Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Senior Architect role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 15 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 Senior Architect
Location
3 months to
15 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank281387418
Rank change year-on-year
Up+106Up+31
Matching permanent IT job ads545328779
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.648 %0.383 %0.386 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.696 %0.409 %0.409 %
Salaries quoted464252602
Average salary£70,000£60,000£60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£46,000£43,900£45,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£100,000£80,000£90,000
UK excluding London average salary£65,000£55,500£55,000
% change year-on-year
+17.11 %+0.900 %
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7833980272190503
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK93.18 %93.61 %94.36 %
Salaries quoted6479366066155425
Average salary£40,500£38,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.570 %-5.000 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£72,500£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+1.420 %-

Senior Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Senior Architect within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Senior Architect Demand Trend

Senior Architect
Salary Trend

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

Senior Architect Salary Trend

Senior Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Architect over the 3 months to 15 March 2010 within the UK.

Senior Architect Salary Histogram

Senior 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 Senior Architect within the UK over the 3 months to 15 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+108513£67,500+12.50 %
LondonUp+96291£70,000-
South EastUp+28101£62,500+8.69 %
City of LondonDown-3253£102,500+36.66 %
North WestUp+4741£60,000+23.07 %
BerkshireUp+1229£60,000-
East of EnglandUp+625£60,000-
ManchesterUp+1723£55,000+10.00 %
YorkshireUp+2019£75,000+66.66 %
SurreyUp+219£57,500+15.00 %
HampshireUp+2816£70,000+21.73 %
BuckinghamshireUp+214£57,500-
West MidlandsUp+2413£80,000+56.09 %
CambridgeshireUp+2013£52,500-16.00 %
ReadingUp+2812£80,000+33.33 %
Milton KeynesNew entry-12£57,500-
SheffieldNew entry-12£75,000-
CheshireNew entry-12£60,000-
South YorkshireNew entry-12£75,000-
CambridgeUp+411£55,000-10.20 %
SouthamptonUp+1010£70,000+23.89 %
HertfordshireDown-210£70,000+16.66 %
UxbridgeNew entry-10£95,000-
Docklands, LondonNew entry-10£75,000-
WindsorNew entry-9£40,000-
MidlandsNew entry-9£72,500-
LeedsUp+297£55,000+37.50 %
West YorkshireUp+187£55,000+37.50 %
ScotlandUp+147£39,000-32.17 %
Home CountiesNew entry-7£70,000-

Senior Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior 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 Senior Architect in their job title.

1293 (27.64 %)Java
2281 (26.51 %)Finance
3178 (16.79 %).NET
4155 (14.62 %)Oracle
5154 (14.53 %)C#
6130 (12.26 %)Microsoft
7123 (11.60 %)J2EE
8120 (11.32 %)SQL Server
9111 (10.47 %)Agile Software Development
10103 (9.717 %)SQL
11102 (9.623 %)SAP
1291 (8.585 %)Banking
1390 (8.491 %)Data Modelling
1486 (8.113 %)SOA
1581 (7.642 %)Degree
1677 (7.264 %)MS Visio
1677 (7.264 %)UNIX
1773 (6.887 %)Government
1872 (6.792 %)ASP.NET
1968 (6.415 %)Windows
1968 (6.415 %)C++
2066 (6.226 %)Electronic Trading
2165 (6.132 %)OO
2165 (6.132 %)Project Management
2262 (5.849 %)Business Intelligence
2359 (5.566 %)E-Commerce
2359 (5.566 %)Linux
2359 (5.566 %)Software Architecture
2457 (5.377 %)XML
2457 (5.377 %)Cisco

Senior Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior 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 Senior Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1178 (16.79 %).NET
2123 (11.60 %)J2EE
372 (6.792 %)ASP.NET
457 (5.377 %)XML
554 (5.094 %)Spring
652 (4.906 %)Web Services
746 (4.340 %)Middleware
845 (4.245 %)AJAX
935 (3.302 %)WebSphere
1032 (3.019 %)Silverlight
1131 (2.925 %).NET Framework
1131 (2.925 %)MVC
1228 (2.642 %)CSS
1327 (2.547 %)HTML
1425 (2.358 %)Hibernate
1523 (2.170 %)WPF
1620 (1.887 %)Struts
1717 (1.604 %)SOAP
1816 (1.509 %)WCF
1913 (1.226 %)MFC
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
119 (1.792 %)WebLogic
217 (1.604 %)SharePoint
316 (1.509 %)Apache
415 (1.415 %)ESB
514 (1.321 %)WebSphere MQ
613 (1.226 %)IIS
711 (1.038 %)MS Exchange
810 (0.943 %)ColdFusion
810 (0.943 %)SharePoint Server 2007
810 (0.943 %)CMS
99 (0.849 %)WebLogic Portal
99 (0.849 %)Tomcat
108 (0.755 %)NetWeaver
108 (0.755 %)SAP Portal
117 (0.660 %)Exchange Server 2003
117 (0.660 %)Exchange Server 2007
126 (0.566 %)Drupal
126 (0.566 %)WebSphere Application Server
126 (0.566 %)Liferay
135 (0.472 %)Lotus Domino
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
177 (7.264 %)MS Visio
230 (2.830 %)MS Excel
319 (1.792 %)MS Office
49 (0.849 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (0.283 %)InfoPath
61 (0.094 %)Photoshop
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
117 (1.604 %)TIBCO iProcess
27 (0.660 %)SAP BPC
35 (0.472 %)Oracle BPM
35 (0.472 %)BusinessWorks
35 (0.472 %)SAP FI
35 (0.472 %)Oracle EBS
35 (0.472 %)SAP FI/CO
35 (0.472 %)SAP CO
35 (0.472 %)SAP ERP
43 (0.283 %)Dynamics CRM
43 (0.283 %)Oracle 11i
43 (0.283 %)Microsoft CRM
43 (0.283 %)Oracle ERP
43 (0.283 %)SAP IS-U
43 (0.283 %)Oracle iStore
43 (0.283 %)Oracle ASCP
52 (0.189 %)Oracle Applications
52 (0.189 %)SAP HR
52 (0.189 %)SAP Payroll
52 (0.189 %)SAP Business One
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
133 (3.113 %)Firewall
232 (3.019 %)Internet
324 (2.264 %)DNS
420 (1.887 %)HTTP
420 (1.887 %)TCP/IP
517 (1.604 %)WAN
615 (1.415 %)VoIP
714 (1.321 %)LAN
714 (1.321 %)BGP
813 (1.226 %)Ethernet
911 (1.038 %)SAN
1010 (0.943 %)SNMP
1010 (0.943 %)Network Security
118 (0.755 %)VPN
118 (0.755 %)Intranet
127 (0.660 %)OSPF
127 (0.660 %)DSL
127 (0.660 %)FTP
127 (0.660 %)SMS
127 (0.660 %)UMTS
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1120 (11.32 %)SQL Server
249 (4.623 %)Datawarehouse
331 (2.925 %)RDBMS
429 (2.736 %)MySQL
522 (2.075 %)DB2
522 (2.075 %)ETL
522 (2.075 %)SQL Server 2008
620 (1.887 %)SQL Server 2005
719 (1.792 %)DTS
815 (1.415 %)Oracle 10g
914 (1.321 %)Oracle 8/8i
1012 (1.132 %)BusinessObjects
1012 (1.132 %)SQL Server 2000
119 (0.849 %)SAP BI
119 (0.849 %)Reference Data
127 (0.660 %)Oracle 11g
127 (0.660 %)SAP BW
135 (0.472 %)SQLPlus
135 (0.472 %)TOAD
135 (0.472 %)Data Cleansing
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
112 (1.132 %)JUnit
29 (0.849 %)Visual Studio
29 (0.849 %)ERwin
37 (0.660 %)Eclipse
37 (0.660 %)Maven
45 (0.472 %)Subversion
45 (0.472 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
54 (0.377 %)NUnit
54 (0.377 %)LoadRunner
54 (0.377 %)Expression Blend
63 (0.283 %)Team Foundation Server
63 (0.283 %)Ant
71 (0.094 %)CruiseControl
71 (0.094 %)Dreamweaver
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1281 (26.51 %)Finance
291 (8.585 %)Banking
373 (6.887 %)Government
448 (4.528 %)Pensions
529 (2.736 %)Retail
529 (2.736 %)Investment Banking
628 (2.642 %)Front Office
726 (2.453 %)Education
825 (2.358 %)Marketing
924 (2.264 %)Health
1018 (1.698 %)Financial Institution
1115 (1.415 %)Insurance
1214 (1.321 %)Multimedia
1313 (1.226 %)Games
1412 (1.132 %)Telecoms
1412 (1.132 %)Pharmaceutical
1510 (0.943 %)Back Office
168 (0.755 %)Billing
177 (0.660 %)Publishing
185 (0.472 %)Chemicals
