The first table below looks at the demand for the Lead Solutions Architect role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Lead Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Lead Solution Architect
Rank 756 808 820
Rank change year-on-year
+52 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Solutions Architect 108 92 50
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.099% 0.075% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.105% 0.079% 0.043%
Number of salaries quoted 92 69 42
Average salary £81,250 £82,500 £75,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.51% +10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £66,500 £67,750
10% offered a salary of more than £99,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London average salary £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102708 116230 115193
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.43% 94.76% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 85414 99672 97379
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

Lead Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Lead Solutions Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Lead Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Lead Solutions Architect within the UK.

Lead Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Lead Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Lead Solutions Architect over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 within the UK.

Lead Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Lead Solutions Architect
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Solutions Architect within the UK over the 3 months to 22 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
England +52 107 £81,250 -1.51%
London +37 58 £85,000 -
East of England +24 21 £92,500 +23.33%
Hertfordshire +22 20 £95,000 -
South East +18 15 £70,000 -15.15%
City of London +12 7 £77,500 -3.12%
Welwyn Garden City - 6 £76,250 -
Hampshire - 6 £59,000 -
North West - 5 £77,500 -
Slough +6 4 £75,000 -9.09%
Berkshire +5 4 £75,000 -9.09%
Yorkshire - 3 £56,000 -
West Yorkshire - 3 £56,000 -
Cheshire - 3 £58,000 -
Southampton - 3 - -
Crewe - 3 £58,000 -
Leeds - 2 £72,000 -
Nantwich - 2 - -
Manchester - 2 £77,500 -
Kent - 2 £67,500 -
Tunbridge Wells - 2 £67,500 -
Surrey +14 1 - -
Uxbridge +1 1 £55,000 -26.66%
West Midlands -9 1 £57,500 -28.12%
Bedfordshire -11 1 £45,000 -40.00%
Birmingham -12 1 £57,500 -28.12%
North Yorkshire - 1 - -
Middlesex - 1 £70,000 -
Buckinghamshire - 1 £55,000 -
Milton Keynes - 1 £55,000 -

Lead Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Lead 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 Lead Solutions Architect in their job title.

1 75 (33.63%) Banking
2 44 (19.73%) .NET
3 43 (19.28%) SQL
4 39 (17.49%) Microsoft
5 38 (17.04%) Finance
6 36 (16.14%) Investment Banking
7 35 (15.70%) Retail
8 31 (13.90%) Java
9 28 (12.56%) OO
10 27 (12.11%) SOA
10 27 (12.11%) Back Office
10 27 (12.11%) Stakeholder Management
10 27 (12.11%) TOGAF
11 26 (11.66%) Windows Azure
12 25 (11.21%) Internet
13 24 (10.76%) Oracle
13 24 (10.76%) UML
14 23 (10.31%) BizTalk Server
15 22 (9.865%) Project Management
16 21 (9.417%) Microsoft Certification
16 21 (9.417%) Online Banking
16 21 (9.417%) Technical Architecture
17 20 (8.969%) Hitachi
17 20 (8.969%) C#
18 18 (8.072%) SQL Server
18 18 (8.072%) E-Commerce
19 17 (7.623%) Front Office
19 17 (7.623%) Programme Management
20 16 (7.175%) Data Warehouse
20 16 (7.175%) Murex

