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The table looks at the demand for the Software Architect role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

LinkSoftware Architect
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank553698
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+145
Matching permanent IT job ads71253
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.104 %0.127 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.115 %0.138 %
Salaries quoted57198
Average salary£52,500£50,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year+5.000 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£43,000£40,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£67,500
UK excluding London average salary£51,250£50,000
% change on same period last year+2.500 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

Software Architect
Demand Trend

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

Software Architect Demand Trend

Software Architect
Salary Trend

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

Software Architect Salary Trend

Software Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Architect over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

Software Architect Salary Histogram

Software 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 Software Architect within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. 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+15067£52,500+5.00 %
LondonUp+21519£67,500+12.50 %
East of EnglandUp+6817£45,000-10.00 %
South EastUp+13815£52,500-4.54 %
CambridgeshireUp+3812£46,250-15.90 %
CambridgeUp+3610£45,000-14.28 %
South WestUp+929£52,500+5.00 %
DevonNew entry-7£50,000-
City of LondonUp+1265£70,000+40.00 %
HertfordshireNew entry-5£45,000-
BerkshireUp+1014£70,000+16.66 %
SurreyUp+994£66,250+20.45 %
HampshireUp+944£45,000+5.88 %
East MidlandsUp+734£70,000+55.55 %
PlymouthNew entry-4--
OsterleyNew entry-4--
North WestUp+1203£42,500-10.52 %
BuckinghamshireUp+533£52,500-23.91 %
ReadingUp+403£70,000+16.66 %
StevenageNew entry-3£42,500-
DerbyshireNew entry-3£70,000-
DerbyNew entry-3£70,000-
Milton KeynesNew entry-3£52,500-
ScotlandNew entry-3£52,500-
ManchesterUp+832£50,000-
OxfordshireUp+632£45,000-25.00 %
WiltshireUp+332£52,500+16.66 %
SomersetNew entry-2£52,500-
ChippenhamNew entry-2£52,500-
BathNew entry-2£52,500-

Software Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Architect in their job title.

186 (37.39 %).NET
273 (31.74 %)Java
371 (30.87 %)UML
470 (30.43 %)C#
562 (26.96 %)C++
657 (24.78 %)SQL
753 (23.04 %)ASP.NET
845 (19.57 %)Linux
940 (17.39 %)Pensions
1039 (16.96 %)XML
1137 (16.09 %)Degree
1236 (15.65 %)SOA
1334 (14.78 %)AJAX
1433 (14.35 %)Oracle
1532 (13.91 %)JavaScript
1631 (13.48 %)J2EE
1631 (13.48 %)Microsoft
1631 (13.48 %)Agile Software Development
1730 (13.04 %)SQL Server
1730 (13.04 %)Windows
1827 (11.74 %)E-Commerce
1926 (11.30 %)CSS
2025 (10.87 %)HTML
2025 (10.87 %)C
2025 (10.87 %)OO
2025 (10.87 %)OOD
2122 (9.565 %)OOA/OOD
2221 (9.130 %)Aerospace
2320 (8.696 %)UNIX
2320 (8.696 %)IIS

Software Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
186 (37.39 %).NET
253 (23.04 %)ASP.NET
339 (16.96 %)XML
434 (14.78 %)AJAX
531 (13.48 %)J2EE
626 (11.30 %)CSS
725 (10.87 %)HTML
819 (8.261 %)WebServices
819 (8.261 %).NET Framework
914 (6.087 %)STL
914 (6.087 %)XHTML
1011 (4.783 %)WCF
119 (3.913 %)ASP
119 (3.913 %)XSLT
128 (3.478 %)Struts
137 (3.043 %)DHTML
137 (3.043 %)Spring
137 (3.043 %)WF
146 (2.609 %)Hibernate
146 (2.609 %)EJB
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (8.696 %)IIS
214 (6.087 %)WebLogic
35 (2.174 %)BizTalk Server
44 (1.739 %)SharePoint
53 (1.304 %)Apache
53 (1.304 %)ESB
61 (0.435 %)Tomcat
61 (0.435 %)WorkSite
61 (0.435 %)Office Communications Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (3.043 %)MS Excel
25 (2.174 %)MS Visio
33 (1.304 %)MATLAB
42 (0.870 %)MS Office
51 (0.435 %)InfoPath
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.304 %)Pegasus Opera
21 (0.435 %)Oracle Applications
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (6.522 %)Internet
212 (5.217 %)LDAP
38 (3.478 %)DNS
38 (3.478 %)NAS
46 (2.609 %)SMTP
54 (1.739 %)Wireless
63 (1.304 %)HTTP
63 (1.304 %)TCP/IP
63 (1.304 %)SAN
72 (0.870 %)BSS
72 (0.870 %)ZigBee
72 (0.870 %)802.11
72 (0.870 %)802.15
72 (0.870 %)SSL
72 (0.870 %)Bluetooth
72 (0.870 %)GSM
72 (0.870 %)FTP
72 (0.870 %)3GPP
72 (0.870 %)UMTS
81 (0.435 %)VPN
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (13.04 %)SQL Server
213 (5.652 %)MySQL
311 (4.783 %)RDBMS
48 (3.478 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (1.739 %)ETL
54 (1.739 %)Oracle 8/8i
62 (0.870 %)SQL Server 2008
71 (0.435 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.435 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.435 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.435 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (3.043 %)JUnit
17 (3.043 %)Subversion
26 (2.609 %)Visual Studio
34 (1.739 %)Eclipse
43 (1.304 %)Rational Rose
43 (1.304 %)ARTiSAN
43 (1.304 %)Telelogic DOORS
52 (0.870 %)Selenium
52 (0.870 %)ClearCase
52 (0.870 %)Ant
61 (0.435 %)IntelliJ
61 (0.435 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (0.435 %)ClearQuest
61 (0.435 %)jMock
61 (0.435 %)FitNesse
61 (0.435 %)Team Foundation Server
61 (0.435 %)JCAPS
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (17.39 %)Pensions
221 (9.130 %)Aerospace
315 (6.522 %)Finance
413 (5.652 %)Games
413 (5.652 %)Online Games
510 (4.348 %)Government
67 (3.043 %)Telecoms
67 (3.043 %)Banking
76 (2.609 %)Insurance
85 (2.174 %)Retail
92 (0.870 %)Electronics
92 (0.870 %)Manufacturing
92 (0.870 %)Marketing
101 (0.435 %)Online Banking
101 (0.435 %)Auditing
101 (0.435 %)Legal
101 (0.435 %)Financial Institution
101 (0.435 %)Back Office
101 (0.435 %)Military
101 (0.435 %)Avionics
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (6.087 %)Computer Science
114 (6.087 %)Mathematics
210 (4.348 %)Multithreading
39 (3.913 %)N-Tier
45 (2.174 %)Web 2.0
54 (1.739 %)IPTV
54 (1.739 %)Biometrics
63 (1.304 %)Physics
72 (0.870 %)Client/Server
81 (0.435 %)Thin Client
81 (0.435 %)Replication
81 (0.435 %)Clustering
81 (0.435 %)Fat Client
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
145 (19.57 %)Linux
230 (13.04 %)Windows
320 (8.696 %)UNIX
42 (0.870 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (0.870 %)Windows XP
42 (0.870 %)Solaris
51 (0.435 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
171 (30.87 %)UML
236 (15.65 %)SOA
331 (13.48 %)Agile Software Development
427 (11.74 %)E-Commerce
525 (10.87 %)OO
525 (10.87 %)OOD
622 (9.565 %)OOA/OOD
719 (8.261 %)Project Management
817 (7.391 %)TDD
916 (6.957 %)Unit Testing
1015 (6.522 %)Continuous Integration
1015 (6.522 %)TOGAF
1114 (6.087 %)Software Engineering
1211 (4.783 %)Zachman Framework
1310 (4.348 %)Data Modelling
1310 (4.348 %)RUP
149 (3.913 %)Configuration Management
158 (3.478 %)Workflow
158 (3.478 %)Technical Architecture
158 (3.478 %)Business Development
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
173 (31.74 %)Java
270 (30.43 %)C#
362 (26.96 %)C++
457 (24.78 %)SQL
532 (13.91 %)JavaScript
625 (10.87 %)C
717 (7.391 %)Python
816 (6.957 %)Perl
816 (6.957 %)PL/SQL
913 (5.652 %)PHP
105 (2.174 %)VB.NET
105 (2.174 %)T-SQL
114 (1.739 %)VB6
114 (1.739 %)XPath
114 (1.739 %)VB
122 (0.870 %)Ruby
131 (0.435 %)VBA
131 (0.435 %)Delphi
131 (0.435 %)XAML
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (16.09 %)Degree
215 (6.522 %)Security Cleared
34 (1.739 %)SCEA
34 (1.739 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (1.739 %)Sun Certification
42 (0.870 %)MCSE
42 (0.870 %)HND
51 (0.435 %)MCAD
51 (0.435 %)SC Cleared
51 (0.435 %)DV Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.435 %)QA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (3.043 %)Active Directory
22 (0.870 %)qmail
22 (0.870 %)Postfix
22 (0.870 %)Sendmail
31 (0.435 %)AquaLogic
31 (0.435 %)VMware ESX
31 (0.435 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (14.35 %)Oracle
231 (13.48 %)Microsoft
35 (2.174 %)Symbian
35 (2.174 %)Sun
43 (1.304 %)JBoss
43 (1.304 %)HP
43 (1.304 %)Pegasus
43 (1.304 %)Telelogic
52 (0.870 %)NetApp
52 (0.870 %)EMC
52 (0.870 %)IBM
61 (0.435 %)Business Objects
61 (0.435 %)Cisco
61 (0.435 %)Adobe
61 (0.435 %)Nokia
61 (0.435 %)Ericsson
61 (0.435 %)Interwoven
61 (0.435 %)Sony
61 (0.435 %)VMware
61 (0.435 %)Anite