The first table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the South Yorkshire 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 19 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 Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Solution Architect
Rank 58 60 61
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Solutions Architect 15 18 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 1.979% 2.048% 1.182%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.024% 2.128% 1.214%
Number of salaries quoted 15 14 9
Average salary £56,250 £60,000 £75,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% -20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £52,500 £56,300
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £67,500 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £63,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-5.51% -2.30%
All Job Titles
South Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
741 846 824
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 97.76% 96.25% 97.40%
Number of salaries quoted 670 683 707
Average salary £33,500 £34,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.47% +3.03%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Solutions Architect
Yorkshire

Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 19 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
Sheffield +2 14 £58,750 -2.08% 2
Doncaster - 3 £55,000 -
Solutions Architect
Yorkshire

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 17 (56.67%) TOGAF
2 16 (53.33%) BSS
3 15 (50.00%) Telecoms
4 12 (40.00%) Technical Architecture
5 9 (30.00%) Internet
6 8 (26.67%) NetApp
6 8 (26.67%) EMC
6 8 (26.67%) Citrix
6 8 (26.67%) VMware Infrastructure
6 8 (26.67%) VMware
6 8 (26.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 8 (26.67%) vSphere
7 6 (20.00%) SaaS
7 6 (20.00%) DataCore
7 6 (20.00%) FalconStor
7 6 (20.00%) VCAP
7 6 (20.00%) CCEE
7 6 (20.00%) CCIA
7 6 (20.00%) VMware ESX
7 6 (20.00%) Billing
7 6 (20.00%) Blue Coat
7 6 (20.00%) BT
7 6 (20.00%) VCDX
7 6 (20.00%) XenApp
7 6 (20.00%) XenServer
7 6 (20.00%) XenDesktop
7 6 (20.00%) PlateSpin
7 6 (20.00%) CCA
7 6 (20.00%) Citrix Certification
7 6 (20.00%) CCEA

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 3 (10.00%) .NET
Applications
1 3 (10.00%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (6.667%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (3.333%) Bond Adapt
2 1 (3.333%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 16 (53.33%) BSS
2 9 (30.00%) Internet
3 2 (6.667%) Unified Communications
4 1 (3.333%) VoIP
General
1 15 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 6 (20.00%) Billing
3 4 (13.33%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.00%) SaaS
2 1 (3.333%) IPTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (56.67%) TOGAF
2 12 (40.00%) Technical Architecture
3 3 (10.00%) PRINCE2
4 2 (6.667%) CRM
4 2 (6.667%) ITIL
4 2 (6.667%) PRINCE
4 2 (6.667%) MOF
4 2 (6.667%) Data Protection
4 2 (6.667%) Data Management
5 1 (3.333%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 6 (20.00%) Java
1 6 (20.00%) PHP
2 2 (6.667%) C
Qualifications
1 8 (26.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 6 (20.00%) VCAP
2 6 (20.00%) CCEE
2 6 (20.00%) CCIA
2 6 (20.00%) VCDX
2 6 (20.00%) CCA
2 6 (20.00%) Citrix Certification
2 6 (20.00%) CCEA
2 6 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (20.00%) CCNP
2 6 (20.00%) CCDA
3 2 (6.667%) MCTS
3 2 (6.667%) MCITP
3 2 (6.667%) NCIE
System Software
1 8 (26.67%) VMware Infrastructure
1 8 (26.67%) vSphere
2 6 (20.00%) VMware ESX
2 6 (20.00%) XenApp
2 6 (20.00%) XenServer
2 6 (20.00%) XenDesktop
3 2 (6.667%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (6.667%) SCCM
1 2 (6.667%) SCOM
Vendors
1 8 (26.67%) NetApp
1 8 (26.67%) EMC
1 8 (26.67%) Citrix
1 8 (26.67%) VMware
2 6 (20.00%) DataCore
2 6 (20.00%) FalconStor
2 6 (20.00%) Blue Coat
2 6 (20.00%) BT
2 6 (20.00%) PlateSpin
2 6 (20.00%) Juniper
2 6 (20.00%) Cisco
2 6 (20.00%) HP
2 6 (20.00%) Dell
3 5 (16.67%) Microsoft
4 2 (6.667%) Symantec
4 2 (6.667%) CommVault
4 2 (6.667%) 3PAR
5 1 (3.333%) Lumesse
5 1 (3.333%) Northgate
5 1 (3.333%) SAP
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
We are currently seeking a client facing Solutions Architect with experience gathering requirements, drawing up technical specifications and designing solutions to join a Software house based in Sheffield...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Our customer is one of the largest British companies on a global scale and now seeking a Solutions Architect who will also support internal and external customers. To...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £75000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013