Systems Architect Job Trends in the Midlands

System Architect
England > Midlands

The median System Architect salary in the Midlands is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 236 221
Rank change year-on-year +18 -15 +86
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Architect 2 7 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.026% 0.11% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.11% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £87,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £70,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% - -
75th Percentile £92,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +42.86% - -6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 7,067 6,142 4,941
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 94.22% 94.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,285 2,874 4,083
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,075 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,434 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.41% +4.87% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

Systems Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Systems Architect job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Systems Architect
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Systems Architect job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Architect job vacancies in the Midlands

Systems 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 Systems Architect within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 January 2026. 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
East Midlands -11 1 - - 6
West Midlands - 1 £90,000 - 7
Systems Architect
England

Systems Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 5 January 2026, Systems 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 Midlands region featuring Systems Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (50.00%) CSS
2 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) HTML
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) OpenVMS
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Red Hat
2 1 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Relational Database

Systems Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (50.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) CSS
1 1 (50.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CMDB
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) OpenVMS
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Kanban
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
1 1 (50.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat