The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Systems 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 Systems 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 currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior System Architect
Rank 847 873 866
Rank change year-on-year
+26 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Architect 15 26 15
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.014% 0.022% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.023% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 5 26 9
Average salary £75,000 £75,000 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +36.36%
90% offered a salary of more than £72,000 £45,285 £54,775
10% offered a salary of more than £78,000 £100,000 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary - £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year
- +18.18%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102035 114410 117207
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.41% 94.80% 94.20%
Number of salaries quoted 84835 98106 99148
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%

Senior Systems Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Senior Systems Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Systems Architect
Salary Trend

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

Senior Systems Architect Salary Trend

Senior Systems Architect
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Systems Architect within the UK over the 3 months to 24 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 +14 15 £75,000 -
London +48 7 £75,000 -25.00%
Manchester - 6 - -
North West - 6 - -
Cheadle - 5 - -
Leeds - 2 - -
Yorkshire - 2 - -
West Yorkshire - 2 - -
City of London 0 1 £75,000 +36.36%
Scotland - 1 - -
South West - 1 - -
Edinburgh - 1 - -
Bristol - 1 - -

Senior Systems Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior Systems 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 Systems Architect in their job title.

1 11 (32.35%) Management Information System
2 10 (29.41%) Electronics
3 8 (23.53%) C#
4 7 (20.59%) MS Office
4 7 (20.59%) Rational DOORS
4 7 (20.59%) Requirements Management
5 6 (17.65%) Software Engineering
5 6 (17.65%) .NET Framework
5 6 (17.65%) Degree
5 6 (17.65%) Pega
5 6 (17.65%) Web Services
5 6 (17.65%) XML
5 6 (17.65%) Linux
5 6 (17.65%) HTML
5 6 (17.65%) .NET
5 6 (17.65%) Chip and PIN
5 6 (17.65%) NHS
5 6 (17.65%) OO
5 6 (17.65%) Telecoms
5 6 (17.65%) Military
5 6 (17.65%) Agile Software Development
5 6 (17.65%) TDD
6 5 (14.71%) TOGAF
6 5 (14.71%) SQL
6 5 (14.71%) System Testing
7 4 (11.76%) CentOS
7 4 (11.76%) Information Assurance
7 4 (11.76%) MODAF
7 4 (11.76%) Java
7 4 (11.76%) SQL Server

Senior Systems Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior Systems 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 Systems Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (17.65%) .NET Framework
1 6 (17.65%) Web Services
1 6 (17.65%) XML
1 6 (17.65%) HTML
1 6 (17.65%) .NET
2 1 (2.941%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 3 (8.824%) IIS
2 1 (2.941%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (20.59%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.941%) Temenos T24
Communications & Networking
1 4 (11.76%) SAN
1 4 (11.76%) Firewall
2 1 (2.941%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (2.941%) HTTP
2 1 (2.941%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.941%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (11.76%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.941%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (20.59%) Rational DOORS
General
1 10 (29.41%) Electronics
2 6 (17.65%) Telecoms
2 6 (17.65%) Military
3 3 (8.824%) Banking
4 2 (5.882%) Private Banking
4 2 (5.882%) Finance
5 1 (2.941%) Publishing
5 1 (2.941%) International Banking
Miscellaneous
1 11 (32.35%) Management Information System
2 6 (17.65%) Chip and PIN
2 6 (17.65%) NHS
3 2 (5.882%) Contract for Difference
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.65%) Linux
2 4 (11.76%) CentOS
2 4 (11.76%) Windows
3 3 (8.824%) Windows Server 2003
3 3 (8.824%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (2.941%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (20.59%) Requirements Management
2 6 (17.65%) Software Engineering
2 6 (17.65%) OO
2 6 (17.65%) Agile Software Development
2 6 (17.65%) TDD
3 5 (14.71%) TOGAF
3 5 (14.71%) System Testing
4 4 (11.76%) Information Assurance
4 4 (11.76%) MODAF
4 4 (11.76%) CRM
5 3 (8.824%) Information Management
5 3 (8.824%) SOA
6 2 (5.882%) Wealth Management
6 2 (5.882%) Strategic Planning
6 2 (5.882%) Business Development
6 2 (5.882%) UML
7 1 (2.941%) Process Management
7 1 (2.941%) Penetration Testing
7 1 (2.941%) E-Commerce
7 1 (2.941%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 8 (23.53%) C#
2 5 (14.71%) SQL
3 4 (11.76%) Java
4 2 (5.882%) VB
4 2 (5.882%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (17.65%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.882%) QA
2 1 (2.941%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (2.941%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 6 (17.65%) Pega
2 4 (11.76%) VMware
3 3 (8.824%) Oracle
4 1 (2.941%) Temenos
4 1 (2.941%) NetApp
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
South East London
Our client, a global leader in market research, requires a talented Senior Developer / Business Systems Architect with strong analysis skills to join them to assist on a number...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £50,000 to £60,000 per annum + 10% Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
In this newly created, fascinating position you will take the lead in the design, implementation and support of common identity tools and practices using Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (...
Anglia Ruskin University
Salary: Up to C£44,000 + excellent benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
UK
System testing experience. Requirements Management... Familiar with MS Office. Familiar with DOORS... Our main markets in the UK are urban rail, mainline rail and roads, where our solutions...
Thales
Posted: 17 May 2013
UK
Requirements Management... - Familiar with MS Office... - Familiar with DOORS... § Each year, Thales registers more than 300 patents § A prominent retailer commissioned Thales to develop a ‘heat-sensing people...
Thales
Posted: 17 May 2013
West Midlands
Virtualisation Technologies (Hyper-V, Vmware) Windows Enterprise Domain Environments... AD, SCCM, DPM, WDS, WSUS... Experience of the following would be advantageous: EMC Clarion. Microsoft Lync. OSX server/client...
Experis IT
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Car - Home Based
Posted: 23 May 2013