Head of Architecture
UK
The median Head of Architecture salary in the UK is £120,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 661 | 840 | 832 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +179 | -8 | +272 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Architecture | 45 | 58 | 149 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.082% | 0.058% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.091% | 0.062% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 45 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £105,000 | £85,000 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £120,000 | £90,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +28.57% | -30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £155,000 | £121,023 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £170,000 | £137,041 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £112,500 | £87,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.57% | +25.00% | -24.32% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Head of Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Architecture in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Architecture
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Architecture.
Head of Architecture
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Architecture over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Head of Architecture
Top 11 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +150 | 43 | £117,500 | +30.56% | 31 |
| London | +115 | 25 | £132,500 | +10.42% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | +162 | 14 | £112,500 | +28.57% | 17 |
| Work from Home | +153 | 11 | £115,000 | +27.78% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +60 | 6 | £115,000 | +27.78% | 6 |
| Midlands | +57 | 6 | £115,000 | +27.78% | 6 |
| North of England | +50 | 3 | £112,500 | +37.20% | |
| North West | -7 | 3 | £112,500 | +40.63% | |
| South West | +107 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| South East | - | 2 | £110,000 | - | 7 |
| Scotland | +118 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Head of Architecture Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 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 featuring Head of Architecture in the job title.
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Head of Architecture Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: