The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions 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 Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 17 June 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
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 144 170 138
Rank change year-on-year
+26 -32
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 70 43 88
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 1.310% 0.766% 1.420%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.363% 0.795% 1.494%
Number of salaries quoted 58 36 73
Average salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
90% offered a salary of more than £47,800 £42,500 £50,000
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £68,750 £69,000
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £63,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-5.51% -2.30%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5135 5409 5889
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.11% 96.33% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 4533 4692 5068
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%
Solutions Architect
England

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the South West region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 17 June 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
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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
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Job
Vacancies
Somerset +18 24 £50,000 +14.94% 1
Bristol -7 17 £60,000 - 5
Gloucestershire +11 11 £72,500 +7.40%
Dorset -1 8 £65,000 -
Wiltshire +7 7 £60,000 +13.24% 1
Solutions Architect
England

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 46 (42.20%) Finance
2 28 (25.69%) Java
3 24 (22.02%) SOA
4 22 (20.18%) TOGAF
5 19 (17.43%) Oracle
5 19 (17.43%) .NET
6 18 (16.51%) Telecoms
7 15 (13.76%) Retail
7 15 (13.76%) Enterprise Architecture
7 15 (13.76%) Technical Architecture
8 14 (12.84%) SQL Server
8 14 (12.84%) Web Services
8 14 (12.84%) Business Intelligence
9 13 (11.93%) ITIL
10 12 (11.01%) J2EE
10 12 (11.01%) Microsoft
10 12 (11.01%) Management Information System
11 11 (10.09%) HTML
12 10 (9.174%) UML
12 10 (9.174%) Banking
12 10 (9.174%) Business Analysis
12 10 (9.174%) Security Cleared
13 9 (8.257%) SC Cleared
13 9 (8.257%) Cloud Computing
13 9 (8.257%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 9 (8.257%) Stakeholder Management
13 9 (8.257%) Information Security
13 9 (8.257%) CISM
13 9 (8.257%) Risk Management
13 9 (8.257%) Sarbanes-Oxley

