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The table below looks at the demand for Technical Architecture skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Architecture over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Architecture
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank337283
Rank change on same period last yearDown-54
Matching permanent IT job ads8791522
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.509 %0.655 %
As % of the category below0.864 %1.178 %
Salaries quoted7211184
Average minimum salary£53,792£54,747
Average salary£58,811£59,994
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Average maximum salary£63,829£65,240
UK excluding London average salary£53,976£58,818
% change on same period last year-8.23 %
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads101755129222
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled58.90 %55.61 %
Salaries quoted84070102833
Average minimum salary£43,155£44,605
Average salary£47,206£48,633
% change on same period last year-2.93 %
Average maximum salary£51,257£52,660
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %

Technical Architecture
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Technical Architecture within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Technical Architecture Demand Trend

Technical Architecture
Salary Trend

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

Technical Architecture Salary Trend

Technical Architecture
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Architecture over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Technical Architecture Salary Histogram

Technical Architecture
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architecture within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-49832£58,831-0.40 %
LondonDown-37437£63,646+4.39 %
South EastUp+5158£55,364+3.01 %
SurreyUp+6763£56,163-6.28 %
City of LondonDown-6162£65,418-1.52 %
BerkshireUp+957£54,634+1.98 %
East of EnglandDown-754£50,520-14.73 %
YorkshireUp+1942£41,888-21.14 %
South WestUp+2239£55,515+16.62 %
West YorkshireUp+1638£41,271-26.91 %
West MidlandsUp+328£56,958+34.93 %
East MidlandsUp+2525£55,875-37.91 %
North WestDown-7524£55,391-10.51 %
HertfordshireDown-723£66,250+11.93 %
LeedsUp+1423£43,125-23.63 %
Docklands, LondonUp+3823£74,239-6.02 %
ScotlandUp+720£46,667-24.78 %
NottinghamshireUp+1218£59,125-
BristolDown-514£53,179-6.49 %
CambridgeshireUp+1613£36,154-37.93 %
HampshireDown-1513£49,583+13.52 %
North EastUp+2312£41,318+37.72 %
EdinburghUp+511£50,000-20.71 %
EssexUp+111£48,250-26.97 %
BuckinghamshireUp+411£55,000+29.48 %
Canary WharfUp+2611£65,045-23.47 %
NewburyDown-211£58,750+102.58 %
NottinghamDown-111£20,750-
PeterboroughUp+710£35,000-18.60 %
BradfordNew entry-10£42,786-

Technical Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Technical Architecture also 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 that cited Technical Architecture.

1567 (26.71 %)Oracle
2532 (25.06 %).NET
3499 (23.50 %)SQL Server
4470 (22.14 %)Finance
5442 (20.82 %)Java
6421 (19.83 %)Microsoft
7405 (19.08 %)C#
8394 (18.56 %)Windows
9377 (17.76 %)SQL
10333 (15.69 %)Project Management
11327 (15.40 %)UNIX
12279 (13.14 %)Degree
13275 (12.95 %)SAP
14274 (12.91 %)J2EE
15232 (10.93 %)SOA
16222 (10.46 %)Banking
17214 (10.08 %)XML
18208 (9.797 %)UML
19206 (9.703 %)ASP.NET
20195 (9.185 %)WebServices
21179 (8.431 %)Active Directory
22178 (8.384 %)Linux
23176 (8.290 %)OO
24173 (8.149 %)ERP
25157 (7.395 %)RDBMS
26149 (7.018 %)Business Intelligence
27144 (6.783 %)CRM
28133 (6.265 %)MS Excel
29130 (6.123 %)Business Analysis
30124 (5.841 %)PeopleSoft

Technical Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Technical Architecture also 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 that cited Technical Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1532 (25.06 %).NET
2274 (12.91 %)J2EE
3214 (10.08 %)XML
4206 (9.703 %)ASP.NET
5195 (9.185 %)WebServices
6121 (5.699 %)ASP
7110 (5.181 %)HTML
7110 (5.181 %)Middleware
881 (3.815 %)WebSphere
961 (2.873 %)CSS
1057 (2.685 %)JSP
1152 (2.449 %)AJAX
1250 (2.355 %).NET Framework
1349 (2.308 %)XSLT
1447 (2.214 %)SOAP
1546 (2.167 %)Servlets
1642 (1.978 %)OC4J
1740 (1.884 %)EJB
1834 (1.602 %)JMS
1933 (1.554 %)SAP Basis
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
196 (4.522 %)IIS
196 (4.522 %)SharePoint
279 (3.721 %)BizTalk Server
348 (2.261 %)WebLogic
445 (2.120 %)Oracle 10gAS
543 (2.025 %)NetWeaver
633 (1.554 %)MQSeries
732 (1.507 %)MS Exchange
831 (1.460 %)Apache
917 (0.801 %)Lotus Notes
917 (0.801 %)ColdFusion
1016 (0.754 %)Exchange Server 2003
1016 (0.754 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1115 (0.707 %)Lotus Domino
1212 (0.565 %)SAS
1311 (0.518 %)Exchange Server 2000
1410 (0.471 %)Tomcat
1410 (0.471 %)JBoss
159 (0.424 %)SharePoint Portal Server
168 (0.377 %)Documentum
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1133 (6.265 %)MS Excel
280 (3.768 %)MS Visio
340 (1.884 %)MS Office
418 (0.848 %)MS Project
57 (0.330 %)MS PowerPoint
65 (0.236 %)Photoshop
71 (0.047 %)ImageReady
71 (0.047 %)Fireworks
71 (0.047 %)Maya
71 (0.047 %)DOC1
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
166 (3.109 %)Oracle Applications
253 (2.496 %)Oracle 11i
343 (2.025 %)SAP SEM
439 (1.837 %)Dynamics CRM
537 (1.743 %)Microsoft CRM
636 (1.696 %)SAP CRM
725 (1.178 %)Oracle EBS
822 (1.036 %)Staffware
920 (0.942 %)Dynamics AX
1019 (0.895 %)Axapta
1113 (0.612 %)Oracle Financials
1210 (0.471 %)SAP Oil and Gas
139 (0.424 %)SAP Retail
139 (0.424 %)SAP HR
146 (0.283 %)SAP ERP
155 (0.236 %)Oracle General Ledger
163 (0.141 %)Kondor+
163 (0.141 %)PeopleSoft Financials
172 (0.094 %)SAP SD
172 (0.094 %)Unica Affinium
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1101 (4.757 %)SAN
298 (4.616 %)Internet
368 (3.203 %)LDAP
465 (3.062 %)Network Security
541 (1.931 %)Firewall
634 (1.602 %)LAN
725 (1.178 %)WAN
820 (0.942 %)TCP/IP
918 (0.848 %)Intranet
1017 (0.801 %)VPN
1116 (0.754 %)RFID
1215 (0.707 %)Wireless
139 (0.424 %)BSS
139 (0.424 %)VoIP
148 (0.377 %)DHCP
157 (0.330 %)OSPF
157 (0.330 %)TETRA
166 (0.283 %)Cisco PIX
166 (0.283 %)DNS
175 (0.236 %)WLAN
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1499 (23.50 %)SQL Server
2157 (7.395 %)RDBMS
395 (4.475 %)BusinessObjects
486 (4.051 %)Oracle 10g
585 (4.004 %)Datawarehouse
682 (3.862 %)SQL Server 2005
771 (3.344 %)ETL
868 (3.203 %)Oracle Discoverer
965 (3.062 %)SQL Server 2000
1057 (2.685 %)MySQL
1136 (1.696 %)Oracle Reports
1233 (1.554 %)Oracle 11g
1331 (1.460 %)Oracle 8/8i
1429 (1.366 %)DB2
1525 (1.178 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1618 (0.848 %)SAP BW
