Head of Architecture Jobs in England

Head of Architecture
UK > England

The median Head of Architecture salary in England is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 785 807 1044
Rank change year-on-year +22 +237 -234
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Architecture 52 133 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.061% 0.14% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% 0.16% 0.077%
Number of salaries quoted 42 124 62
10th Percentile £80,000 - £76,250
25th Percentile £85,313 £67,500 £84,153
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £70,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -30.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £120,767 £72,500 £110,938
90th Percentile £137,041 £115,875 £130,000
UK median annual salary £90,000 £70,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% -30.00% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,754 84,293 127,933
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.52% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 60,385 53,462 75,679
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%

Head of Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Architecture in England

Head of Architecture
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of Architecture in England

Head of Architecture
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Architecture in England over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Architecture in England

Head of Architecture
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 6 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
London +116 20 £120,000 +11.63% 5
North of England +30 16 £82,000 +17.14% 6
Midlands +11 14 £90,000 +28.57% 2
North West +9 12 £80,000 +14.29%
East Midlands -11 8 £87,500 +25.00% 1
West Midlands +20 6 £90,000 +28.57% 1
Yorkshire +85 3 £121,023 +72.89%
South West -44 2 £131,702 +88.15% 1
North East -12 1 £135,000 +92.86% 6
Head of Architecture
UK

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 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 England region featuring Head of Architecture in the job title.

1 30 (57.69%) Roadmaps
2 21 (40.38%) Enterprise Architecture
3 15 (28.85%) Technology Roadmap
4 13 (25.00%) IT Strategy
4 13 (25.00%) Azure
5 12 (23.08%) Microsoft
6 11 (21.15%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (21.15%) Architecture Governance
7 10 (19.23%) TOGAF
8 9 (17.31%) AWS
8 9 (17.31%) Data Architecture
8 9 (17.31%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (17.31%) Technology Strategy
9 8 (15.38%) Strategic Thinking
10 7 (13.46%) Microsoft 365
10 7 (13.46%) Business Strategy
10 7 (13.46%) Project Delivery
10 7 (13.46%) Due Diligence
11 6 (11.54%) Decision-Making
11 6 (11.54%) Analytical Thinking
11 6 (11.54%) Mobile Transformation
11 6 (11.54%) Mentoring
11 6 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
11 6 (11.54%) Technical Architecture
11 6 (11.54%) Degree
11 6 (11.54%) SaaS
11 6 (11.54%) Finance
11 6 (11.54%) Data Management
11 6 (11.54%) Salesforce
12 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Office

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (7.69%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (7.69%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 13 (25.00%) Azure
2 9 (17.31%) AWS
3 7 (13.46%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (11.54%) SaaS
5 4 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
5 4 (7.69%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.92%) GCP
6 1 (1.92%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (1.92%) DHCP
2 1 (1.92%) DNS
2 1 (1.92%) SD-WAN
2 1 (1.92%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (1.92%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (9.62%) JIRA
General
1 6 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (11.54%) Finance
2 5 (9.62%) Banking
3 4 (7.69%) Back Office
3 4 (7.69%) Retail
3 4 (7.69%) Social Skills
4 3 (5.77%) Games
4 3 (5.77%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (3.85%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.92%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.77%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (57.69%) Roadmaps
2 21 (40.38%) Enterprise Architecture
3 15 (28.85%) Technology Roadmap
4 13 (25.00%) IT Strategy
5 11 (21.15%) Architecture Governance
5 11 (21.15%) Cybersecurity
6 10 (19.23%) TOGAF
7 9 (17.31%) Data Architecture
7 9 (17.31%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (17.31%) Technology Strategy
8 8 (15.38%) Strategic Thinking
9 7 (13.46%) Business Strategy
9 7 (13.46%) Due Diligence
9 7 (13.46%) Project Delivery
10 6 (11.54%) Analytical Thinking
10 6 (11.54%) Data Management
10 6 (11.54%) Decision-Making
10 6 (11.54%) Mentoring
10 6 (11.54%) Mobile Transformation
10 6 (11.54%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 6 (11.54%) Degree
2 5 (9.62%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.92%) Azure Certification
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.92%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.92%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.92%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (1.92%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.92%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 6 (11.54%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.92%) Cisco
3 1 (1.92%) Meraki
3 1 (1.92%) SAP
3 1 (1.92%) Zscaler