The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of Architecture role in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Head of Architecture in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 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 London region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Architecture
Rank 585 621 628
Rank change year-on-year
+36 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Architecture 22 24 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.050% 0.045% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.048% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 14 17 19
Average salary £100,000 £90,000 £100,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £90,000 £76,500 £79,500
10% offered a salary of more than £110,000 £155,000 £130,000
UK excluding London average salary £85,000 £76,250 £80,000
% change year-on-year
+11.47% -4.68%
All Job Titles
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
41358 50112 55964
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 93.45% 94.20% 93.44%
Number of salaries quoted 34786 43619 47333
Average salary £51,500 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.00% -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Head of Architecture
England

Head of Architecture
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Head of Architecture across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Head of Architecture Jobs Demand Trend

Head of Architecture
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Head of Architecture across the London region.

London Head of Architecture Salary Trend

Head of Architecture
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Head of Architecture across the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

London Head of Architecture Salary Histogram

Head of Architecture
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Architecture within the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
City of London 0 7 £100,000 +17.64% 5
Docklands, London +3 1 £110,000 +25.71%
Head of Architecture
England

Head of Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Head of Architecture 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 Head of Architecture in their job title.

1 22 (44.00%) Finance
2 17 (34.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 15 (30.00%) Java
4 14 (28.00%) Oracle
5 13 (26.00%) XML
6 12 (24.00%) Data Modelling
7 11 (22.00%) Ruby
7 11 (22.00%) Web Development
7 11 (22.00%) Publishing
7 11 (22.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (22.00%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (22.00%) PHP
8 10 (20.00%) ETL
8 10 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (18.00%) Banking
9 9 (18.00%) Degree
9 9 (18.00%) Investment Management
9 9 (18.00%) Data Architecture
10 8 (16.00%) TOGAF
11 7 (14.00%) Information Management
11 7 (14.00%) Data Management
11 7 (14.00%) OLTP
11 7 (14.00%) SOA
11 7 (14.00%) Hedge funds
11 7 (14.00%) Data Visualisation
11 7 (14.00%) Master Data Management
11 7 (14.00%) Data Quality
11 7 (14.00%) Visualisation
12 6 (12.00%) Technical Architecture
13 5 (10.00%) Fund Management

Head of Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Head of Architecture 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 Head of Architecture in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 13 (26.00%) XML
2 3 (6.000%) J2EE
3 1 (2.000%) ASP
3 1 (2.000%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 2 (4.000%) ESB
2 1 (2.000%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 5 (10.00%) Advent Geneva
1 5 (10.00%) MultiFonds
2 1 (2.000%) Temenos T24
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.000%) Internet
1 1 (2.000%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (22.00%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (14.00%) OLTP
3 5 (10.00%) DataStage
4 3 (6.000%) VLDB
4 3 (6.000%) SQL Server
5 1 (2.000%) RDBMS
General
1 22 (44.00%) Finance
2 11 (22.00%) Publishing
3 9 (18.00%) Banking
4 3 (6.000%) Investment Banking
4 3 (6.000%) Retail
5 1 (2.000%) Retail Banking
5 1 (2.000%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.00%) Hedge funds
1 7 (14.00%) Visualisation
2 3 (6.000%) SaaS
2 3 (6.000%) PaaS
2 3 (6.000%) Data Integration
2 3 (6.000%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.000%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.000%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.000%) FMCG
4 1 (2.000%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.000%) Windows
1 1 (2.000%) Solaris
1 1 (2.000%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (34.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 12 (24.00%) Data Modelling
3 11 (22.00%) Web Development
3 11 (22.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (20.00%) ETL
4 10 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
5 9 (18.00%) Investment Management
5 9 (18.00%) Data Architecture
6 8 (16.00%) TOGAF
7 7 (14.00%) Information Management
7 7 (14.00%) Data Management
7 7 (14.00%) SOA
7 7 (14.00%) Data Visualisation
7 7 (14.00%) Master Data Management
8 6 (12.00%) Technical Architecture
9 5 (10.00%) Fund Management
10 2 (4.000%) ITIL
10 2 (4.000%) TDD
10 2 (4.000%) Performance Testing
10 2 (4.000%) Information Architecture
Programming Languages
1 15 (30.00%) Java
2 11 (22.00%) Ruby
2 11 (22.00%) PHP
3 1 (2.000%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (18.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (4.000%) COBIT
3 1 (2.000%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (2.000%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (2.000%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 14 (28.00%) Oracle
2 5 (10.00%) Advent
2 5 (10.00%) Cadis
2 5 (10.00%) RainStor
2 5 (10.00%) IBM
2 5 (10.00%) Informatica
2 5 (10.00%) Ab Initio
3 1 (2.000%) VMware
3 1 (2.000%) Temenos
3 1 (2.000%) EMC
3 1 (2.000%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.000%) SAP
London
Expert knowledge of Infrastructure Architecture with a strong focus on servers and o/s, databases (Oracle, DB2), Virtualisation, Cloud. Experience of SAP, Mobility / PDA's, desktop productivity and...
Royal Mail Group
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 7 June 2013
London
My client, a leading IT Service Provider specialising in the profession of Business Intelligence solutions to specific domains, is looking to bring on a Head of Architecture to...
Computer Futures
Posted: 4 June 2013
City of London
Head of Enterprise Architecture (EMEA) Key Skills: Experience working on large scale database applications, data warehousing or BI initiatives... Expertise with design patterns for VLDB with heavy use...
Annapurna HR
Salary: £100000 - £110000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 30 May 2013
City, London
Head of Enterprise Architecture (EMEA) Key Skills: Experience working on large scale database applications, data warehousing or BI initiatives... Expertise with design patterns for VLDB with heavy use...
Annapurna
Salary: £100000 - £110000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
City of London
Head of Enterprise Architecture (EMEA) Key Skills: ? Experience working on large scale database applications, data warehousing or BI initiatives ?... Expertise with design patterns for VLDB with heavy use...
Annapurna HR
Salary: £95000 - £105000 per annum + 25% bonus +car allow. + bens
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £80000 - £90000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 11 June 2013
London
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £75000 - £80000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
City of London
bridgenoble
Salary: £95000 - £105000 per annum + + £80k Package
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
Satigo
Salary: £95,000 - £105,000 per year plus Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 11 June 2013