1715 (0.707 %)Sybase ASE
1813 (0.612 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1813 (0.612 %)Oracle 9i
1813 (0.612 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
142 (1.978 %)Visual Studio
228 (1.319 %)Rational Rose
325 (1.178 %)Oracle Forms
418 (0.848 %)Eclipse
516 (0.754 %)VSS/SourceSafe
613 (0.612 %)CruiseControl
712 (0.565 %)Visual Studio Team System
811 (0.518 %)NUnit
99 (0.424 %)ERwin
108 (0.377 %)Subversion
117 (0.330 %)Flash
126 (0.283 %)Ant
126 (0.283 %)JUnit
133 (0.141 %)LoadRunner
133 (0.141 %)PeopleTools
133 (0.141 %)MorphX
142 (0.094 %)ClearCase
142 (0.094 %)StarTeam
142 (0.094 %)Dreamweaver
142 (0.094 %)TestDirector
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1470 (22.14 %)Finance
2222 (10.46 %)Banking
3115 (5.417 %)Investment Banking
4103 (4.852 %)Marketing
5102 (4.805 %)Retail
699 (4.663 %)Government
791 (4.286 %)Insurance
879 (3.721 %)Telecoms
972 (3.391 %)Back Office
1067 (3.156 %)Health
1155 (2.591 %)Pensions
1240 (1.884 %)Front Office
1331 (1.460 %)Education
1427 (1.272 %)Criminal Justice
1526 (1.225 %)Financial Institution
1621 (0.989 %)FMCG
1718 (0.848 %)Publishing
1817 (0.801 %)Billing
1912 (0.565 %)Music
2010 (0.471 %)Manufacturing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1966 (45.50 %)Architect
2446 (21.01 %)Technical Architect
3401 (18.89 %)Developer
4262 (12.34 %)Consultant
5241 (11.35 %)Solutions Architect
6104 (4.899 %).NET Developer
795 (4.475 %)Enterprise Architect
873 (3.439 %)C# Developer
873 (3.439 %)Senior Developer
970 (3.297 %)DBA
1066 (3.109 %)Analyst
1162 (2.920 %)Programmer
1162 (2.920 %)Oracle DBA
1261 (2.873 %)Project Manager
1360 (2.826 %)Technical Manager
1457 (2.685 %)Technical Consultant
1556 (2.638 %).NET Architect
1651 (2.402 %)Oracle Applications DBA
1750 (2.355 %)Team Leader
1846 (2.167 %)Infrastructure Architect
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
197 (4.569 %)Derivative
264 (3.015 %)Equities
356 (2.638 %)Client/Server
455 (2.591 %)Web 2.0
547 (2.214 %)Management Information System
642 (1.978 %)Computer Science
741 (1.931 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
837 (1.743 %)N-Tier
934 (1.602 %)Mainframe
1026 (1.225 %)Clustering
1120 (0.942 %)Equity Derivative
1217 (0.801 %)Multithreading
1316 (0.754 %)IVR
1414 (0.659 %)Grid Computing
1513 (0.612 %)Data Integration
1612 (0.565 %)Fixed Income
1710 (0.471 %)NPfIT
188 (0.377 %)NHS
196 (0.283 %)W3C
205 (0.236 %)PMI
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1394 (18.56 %)Windows
2327 (15.40 %)UNIX
3178 (8.384 %)Linux
477 (3.627 %)Solaris
477 (3.627 %)Windows Server 2003
524 (1.130 %)Windows 2000
622 (1.036 %)AIX
622 (1.036 %)HPUX
711 (0.518 %)Windows 2000 Server
88 (0.377 %)MVS
88 (0.377 %)Windows XP
95 (0.236 %)zOS
103 (0.141 %)Red Hat Linux
103 (0.141 %)VMS
103 (0.141 %)OS/390
111 (0.047 %)Windows NT
111 (0.047 %)Windows Mobile
111 (0.047 %)Windows Vista
