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

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 45 54 52
Rank change year-on-year
+9 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 13 9 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Sheffield 2.481% 1.459% 1.538%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.564% 1.515% 1.579%
Number of salaries quoted 13 9 9
Average salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.33% -7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £50,500 £54,500 £41,500
10% offered a salary of more than £59,500 £64,000 £78,000
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-7.69% -
All Job Titles
Sheffield
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
507 594 570
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Sheffield 96.76% 96.27% 97.44%
Number of salaries quoted 444 512 483
Average salary £35,000 £34,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.94% +3.03%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £45,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Solutions Architect
South Yorkshire

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Sheffield 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 Sheffield region.

Sheffield Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

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

Sheffield Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Sheffield 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 12 (50.00%) TOGAF
2 11 (45.83%) Technical Architecture
2 11 (45.83%) BSS
3 10 (41.67%) Telecoms
4 8 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (33.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 8 (33.33%) vSphere
4 8 (33.33%) Finance
4 8 (33.33%) VMware
4 8 (33.33%) NetApp
4 8 (33.33%) Internet
4 8 (33.33%) EMC
4 8 (33.33%) Citrix
5 6 (25.00%) CCA
5 6 (25.00%) Citrix Certification
5 6 (25.00%) CCEA
5 6 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (25.00%) Juniper
5 6 (25.00%) Cisco
5 6 (25.00%) CCNP
5 6 (25.00%) CCDA
5 6 (25.00%) HP
5 6 (25.00%) Dell
5 6 (25.00%) VMware ESX
5 6 (25.00%) SaaS
5 6 (25.00%) VCDX
5 6 (25.00%) XenApp
5 6 (25.00%) XenServer
5 6 (25.00%) XenDesktop
5 6 (25.00%) DataCore

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Sheffield 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 3 (12.50%) .NET
Applications
1 3 (12.50%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (8.333%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (4.167%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 11 (45.83%) BSS
2 8 (33.33%) Internet
3 2 (8.333%) Unified Communications
4 1 (4.167%) VoIP
General
1 10 (41.67%) Telecoms
2 8 (33.33%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (25.00%) SaaS
2 1 (4.167%) IPTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (50.00%) TOGAF
2 11 (45.83%) Technical Architecture
3 3 (12.50%) PRINCE2
4 2 (8.333%) CRM
4 2 (8.333%) ITIL
4 2 (8.333%) Data Management
4 2 (8.333%) MOF
4 2 (8.333%) PRINCE
4 2 (8.333%) Data Protection
5 1 (4.167%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.333%) C
Qualifications
1 8 (33.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 6 (25.00%) CCA
2 6 (25.00%) Citrix Certification
2 6 (25.00%) CCEA
2 6 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (25.00%) CCNP
2 6 (25.00%) CCDA
2 6 (25.00%) VCDX
2 6 (25.00%) VCAP
2 6 (25.00%) CCEE
2 6 (25.00%) CCIA
3 2 (8.333%) NCIE
3 2 (8.333%) MCTS
3 2 (8.333%) MCITP
System Software
1 8 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
1 8 (33.33%) vSphere
2 6 (25.00%) VMware ESX
2 6 (25.00%) XenApp
2 6 (25.00%) XenServer
2 6 (25.00%) XenDesktop
3 2 (8.333%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (8.333%) SCCM
1 2 (8.333%) SCOM
Vendors
1 8 (33.33%) VMware
1 8 (33.33%) NetApp
1 8 (33.33%) EMC
1 8 (33.33%) Citrix
2 6 (25.00%) Juniper
2 6 (25.00%) Cisco
2 6 (25.00%) HP
2 6 (25.00%) Dell
2 6 (25.00%) DataCore
2 6 (25.00%) FalconStor
2 6 (25.00%) Blue Coat
2 6 (25.00%) PlateSpin
3 5 (20.83%) Microsoft
4 2 (8.333%) CommVault
4 2 (8.333%) Symantec
4 2 (8.333%) 3PAR
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
We are currently seeking a client facing Solutions Architect with experience gathering requirements, drawing up technical specifications and designing solutions to join a Software house based in Sheffield...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Collaborate with Project Managers and technical directors to provision estimates, develop overall implementation solution plan, and serve as a lead as required, to implement the installation, customization, and...
Computer Futures
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013