Architect Jobs in the West Midlands

Architect
England > West Midlands

The median Architect salary in the West Midlands is £76,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 34 57 43
Rank change year-on-year +23 -14 +8
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 394 353 435
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 5.43% 5.37% 5.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.77% 5.96% 6.30%
Number of salaries quoted 261 216 230
10th Percentile £52,500 £61,250 £56,250
25th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £62,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £95,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% - +6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 6,830 5,921 6,909
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.10% 90.12% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 5,165 3,354 4,789
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,974 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,250 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Architect in the West Midlands

Architect
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Architect in the West Midlands

Architect
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Architect in the West Midlands

Architect
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 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
Birmingham +3 231 £75,400 +0.53% 27
Warwickshire +65 58 £77,500 -11.85% 10
Solihull +4 30 £62,500 -33.16% 1
Staffordshire -21 14 £65,000 -17.46%
Shropshire +3 8 £74,136 -14.29% 1
Coventry -2 4 £81,636 +11.83% 4
Walsall - 3 £92,500 -
West Bromwich - 3 £78,500 -
Wolverhampton +6 2 £86,000 +6.17% 1
Stourbridge - 1 £75,000 - 1
Architect
England

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Architect 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 West Midlands region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 89 (22.59%) Azure
2 87 (22.08%) Agile
2 87 (22.08%) Microsoft
3 65 (16.50%) Roadmaps
4 62 (15.74%) Data Modelling
5 59 (14.97%) Cybersecurity
6 57 (14.47%) Analytics
7 50 (12.69%) Architectural Patterns
8 47 (11.93%) Data Architecture
9 46 (11.68%) Power Platform
10 44 (11.17%) Dynamics 365
11 42 (10.66%) AWS
12 39 (9.90%) Finance
13 38 (9.64%) Social Skills
14 37 (9.39%) ERP
15 34 (8.63%) DevOps
16 33 (8.38%) Degree
17 31 (7.87%) Mentoring
18 30 (7.61%) Data Design
18 30 (7.61%) Metadata
18 30 (7.61%) WAN
19 29 (7.36%) Public Cloud
20 28 (7.11%) User Experience
20 28 (7.11%) Management Information System
20 28 (7.11%) Stakeholder Management
20 28 (7.11%) Data Management
21 27 (6.85%) SaaS
21 27 (6.85%) Business Intelligence
21 27 (6.85%) CI/CD
22 26 (6.60%) IT Strategy