Lead Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Lead 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 Lead Solutions Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 44 (19.73%) .NET
2 12 (5.381%) HTML
3 11 (4.933%) J2EE
3 11 (4.933%) Middleware
4 10 (4.484%) WebSphere
4 10 (4.484%) XML
5 8 (3.587%) WCF
5 8 (3.587%) WPF
6 7 (3.139%) Web Services
6 7 (3.139%) Spring
7 6 (2.691%) XSLT
8 5 (2.242%) Hibernate
8 5 (2.242%) .NET Framework
9 4 (1.794%) ASP.NET
9 4 (1.794%) JMS
9 4 (1.794%) WSDL
10 3 (1.345%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
10 3 (1.345%) LINQ
11 2 (0.897%) jQuery
11 2 (0.897%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 26 (11.66%) Windows Azure
2 23 (10.31%) BizTalk Server
3 12 (5.381%) SharePoint
4 6 (2.691%) ESB
5 5 (2.242%) Apache
5 5 (2.242%) Magento
6 4 (1.794%) FileNet
6 4 (1.794%) WebLogic
6 4 (1.794%) MQSeries
7 3 (1.345%) IIS
7 3 (1.345%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.448%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.448%) WebSphere Application Server
8 1 (0.448%) RabbitMQ
8 1 (0.448%) Drupal
8 1 (0.448%) Alfresco
Applications
1 7 (3.139%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 16 (7.175%) Summit
2 4 (1.794%) SAP MM
3 3 (1.345%) RMDS
4 2 (0.897%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.897%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.897%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.448%) Oracle Retail
5 1 (0.448%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.448%) SAP APO
5 1 (0.448%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.448%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.448%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.448%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.448%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.448%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.448%) SAP CO
Communications & Networking
1 25 (11.21%) Internet
2 6 (2.691%) SAN
3 4 (1.794%) WAN
4 3 (1.345%) Firewall
4 3 (1.345%) NAS
5 2 (0.897%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.448%) DNS
6 1 (0.448%) MPLS
6 1 (0.448%) Network Security
6 1 (0.448%) BSS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.072%) SQL Server
2 16 (7.175%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.794%) SQL Server 2005
4 3 (1.345%) Oracle 10g
4 3 (1.345%) SQL Server 2000
4 3 (1.345%) SQL Server 2008
5 2 (0.897%) MySQL
6 1 (0.448%) MarkLogic
6 1 (0.448%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (0.448%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.448%) DB2
6 1 (0.448%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.448%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.448%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.448%) QlikView
6 1 (0.448%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.448%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.242%) Rhino Mocks
1 5 (2.242%) Team Foundation Server
2 3 (1.345%) Visual Studio
2 3 (1.345%) Moq
3 1 (0.448%) Eclipse RCP
3 1 (0.448%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.448%) MorphX
3 1 (0.448%) Subversion
General
1 75 (33.63%) Banking
2 38 (17.04%) Finance
3 36 (16.14%) Investment Banking
4 35 (15.70%) Retail
5 27 (12.11%) Back Office
6 17 (7.623%) Front Office
7 13 (5.830%) International Banking
8 11 (4.933%) Telecoms
9 7 (3.139%) Corporate Banking
10 5 (2.242%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.794%) Wholesale Banking
12 1 (0.448%) Games
12 1 (0.448%) Advertising
12 1 (0.448%) Publishing
12 1 (0.448%) Marketing
12 1 (0.448%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 21 (9.417%) Online Banking
2 9 (4.036%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 9 (4.036%) Derivative
3 6 (2.691%) Hedge funds
4 4 (1.794%) FMCG
4 4 (1.794%) Kindle
4 4 (1.794%) iPad
4 4 (1.794%) Management Information System
4 4 (1.794%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (0.897%) Open Source
5 2 (0.897%) SaaS
5 2 (0.897%) N-Tier
6 1 (0.448%) SWIFT
6 1 (0.448%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.830%) Windows
2 7 (3.139%) UNIX
3 6 (2.691%) Linux
4 3 (1.345%) Solaris
4 3 (1.345%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.448%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.448%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (12.56%) OO
2 27 (12.11%) SOA
2 27 (12.11%) Stakeholder Management
2 27 (12.11%) TOGAF
3 24 (10.76%) UML
4 22 (9.865%) Project Management
5 21 (9.417%) Technical Architecture
6 18 (8.072%) E-Commerce
7 17 (7.623%) Programme Management
8 16 (7.175%) Business Intelligence
9 15 (6.726%) Enterprise Architecture
9 15 (6.726%) Change Management
10 13 (5.830%) PRINCE2
11 12 (5.381%) RUP
12 11 (4.933%) Configuration Management
12 11 (4.933%) Business Analysis
13 10 (4.484%) TDD
13 10 (4.484%) Scrum
14 9 (4.036%) Agile Software Development
15 8 (3.587%) Stress Testing
Programming Languages
1 43 (19.28%) SQL
2 31 (13.90%) Java
3 20 (8.969%) C#
4 5 (2.242%) PHP
4 5 (2.242%) Scala
5 4 (1.794%) C
5 4 (1.794%) VB.NET
6 3 (1.345%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.897%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.448%) VB
Qualifications
1 21 (9.417%) Microsoft Certification
2 10 (4.484%) Degree
3 1 (0.448%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.587%) Basel III
2 7 (3.139%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.448%) QA
System Software
1 8 (3.587%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (1.345%) XenApp
3 1 (0.448%) Xen
Vendors
1 39 (17.49%) Microsoft
2 24 (10.76%) Oracle
3 20 (8.969%) Hitachi
4 16 (7.175%) Murex
4 16 (7.175%) SAP
5 15 (6.726%) MicroStrategy
5 15 (6.726%) Teradata
6 8 (3.587%) VMware
6 8 (3.587%) Cisco
7 6 (2.691%) Salesforce.com
7 6 (2.691%) IBM
8 5 (2.242%) Citrix
9 4 (1.794%) Pega
9 4 (1.794%) Kofax
9 4 (1.794%) ATG
9 4 (1.794%) EMC
9 4 (1.794%) JBoss
9 4 (1.794%) Fredhopper
10 3 (1.345%) Cognos
10 3 (1.345%) Siebel
Surrey, South East
Responsibilities: The Solutions architect has a key position within the Commercial Team, responsible for the design and pricing of often complex, large-scale Wide Area Network services to...
Proteus Europe
Posted: 16 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, South East
Keywords: BI, Business Intelligence, Architect, Solution, Solution Architect, BI Solution Architect, Datawarehouse, Datawarehousing, Design, Technical Design, Data Warehouse, DBA, Teradata, Microstrategy, SQL, Cognos, Business Objects, Retail, FMCG, Project...
Salt
Salary: £65000 - £85000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Key Skills: -Extensive knowledge (5+ years) of Microsoft Dynamics AX. -Experience of N-Tier architectures. -Strong experience using C# -Experience of T-SQL including stored procedures and triggers...
Conspicuous
Salary: Up to £85,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City
Title: Lead Solutions Architect (SA, Architect) Location: Welwyn Garden City, Herts, Key Skills: Architecture, Leadership, SOA An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Solutions Architect for integration...
Tesco
Salary: Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Halifax, Yorkshire
Our client provides a high quality design and application development service delivering the analysis, build and support of applications and services in conjunction with their offshore partners.As...
Hudson
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 25 April 2013
Hampshire
Candidates require experience in the following technologies: Windows Server, VMware, HP Storage, Cisco firewalls & switches, System Centre Management products, Exchange, TMG, Ironport Email Gateway, Windows 7, Citrix VDI &...
Roc Search
Salary: £55000 - £63000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Technical Lead Developer / Solution Architect (Microsoft Gold Partner - C#, ASP.Net, WCF, MVC) We are looking for a Technical Lead, Lead Developer or Solution Architect with good experience...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013