The first table below looks at the demand for Software Architecture skills in IT jobs advertised for the Slough region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Architecture over the 3 months to 22 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Slough region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Architecture
Rank 63 68 -
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -
Permanent jobs citing Software Architecture 3 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Slough 0.446% 0.147% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.552% 0.213% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 0
Average salary £57,500 £55,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.54% -
UK excluding London average salary £46,000 £50,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
-8.00% +21.95%
All Processes & Methodologies
Slough
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
543 469 392
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Slough 80.80% 69.17% 79.67%
Number of salaries quoted 453 352 319
Average salary £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -
90% offered a salary of more than £38,100 £31,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £65,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Architecture
Berkshire

Software Architecture
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Architecture across the Slough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Slough Software Architecture Jobs Demand Trend

Software Architecture
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Architecture across the Slough region.

Slough Software Architecture Salary Trend

Software Architecture
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Architecture across the Slough region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Slough Software Architecture Salary Histogram

Software Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Slough region citing Software Architecture also 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 that cited Software Architecture.

1 5 (62.50%) Java
2 4 (50.00%) Middleware
3 3 (37.50%) Perl
3 3 (37.50%) IBM
3 3 (37.50%) Software Engineering
3 3 (37.50%) Degree
3 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
4 2 (25.00%) Performance Management
4 2 (25.00%) Huawei
4 2 (25.00%) STB
4 2 (25.00%) Metrica
4 2 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) Integration Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
4 2 (25.00%) Embedded C
4 2 (25.00%) Ericsson
4 2 (25.00%) Nokia
4 2 (25.00%) Siemens
4 2 (25.00%) SQL
4 2 (25.00%) SOA
4 2 (25.00%) POSIX
4 2 (25.00%) Cisco
4 2 (25.00%) C
4 2 (25.00%) C++
4 2 (25.00%) XML
4 2 (25.00%) UNIX
4 2 (25.00%) Linux
4 2 (25.00%) Telecoms
4 2 (25.00%) DTV
4 2 (25.00%) DVB

Software Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Slough region citing Software Architecture also 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 that cited Software Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (50.00%) Middleware
2 2 (25.00%) POSIX
2 2 (25.00%) XML
3 1 (12.50%) Web Services
Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Metrica
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) DVB
2 1 (12.50%) 3G
2 1 (12.50%) 2G
General
1 2 (25.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Architect
1 3 (37.50%) Solutions Architect
2 2 (25.00%) OSS Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Embedded C Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) C Software Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Software Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Software Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Trainer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Software Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Solutions Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Architect
3 1 (12.50%) OSS Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
2 2 (25.00%) STB
2 2 (25.00%) DTV
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) UNIX
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Software Engineering
2 2 (25.00%) Performance Management
2 2 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (25.00%) Integration Testing
2 2 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (25.00%) SOA
3 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
3 1 (12.50%) OOA/OOD
3 1 (12.50%) OO
3 1 (12.50%) Data Modelling
3 1 (12.50%) Multithreading
3 1 (12.50%) Content Management
3 1 (12.50%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) Java
2 3 (37.50%) Perl
3 2 (25.00%) Embedded C
3 2 (25.00%) SQL
3 2 (25.00%) C
3 2 (25.00%) C++
4 1 (12.50%) PHP
4 1 (12.50%) Scala
4 1 (12.50%) Clojure
4 1 (12.50%) Haskell
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) IBM
2 2 (25.00%) Huawei
2 2 (25.00%) Ericsson
2 2 (25.00%) Nokia
2 2 (25.00%) Siemens
2 2 (25.00%) Cisco
3 1 (12.50%) TIBCO