Architect Jobs in the Midlands

Architect
England > Midlands

The median Architect salary in the Midlands is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 40 24 42
Rank change year-on-year -16 +18 +3
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 452 441 682
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.89% 7.94% 6.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.17% 8.25% 6.37%
Number of salaries quoted 280 157 446
10th Percentile £56,988 £60,000 £58,750
25th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £75,940
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +5.35% +1.25%
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,500 £95,000
England median annual salary £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% - +3.03%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 8,745 5,344 10,706
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 96.17% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 4,301 3,900 6,633
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £36,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £79,800
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Architect in the Midlands

Architect
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Architect in the Midlands

Architect
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 October 2024.

Salary histogram for Architect in the Midlands

Architect
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 October 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
West Midlands +3 293 £77,500 - 62
East Midlands -32 158 £70,000 -15.15% 19
Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 26 October 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 Midlands region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 113 (25.00%) Azure
2 102 (22.57%) Microsoft
3 79 (17.48%) Agile
4 67 (14.82%) Finance
5 65 (14.38%) Social Skills
6 54 (11.95%) AWS
7 53 (11.73%) Roadmaps
8 52 (11.50%) Enterprise Architecture
9 50 (11.06%) Security Cleared
10 49 (10.84%) SC Cleared
11 48 (10.62%) Problem-Solving
12 46 (10.18%) DevOps
13 43 (9.51%) Presales
14 41 (9.07%) Retail
15 37 (8.19%) Degree
16 36 (7.96%) Analytical Skills
17 35 (7.74%) Dynamics 365
18 34 (7.52%) TOGAF
19 32 (7.08%) CRM
20 31 (6.86%) Migration
20 31 (6.86%) Marketing
20 31 (6.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
20 31 (6.86%) Business Case
21 28 (6.19%) Technical Architecture
21 28 (6.19%) Cybersecurity
22 27 (5.97%) Architectural Patterns
23 26 (5.75%) Windows
24 25 (5.53%) Software Engineering
24 25 (5.53%) Mentoring
24 25 (5.53%) CI/CD

