# Market evidence report — ict-system-architect

Source: **52 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 45, gb 7), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-12.
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reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 23 | 44 % |
| senior | 23 | 44 % |
| lead | 4 | 8 % |
| junior | 1 | 2 % |
| n/a | 1 | 2 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | 12 | 23 % |
| 2 | Azure | 9 | 17 % |
| 3 | Kubernetes | 7 | 13 % |
| 4 | Java | 4 | 8 % |
| 5 | Python | 4 | 8 % |
| 6 | Databricks | 3 | 6 % |
| 7 | Docker | 3 | 6 % |
| 8 | GCP | 3 | 6 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | system integration | 9 | 17 % |
| 2 | data modeling | 7 | 13 % |
| 3 | requirements analysis | 7 | 13 % |
| 4 | systems architecture | 7 | 13 % |
| 5 | solution architecture | 6 | 12 % |
| 6 | system architecture | 6 | 12 % |
| 7 | systems engineering | 6 | 12 % |
| 8 | enterprise architecture | 4 | 8 % |
| 9 | solution design | 4 | 8 % |
| 10 | system architecture design | 4 | 8 % |
| 11 | technical leadership | 4 | 8 % |
| 12 | troubleshooting | 4 | 8 % |
| 13 | api design | 3 | 6 % |
| 14 | cloud architecture | 3 | 6 % |
| 15 | cybersecurity | 3 | 6 % |
| 16 | data analysis | 3 | 6 % |
| 17 | data architecture | 3 | 6 % |
| 18 | network design | 3 | 6 % |
| 19 | network engineering | 3 | 6 % |
| 20 | technical consulting | 3 | 6 % |
| 21 | technical documentation | 3 | 6 % |
| 22 | virtualization | 3 | 6 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | devsecops | 9 | 17 % |
| 2 | DODAF | 5 | 10 % |
| 3 | model-based systems engineering (MBSE) | 4 | 8 % |
| 4 | agile development | 3 | 6 % |
| 5 | ci/cd | 3 | 6 % |
| 6 | infrastructure-as-code | 3 | 6 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solution design | 7 | 13 % |
| 2 | technical leadership | 6 | 12 % |
| 3 | architecture documentation | 3 | 6 % |
| 4 | roadmap development | 3 | 6 % |
| 5 | stakeholder communication | 3 | 6 % |
| 6 | team mentoring | 3 | 6 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 52 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

45 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- system integration — 20 % (9 ads)
- data modeling — 13 % (6 ads)
- solution architecture — 13 % (6 ads)
- systems architecture — 13 % (6 ads)
- system architecture — 11 % (5 ads)
- systems engineering — 11 % (5 ads)
- requirements analysis — 9 % (4 ads)
- technical leadership — 9 % (4 ads)
- troubleshooting — 9 % (4 ads)
- api design — 7 % (3 ads)

**Top tools:**

- AWS — 27 % (12 ads)
- Azure — 18 % (8 ads)
- Kubernetes — 16 % (7 ads)
- Databricks — 7 % (3 ads)
- Docker — 7 % (3 ads)
- GCP — 7 % (3 ads)
- Java — 7 % (3 ads)
- Python — 7 % (3 ads)
- AWS GovCloud — 4 % (2 ads)
- Google Cloud Platform — 4 % (2 ads)

**Seniority:** mid 49 % · senior 38 % · lead 9 % · junior 2 % · n/a 2 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 7 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Systems Architect | 5 |
| Solutions Architect | 4 |
| Chief Systems Architect | 2 |
| Senior ICT & Security Systems Architect | 2 |
| AI/ML Solutions Architect (Agentic Systems) | 1 |
| Business Systems Architect - Level 2 - Essex Management (Contingent Role) | 1 |
| Chief Architect | 1 |
| Chief Systems Architect - TS/SCI w/Poly | 1 |
| Cloud Systems Architect | 1 |
| Computer Systems Architect - Journeyman | 1 |
| Consultant, Systems Solutions Architecture | 1 |
| Distributed Systems - Senior Staff Systems Architect | 1 |
| Expert Systems Architect | 1 |
| GovTA Technical Solutions Architect | 1 |
| Information Systems Project Architect | 1 |
| IT Systems Architect | 1 |
| IT Systems Architect - Mainframe & Enterprise Modernization | 1 |
| Lead Systems Architect | 1 |
| Lead Systems Architect with Security Clearance | 1 |
| LUNUL Systems Architect | 1 |
| NS-Systems Architect (Tactical Network / SATCOM / RF Integration) | 1 |
| Platform Solutions Architect | 1 |
| Principal ICT & Security Systems Architect | 1 |
| Principal Solutions Architect | 1 |
| Quantum Data Center Systems Architect | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.