111 (0.047 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1333 (15.69 %)Project Management
2232 (10.93 %)SOA
3208 (9.797 %)UML
4176 (8.290 %)OO
5173 (8.149 %)ERP
6149 (7.018 %)Business Intelligence
7144 (6.783 %)CRM
8130 (6.123 %)Business Analysis
998 (4.616 %)Enterprise Architecture
1088 (4.145 %)E-Commerce
1183 (3.910 %)TOGAF
1279 (3.721 %)Change Management
1374 (3.486 %)Data Management
1473 (3.439 %)RUP
1571 (3.344 %)Security Cleared
1665 (3.062 %)Project Planning
1764 (3.015 %)Service Management
1862 (2.920 %)Data Modelling
1862 (2.920 %)Content Management
1961 (2.873 %)Zachman Framework
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1442 (20.82 %)Java
2405 (19.08 %)C#
3377 (17.76 %)SQL
4123 (5.794 %)C++
5119 (5.605 %)VB
6118 (5.558 %)C
7104 (4.899 %)VB.NET
7104 (4.899 %)JavaScript
885 (4.004 %)PL/SQL
974 (3.486 %)Perl
1053 (2.496 %)PHP
1129 (1.366 %)XPath
1228 (1.319 %)Transact-SQL
1316 (0.754 %)VBScript
1316 (0.754 %)ABAP
1316 (0.754 %)Shell Script
1316 (0.754 %)VB6
1414 (0.659 %)Tcl
1511 (0.518 %)COBOL
1610 (0.471 %)Python
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1279 (13.14 %)Degree
2100 (4.710 %)Microsoft Certification
350 (2.355 %)MCSE
447 (2.214 %)Oracle Certification
544 (2.073 %)OCP
624 (1.130 %)MCSD
722 (1.036 %)Cisco Certification
819 (0.895 %)Citrix Certification
916 (0.754 %)CCA
916 (0.754 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1015 (0.707 %)MCP
1113 (0.612 %)CCNP
1211 (0.518 %)MCSA
139 (0.424 %)MBA
148 (0.377 %)IBM Certification
148 (0.377 %)CCIE
148 (0.377 %)MCAD
148 (0.377 %)HNC
148 (0.377 %)HND
148 (0.377 %)CCEA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
120 (0.942 %)QA
210 (0.471 %)SLA
36 (0.283 %)ISO27001
36 (0.283 %)PCI DSS
44 (0.188 %)GMP
52 (0.094 %)BS7799
52 (0.094 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
52 (0.094 %)GxP
61 (0.047 %)ISO9001
61 (0.047 %)WAI
61 (0.047 %)CESG Infosec
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1179 (8.431 %)Active Directory
249 (2.308 %)Oracle RAC
322 (1.036 %)AquaLogic
421 (0.989 %)VMware Infrastructure
516 (0.754 %)ISA Server
612 (0.565 %)Terminal Services
711 (0.518 %)Citrix Presentation Server
810 (0.471 %)VMware ESX
99 (0.424 %)MetaFrame
103 (0.141 %)NetBackup
112 (0.094 %)Oracle RMAN
112 (0.094 %)VMware Workstation
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (0.565 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (0.188 %)MOM
33 (0.141 %)HP Data Protector
42 (0.094 %)OpenView
42 (0.094 %)CiscoWorks
42 (0.094 %)Tivoli
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1567 (26.71 %)Oracle
2421 (19.83 %)Microsoft
3275 (12.95 %)SAP
4124 (5.841 %)PeopleSoft
5110 (5.181 %)IBM
6100 (4.710 %)VMware
795 (4.475 %)Business Objects
881 (3.815 %)Cognos
960 (2.826 %)Citrix
1050 (2.355 %)Siebel
1050 (2.355 %)TIBCO
1149 (2.308 %)HP
1248 (2.261 %)Cisco
1347 (2.214 %)JD Edwards
1446 (2.167 %)Sun
1545 (2.120 %)Hyperion
1643 (2.025 %)OutlookSoft
1736 (1.696 %)salesforce.com
1736 (1.696 %)Sybase
1834 (1.602 %)EMC