The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Somerset 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 24 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 Somerset region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 49 61 56
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 17 2 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Somerset 2.698% 0.437% 0.611%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.815% 0.444% 0.617%
Number of salaries quoted 13 2 3
Average salary £50,000 £43,500 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.94% -27.50%
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-7.69% -
All Job Titles
Somerset
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
604 450 486
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Somerset 95.87% 98.25% 98.98%
Number of salaries quoted 544 433 452
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £25,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Solutions Architect
South West

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Somerset 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 Somerset region over the 3 months to 24 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
Bath - 13 £50,000 -
Templecombe - 2 - -
Yeovil - 1 £65,000 -
Frome - 1 £60,000 -
Solutions Architect
South West

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Somerset 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 20 (44.44%) .NET
2 19 (42.22%) SOA
2 19 (42.22%) Telecoms
2 19 (42.22%) Finance
3 18 (40.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 17 (37.78%) Banking
5 15 (33.33%) Java EE
5 15 (33.33%) Investment Management
6 14 (31.11%) Java
6 14 (31.11%) Web Services
7 13 (28.89%) Information Security
7 13 (28.89%) Cloud Computing
8 12 (26.67%) IBM Mainframe
8 12 (26.67%) Mainframe
8 12 (26.67%) IBM
9 11 (24.44%) Microsoft
9 11 (24.44%) C#
10 9 (20.00%) ASP.NET
10 9 (20.00%) J2EE
10 9 (20.00%) TOGAF
11 5 (11.11%) Zachman Framework
11 5 (11.11%) Oracle
11 5 (11.11%) SQL Server
11 5 (11.11%) UML
12 4 (8.889%) ITIL
12 4 (8.889%) COBIT
13 3 (6.667%) SC Cleared
13 3 (6.667%) Security Cleared
13 3 (6.667%) MODAF
13 3 (6.667%) Change Control

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Somerset 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 20 (44.44%) .NET
2 15 (33.33%) Java EE
3 14 (31.11%) Web Services
4 9 (20.00%) ASP.NET
4 9 (20.00%) J2EE
5 2 (4.444%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 2 (4.444%) CICS
2 1 (2.222%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (2.222%) Lync
2 1 (2.222%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (2.222%) Exchange Server 2013
2 1 (2.222%) MS Exchange
2 1 (2.222%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (2.222%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.222%) Unified Communications
1 1 (2.222%) Internet
1 1 (2.222%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.444%) GIS
2 2 (4.444%) Oracle 8/8i
2 2 (4.444%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (4.444%) DB2
Development Applications
1 2 (4.444%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 19 (42.22%) Telecoms
1 19 (42.22%) Finance
2 17 (37.78%) Banking
3 2 (4.444%) Military
3 2 (4.444%) Electronics
4 1 (2.222%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 13 (28.89%) Cloud Computing
2 12 (26.67%) IBM Mainframe
2 12 (26.67%) Mainframe
3 2 (4.444%) Data Integration
4 1 (2.222%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.444%) zOS
2 1 (2.222%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (2.222%) Windows
2 1 (2.222%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (42.22%) SOA
2 18 (40.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 15 (33.33%) Investment Management
4 13 (28.89%) Information Security
5 9 (20.00%) TOGAF
6 5 (11.11%) Zachman Framework
6 5 (11.11%) UML
7 4 (8.889%) ITIL
8 3 (6.667%) MODAF
8 3 (6.667%) Change Control
8 3 (6.667%) Agile Software Development
9 2 (4.444%) Information Management
9 2 (4.444%) Network Design
9 2 (4.444%) Migration
9 2 (4.444%) Disaster Recovery
9 2 (4.444%) MVC
9 2 (4.444%) Project Management
9 2 (4.444%) ETL
9 2 (4.444%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (4.444%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 14 (31.11%) Java
2 11 (24.44%) C#
3 1 (2.222%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 3 (6.667%) SC Cleared
1 3 (6.667%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.222%) Degree
2 1 (2.222%) MCSE
2 1 (2.222%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (2.222%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.889%) COBIT
System Software
1 1 (2.222%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 12 (26.67%) IBM
2 11 (24.44%) Microsoft
3 5 (11.11%) Oracle
4 2 (4.444%) VMware
Taunton
The Enterprise Architecture Group is key to driving the business forward through technological innovation, playing a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining a competitive edge in an increasingly...
Michael Page
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per year
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bath, Avon
The successful Technical Solutions Architect will come from a software development background ideally developing in Java or .Net... The successful Technical Solutions Architect will need experience in the...
Haybrook IT Resourcing Ltd
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013