The first table below looks at the demand for the Network Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network 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 South West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Architect
Rank 213 203 213
Rank change year-on-year
-10 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Architect 3 12 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.057% 0.217% 0.050%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.227% 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 3 12 3
Average salary £50,000 £55,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.09% +29.41%
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.80%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5064 5285 5727
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.53% 95.48% 94.91%
Number of salaries quoted 4455 4564 4906
Average salary £35,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.38% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Network Architect
England

Network Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Network Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Network Architect
Salary Trend

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

South West Network Architect Salary Trend

Network Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Architect within the South West 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
Bristol -3 3 £50,000 -13.04%
Network Architect
England

Network Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Network 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 Network Architect in their job title.

1 4 (44.44%) WAN
1 4 (44.44%) Cisco
1 4 (44.44%) VMware
2 3 (33.33%) Network Security
3 2 (22.22%) Project Management
3 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (22.22%) Security Architecture
3 2 (22.22%) Citrix
3 2 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (22.22%) MPLS
3 2 (22.22%) IPsec
3 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
3 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
3 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
3 2 (22.22%) VHDL
3 2 (22.22%) Retail
3 2 (22.22%) IBM
3 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 2 (22.22%) Firmware
3 2 (22.22%) Tivoli
3 2 (22.22%) Netcool
3 2 (22.22%) VPN
3 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
3 2 (22.22%) SAP
3 2 (22.22%) Windows
4 1 (11.11%) Broadband
4 1 (11.11%) LAN
4 1 (11.11%) SDH
4 1 (11.11%) VoIP
4 1 (11.11%) SSL

Network Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Network 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 Network Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) WAN
2 3 (33.33%) Network Security
3 2 (22.22%) MPLS
3 2 (22.22%) IPsec
3 2 (22.22%) VPN
4 1 (11.11%) Broadband
4 1 (11.11%) LAN
4 1 (11.11%) SDH
4 1 (11.11%) VoIP
4 1 (11.11%) SSL
4 1 (11.11%) Ethernet
4 1 (11.11%) DWDM
4 1 (11.11%) IPv6
4 1 (11.11%) BIG-IP
4 1 (11.11%) VPLS
4 1 (11.11%) Cisco ASA
4 1 (11.11%) OSPF
4 1 (11.11%) BGP
4 1 (11.11%) Firewall
4 1 (11.11%) FWSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
1 2 (22.22%) Retail
2 1 (11.11%) Marketing
2 1 (11.11%) Aerospace
2 1 (11.11%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) VHDL
1 2 (22.22%) Firmware
2 1 (11.11%) Mathematics
2 1 (11.11%) Physics
2 1 (11.11%) Visualisation
2 1 (11.11%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2008
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Project Management
1 2 (22.22%) Security Architecture
2 1 (11.11%) Network Design
2 1 (11.11%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (11.11%) Technical Architecture
2 1 (11.11%) Business Development
2 1 (11.11%) Network Architecture
2 1 (11.11%) SIEM
2 1 (11.11%) Change Control
2 1 (11.11%) WAN Optimisation
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
1 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) CCIE
2 1 (11.11%) CCNP
2 1 (11.11%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) Tivoli
1 2 (22.22%) Netcool
2 1 (11.11%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Cisco
1 4 (44.44%) VMware
2 2 (22.22%) Citrix
2 2 (22.22%) IBM
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) SAP
3 1 (11.11%) Juniper
3 1 (11.11%) Twitter