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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Solutions Architect role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Solution Architect
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank791917
Rank change on same period last yearUp+126
Matching permanent IT job ads13293
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.039 %
As % of the category below0.081 %0.042 %
Salaries quoted11366
Average minimum salary£55,762£54,897
Average salary£61,738£58,141
% change on same period last year+6.18 %
Average maximum salary£67,713£61,385
UK excluding London average salary£59,903£56,185
% change on same period last year+6.61 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads163101222186
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled90.25 %93.18 %
Salaries quoted134852176152
Average minimum salary£39,056£40,884
Average salary£42,679£44,658
% change on same period last year-4.43 %
Average maximum salary£46,301£48,433
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %

Technical Solutions Architect
Demand Trend

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

Technical Solutions Architect Demand Trend

Technical Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

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

Technical Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Technical Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Solutions Architect over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 within the UK.

Technical Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Technical 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 Technical Solutions Architect within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EnglandUp+122113£63,442+8.52 %
LondonUp+14472£63,633-6.31 %
South WestUp+1419£70,000-
South EastUp+1311£56,950-12.11 %
ScotlandUp+389£65,000+85.71 %
WalesUp+219£48,750-18.75 %
South WalesUp+79£48,750-18.75 %
NewportDown-167£49,286-17.85 %
CardiffUp+77£49,286-17.85 %
HampshireNew entry-6£53,000-
West MidlandsNo change05£64,900+26.89 %
BerkshireUp+354£62,000+7.82 %
BirminghamNew entry-3£75,500-
City of LondonDown-63£58,000-42.00 %
EdinburghUp+263£65,000+85.71 %
North WestUp+293£55,000+29.41 %
HertfordshireUp+122£57,500+4.54 %
GlasgowNew entry-2£65,000-
East of EnglandUp+42£57,500+4.54 %
WarringtonDown-82£50,000+17.64 %
CheshireDown-62£50,000+17.64 %
OxfordshireNew entry-1£56,500-
WarwickshireNo change01£28,000-39.13 %
PortsmouthNew entry-1--
NottinghamNew entry-1£55,000-
AbingdonNew entry-1£56,500-
WarwickUp+21£28,000-39.13 %
LivingstonNew entry-1£65,000-
NottinghamshireDown-51£55,000+22.22 %
ManchesterNew entry-1£65,000-

Technical Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Technical 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 Technical Solutions Architect in their job title.

1101 (42.44 %)SOA
288 (36.97 %).NET
374 (31.09 %)Java
466 (27.73 %)J2EE
542 (17.65 %)Oracle
637 (15.55 %)OO
735 (14.71 %)SQL
735 (14.71 %)Enterprise Architecture
831 (13.03 %)WebSphere
930 (12.61 %)Windows
1028 (11.76 %)SQL Server
1028 (11.76 %)Software Engineering
1127 (11.34 %)TDD
1127 (11.34 %)Multithreading
1127 (11.34 %)C#
1127 (11.34 %)Datawarehouse
1225 (10.50 %)WebServices
1324 (10.08 %)Technical Architecture
1422 (9.244 %)Finance
1422 (9.244 %)WebLogic
1520 (8.403 %)XML
1520 (8.403 %)ASP.NET
1520 (8.403 %)Microsoft
1619 (7.983 %)Retail
1718 (7.563 %)Struts
1817 (7.143 %)UML
1817 (7.143 %)EAI
1817 (7.143 %)Wireless
1916 (6.723 %)Banking
1916 (6.723 %)Security Cleared

Technical Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Technical 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 Technical Solutions Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
188 (36.97 %).NET
266 (27.73 %)J2EE
331 (13.03 %)WebSphere
425 (10.50 %)WebServices
520 (8.403 %)XML
520 (8.403 %)ASP.NET
618 (7.563 %)Struts
710 (4.202 %)JMS
89 (3.782 %)HTML
89 (3.782 %)Silverlight
89 (3.782 %)LINQ
89 (3.782 %)AJAX
98 (3.361 %)Oracle Fusion
98 (3.361 %)ASP
98 (3.361 %)EJB
98 (3.361 %)JDBC
98 (3.361 %)JSP
98 (3.361 %)Servlets
98 (3.361 %)JTA
107 (2.941 %).NET Framework
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (9.244 %)WebLogic
212 (5.042 %)BizTalk Server
311 (4.622 %)IIS
49 (3.782 %)NetWeaver
58 (3.361 %)MQSeries
58 (3.361 %)SharePoint
58 (3.361 %)WebSphere Application Server
66 (2.521 %)CICS
75 (2.101 %)Lotus Domino
75 (2.101 %)WPS
83 (1.261 %)ESB
91 (0.420 %)SharePoint Server 2007
91 (0.420 %)Alfresco
91 (0.420 %)EPiServer
91 (0.420 %)MS Exchange
91 (0.420 %)Commerce Server
91 (0.420 %)CMS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (2.101 %)MS Visio
23 (1.261 %)MS Excel
31 (0.420 %)MS Project
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (2.521 %)Oracle Applications
23 (1.261 %)SAP Oil and Gas
32 (0.840 %)Oracle EBS
41 (0.420 %)SoftGrid
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (7.143 %)Wireless
215 (6.303 %)Internet
215 (6.303 %)3G
215 (6.303 %)Wi-Fi
314 (5.882 %)TETRA
314 (5.882 %)WiMAX
413 (5.462 %)SAN
512 (5.042 %)Firewall
69 (3.782 %)CTI
77 (2.941 %)WAN
86 (2.521 %)LAN
95 (2.101 %)MPLS
102 (0.840 %)GPRS
111 (0.420 %)GSM
111 (0.420 %)FTP
111 (0.420 %)HTTP
111 (0.420 %)VPN
111 (0.420 %)SSL
111 (0.420 %)Cisco PIX
111 (0.420 %)Wireless Security
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (11.76 %)SQL Server
227 (11.34 %)Datawarehouse
311 (4.622 %)RDBMS
48 (3.361 %)DB2
56 (2.521 %)Oracle 8/8i
63 (1.261 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (1.261 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (0.840 %)GIS
81 (0.420 %)BusinessObjects
81 (0.420 %)SAP BW
81 (0.420 %)MySQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (3.361 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
18 (3.361 %)Rational Rose
18 (3.361 %)Eclipse
23 (1.261 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.420 %)Flash
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (9.244 %)Finance
219 (7.983 %)Retail
316 (6.723 %)Banking
414 (5.882 %)Military
512 (5.042 %)Investment Banking
512 (5.042 %)Retail Banking
512 (5.042 %)Telecoms
512 (5.042 %)Manufacturing
66 (2.521 %)Pensions
75 (2.101 %)Publishing
84 (1.681 %)Government
93 (1.261 %)Health
93 (1.261 %)Insurance
102 (0.840 %)Marketing
102 (0.840 %)Online Games
102 (0.840 %)Billing
102 (0.840 %)Games
111 (0.420 %)Pharmaceutical
111 (0.420 %)Construction
111 (0.420 %)Education
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (11.34 %)Multithreading
213 (5.462 %)N-Tier
34 (1.681 %)Computer Science
42 (0.840 %)Management Information System
42 (0.840 %)NHS
42 (0.840 %)Thin Client
42 (0.840 %)Client/Server
42 (0.840 %)Fat Client
51 (0.420 %)Semantic Web
51 (0.420 %)Mainframe
51 (0.420 %)Interactive TV
51 (0.420 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.420 %)Social Network
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (12.61 %)Windows
213 (5.462 %)AIX
39 (3.782 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (3.782 %)UNIX
46 (2.521 %)Windows Server 2008
46 (2.521 %)Linux
46 (2.521 %)zOS
52 (0.840 %)Solaris
61 (0.420 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1101 (42.44 %)SOA
237 (15.55 %)OO
335 (14.71 %)Enterprise Architecture
428 (11.76 %)Software Engineering
527 (11.34 %)TDD
624 (10.08 %)Technical Architecture
717 (7.143 %)UML
717 (7.143 %)EAI
816 (6.723 %)CRM
816 (6.723 %)Security Cleared
913 (5.462 %)Operations Management
1012 (5.042 %)Workflow
119 (3.782 %)E-Commerce
128 (3.361 %)ERP
128 (3.361 %)OOA/OOD
137 (2.941 %)Business Intelligence
137 (2.941 %)TOGAF
146 (2.521 %)PLM
146 (2.521 %)Network Load Balancing
146 (2.521 %)Business Analysis
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
174 (31.09 %)Java
235 (14.71 %)SQL
327 (11.34 %)C#
412 (5.042 %)VB.NET
510 (4.202 %)Transact-SQL
510 (4.202 %)VB
66 (2.521 %)COBOL
74 (1.681 %)C++
74 (1.681 %)ABAP
83 (1.261 %)C
92 (0.840 %)JavaScript
101 (0.420 %)PHP
101 (0.420 %)PL/SQL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (5.882 %)Degree
25 (2.101 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (1.681 %)HP ASE
34 (1.681 %)HP MASE
34 (1.681 %)MCSE
42 (0.840 %)MCSA
42 (0.840 %)CCNP
42 (0.840 %)Cisco Certification
51 (0.420 %)CCVP
51 (0.420 %)CCSE
51 (0.420 %)CCNA
51 (0.420 %)CCDP
51 (0.420 %)MCP
51 (0.420 %)MCSD
51 (0.420 %)CCIE
51 (0.420 %)CCSP
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (3.361 %)MetaFrame
27 (2.941 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (2.521 %)AquaLogic
42 (0.840 %)Citrix Presentation Server
42 (0.840 %)Active Directory
42 (0.840 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.420 %)ISA Server
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.840 %)OpenView
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (17.65 %)Oracle
220 (8.403 %)Microsoft
316 (6.723 %)Cisco
316 (6.723 %)SAP
415 (6.303 %)Nortel
514 (5.882 %)Alcatel
613 (5.462 %)Citrix
712 (5.042 %)IBM
88 (3.361 %)HP
97 (2.941 %)VMware
106 (2.521 %)JD Edwards
106 (2.521 %)webMethods
106 (2.521 %)Siebel
106 (2.521 %)Manugistics
115 (2.101 %)Sun
124 (1.681 %)PlateSpin
133 (1.261 %)BEA
142 (0.840 %)Red Hat
142 (0.840 %)Dell
151 (0.420 %)EMC