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 16 (4.06%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.25%) Appian
2 1 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 4 (1.02%) Simulink
2 2 (0.51%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (3.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (3.05%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 9 (2.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.51%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.51%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 89 (22.59%) Azure
2 46 (11.68%) Power Platform
3 44 (11.17%) Dynamics 365
4 42 (10.66%) AWS
5 27 (6.85%) SaaS
6 23 (5.84%) GCP
6 23 (5.84%) PaaS
7 21 (5.33%) IaaS
7 21 (5.33%) PowerApps
8 20 (5.08%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (5.08%) Power Automate
9 17 (4.31%) Microsoft 365
10 2 (0.51%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.51%) dbt
10 2 (0.51%) Serverless
11 1 (0.25%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.25%) Azure Data Lake Analytics
11 1 (0.25%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 30 (7.61%) WAN
2 23 (5.84%) SD-WAN
3 16 (4.06%) Firewall
3 16 (4.06%) VPN
4 11 (2.79%) Wireless
5 10 (2.54%) NGFW
6 7 (1.78%) LAN
7 6 (1.52%) Cisco Firepower
8 5 (1.27%) MPLS
9 4 (1.02%) DNS
9 4 (1.02%) Ethernet
9 4 (1.02%) Intranet
10 3 (0.76%) VoIP
10 3 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.76%) WLAN
11 2 (0.51%) BGP
11 2 (0.51%) Cisco Nexus
11 2 (0.51%) Internet
11 2 (0.51%) Junos
11 2 (0.51%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.61%) Metadata
2 23 (5.84%) Power BI
3 18 (4.57%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.28%) BigQuery
5 8 (2.03%) Looker
5 8 (2.03%) NoSQL
6 5 (1.27%) SQL Server
7 4 (1.02%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.76%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.76%) DB2
8 3 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.51%) Big Data
10 1 (0.25%) Amazon Athena
10 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.25%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.25%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.25%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 7 (1.78%) Git
2 6 (1.52%) Team Foundation Server
2 6 (1.52%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.51%) CANoe
3 2 (0.51%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 39 (9.90%) Finance
2 38 (9.64%) Social Skills
3 21 (5.33%) Organisational Skills
4 17 (4.31%) Public Sector
5 15 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (3.55%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (3.30%) Manufacturing
7 13 (3.30%) Retail
8 11 (2.79%) Automotive
9 9 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.02%) Banking
10 4 (1.02%) Legal
10 4 (1.02%) Marketing
10 4 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.76%) Games
11 3 (0.76%) Law
12 2 (0.51%) Electronics
12 2 (0.51%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.25%) Back Office
13 1 (0.25%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.82%) JSON
2 14 (3.55%) YAML
3 10 (2.54%) .NET
3 10 (2.54%) ARM Templates
4 6 (1.52%) Middleware
4 6 (1.52%) Web Services
5 5 (1.27%) EDI
5 5 (1.27%) XML
6 4 (1.02%) REST
6 4 (1.02%) WCF
7 2 (0.51%) Django
7 2 (0.51%) HTML
7 2 (0.51%) Node.js
7 2 (0.51%) React
7 2 (0.51%) RESTful
7 2 (0.51%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.25%) Kafka
8 1 (0.25%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.36%) Public Cloud
2 28 (7.11%) Management Information System
3 14 (3.55%) Cloud Native
4 13 (3.30%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.79%) Private Cloud
6 10 (2.54%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.52%) FMCG
8 4 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (1.02%) IoT
8 4 (1.02%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.76%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 3 (0.76%) Educational Technology
10 2 (0.51%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.51%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.51%) NHS
10 2 (0.51%) PropTech
10 2 (0.51%) Replication
11 1 (0.25%) Infotainment
11 1 (0.25%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.79%) Windows
2 7 (1.78%) Linux
3 6 (1.52%) Solaris
3 6 (1.52%) Ubuntu
3 6 (1.52%) Unix
4 1 (0.25%) VME
4 1 (0.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (22.08%) Agile
2 65 (16.50%) Roadmaps
3 62 (15.74%) Data Modelling
4 59 (14.97%) Cybersecurity
5 57 (14.47%) Analytics
6 50 (12.69%) Architectural Patterns
7 47 (11.93%) Data Architecture
8 37 (9.39%) ERP
9 34 (8.63%) DevOps
10 31 (7.87%) Mentoring
11 30 (7.61%) Data Design
12 28 (7.11%) Data Management
12 28 (7.11%) Stakeholder Management
12 28 (7.11%) User Experience
13 27 (6.85%) Business Intelligence
13 27 (6.85%) CI/CD
14 26 (6.60%) Artificial Intelligence
14 26 (6.60%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 26 (6.60%) Enterprise Architecture
14 26 (6.60%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.57%) SQL
2 17 (4.31%) C#
3 14 (3.55%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.78%) Python
5 5 (1.27%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.02%) Java
6 4 (1.02%) MATLAB
7 3 (0.76%) C
7 3 (0.76%) C++
8 2 (0.51%) R
8 2 (0.51%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.25%) COBOL
9 1 (0.25%) Micro Focus COBOL
9 1 (0.25%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 33 (8.38%) Degree
2 21 (5.33%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.82%) Cisco Certification
4 17 (4.31%) SC Cleared
5 15 (3.81%) Azure Certification
5 15 (3.81%) CCNP
6 12 (3.05%) CCNA
7 10 (2.54%) AWS Certification
7 10 (2.54%) TOGAF Certification
8 7 (1.78%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 7 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.02%) CCIE
9 4 (1.02%) CISM
9 4 (1.02%) CISSP
9 4 (1.02%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.02%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 3 (0.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (0.76%) CCSK
10 3 (0.76%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.55%) SLA
2 9 (2.28%) Accessibility
2 9 (2.28%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.03%) GDPR
4 5 (1.27%) ISO 26262
5 3 (0.76%) NIST
6 2 (0.51%) NCSC
7 1 (0.25%) AUTOSAR
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.25%) QA
System Software
1 15 (3.81%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (2.54%) Virtual Desktop
2 10 (2.54%) VMware ESXi
2 10 (2.54%) vSphere
3 3 (0.76%) Docker
4 1 (0.25%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (3.81%) Terraform
2 6 (1.52%) Stealthwatch
3 5 (1.27%) CASB
3 5 (1.27%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.76%) MOM
4 3 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.25%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 87 (22.08%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.35%) Cisco
2 25 (6.35%) SAP
3 15 (3.81%) VMware
4 13 (3.30%) Adobe
4 13 (3.30%) Apple
4 13 (3.30%) Meraki
5 12 (3.05%) Google
5 12 (3.05%) Juniper
5 12 (3.05%) Pega
5 12 (3.05%) ServiceNow
6 11 (2.79%) Citrix
7 9 (2.28%) Fortinet
8 8 (2.03%) Guidewire
9 5 (1.27%) Unisys
10 4 (1.02%) Oracle
10 4 (1.02%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.76%) IBM
12 2 (0.51%) CyberArk
12 2 (0.51%) NEC