The first table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the Southampton region. 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 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 Southampton region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Architect
Rank 42 41 30
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -11
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 44 51 41
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 5.276% 5.543% 6.571%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.399% 5.679% 6.833%
Number of salaries quoted 23 51 36
Average salary £82,500 £50,000 £70,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+65.00% -28.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £43,000 £58,750
10% offered a salary of more than £95,000 £82,500 £86,250
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £62,500 £61,500
% change year-on-year
-4.00% +1.62%
All Job Titles
Southampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
815 898 600
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 97.72% 97.61% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 743 840 543
Average salary £37,500 £38,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.31% +8.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Architect
Hampshire

Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Southampton Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Architect
Salary Trend

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

Southampton Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Architect across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Southampton Architect Salary Histogram

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

1 30 (48.39%) Finance
2 12 (19.35%) SAP
3 11 (17.74%) Oracle
3 11 (17.74%) Technical Architecture
4 10 (16.13%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (14.52%) Data Architecture
5 9 (14.52%) Java
6 8 (12.90%) Project Management
6 8 (12.90%) NetWeaver
6 8 (12.90%) Banking
6 8 (12.90%) SAP HANA
7 7 (11.29%) SAP Basis
8 6 (9.677%) Enterprise Architecture
8 6 (9.677%) Linux
9 5 (8.065%) OO
9 5 (8.065%) SOA
9 5 (8.065%) TOGAF
10 4 (6.452%) Retail
10 4 (6.452%) Telecoms
10 4 (6.452%) Java EE
10 4 (6.452%) Degree
10 4 (6.452%) UML
10 4 (6.452%) Windows
10 4 (6.452%) IBM
10 4 (6.452%) SAP BW
10 4 (6.452%) Migration
10 4 (6.452%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (6.452%) Digital Media
11 3 (4.839%) Guidewire
11 3 (4.839%) Internet

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

Application Development
1 7 (11.29%) SAP Basis
2 4 (6.452%) Java EE
3 3 (4.839%) J2EE
4 2 (3.226%) WebSphere
4 2 (3.226%) XML
4 2 (3.226%) .NET
5 1 (1.613%) CSS
5 1 (1.613%) XHTML
5 1 (1.613%) Zend Framework
Application Platforms
1 8 (12.90%) NetWeaver
2 2 (3.226%) WebLogic
2 2 (3.226%) WebSphere MQ
3 1 (1.613%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (1.613%) Apache
3 1 (1.613%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.613%) ActiveMQ
Business Applications
1 2 (3.226%) SAP Retail
2 1 (1.613%) SAP R/3
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.839%) Internet
1 3 (4.839%) WAN
1 3 (4.839%) Firewall
2 2 (3.226%) Network Security
2 2 (3.226%) LAN
3 1 (1.613%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (12.90%) SAP HANA
2 4 (6.452%) SAP BW
3 2 (3.226%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (3.226%) MySQL
3 2 (3.226%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.226%) DB2
3 2 (3.226%) Big Data
4 1 (1.613%) Oracle 8/8i
General
1 30 (48.39%) Finance
2 8 (12.90%) Banking
3 4 (6.452%) Retail
3 4 (6.452%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.613%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.13%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (6.452%) Digital Media
3 2 (3.226%) Clustering
3 2 (3.226%) FMCG
3 2 (3.226%) Visualisation
4 1 (1.613%) Mainframe
4 1 (1.613%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.677%) Linux
2 4 (6.452%) Windows
3 2 (3.226%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (3.226%) UNIX
4 1 (1.613%) AIX
4 1 (1.613%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (17.74%) Technical Architecture
2 9 (14.52%) Data Architecture
3 8 (12.90%) Project Management
4 6 (9.677%) Enterprise Architecture
5 5 (8.065%) OO
5 5 (8.065%) SOA
5 5 (8.065%) TOGAF
6 4 (6.452%) UML
6 4 (6.452%) Migration
6 4 (6.452%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (4.839%) Zachman Framework
8 2 (3.226%) MODAF
8 2 (3.226%) SysML
8 2 (3.226%) Data Management
8 2 (3.226%) Customer Engagement
8 2 (3.226%) Data Mapping
8 2 (3.226%) Load Balancing
8 2 (3.226%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (3.226%) CRM
8 2 (3.226%) Master Data Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (14.52%) Java
2 1 (1.613%) C
2 1 (1.613%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.613%) PHP
2 1 (1.613%) PHP5
Qualifications
1 4 (6.452%) Degree
2 2 (3.226%) SAP Certification
3 1 (1.613%) CCNP
3 1 (1.613%) CCNA
3 1 (1.613%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.613%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.613%) MCSE
3 1 (1.613%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.613%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.613%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.226%) QA
1 2 (3.226%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.613%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (1.613%) XenApp
Vendors
1 12 (19.35%) SAP
2 11 (17.74%) Oracle
3 4 (6.452%) IBM
4 3 (4.839%) Guidewire
4 3 (4.839%) Cisco
5 2 (3.226%) VMware
5 2 (3.226%) Google
5 2 (3.226%) JBoss
5 2 (3.226%) Microsoft
5 2 (3.226%) Sun
5 2 (3.226%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.613%) HP
6 1 (1.613%) Intel
6 1 (1.613%) Citrix
6 1 (1.613%) Zend
6 1 (1.613%) IronPort
Southampton, South East
Applicants will have experience in areas such as: Clustering solutions, LAN/WAN, mobile technologies, Load balancing and Routers/Firewalls. Knowledge of a broad range of products/service providers...
Novate IT
Salary: £50000 - £56000 per annum + car allowance + bonus + bens
Posted: 21 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Applicants will have experience in areas such as: Clustering solutions, LAN/WAN, mobile technologies, Load balancing and Routers/Firewalls. Knowledge of a broad range of products/service providers...
Novate IT Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £56000 per annum + car allowance + bonus + bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
A leading corporate is seeking a SAP Netweaver / Basis Architect with significant experience in the Retail sector to join its team in Southampton... Key accountabilities include the definition...
Connectus
Salary: £70000 - £85000 per annum + Extensive Benefits Pkge
Posted: 24 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Through effective project management and by applying a deep understanding of the full software lifecycle, ensure new features and/or improvements to our generic code base are completed...
eDigitalResearch plc
Salary: Competitive salary plus extensive company benefits package
Posted: 22 May 2013