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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 (3.54%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.88%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.22%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.22%) CICS
Applications
1 21 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.66%) Revit
4 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (3.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.11%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.66%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.44%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.44%) Magento
4 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.44%) TIBCO iProcess
4 2 (0.44%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.22%) Avolution ABACUS
5 1 (0.22%) SAP APO
5 1 (0.22%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 1 (0.22%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.22%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.22%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.22%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.22%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.22%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.22%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.22%) SAP Travel Management
5 1 (0.22%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 113 (25.00%) Azure
2 54 (11.95%) AWS
3 35 (7.74%) Dynamics 365
4 17 (3.76%) Azure DevOps
5 16 (3.54%) Power Platform
5 16 (3.54%) SaaS
6 12 (2.65%) PaaS
7 9 (1.99%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (1.55%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (1.55%) IaaS
9 6 (1.33%) GCP
10 5 (1.11%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.88%) dbt
11 4 (0.88%) Entra ID
11 4 (0.88%) GitHub
11 4 (0.88%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.66%) OCI
13 2 (0.44%) Azure Service Bus
13 2 (0.44%) Kong
13 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.09%) SD-WAN
2 19 (4.20%) WAN
3 13 (2.88%) Firewall
4 10 (2.21%) DNS
5 9 (1.99%) LAN
6 8 (1.77%) DHCP
7 7 (1.55%) Cisco Firepower
7 7 (1.55%) MPLS
8 6 (1.33%) Network Security
9 5 (1.11%) BGP
9 5 (1.11%) EIGRP
9 5 (1.11%) Frame Relay
9 5 (1.11%) IPv6
9 5 (1.11%) Multicast
9 5 (1.11%) OSPF
9 5 (1.11%) SNMP
9 5 (1.11%) VoIP
9 5 (1.11%) WAAS
10 4 (0.88%) Asterisk PBX
11 3 (0.66%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.76%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (1.77%) Power BI
4 7 (1.55%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (1.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (1.11%) Big Data
6 5 (1.11%) RDBMS
6 5 (1.11%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.11%) Tableau
7 4 (0.88%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.88%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.44%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.44%) DB2
8 2 (0.44%) Metadata
9 1 (0.22%) Amazon Aurora
9 1 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.22%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.22%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 5 (1.11%) GitLab
1 5 (1.11%) Jenkins
2 4 (0.88%) Team Foundation Server
2 4 (0.88%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.44%) Git
3 2 (0.44%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 67 (14.82%) Finance
2 65 (14.38%) Social Skills
3 41 (9.07%) Retail
4 36 (7.96%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (6.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 31 (6.86%) Marketing
6 19 (4.20%) Public Sector
7 9 (1.99%) Manufacturing
8 7 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (1.33%) Law
9 6 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.33%) Telecoms
10 4 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (0.88%) Legal
11 3 (0.66%) Banking
11 3 (0.66%) Police
12 2 (0.44%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.44%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.44%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.44%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.76%) .NET
2 11 (2.43%) React
3 10 (2.21%) Node.js
4 5 (1.11%) Django
4 5 (1.11%) Laravel
5 4 (0.88%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (0.88%) JSON
5 4 (0.88%) REST
5 4 (0.88%) WebRTC
6 3 (0.66%) HTML
6 3 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.66%) XML
7 2 (0.44%) Middleware
7 2 (0.44%) Web Services
7 2 (0.44%) XSLT
7 2 (0.44%) YAML
8 1 (0.22%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.22%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.22%) Lightning Web Components
8 1 (0.22%) SAP TM
Miscellaneous
1 16 (3.54%) Data Centre
2 11 (2.43%) Cloud Native
3 10 (2.21%) Data Protection Act
4 9 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (1.55%) Public Cloud
6 6 (1.33%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (1.33%) PMI
7 5 (1.11%) Operational Technology
7 5 (1.11%) Robotics
7 5 (1.11%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.88%) Replication
8 4 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.66%) Housing Association
9 3 (0.66%) IoT
9 3 (0.66%) PKI
9 3 (0.66%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.44%) Data Structures
10 2 (0.44%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 26 (5.75%) Windows
2 15 (3.32%) Linux
3 12 (2.65%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.66%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.44%) Android
5 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.44%) Solaris
5 2 (0.44%) Unix
5 2 (0.44%) VME
6 1 (0.22%) Amazon Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (17.48%) Agile
2 53 (11.73%) Roadmaps
3 52 (11.50%) Enterprise Architecture
4 48 (10.62%) Problem-Solving
5 46 (10.18%) DevOps
6 43 (9.51%) Presales
7 34 (7.52%) TOGAF
8 32 (7.08%) CRM
9 31 (6.86%) Business Case
9 31 (6.86%) Migration
10 28 (6.19%) Cybersecurity
10 28 (6.19%) Technical Architecture
11 27 (5.97%) Architectural Patterns
12 25 (5.53%) CI/CD
12 25 (5.53%) Mentoring
12 25 (5.53%) Software Engineering
13 24 (5.31%) Business Development
14 22 (4.87%) Data Management
15 21 (4.65%) Logistics
15 21 (4.65%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.42%) C#
2 14 (3.10%) SQL
3 12 (2.65%) Python
4 7 (1.55%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.33%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.33%) T-SQL
6 5 (1.11%) PHP
6 5 (1.11%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.66%) COBOL
8 2 (0.44%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.44%) Java
8 2 (0.44%) Micro Focus COBOL
8 2 (0.44%) VB
8 2 (0.44%) VB6
9 1 (0.22%) JCL
9 1 (0.22%) R
9 1 (0.22%) SOQL
9 1 (0.22%) VBA
Qualifications
1 50 (11.06%) Security Cleared
2 49 (10.84%) SC Cleared
3 37 (8.19%) Degree
4 20 (4.42%) DV Cleared
5 17 (3.76%) Azure Certification
5 17 (3.76%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (3.32%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (2.43%) TOGAF Certification
8 10 (2.21%) AWS Certification
8 10 (2.21%) CCNA
8 10 (2.21%) CCNP
9 8 (1.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 8 (1.77%) CCIE
10 7 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (1.33%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.88%) CITP
12 4 (0.88%) SAP Certification
13 3 (0.66%) CISM
13 3 (0.66%) CISSP
14 2 (0.44%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (0.88%) Accessibility
2 3 (0.66%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.44%) COBIT
3 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.22%) GDPR
4 1 (0.22%) GRC
4 1 (0.22%) NCSC
4 1 (0.22%) NIST
4 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (1.77%) Docker
2 7 (1.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.11%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.88%) Kamailio
5 3 (0.66%) vCloud
5 3 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.66%) vSphere
6 1 (0.22%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (3.10%) Terraform
2 8 (1.77%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.55%) Stealthwatch
4 3 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.66%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.44%) Ansible
5 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.22%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.22%) SCCM
Vendors
1 102 (22.57%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.65%) Cisco
2 21 (4.65%) SAP
3 14 (3.10%) Adobe
4 13 (2.88%) Apple
5 9 (1.99%) Meraki
5 9 (1.99%) Oracle
5 9 (1.99%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.99%) VMware
6 7 (1.55%) Remedy
6 7 (1.55%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.33%) Dell
8 5 (1.11%) NetApp
9 4 (0.88%) Cognizant
10 3 (0.66%) Ericsson
10 3 (0.66%) Juniper
10 3 (0.66%) NEC
10 3 (0.66%) Nokia
10 3 (0.66%) Zscaler
11 2 (0.44%) dotdigital