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 19 (17.43%) .NET
2 14 (12.84%) Web Services
3 12 (11.01%) J2EE
4 11 (10.09%) HTML
5 7 (6.422%) Java EE
6 6 (5.505%) REST
6 6 (5.505%) ASP.NET
7 5 (4.587%) XML
7 5 (4.587%) JMS
7 5 (4.587%) WSDL
7 5 (4.587%) SAML
7 5 (4.587%) Spring
7 5 (4.587%) Spring MVC
8 3 (2.752%) Middleware
9 2 (1.835%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.917%) .NET Framework
10 1 (0.917%) Ajax
10 1 (0.917%) XSD
10 1 (0.917%) Flash
10 1 (0.917%) EJB
Application Platforms
1 3 (2.752%) NetWeaver
1 3 (2.752%) WebLogic
2 2 (1.835%) Lync
2 2 (1.835%) WebLogic Portal
3 1 (0.917%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 1 (0.917%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (0.917%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.917%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (0.917%) MS Exchange
3 1 (0.917%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (1.835%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.917%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 1 (0.917%) Maximo
1 1 (0.917%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.917%) Hyperion Planning
1 1 (0.917%) Oracle BPM
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.339%) Firewall
2 3 (2.752%) 3G
2 3 (2.752%) LAN
2 3 (2.752%) VoIP
2 3 (2.752%) WAN
2 3 (2.752%) 4G
3 1 (0.917%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.917%) SAN
3 1 (0.917%) Internet
3 1 (0.917%) LDAP
3 1 (0.917%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (12.84%) SQL Server
2 9 (8.257%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.917%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.917%) Essbase
3 1 (0.917%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (0.917%) Oracle ODI
3 1 (0.917%) DB2
3 1 (0.917%) Informix
Development Applications
1 2 (1.835%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 46 (42.20%) Finance
2 18 (16.51%) Telecoms
3 15 (13.76%) Retail
4 10 (9.174%) Banking
5 8 (7.339%) Back Office
6 7 (6.422%) Marketing
7 6 (5.505%) Manufacturing
8 5 (4.587%) Automotive
8 5 (4.587%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.835%) Electronics
9 2 (1.835%) Military
10 1 (0.917%) Billing
10 1 (0.917%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.917%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 12 (11.01%) Management Information System
2 9 (8.257%) Cloud Computing
3 5 (4.587%) Blackberry
3 5 (4.587%) iPhone
4 4 (3.670%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (3.670%) Mainframe
4 4 (3.670%) Smartphone
4 4 (3.670%) IBM Mainframe
5 3 (2.752%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.835%) iPad
6 2 (1.835%) Mobile Computing
7 1 (0.917%) Data Integration
7 1 (0.917%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.257%) Windows
2 6 (5.505%) Android
2 6 (5.505%) UNIX
3 2 (1.835%) Mac OS
3 2 (1.835%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.917%) Windows 8
4 1 (0.917%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.917%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (0.917%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (22.02%) SOA
2 22 (20.18%) TOGAF
3 15 (13.76%) Technical Architecture
3 15 (13.76%) Enterprise Architecture
4 14 (12.84%) Business Intelligence
5 13 (11.93%) ITIL
6 10 (9.174%) UML
6 10 (9.174%) Business Analysis
7 9 (8.257%) Risk Management
7 9 (8.257%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (8.257%) Information Security
7 9 (8.257%) E-Commerce
8 8 (7.339%) Project Management
9 7 (6.422%) PRINCE2
9 7 (6.422%) MVC
9 7 (6.422%) Investment Management
10 6 (5.505%) OWASP
11 5 (4.587%) Identity Management
11 5 (4.587%) Workflow
11 5 (4.587%) Zachman Framework
Programming Languages
1 28 (25.69%) Java
2 6 (5.505%) C#
3 5 (4.587%) SQL
4 1 (0.917%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.917%) Perl
Qualifications
1 10 (9.174%) Security Cleared
2 9 (8.257%) SC Cleared
2 9 (8.257%) CISM
2 9 (8.257%) CISSP
3 3 (2.752%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (2.752%) ITIL Certification
3 3 (2.752%) PMP
3 3 (2.752%) PMI Certification
3 3 (2.752%) Degree
4 2 (1.835%) MCP
5 1 (0.917%) MCSE
5 1 (0.917%) MCSA
5 1 (0.917%) ISEB
5 1 (0.917%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (0.917%) CITP
5 1 (0.917%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (0.917%) GIAC
5 1 (0.917%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (8.257%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 9 (8.257%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (5.505%) PCI DSS
3 4 (3.670%) COBIT
System Software
1 4 (3.670%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.835%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.835%) SCCM
2 1 (0.917%) Tivoli
2 1 (0.917%) Netcool
Vendors
1 19 (17.43%) Oracle
2 12 (11.01%) Microsoft
3 8 (7.339%) SAP
4 7 (6.422%) VMware
5 5 (4.587%) ATG
5 5 (4.587%) IBM
5 5 (4.587%) Fredhopper
6 4 (3.670%) Sybase
7 3 (2.752%) Syclo
8 2 (1.835%) Citrix
9 1 (0.917%) BEA
9 1 (0.917%) BMC
9 1 (0.917%) Hyperion
9 1 (0.917%) Apple
9 1 (0.917%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.917%) Remedy
9 1 (0.917%) Business Objects
9 1 (0.917%) Cisco
9 1 (0.917%) Ab Initio
9 1 (0.917%) Alterian
Bristol, Avon
My client is a well-known brand in the UK who are making some significant changes to their business operating model, route to market and portfolio of services -...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum + + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 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: 12 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
The Solutions Architect will motivate, manage and develop the skills within the solutions team, acting as subject matter expert for the IT business model for services including business...
Haybrook IT Resourcing Ltd
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
South West
My client is a global multi-channel marketing agency with offices in over 40 countries. They have a major presence both online and offline and work with clients...
MBN Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum DOE + benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
Keywords: Architect, UML, Agile, C#, .Net, Biztalk Commutable from: Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, Swindon, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Newport, Cardiff... Experience of Microsoft technologies (C#, Biztalk) both as a developer and...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 12 June 2013
Bristol, South West
Selecture Limited
Salary: £60000 per annum + Benefits Package
Posted: 7 June 2013
South West
Experis IT
Salary: £50000 - £70000 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 11 June 2013
Wiltshire
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 12 June 2013
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