Head of Architecture Jobs in the West Midlands

Head of Architecture
England > West Midlands

The median Head of Architecture salary in the West Midlands is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 247 259 270
Rank change year-on-year +12 +11 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Architecture 6 11 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.083% 0.17% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% 0.18% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 6 10 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £67,500 £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £70,000 £79,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -11.95% -
75th Percentile £103,125 £81,251 £100,980
90th Percentile £109,375 - -
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
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 6,834 5,948 6,892
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.07% 90.04% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,169 3,359 4,788
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £37,941
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%

Head of Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Architecture in the West Midlands

Head of Architecture
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Head of Architecture in the West Midlands

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 3 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 West Midlands region featuring Head of Architecture in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 4 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 4 (66.67%) Technology Roadmap
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) Salesforce
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (66.67%) Data Management
2 4 (66.67%) Technical Architecture
2 4 (66.67%) JIRA
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (50.00%) Architecture Roadmap
4 2 (33.33%) Architecture Governance
4 2 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
4 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (33.33%) Analytics
4 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (33.33%) TOGAF
4 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
4 2 (33.33%) Project Management
4 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery

Head of Architecture 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:

Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 4 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 4 (66.67%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
2 4 (66.67%) Data Management
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (66.67%) Technical Architecture
2 4 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
2 4 (66.67%) Technology Roadmap
3 3 (50.00%) Architecture Roadmap
4 2 (33.33%) Analytics
4 2 (33.33%) Architecture Governance
4 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
4 2 (33.33%) Project Management
4 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
4 2 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
4 2 (33.33%) TOGAF
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 4 (66.67%) Salesforce
15 Head of Architecture jobs in England