Architect IT Jobs in the West Midlands
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 advertised for the West Midlands region.

Location
 3 months to
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Architect
Rank 39 43 19
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -24
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 270 208 349
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 5.438% 4.619% 8.408%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.672% 4.813% 8.764%
Number of salaries quoted 182 166 261
Average salary £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £62,500 £61,500
% change year-on-year
-4.00% +1.62%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 4760 4322 3982
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 95.87% 95.98% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 3980 3784 3409
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Architect
England

Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Architect across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Architect
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Architect across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Architect across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Midlands Architect Salary Histogram

Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 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
Birmingham +1 126 £60,000 -
Warwickshire +34 41 £55,000 -4.34%
Shropshire +16 24 £57,500 -14.81%
Solihull -26 11 - -
Staffordshire -14 7 £48,000 -26.15%
Worcestershire +6 2 £60,000 +14.28%
Coventry -24 2 £52,250 +1.95%
Brierley Hill - 1 £65,000 -
Architect
England

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited 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 Architect in their job title.

1 131 (23.95%) Microsoft
2 110 (20.11%) TOGAF
3 100 (18.28%) Enterprise Architecture
4 97 (17.73%) SQL Server
5 93 (17.00%) VMware
6 87 (15.90%) Active Directory
7 82 (14.99%) Oracle
8 81 (14.81%) .NET
9 76 (13.89%) VMware Infrastructure
10 74 (13.53%) SharePoint
11 67 (12.25%) Business Intelligence
11 67 (12.25%) Citrix
12 66 (12.07%) Windows
13 64 (11.70%) SQL
14 61 (11.15%) Java
15 54 (9.872%) Finance
15 54 (9.872%) Hyper-V
15 54 (9.872%) SCCM
16 49 (8.958%) SCOM
17 48 (8.775%) NetApp
18 46 (8.410%) Waterfall
19 43 (7.861%) MS Excel
20 42 (7.678%) CRM
21 40 (7.313%) MS Exchange
22 39 (7.130%) Technical Architecture
23 38 (6.947%) XenDesktop
24 37 (6.764%) Degree
24 37 (6.764%) J2EE
24 37 (6.764%) ITIL
25 36 (6.581%) Cisco

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited 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 Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 81 (14.81%) .NET
2 37 (6.764%) J2EE
3 25 (4.570%) WebSphere
4 23 (4.205%) HTML
5 22 (4.022%) XML
5 22 (4.022%) Spring
6 18 (3.291%) CSS
6 18 (3.291%) Silverlight
7 17 (3.108%) ASP.NET
8 13 (2.377%) Spring MVC
8 13 (2.377%) WCF
9 12 (2.194%) .NET Framework
10 11 (2.011%) Web Services
10 11 (2.011%) JSP
11 9 (1.645%) JDBC
11 9 (1.645%) Middleware
11 9 (1.645%) Oracle Fusion
12 8 (1.463%) Ajax
13 7 (1.280%) Java EE
13 7 (1.280%) WF
Application Platforms
1 74 (13.53%) SharePoint
2 40 (7.313%) MS Exchange
3 26 (4.753%) WebLogic
4 21 (3.839%) Exchange Server 2010
5 19 (3.473%) Lync
6 16 (2.925%) Windows Azure
7 15 (2.742%) IIS
8 12 (2.194%) Apache
8 12 (2.194%) Exchange Server 2003
8 12 (2.194%) Exchange Server 2007
8 12 (2.194%) SharePoint 2010
9 8 (1.463%) SAS
10 7 (1.280%) BizTalk Server
10 7 (1.280%) WebLogic Portal
11 5 (0.914%) WebSphere MQ
11 5 (0.914%) Tomcat
11 5 (0.914%) SharePoint Server
12 4 (0.731%) ESB
12 4 (0.731%) SharePoint Foundation
12 4 (0.731%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 43 (7.861%) MS Excel
2 19 (3.473%) MS Office
3 13 (2.377%) Office 365
3 13 (2.377%) SPSS
4 4 (0.731%) InfoPath
5 2 (0.366%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.366%) Fireworks
6 1 (0.183%) Casewise Modeler
Business Applications
1 30 (5.484%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.645%) Maximo
3 8 (1.463%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.914%) Oracle BPM
5 3 (0.548%) AquaLogic BPM
6 2 (0.366%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.183%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.183%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.183%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.183%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.183%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.183%) SAP FI
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.205%) DHCP
1 23 (4.205%) DNS
1 23 (4.205%) Firewall
2 20 (3.656%) SAN
3 19 (3.473%) NAS
4 14 (2.559%) WAN
5 13 (2.377%) LAN
6 6 (1.097%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.914%) Unified Communications
8 4 (0.731%) Network Security
8 4 (0.731%) MPLS
8 4 (0.731%) OSPF
8 4 (0.731%) BGP
9 3 (0.548%) VPN
9 3 (0.548%) VoIP
9 3 (0.548%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.548%) HTTP
9 3 (0.548%) VLAN
10 2 (0.366%) Internet
10 2 (0.366%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (17.73%) SQL Server
2 31 (5.667%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 28 (5.119%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 26 (4.753%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (3.108%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 13 (2.377%) Big Data
7 11 (2.011%) RDBMS
8 9 (1.645%) TOAD
9 8 (1.463%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 7 (1.280%) SQL Server 2008
11 6 (1.097%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.914%) MySQL
12 5 (0.914%) DB2
13 4 (0.731%) SAP BW
13 4 (0.731%) GIS
14 3 (0.548%) BusinessObjects
14 3 (0.548%) DataStage
14 3 (0.548%) Informix
14 3 (0.548%) SAP HANA
15 2 (0.366%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 9 (1.645%) Visual Studio
2 6 (1.097%) JUnit
3 5 (0.914%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.731%) MSI
4 4 (0.731%) NUnit
4 4 (0.731%) CruiseControl
4 4 (0.731%) MSBuild
4 4 (0.731%) Visual Studio Team System
5 3 (0.548%) JIRA
5 3 (0.548%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.366%) Git (software)
6 2 (0.366%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.183%) Rational Application Developer
7 1 (0.183%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
7 1 (0.183%) JDeveloper
General
1 54 (9.872%) Finance
2 35 (6.399%) Retail
3 28 (5.119%) Advertising
4 18 (3.291%) Back Office
5 16 (2.925%) Telecoms
5 16 (2.925%) Banking
6 12 (2.194%) Marketing
7 9 (1.645%) Manufacturing
8 2 (0.366%) Automotive
8 2 (0.366%) Billing
9 1 (0.183%) Law
9 1 (0.183%) Legal
9 1 (0.183%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.183%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 20 (3.656%) Mobile App
2 10 (1.828%) Data Integration
3 8 (1.463%) Visualisation
4 7 (1.280%) SaaS
4 7 (1.280%) PaaS
4 7 (1.280%) IaaS
5 6 (1.097%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.097%) Human Factors
5 6 (1.097%) Neural Network
6 4 (0.731%) Management Information System
7 3 (0.548%) AS400
7 3 (0.548%) N-Tier
7 3 (0.548%) Computer Science
7 3 (0.548%) Clustering
7 3 (0.548%) iSeries
7 3 (0.548%) Mobile Computing
7 3 (0.548%) Open Source
8 2 (0.366%) iPhone
9 1 (0.183%) Inversion of Control
9 1 (0.183%) Oracle Exalogic
Operating Systems
1 66 (12.07%) Windows
2 32 (5.850%) UNIX
3 28 (5.119%) Windows Server 2008
4 15 (2.742%) Apple iOS
4 15 (2.742%) Android
5 13 (2.377%) Windows Server 2012
5 13 (2.377%) Windows 7
6 11 (2.011%) Solaris
7 10 (1.828%) Linux
8 9 (1.645%) AIX
9 7 (1.280%) Windows Vista
10 6 (1.097%) Windows Server 2003
11 5 (0.914%) Windows 2000
11 5 (0.914%) Windows XP
12 1 (0.183%) OpenVMS
12 1 (0.183%) Windows XP Embedded
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (20.11%) TOGAF
2 100 (18.28%) Enterprise Architecture
3 67 (12.25%) Business Intelligence
4 46 (8.410%) Waterfall
5 42 (7.678%) CRM
6 39 (7.130%) Technical Architecture
7 37 (6.764%) ITIL
8 31 (5.667%) Stakeholder Management
9 30 (5.484%) Agile Software Development
9 30 (5.484%) RUP
10 26 (4.753%) Service Management
11 25 (4.570%) UML
12 24 (4.388%) Service Delivery
12 24 (4.388%) Project Management
13 23 (4.205%) SOA
14 22 (4.022%) ETL
15 21 (3.839%) ERP
16 19 (3.473%) Software Architecture
17 18 (3.291%) Customer Engagement
17 18 (3.291%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 64 (11.70%) SQL
2 61 (11.15%) Java
3 29 (5.302%) JavaScript
4 27 (4.936%) C#
5 23 (4.205%) T-SQL
6 9 (1.645%) VB.NET
7 5 (0.914%) COBOL
8 4 (0.731%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.548%) C
10 2 (0.366%) C++
10 2 (0.366%) VBScript
10 2 (0.366%) VB
10 2 (0.366%) XPath
10 2 (0.366%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.183%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 37 (6.764%) Degree
2 29 (5.302%) Security Cleared
3 24 (4.388%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.194%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (1.828%) MCSE
6 8 (1.463%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.914%) CCIE
7 5 (0.914%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (0.731%) DV Cleared
8 4 (0.731%) CCNP
8 4 (0.731%) Citrix Certification
8 4 (0.731%) CCDP
8 4 (0.731%) MCITP
8 4 (0.731%) CCEE
9 3 (0.548%) VCAP
9 3 (0.548%) VCDX
9 3 (0.548%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.366%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
10 2 (0.366%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 2 (0.366%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.377%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 11 (2.011%) QA
3 7 (1.280%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.097%) SLA
5 4 (0.731%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.548%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.366%) COBIT
8 1 (0.183%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 87 (15.90%) Active Directory
2 76 (13.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 54 (9.872%) Hyper-V
4 38 (6.947%) XenDesktop
5 21 (3.839%) vSphere
5 21 (3.839%) XenServer
6 14 (2.559%) UAG
7 10 (1.828%) Microsoft App-V
8 8 (1.463%) PowerHA
9 4 (0.731%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.366%) Xen
10 2 (0.366%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.183%) Forefront TMG
11 1 (0.183%) PowerConvert
11 1 (0.183%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.183%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 54 (9.872%) SCCM
2 49 (8.958%) SCOM
3 1 (0.183%) Cisco UCCE
3 1 (0.183%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 1 (0.183%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 131 (23.95%) Microsoft
2 93 (17.00%) VMware
3 82 (14.99%) Oracle
4 67 (12.25%) Citrix
5 48 (8.775%) NetApp
6 36 (6.581%) Cisco
7 30 (5.484%) IBM
7 30 (5.484%) HP
8 17 (3.108%) SAP
9 11 (2.011%) Fujitsu
9 11 (2.011%) 3PAR
10 9 (1.645%) Informatica
10 9 (1.645%) Salesforce.com
11 7 (1.280%) ATG
11 7 (1.280%) hybris
12 6 (1.097%) Fundtech
12 6 (1.097%) EMC
13 4 (0.731%) CheckPoint
13 4 (0.731%) PeopleSoft
13 4 (0.731%) Ab Initio
Datacenter Solution Architect
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading complex infrastructure solutions consultancy assignments for enterprise clients, through presales, discovery and design stages to managing virtual teams during delivery...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £65000 - £75000 per annum + + Car & Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Principal Solutions (Presales) Architect
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
London, Reading, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle... The successful individual will be responsible for solutions ownership for major £multi-million infrastructure transformation projects, covering multiple technologies...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £75000 - £95000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cloud Solution Architect
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Virtualisation experience using VMWare. Knowledge of Tivoli products. Experience with Storage products - preferably IBM. Experience of Symantec Products... Security Cleared is highly desirable although ability to become so...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £70K basic + Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Netbackup Solutions Architect
West Midlands
As a specialist in Symantec NetBackup the Solutions Architect will be working on a large client account to provide solutions design for refresh and upgrade implementations... Candidates must...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: Excellent Salary Package
Posted: 15 May 2013
Solutions Architect - .NET, C#, ASP.NET, Agile
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Highly skilled C# ASP.Net Solutions Architect with strong Agile, C#, ASP.Net experience are required by Kyna Associates for an outstanding e-Commerce, online retail client, based...
Kyna Associates
Salary: £45000 - 60000 Per Annum Excellent Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013
Oracle BPM / SOA Architect
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Role requirements: - Excellent client facing skills - Expert in Oracle BPM and Oracle SOA implementation - Good knowledge in Oracle Middleware and core Oracle Technologies - Well articulated and proficient in...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £60,000 to £75,000 per annum + 20% flexible benefits + bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Technical Architect - Windows, Exchange, Lync, VMWare, Citrix
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
SCCM and SCOM 2007... office365. App-V... VmWare. Citrix. Windows 7 and Windows 8 Deployment... TOGAF... Key Words: App-V, Lync, 365, Microsoft, Infrastructure, Technical Architect, Windows 2003 /...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £60K basic + 5K Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Virtualisation Technical Architect
West Midlands
This role will be broken down as follows: Technical Architecture - 40% (e.g... maintenance of documentation and processes) Knowledge & Experience: You must have good experience of providing Virtualisation...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £55K basic + Car Allow + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Virtualisation Technical Architect - Citrix and or VMWare
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
This role will be broken down as follows: Technical Architecture - 40% (e.g... maintenance of documentation and processes) Knowledge & Experience: You must have good experience of providing Virtualisation...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £55K basic + Car Allow + Benefits
Posted: 12 May 2013
Virtualisation Technical Architect - Citrix and or VMWare
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
This role will be broken down as follows: Technical Architecture - 40% (e.g... maintenance of documentation and processes) Knowledge & Experience: You must have good experience of providing Virtualisation...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £55K basic + Car Allow + Benefits
Posted: 12 May 2013
Microsoft Technical Architect
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
SCCM and SCOM 2007... office365. App-V... Windows 7 and Windows 8 Deployment... TOGAF... Key Words: Microsoft, Infrastructure, Technical Architect, Windows 2003 / 2008, Active Directory, SCCM, SCOM, Exchange,...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £65K basic + 5K Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
Posted: 12 May 2013
Ecommerce Architect
Warwick, Warwickshire
Ecommerce / ATG / Hybris / Websphere. An exciting opportunity has just opened up to join a market leading team within a ‘Times Top 25 Employer’ in the role of an...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £65,000 to £90,000 per annum + bonus + benefits package
Posted: 15 May 2013
Enterprise Mobility Architect (mobile strategy iOS android)
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
strategy iOS android) Apple started it but you can help enable the true mobile revolution..... Mobile platforms are at the forefront of the business change today, retail/ eCommerce...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £75,000 to £85,000 per annum + excellent bonus + package
Posted: 16 May 2013
Information Management Consultant (Data Analytics, BI, Architect)
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
An excellent understanding of data management concepts: Data Architecture, Data Quality, Master Data Management, Meta Data Management, Data Governance, Data Security... - An excellent understanding of predictive analytics techniques...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £30,000 to £65,000 per annum plus attractive benefits and extensi
Posted: 14 May 2013
Data Analytics Consultant (Business Intelligence, SAS, Architect)
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
An excellent understanding of data management concepts: Data Architecture, Data Quality, Master Data Management, Meta Data Management, Data Governance, Data Security... - An excellent understanding of predictive analytics techniques...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £30,000 to £60,000 per annum plus attractive benefits and extensi
Posted: 14 May 2013
Service Architect (International Bids)
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
This person will work very closely with Account Managers and Business Development Managers for any international customer, to help sell the proposed solution and then hand over to...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + + Car + Bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013
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