The first table below looks at the demand for the Infrastructure Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Infrastructure Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 South Wales region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Infrastructure Architect
Rank 73 78 -
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Architect 16 8 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 1.517% 0.821% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.547% 0.839% -
Number of salaries quoted 16 6 0
Average salary £52,500 £45,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66% -
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,000
% change year-on-year
-8.33% -3.22%
All Job Titles
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1034 954 843
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 98.01% 97.85% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 942 848 788
Average salary £35,000 £34,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Infrastructure Architect
Wales

Infrastructure Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Wales Infrastructure Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Infrastructure Architect
Salary Trend

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

South Wales Infrastructure Architect Salary Trend

Infrastructure Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Architect within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 21 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
Caerphilly +2 6 £56,500 -
Cardiff -10 6 £50,000 -20.00%
Newport -5 1 £45,000 -2.17%
Infrastructure Architect
Wales

Infrastructure Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales region that cited Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Architect in their job title.

1 11 (44.00%) Finance
1 11 (44.00%) VMware
2 10 (40.00%) Windows
2 10 (40.00%) Linux
2 10 (40.00%) Retail
2 10 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 10 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 9 (36.00%) Fujitsu
3 9 (36.00%) SLA
3 9 (36.00%) Telecoms
4 6 (24.00%) Cisco
4 6 (24.00%) Microsoft
5 5 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 5 (20.00%) IaaS
5 5 (20.00%) SaaS
5 5 (20.00%) PaaS
5 5 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (16.00%) Cisco ASA
6 4 (16.00%) Human Factors
6 4 (16.00%) UNIX
7 3 (12.00%) VMware ESX
7 3 (12.00%) Blackberry
7 3 (12.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 3 (12.00%) Avaya
7 3 (12.00%) SAN
7 3 (12.00%) Nortel
7 3 (12.00%) IBM
7 3 (12.00%) iSeries
8 2 (8.000%) Nortel Alteon
8 2 (8.000%) Brocade

Infrastructure Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales region that cited Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (4.000%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 3 (12.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 1 (4.000%) Site Server
2 1 (4.000%) Apache
2 1 (4.000%) WebLogic
2 1 (4.000%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (8.000%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (16.00%) Cisco ASA
2 3 (12.00%) SAN
3 2 (8.000%) Nortel Alteon
4 1 (4.000%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.000%) SQL Server
General
1 11 (44.00%) Finance
2 10 (40.00%) Retail
3 9 (36.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) IaaS
1 5 (20.00%) SaaS
1 5 (20.00%) PaaS
2 4 (16.00%) Human Factors
3 3 (12.00%) Blackberry
3 3 (12.00%) iSeries
4 1 (4.000%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 10 (40.00%) Windows
1 10 (40.00%) Linux
2 4 (16.00%) UNIX
3 1 (4.000%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (4.000%) Windows NT
3 1 (4.000%) Windows 2000
3 1 (4.000%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (8.000%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (4.000%) ITIL
3 1 (4.000%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (4.000%) Network Architecture
3 1 (4.000%) Infrastructure Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.000%) C
Qualifications
1 10 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 10 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (36.00%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (12.00%) VMware ESX
Vendors
1 11 (44.00%) VMware
2 9 (36.00%) Fujitsu
3 6 (24.00%) Cisco
3 6 (24.00%) Microsoft
4 3 (12.00%) Avaya
4 3 (12.00%) Nortel
4 3 (12.00%) IBM
5 2 (8.000%) Brocade
5 2 (8.000%) Radware
6 1 (4.000%) Citrix
6 1 (4.000%) Sun
6 1 (4.000%) HP
6 1 (4.000%) Oracle
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Key Skills: Networks, Analysis, Design, n-Tier, Web, Cloud, Microsoft, Cisco, HP, SUN, ITIL... As an Infrastructure Architect, you must have: At least 3 years' experience in a...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £57K (incl. up to 15% Bonus) + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
RCN, Cardiff - Gate Office
Design and development of new systems and services for the RCN.Requirements of the Infrastructure Architect:You will ideally be a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist with excellent VMware...
Royal College of Nursing
Salary: £34,590 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013