Enterprise Architect Job Trends in Birmingham

Enterprise Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Enterprise Architect salary in Birmingham is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 126 97
Rank change year-on-year +26 -29 +48
Permanent jobs requiring an Enterprise Architect 5 7 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.29% 0.39% 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.41% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 8
10th Percentile £83,000 £72,750 £71,365
25th Percentile £83,750 - £74,901
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £82,466
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -9.05% -8.37%
75th Percentile £92,500 - £89,688
90th Percentile £95,500 - £104,125
West Midlands median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £82,750
% change year-on-year +6.67% -9.37% -10.54%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,614 1,703 1,303
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.19% 94.66% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1,172 833 1,110
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,872 £43,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £87,500 £80,044
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% -6.67%

Enterprise Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Enterprise Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Enterprise Architect job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Enterprise Architect
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Enterprise Architect job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Enterprise Architect job vacancies in Birmingham

Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Enterprise Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Enterprise Architect in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Architecture Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Azure
2 2 (40.00%) CISM
2 2 (40.00%) CISSP
2 2 (40.00%) Cloud Security
2 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (40.00%) DBS Check
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Design Patterns
2 2 (40.00%) GRC
2 2 (40.00%) Information Security
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) SABSA
2 2 (40.00%) Security Architecture
2 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (40.00%) TOGAF
2 2 (40.00%) TOGAF Certification
3 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (20.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (20.00%) ERP
3 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) PMO
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps

Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Architecture Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Cloud Security
2 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Design Patterns
2 2 (40.00%) Information Security
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) SABSA
2 2 (40.00%) Security Architecture
2 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (40.00%) TOGAF
3 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (20.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (20.00%) Service Design
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CISM
1 2 (40.00%) CISSP
1 2 (40.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (40.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) GRC
2 1 (20.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft