Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Architect role in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Solutions Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Solution Architect
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank112165
Rank change on same period last yearUp+53
Matching permanent IT job ads6126
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.012 %
As % of the category below1.474 %0.451 %
Salaries quoted4721
Average minimum salary£43,877£57,619
Average salary£46,825£67,143
% change on same period last year-30.26 %
Average maximum salary£49,772£76,667
UK excluding London average salary£63,060£65,006
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41375763
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.767 %2.571 %
Salaries quoted35274889
Average minimum salary£30,952£30,688
Average salary£33,610£33,286
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum salary£36,268£35,884
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Solutions Architect YorkshireSolutions Architect
Yorkshire

Solutions Architect
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Solutions Architect Demand Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Solutions Architect Salary Trend

Solutions Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solutions Architect across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire Solutions Architect Salary Histogram

Solutions Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Architect within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+4030£44,111-29.13 %
BradfordNew entry-17£62,278-
WetherbyUp+139£41,250-8.33 %
HalifaxDown-35£44,200-6.94 %
HuddersfieldNew entry-1£65,000-
WakefieldUp+51£40,000-48.38 %
Solutions Architect YorkshireSolutions Architect
Yorkshire

Solutions Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited 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 Solutions Architect in their job title.

143 (39.45 %)Oracle
242 (38.53 %)Microsoft
341 (37.61 %)Retail
431 (28.44 %)Citrix
530 (27.52 %)VMware
626 (23.85 %)Finance
725 (22.94 %)Sun
821 (19.27 %)MS Excel
821 (19.27 %)ESB
920 (18.35 %)Data Modelling
1019 (17.43 %)FMCG
1118 (16.51 %)Content Management
1214 (12.84 %)E-business
1313 (11.93 %)Client/Server
1412 (11.01 %)Oracle EBS
1412 (11.01 %)Technical Architecture
1510 (9.174 %)C#
1510 (9.174 %)SOA
169 (8.257 %)Data Management
178 (7.339 %)Workflow
178 (7.339 %)Pensions
178 (7.339 %)Requirements Management
178 (7.339 %)Process Management
178 (7.339 %)Health
178 (7.339 %)Oracle Applications
178 (7.339 %)SQL Server
178 (7.339 %)WebServices
187 (6.422 %)SAP
187 (6.422 %)VB
187 (6.422 %)MS Visio

Solutions Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited 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 Solutions Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (7.339 %)WebServices
27 (6.422 %)WBIMB
35 (4.587 %)WebSphere
35 (4.587 %)Oracle Fusion
35 (4.587 %)XML
35 (4.587 %)WSDL
35 (4.587 %)SOAP
44 (3.670 %)Oracle ADF
44 (3.670 %)Hibernate
44 (3.670 %)Spring
53 (2.752 %).NET
62 (1.835 %)J2EE
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (19.27 %)ESB
25 (4.587 %)WebLogic
25 (4.587 %)NetWeaver
25 (4.587 %)Oracle Workflow
34 (3.670 %)CICS
41 (0.917 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.917 %)MS Exchange
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (19.27 %)MS Excel
27 (6.422 %)MS Visio
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (11.01 %)Oracle EBS
28 (7.339 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.917 %)Nortel Periphonics
31 (0.917 %)Oracle SCM
31 (0.917 %)Navision
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (3.670 %)CTI
23 (2.752 %)SAN
23 (2.752 %)VPN
23 (2.752 %)MPLS
23 (2.752 %)Firewall
32 (1.835 %)iSCSI
32 (1.835 %)LAN
32 (1.835 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.917 %)Internet
41 (0.917 %)WAN
41 (0.917 %)DEFINITY
41 (0.917 %)Symposium
41 (0.917 %)Cisco ICM
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (7.339 %)SQL Server
22 (1.835 %)DB2
31 (0.917 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (0.917 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.917 %)SQL Server 2005
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (3.670 %)Oracle Forms
14 (3.670 %)JDeveloper
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (37.61 %)Retail
226 (23.85 %)Finance
319 (17.43 %)FMCG
48 (7.339 %)Pensions
48 (7.339 %)Health
54 (3.670 %)Construction
54 (3.670 %)Telecoms
63 (2.752 %)Manufacturing
72 (1.835 %)Banking
81 (0.917 %)Pharmaceutical
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (11.93 %)Client/Server
27 (6.422 %)DataPower
36 (5.505 %)Mainframe
44 (3.670 %)IVR
51 (0.917 %)Clustering
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (6.422 %)Windows
23 (2.752 %)UNIX
32 (1.835 %)Linux
32 (1.835 %)zOS
32 (1.835 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.917 %)Windows Vista
41 (0.917 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (0.917 %)Windows XP
41 (0.917 %)Solaris
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (18.35 %)Data Modelling
218 (16.51 %)Content Management
314 (12.84 %)E-business
412 (11.01 %)Technical Architecture
510 (9.174 %)SOA
69 (8.257 %)Data Management
78 (7.339 %)Requirements Management
78 (7.339 %)Workflow
78 (7.339 %)Process Management
86 (5.505 %)ERP
86 (5.505 %)Zachman Framework
86 (5.505 %)TOGAF
86 (5.505 %)Time Management
95 (4.587 %)Agile Software Development
95 (4.587 %)Enterprise Architecture
95 (4.587 %)RUP
95 (4.587 %)UML
104 (3.670 %)Migration
112 (1.835 %)ITIL
121 (0.917 %)PRINCE2
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (9.174 %)C#
27 (6.422 %)VB
34 (3.670 %)COBOL
42 (1.835 %)Java
42 (1.835 %)Assembly Language
42 (1.835 %)C
51 (0.917 %)SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (3.670 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (3.670 %)Degree
22 (1.835 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
22 (1.835 %)MCSE
22 (1.835 %)CCA
22 (1.835 %)Citrix Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.835 %)PCI DSS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (4.587 %)AquaLogic
22 (1.835 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.917 %)VMware ESX
31 (0.917 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.917 %)Active Directory
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (39.45 %)Oracle
242 (38.53 %)Microsoft
331 (28.44 %)Citrix
430 (27.52 %)VMware
525 (22.94 %)Sun
67 (6.422 %)SAP
75 (4.587 %)Siebel
75 (4.587 %)webMethods
75 (4.587 %)BEA
84 (3.670 %)Avaya
93 (2.752 %)Retek
102 (1.835 %)IBM
111 (0.917 %)Cisco
111 (0.917 %)PeopleSoft
111 (0.917 %)Nortel
111 (0.917 %)Interwoven