Sharepoint architect vs sharepoint administrator

The differences between sharepoint architects and sharepoint administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a sharepoint architect, becoming a sharepoint administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a sharepoint architect has an average salary of $122,080, which is higher than the $81,739 average annual salary of a sharepoint administrator.

The top three skills for a sharepoint architect include powershell, javascript and sql server. The most important skills for a sharepoint administrator are powershell, sql server, and site collections.

Sharepoint architect vs sharepoint administrator overview

	Sharepoint Architect	Sharepoint Administrator
Yearly salary	$122,080	$81,739
Hourly rate	$58.69	$39.30
Growth rate	21%	5%
Number of jobs	78,079	57,036
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	39	43
Years of experience	4	2

Sharepoint architect vs sharepoint administrator salary

Sharepoint architects and sharepoint administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sharepoint Architect	Sharepoint Administrator
Average salary	$122,080	$81,739
Salary range	Between $92,000 And $160,000	Between $63,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Fairfield, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Connecticut
Best paying company	SADA	MUFG EMEA
Best paying industry	Technology	Health Care

Differences between sharepoint architect and sharepoint administrator education

There are a few differences between a sharepoint architect and a sharepoint administrator in terms of educational background:

	Sharepoint Architect	Sharepoint Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sharepoint architect vs sharepoint administrator demographics

Here are the differences between sharepoint architects' and sharepoint administrators' demographics:

	Sharepoint Architect	Sharepoint Administrator
Average age	39	43
Gender ratio	Male, 85.4% Female, 14.6%	Male, 67.9% Female, 32.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian, 29.9% White, 52.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% Asian, 14.1% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between sharepoint architect and sharepoint administrator duties and responsibilities

Sharepoint architect example responsibilities.

Design the baseline SharePoint information architecture (manage metadata term store taxonomy and content type definitions) for Microsoft.com.
Act as a SharePoint platform administrator managing the overall architecture, infrastructure, user access, security and database management.
Lead a team of developers for converting InfoPath forms into Nintex form in response to Microsoft ending support for InfoPath forms.
Create custom MasterPages and CSS for better user acceptance.
Develop Asp.Net MVC SharePoint provider host App using CSOM.
Develop the project using PHP 4 and MySQL 3!

Sharepoint administrator example responsibilities.

Research, install and manages CCTV over IP camera system increasing security
Maintain and manage test and development environments utilizing internal VMWare infrastructure.
Implement and manage a mature backup solution for bank critical applications to recover within SLA requirements.
Configure and maintain service applications such as search, user profile, manage metadata and business data connectivity services etc.
Manage sites with multiple user departments, apply principles and processes uniquely relate to SharePoint to support intranet and collaboration initiatives.
Involve in developing centralize intranet website for business users and used CSS, XML and HTML.

Sharepoint architect vs sharepoint administrator skills

Common sharepoint architect skills

PowerShell, 7%
JavaScript, 5%
SQL Server, 5%
Web Services, 5%
CSS, 5%
Infrastructure, 5%

Common sharepoint administrator skills

PowerShell, 8%
SQL Server, 6%
Site Collections, 5%
Sharepoint Sites, 4%
Microsoft Sharepoint, 4%
Web Application, 4%

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