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This section looks at the demand for the Architect role in IT jobs within the 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 Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Architect
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5749
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads364416
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.196 %0.173 %
As % of the category below3.909 %4.080 %
Salaries quoted251341
Average minimum salary£49,000£50,596
Average salary£53,634£55,566
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum salary£58,268£60,536
UK excluding London average salary£60,790£63,998
% change on same period last year-5.01 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads931210195
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.011 %4.250 %
Salaries quoted74638497
Average minimum salary£31,138£31,065
Average salary£33,655£33,494
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Average maximum salary£36,171£35,924
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Architect EnglandArchitect
England

Architect
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Architect Demand Trend

Architect
Salary Trend

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

Yorkshire Architect Salary Trend

Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Architect across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Yorkshire Architect Salary Histogram

Architect
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
West YorkshireDown-9223£52,426-7.40 %
North YorkshireUp+24100£57,544+10.57 %
South YorkshireDown-640£53,620+0.67 %
East YorkshireNew entry-3£40,000-
Architect EnglandArchitect
England

Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

1158 (24.50 %)Oracle
2141 (21.86 %)Finance
3136 (21.09 %)Java
4131 (20.31 %)J2EE
5125 (19.38 %).NET
6110 (17.05 %)Microsoft
789 (13.80 %)SQL
887 (13.49 %)C#
978 (12.09 %)UML
1075 (11.63 %)WebLogic
1174 (11.47 %)SQL Server
1268 (10.54 %)SOA
1365 (10.08 %)WebSphere
1464 (9.922 %)Retail
1561 (9.457 %)WebServices
1660 (9.302 %)Business Intelligence
1758 (8.992 %)UNIX
1857 (8.837 %)Datawarehouse
1953 (8.217 %)ASP.NET
2050 (7.752 %)OO
2148 (7.442 %)Data Modelling
2247 (7.287 %)MS Excel
2247 (7.287 %)Enterprise Architecture
2345 (6.977 %)Pensions
2345 (6.977 %)XML
2442 (6.512 %)Linux
2442 (6.512 %)TOGAF
2541 (6.357 %)Content Management
2639 (6.047 %)Zachman Framework
2738 (5.891 %)Windows

Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1131 (20.31 %)J2EE
2125 (19.38 %).NET
365 (10.08 %)WebSphere
461 (9.457 %)WebServices
553 (8.217 %)ASP.NET
645 (6.977 %)XML
730 (4.651 %)JSP
730 (4.651 %)HTML
827 (4.186 %)Hibernate
925 (3.876 %)Spring
925 (3.876 %)AJAX
1024 (3.721 %)SOAP
1123 (3.566 %).NET Framework
1216 (2.481 %)XSLT
1315 (2.326 %)Struts
1413 (2.016 %)EJB
1413 (2.016 %)Oracle ADF
1510 (1.550 %)JMS
169 (1.395 %)J2SE
178 (1.240 %)Servlets
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
175 (11.63 %)WebLogic
230 (4.651 %)ESB
317 (2.636 %)TeamSite
416 (2.481 %)JBoss
515 (2.326 %)NetWeaver
614 (2.171 %)CMS
713 (2.016 %)MS Exchange
811 (1.705 %)Tomcat
99 (1.395 %)SharePoint
108 (1.240 %)MQSeries
108 (1.240 %)Apache
117 (1.085 %)WebSphere Application Server
117 (1.085 %)IIS
117 (1.085 %)Exchange Server 2003
126 (0.930 %)Alfresco
134 (0.620 %)Exchange Server 2007
134 (0.620 %)WebLogic Portal
134 (0.620 %)Documentum
134 (0.620 %)BizTalk Server
142 (0.310 %)Lotus Notes
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
147 (7.287 %)MS Excel
216 (2.481 %)MS Visio
33 (0.465 %)Adobe Illustrator
33 (0.465 %)Photoshop
33 (0.465 %)MS Office
42 (0.310 %)MS Project
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (2.946 %)Oracle Applications
216 (2.481 %)Siebel Analytics
39 (1.395 %)Oracle Financials
39 (1.395 %)Oracle EBS
42 (0.310 %)Oracle SCM
51 (0.155 %)Axapta
51 (0.155 %)Dynamics CRM
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (5.271 %)Internet
218 (2.791 %)MPLS
218 (2.791 %)WAN
316 (2.481 %)SAN
415 (2.326 %)Firewall
514 (2.171 %)TCP/IP
612 (1.860 %)LAN
711 (1.705 %)GSM
711 (1.705 %)VoIP
810 (1.550 %)DVB
98 (1.240 %)Wireless
98 (1.240 %)HTTP
98 (1.240 %)DNS
107 (1.085 %)VPN
107 (1.085 %)RIP
107 (1.085 %)TETRA
107 (1.085 %)BGP
116 (0.930 %)FTP
116 (0.930 %)Broadband
125 (0.775 %)DOCSIS
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
174 (11.47 %)SQL Server
257 (8.837 %)Datawarehouse
336 (5.581 %)SQL Server 2005
433 (5.116 %)SQL Server 2000
531 (4.806 %)ETL
627 (4.186 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
716 (2.481 %)SQL Server Integration Services
814 (2.171 %)Oracle BI EE
911 (1.705 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
109 (1.395 %)NonStop SQL
109 (1.395 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
118 (1.240 %)BusinessObjects
118 (1.240 %)DTS
118 (1.240 %)Oracle 8/8i
127 (1.085 %)OLAP
136 (0.930 %)Data Mining
144 (0.620 %)MySQL
144 (0.620 %)RDBMS
153 (0.465 %)Oracle 10g
153 (0.465 %)Data Cleansing
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (3.411 %)Visual Studio
218 (2.791 %)JDeveloper
316 (2.481 %)Visual Studio Team System
410 (1.550 %)Oracle Forms
56 (0.930 %)Ant
64 (0.620 %)Eclipse
72 (0.310 %)JUnit
72 (0.310 %)Flash
81 (0.155 %)Rational Rose
81 (0.155 %)Log4j
81 (0.155 %)HttpUnit
81 (0.155 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1141 (21.86 %)Finance
264 (9.922 %)Retail
345 (6.977 %)Pensions
432 (4.961 %)Health
530 (4.651 %)Education
625 (3.876 %)Telecoms
720 (3.101 %)FMCG
819 (2.946 %)Insurance
819 (2.946 %)Banking
916 (2.481 %)Marketing
108 (1.240 %)Law
108 (1.240 %)Legal
116 (0.930 %)Manufacturing
116 (0.930 %)Government
116 (0.930 %)Multimedia
125 (0.775 %)Retail Banking
134 (0.620 %)Auditing
134 (0.620 %)Construction
143 (0.465 %)Back Office
143 (0.465 %)Electronics
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (3.876 %)Mainframe
220 (3.101 %)Management Information System
318 (2.791 %)N-Tier
416 (2.481 %)NPfIT
513 (2.016 %)Web 2.0
69 (1.395 %)NHS
69 (1.395 %)Replication
78 (1.240 %)Client/Server
87 (1.085 %)E-Learning
96 (0.930 %)Computer Science
105 (0.775 %)Smartcard
105 (0.775 %)MPEG
111 (0.155 %)EPoS
111 (0.155 %)PKI
111 (0.155 %)CCTV
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
158 (8.992 %)UNIX
242 (6.512 %)Linux
338 (5.891 %)Windows
417 (2.636 %)Solaris
513 (2.016 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (0.775 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.155 %)Windows Server 2008
71 (0.155 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (0.155 %)VxWorks
71 (0.155 %)Windows 2000
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
178 (12.09 %)UML
268 (10.54 %)SOA
360 (9.302 %)Business Intelligence
450 (7.752 %)OO
548 (7.442 %)Data Modelling
647 (7.287 %)Enterprise Architecture
742 (6.512 %)TOGAF
841 (6.357 %)Content Management
939 (6.047 %)Zachman Framework
1033 (5.116 %)Technical Architecture
1131 (4.806 %)RUP
1226 (4.031 %)E-Commerce
1322 (3.411 %)ITIL
1421 (3.256 %)EAI
1519 (2.946 %)OOD
1519 (2.946 %)Agile Software Development
1618 (2.791 %)E-business
1716 (2.481 %)Migration
1716 (2.481 %)OOA/OOD
1814 (2.171 %)Dimensional Modelling
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1136 (21.09 %)Java
289 (13.80 %)SQL
387 (13.49 %)C#
428 (4.341 %)JavaScript
526 (4.031 %)C++
622 (3.411 %)Transact-SQL
721 (3.256 %)C
87 (1.085 %)VB.NET
87 (1.085 %)Smalltalk
95 (0.775 %)VB
95 (0.775 %)PHP
104 (0.620 %)Perl
113 (0.465 %)Python
121 (0.155 %)Embedded C++
121 (0.155 %)Shell Script
121 (0.155 %)VBA
121 (0.155 %)COBOL
121 (0.155 %)PL/SQL
121 (0.155 %)VBScript
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (4.496 %)Degree
213 (2.016 %)Cisco Certification
312 (1.860 %)Microsoft Certification
411 (1.705 %)MCSE
59 (1.395 %)CCIE
65 (0.775 %)CCNP
74 (0.620 %)CCDP
74 (0.620 %)CISA
74 (0.620 %)CISSP
83 (0.465 %)Sun Certification
83 (0.465 %)CCA
83 (0.465 %)Citrix Certification
83 (0.465 %)MCSA
92 (0.310 %)ITIL Certification
101 (0.155 %)CCVP
101 (0.155 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
101 (0.155 %)MCITP
101 (0.155 %)PhD
101 (0.155 %)CCNA
101 (0.155 %)CCDA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (2.326 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (3.256 %)VMware Infrastructure
215 (2.326 %)Active Directory
215 (2.326 %)AquaLogic
36 (0.930 %)VMware ESX
44 (0.620 %)ISA Server
53 (0.465 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
61 (0.155 %)Oracle RAC
61 (0.155 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (0.155 %)MSMQ
61 (0.155 %)MetaFrame
61 (0.155 %)Terminal Services
61 (0.155 %)NetBackup
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (1.085 %)OpenView
17 (1.085 %)Tivoli
24 (0.620 %)MOM
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1158 (24.50 %)Oracle
2110 (17.05 %)Microsoft
338 (5.891 %)BEA
435 (5.426 %)Siebel
435 (5.426 %)VMware
529 (4.496 %)SAP
624 (3.721 %)Citrix
723 (3.566 %)Interwoven
822 (3.411 %)Sun
920 (3.101 %)Cisco
1018 (2.791 %)webMethods
1117 (2.636 %)IBM
1215 (2.326 %)Cognos
1313 (2.016 %)Vignette
1410 (1.550 %)HP
158 (1.240 %)Business Objects
158 (1.240 %)Ab Initio
167 (1.085 %)Juniper
167 (1.085 %)Motorola
167 (1.085 %)BMC