The first table below looks at the demand for the Microsoft Solutions 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 Microsoft Solutions 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
Microsoft Solution Architect
Rank 205 - 149
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft Solutions Architect 2 0 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.040% - 0.506%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% - 0.527%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 21
Average salary £60,000 - £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £92,500 £100,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-7.50% +53.84%
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%
Microsoft Solutions Architect
England

Microsoft Solutions Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Microsoft Solutions Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Microsoft Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Microsoft Solutions Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Solutions 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 - 2 £60,000 -
Microsoft Solutions Architect
England

Microsoft Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) DHTML
1 2 (100.00%) HTML
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) VBScript
1 2 (100.00%) VB.NET
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) Visual Studio
1 2 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 2 (100.00%) Web Services
1 2 (100.00%) XML
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) UML
1 2 (100.00%) MS Excel
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) CGI
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) BizTalk Server
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 2 (100.00%) .NET Framework

Microsoft Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 2 (100.00%) DHTML
1 2 (100.00%) HTML
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 2 (100.00%) Web Services
1 2 (100.00%) XML
1 2 (100.00%) CGI
1 2 (100.00%) .NET Framework
1 2 (100.00%) WF
Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) UML
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) VBScript
1 2 (100.00%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft