Head of Enterprise Architecture Jobs

Head of Enterprise Architecture
UK

The median Head of Enterprise Architecture salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 708 877 973
Rank change year-on-year +169 +96 +256
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Enterprise Architecture 2 10 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.004% 0.010% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.011% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 2 8 3
10th Percentile - - £79,502
25th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £84,376
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £92,500 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.11% -2.63% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £111,250 £115,000
90th Percentile - £118,375 £125,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £86,706
% change year-on-year +6.25% -7.73% -13.29%

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 48,816 93,552 93,960
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.39% 94.64% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 27,241 67,063 59,087
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,501 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
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 Enterprise Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Head of Enterprise Architecture
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Head of Enterprise Architecture in the UK

Head of Enterprise Architecture
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Enterprise Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
UK excluding London +176 2 £85,000 +6.25% 4
England +149 2 £85,000 -8.11% 8
Midlands +48 2 £85,000 -20.00% 3
West Midlands +46 2 £85,000 -20.00% 3

Head of Enterprise Architecture Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Head of Enterprise 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 Enterprise Architecture in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Business Strategy

Head of Enterprise 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) VMware