Head of Architecture Jobs in the North West

Head of Architecture
England > North West

The median Head of Architecture salary in the North West is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 273 282 333
Rank change year-on-year +9 +51 -109
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Architecture 12 11 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.12% 0.14% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.16% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 11 9 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £67,500 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -3.45% -21.62%
75th Percentile £82,051 £72,500 £78,125
90th Percentile £82,101 - £81,500
England median annual salary £90,000 £70,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% -30.00% +8.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 9,202 7,058 9,062
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 89.05% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 7,076 4,102 5,496
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,625 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,833 £60,775 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.42% +1.29% +9.09%

Head of Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Head of Architecture in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Architecture in the North West

Head of Architecture
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Architecture in the North West.

Salary trend for Head of Architecture in the North West

Head of Architecture
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Architecture within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +30 12 £80,000 +14.29%
Head of Architecture
England

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, Head of Architecture job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring Head of Architecture in the job title.

1 10 (83.33%) Azure
1 10 (83.33%) Roadmaps
2 6 (50.00%) AWS
2 6 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (50.00%) Mobile Transformation
3 4 (33.33%) DevOps
3 4 (33.33%) Business Continuity Planning
3 4 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 4 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 4 (33.33%) Innovative Thinking
3 4 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (33.33%) Due Diligence
3 4 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 4 (33.33%) CRM
3 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 4 (33.33%) BCP
3 4 (33.33%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 4 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 4 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (33.33%) Back Office
3 4 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 4 (33.33%) Finance
3 4 (33.33%) Business Continuity
3 4 (33.33%) Retail
3 4 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (33.33%) Degree
3 4 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 4 (33.33%) Data Architecture
3 4 (33.33%) Design Patterns

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (33.33%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Business Applications
1 4 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (83.33%) Azure
2 6 (50.00%) AWS
2 6 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (33.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 4 (33.33%) Back Office
1 4 (33.33%) Finance
1 4 (33.33%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Roadmaps
2 6 (50.00%) Mobile Transformation
3 4 (33.33%) Architectural Design
3 4 (33.33%) Architecture Governance
3 4 (33.33%) BCP
3 4 (33.33%) Business Continuity
3 4 (33.33%) Business Continuity Planning
3 4 (33.33%) Business Strategy
3 4 (33.33%) CRM
3 4 (33.33%) Data Architecture
3 4 (33.33%) Design Patterns
3 4 (33.33%) DevOps
3 4 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 4 (33.33%) Due Diligence
3 4 (33.33%) Innovative Thinking
3 4 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 4 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 4 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 4 (33.33%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) Degree
1 4 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft