The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Shropshire 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 19 June 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 Shropshire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 32 31 -
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 3 2 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Shropshire 1.604% 1.190% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.604% 1.250% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Average salary £65,000 £57,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.04% -
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £63,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-5.51% -2.30%
All Job Titles
Shropshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
187 160 182
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Shropshire 100.00% 95.24% 98.38%
Number of salaries quoted 85 123 159
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £18,400 £21,500 £17,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £67,500 £40,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Solutions Architect
West Midlands

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire Solutions Architect Salary Trend

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 Shropshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
Telford -7 3 £65,000 +13.04%
Solutions Architect
West Midlands

Solutions Architect
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Shropshire 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 6 (75.00%) .NET
2 5 (62.50%) Java
2 5 (62.50%) Waterfall
3 4 (50.00%) Oracle
3 4 (50.00%) SQL Server
3 4 (50.00%) WebLogic
4 3 (37.50%) RUP
4 3 (37.50%) Software Architecture
4 3 (37.50%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (25.00%) Spring
5 2 (25.00%) Finance
5 2 (25.00%) Java EE
5 2 (25.00%) RDBMS
5 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
5 2 (25.00%) Windows
5 2 (25.00%) Apache
5 2 (25.00%) IIS
5 2 (25.00%) COBOL
6 1 (12.50%) C#
6 1 (12.50%) PL/SQL
6 1 (12.50%) SQL
6 1 (12.50%) Web Services
6 1 (12.50%) J2EE

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Shropshire 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 6 (75.00%) .NET
2 2 (25.00%) Spring
2 2 (25.00%) Java EE
3 1 (12.50%) Web Services
3 1 (12.50%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 4 (50.00%) WebLogic
2 2 (25.00%) Apache
2 2 (25.00%) IIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (50.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (25.00%) RDBMS
General
1 2 (25.00%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Waterfall
2 3 (37.50%) RUP
2 3 (37.50%) Software Architecture
2 3 (37.50%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) Java
2 2 (25.00%) COBOL
3 1 (12.50%) C#
3 1 (12.50%) PL/SQL
3 1 (12.50%) SQL
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Oracle
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft