Head of Architecture Job Trends in West End of London

Head of Architecture
Central London > West End of London

The median Head of Architecture salary in West End of London is £145,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Architecture 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West End of London 2.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £135,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £145,000 - -
75th Percentile £155,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £155,000 £145,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year +6.90% +61.11% -28.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West End of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West End of London. 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 West End of London with a recognized job title 43 53 61
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.48% 63.86% 93.85%
Number of salaries quoted 35 25 58
10th Percentile £44,000 £46,900 £39,022
25th Percentile £48,719 £57,125 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £80,000 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year -28.13% +13.35% +12.92%
75th Percentile £85,625 £92,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £103,500 £110,000 £100,000
Central London median annual salary £76,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% +3.45% -2.03%

Head of Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in West End of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Architecture' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West End of London.

Head of Architecture job vacancy trend in West End of London

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West End of London

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Head of Architecture 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 West End of London region featuring Head of Architecture in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ArchiMate
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Sparx
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West End of London 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 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ArchiMate
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Sparx