Head of Architecture Jobs in Birmingham

Head of Architecture
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Head of Architecture salary in Birmingham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 - 129
Rank change year-on-year - - +57
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Architecture 1 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.071% - 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.075% - 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £67,500
25th Percentile £77,500 - £67,501
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £74,378
75th Percentile £82,500 - £81,251
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £115,000 £90,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +27.78% +28.57% -11.95%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,329 2,618 1,772
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.73% 94.38% 93.17%
Number of salaries quoted 777 2,127 1,354
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £84,964 £81,425
West Midlands median annual salary £52,443 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.89% -4.76% +5.00%

Head of Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Architecture in Birmingham

Head of Architecture
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Architecture in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Head of Architecture in Birmingham

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, 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 Birmingham region featuring Head of Architecture in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture