JBOSS. OpenGeo, Redhat, Pentaho Oracle Federation...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £75000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Expert knowledge of Java and related frameworks including Spring. Ability to architect and deliver multi tier Java applications... In depth technical skills around SOA, BRMS, BPM and ESB...
Sopra Group Ltd
Salary: Attractive, plus flexible benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
Scotland
In addition, it is expected you will have considerable experience in Requirements Gathering & creation of written Functional & Technical Specifications with confidence in leading & performing Build activities, including their...
Networking People
Salary: neg. full corporate benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
As a Microsoft AD Technical Architect, you'll team with some of the best minds in the oil & gas industry to create innovative high quality server and network...
Harvey Nash Consulting (Scotland) Limited
Salary: £55000 - £70000 per annum + Excellent benefits package
Posted: 30 April 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
In this hands-on Architect role you need the following technical experience: C#.NET with ASP.NET Model-View-Controller (MVC) Visual Studio 2008/2010 SQL Server Software...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
As a result, you will have already gained the following experience: *A degree in Software Engineering, Computing or equivalent *Java development experience *Experience in HTML/CSS *Experience of...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
As a result, you will have already gained the following experience: *A degree in Software Engineering, Computing or equivalent *Java development experience *Experience in HTML/CSS *Experience of...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
A business critical new Business Intelligence Architect role has been released by one of Scotland's most high profile organisations, reporting directly to their Head of Architecture... The...
Head Resourcing
Salary: £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
At RBS, technology is at the heart of everything we do. It allows us to trade across time zones, perform complex calculations, transfer funds and ensures that we...
Royal Bank Of Scotland
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
Responsibilities: Direct the design & development of multiple projects both web and desktop Define & create reusable, dependable & efficient software components in C# Support the development team to guarantee the...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
Support and configure IT infrastructure, for example- high capacity/performance disk configurations and management as well as high-end workstation configuration ** Installation and operation of an effective backup...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 7 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Competent in developing and maintaining technical architectures and coordinating supporting components including enterprise architecture, product selection, delivery implications, partnership management, business alignment, financial implication and do-ability... Desirable *...
Head Resourcing
Salary: £60000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Scotland
The successful candidate will possess the following experience and knowledge: Deep functional experience with Supply Chain Management within the Upstream Oil & Gas domain; Considerable experience with either Maximo...
Networking People
Salary: full corporate benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013