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
130 (2.830 %)Replication
226 (2.453 %)Client/Server
324 (2.264 %)N-Tier
419 (1.792 %)Derivative
419 (1.792 %)Computer Science
515 (1.415 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
613 (1.226 %)Fixed Income
613 (1.226 %)RIA
613 (1.226 %)Open Source
712 (1.132 %)iSeries
811 (1.038 %)Cloud Computing
99 (0.849 %)Multithreading
99 (0.849 %)Management Information System
99 (0.849 %)Mathematics
108 (0.755 %)IPTV
108 (0.755 %)Data Integration
108 (0.755 %)Human Factors
117 (0.660 %)Life Science
117 (0.660 %)Web 2.0
125 (0.472 %)Taxonomies
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
177 (7.264 %)UNIX
268 (6.415 %)Windows
359 (5.566 %)Linux
412 (1.132 %)AIX
412 (1.132 %)Solaris
510 (0.943 %)Windows Server 2008
68 (0.755 %)Red Hat Linux
75 (0.472 %)HPUX
75 (0.472 %)Windows Server 2003
84 (0.377 %)Windows Vista
92 (0.189 %)Android
101 (0.094 %)Windows XP
101 (0.094 %)Windows CE
101 (0.094 %)Windows 7
101 (0.094 %)Windows 2000 Server
101 (0.094 %)SUSE
101 (0.094 %)Debian
101 (0.094 %)Fedora
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1111 (10.47 %)Agile Software Development
290 (8.491 %)Data Modelling
386 (8.113 %)SOA
466 (6.226 %)Electronic Trading
565 (6.132 %)OO
565 (6.132 %)Project Management
662 (5.849 %)Business Intelligence
759 (5.566 %)E-Commerce
759 (5.566 %)Software Architecture
852 (4.906 %)Enterprise Architecture
950 (4.717 %)CRM
1049 (4.623 %)Migration
1148 (4.528 %)Technical Architecture
1246 (4.340 %)ERP
1345 (4.245 %)UML
1441 (3.868 %)Zachman Framework
1539 (3.679 %)Network Design
1539 (3.679 %)Business Development
1631 (2.925 %)Data Architecture
1727 (2.547 %)Information Architecture
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1293 (27.64 %)Java
2154 (14.53 %)C#
3103 (9.717 %)SQL
468 (6.415 %)C++
537 (3.491 %)T-SQL
630 (2.830 %)C
728 (2.642 %)Perl
819 (1.792 %)JavaScript
819 (1.792 %)VB.NET
913 (1.226 %)PHP
1011 (1.038 %)VB
1011 (1.038 %)Python
1110 (0.943 %)Shell Script
1110 (0.943 %)VC++
129 (0.849 %)PL/SQL
136 (0.566 %)Delphi
144 (0.377 %)LotusScript
144 (0.377 %)VB6
152 (0.189 %)Ruby
152 (0.189 %)PowerShell
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
181 (7.642 %)Degree
253 (5.000 %)Security Cleared
342 (3.962 %)SC Cleared
419 (1.792 %)Cisco Certification
513 (1.226 %)CCIE
612 (1.132 %)CCNP
710 (0.943 %)PRINCE2 Certification
89 (0.849 %)CCNA
98 (0.755 %)CCDP
107 (0.660 %)DV Cleared
115 (0.472 %)CCDA
115 (0.472 %)Microsoft Certification
115 (0.472 %)SAP Certification
115 (0.472 %)ITIL Certification
124 (0.377 %)MCSD
133 (0.283 %)MCTS
142 (0.189 %)ISEB
142 (0.189 %)CISSP
142 (0.189 %)RHCE
151 (0.094 %)MBA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (1.604 %)QA
211 (1.038 %)ISO27001
32 (0.189 %)PCI DSS
41 (0.094 %)ISO9001
41 (0.094 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.094 %)TickIT
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
114 (1.321 %)Active Directory
26 (0.566 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (0.472 %)Hyper-V
44 (0.377 %)MSMQ
51 (0.094 %)Sendmail
51 (0.094 %)Snort
51 (0.094 %)Oracle RAC
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
111 (1.038 %)Tivoli
24 (0.377 %)MAILsweeper
24 (0.377 %)WSUS
24 (0.377 %)OpenView
32 (0.189 %)Netcool/Proviso
32 (0.189 %)Netcool
32 (0.189 %)AutoSys
41 (0.094 %)Nessus
41 (0.094 %)SCCM
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1155 (14.62 %)Oracle
2130 (12.26 %)Microsoft
3102 (9.623 %)SAP
457 (5.377 %)Cisco
536 (3.396 %)IBM
628 (2.642 %)HP
727 (2.547 %)Sybase
825 (2.358 %)TIBCO
919 (1.792 %)JD Edwards
919 (1.792 %)PeopleSoft
1017 (1.604 %)EMC
1114 (1.321 %)Citrix
1213 (1.226 %)Sun
1213 (1.226 %)ATG
1312 (1.132 %)Business Objects
1411 (1.038 %)Teradata
1411 (1.038 %)BladeLogic
1510 (0.943 %)CheckPoint
1510 (0.943 %)Juniper
1510 (0.943 %)BMC