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The table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT jobs within the South Wales region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3756
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads7246
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.020 %
As % of the category below5.191 %2.700 %
Salaries quoted7040
Average minimum salary£43,049£59,100
Average salary£48,030£60,850
% change on same period last year-21.06 %
Average maximum salary£53,012£62,600
UK excluding London average salary£60,515£64,007
% change on same period last year-5.45 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads13871704
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.811 %0.749 %
Salaries quoted13111568
Average minimum salary£31,937£30,906
Average salary£35,917£34,830
% change on same period last year+3.12 %
Average maximum salary£39,898£38,753
UK excluding London average salary£38,166£39,195
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Architect WalesArchitect
Wales

Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Architect across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South Wales Architect Demand Trend

Architect
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Architect across the South Wales region.

South Wales Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Architect across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NewportDown-146£48,424-8.51 %
CardiffUp+135£47,152-30.07 %
Architect WalesArchitect
Wales

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

141 (43.16 %).NET
230 (31.58 %)SQL Server
329 (30.53 %)C#
426 (27.37 %)SQL
426 (27.37 %)ASP.NET
525 (26.32 %)RUP
623 (24.21 %)VB
721 (22.11 %)MODAF
820 (21.05 %)UML
919 (20.00 %)Windows
1018 (18.95 %)WebServices
1018 (18.95 %)VB.NET
1018 (18.95 %)Transact-SQL
1018 (18.95 %)IIS
1018 (18.95 %)Silverlight
1018 (18.95 %)LINQ
1115 (15.79 %)ASP
1115 (15.79 %)Internet
1214 (14.74 %)Java
1214 (14.74 %)DoDAF
1214 (14.74 %)Degree
1311 (11.58 %)Systems Analysis
1311 (11.58 %)SC Cleared
1311 (11.58 %)Security Cleared
1410 (10.53 %)Telelogic
1410 (10.53 %)Telelogic DOORS
1410 (10.53 %)Oracle
1410 (10.53 %)XML
1410 (10.53 %)Management Information System
159 (9.474 %)Oracle 11i

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
141 (43.16 %).NET
226 (27.37 %)ASP.NET
318 (18.95 %)WebServices
318 (18.95 %)Silverlight
318 (18.95 %)LINQ
415 (15.79 %)ASP
510 (10.53 %)XML
69 (9.474 %)J2EE
78 (8.421 %).NET Framework
86 (6.316 %)Struts
93 (3.158 %)WCF
93 (3.158 %)WF
93 (3.158 %)MVC
102 (2.105 %)Hibernate
102 (2.105 %)Spring
111 (1.053 %)Swing
111 (1.053 %)EJB
111 (1.053 %)JSP
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (18.95 %)IIS
26 (6.316 %)WebLogic
33 (3.158 %)SharePoint
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (8.421 %)MS Excel
24 (4.211 %)MS Visio
South Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (9.474 %)Oracle 11i
19 (9.474 %)Oracle Applications
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (15.79 %)Internet
26 (6.316 %)LDAP
26 (6.316 %)DNS
32 (2.105 %)SAN
41 (1.053 %)Firewall
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (31.58 %)SQL Server
26 (6.316 %)RDBMS
34 (4.211 %)GIS
34 (4.211 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (2.105 %)DB2
South Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (10.53 %)Telelogic DOORS
24 (4.211 %)Visual Studio
33 (3.158 %)Visual Studio Team System
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (7.368 %)Avionics
26 (6.316 %)Telecoms
26 (6.316 %)Aerospace
26 (6.316 %)Pensions
35 (5.263 %)Finance
35 (5.263 %)Insurance
43 (3.158 %)Health
51 (1.053 %)Electronics
51 (1.053 %)Marketing
51 (1.053 %)Education
51 (1.053 %)Government
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (10.53 %)Management Information System
26 (6.316 %)N-Tier
34 (4.211 %)Replication
43 (3.158 %)Cryptography
52 (2.105 %)Informatics
52 (2.105 %)AS400
61 (1.053 %)CESG
61 (1.053 %)CESG CLAS
61 (1.053 %)IPTV
61 (1.053 %)Data Protection Act
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (20.00 %)Windows
23 (3.158 %)Windows Server 2008
31 (1.053 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (1.053 %)Solaris
31 (1.053 %)Linux
31 (1.053 %)Tru64
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (26.32 %)RUP
221 (22.11 %)MODAF
320 (21.05 %)UML
414 (14.74 %)DoDAF
511 (11.58 %)Systems Analysis
511 (11.58 %)SC Cleared
511 (11.58 %)Security Cleared
67 (7.368 %)Zachman Framework
67 (7.368 %)TOGAF
76 (6.316 %)OOA/OOD
76 (6.316 %)OOD
85 (5.263 %)OO
94 (4.211 %)ITIL
94 (4.211 %)Agile Software Development
94 (4.211 %)Technical Architecture
103 (3.158 %)Data Architecture
103 (3.158 %)Operations Research
103 (3.158 %)Data Modelling
103 (3.158 %)Migration
103 (3.158 %)SOA
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (30.53 %)C#
226 (27.37 %)SQL
323 (24.21 %)VB
418 (18.95 %)VB.NET
418 (18.95 %)Transact-SQL
514 (14.74 %)Java
69 (9.474 %)VB6
71 (1.053 %)JavaScript
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (14.74 %)Degree
21 (1.053 %)MBA
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.053 %)SLA
11 (1.053 %)CESG Infosec
South Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.053 %)VMware ESX
11 (1.053 %)VMware Infrastructure
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (10.53 %)Oracle
110 (10.53 %)Telelogic
24 (4.211 %)Microsoft
32 (2.105 %)IBM
41 (1.053 %)Red Hat
41 (1.053 %)VMware