Architect Jobs in the West Midlands

Architect
England > West Midlands

The median Architect salary in the West Midlands is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 59 35 62
Rank change year-on-year -24 +27 -21
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 167 404 338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 3.89% 5.48% 5.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.29% 5.82% 5.85%
Number of salaries quoted 120 268 203
10th Percentile £61,243 £52,500 £61,250
25th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £77,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.45% +3.33% -
75th Percentile £86,188 £90,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £102,750 £105,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £77,500 £80,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -3.13% -5.88% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,890 6,941 5,781
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.57% 94.19% 90.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,758 5,207 3,296
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,625 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Architect in the West Midlands

Architect
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Architect in the West Midlands

Architect
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Architect in the West Midlands

Architect
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 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
Birmingham -14 99 £68,814 -11.21% 62
Staffordshire +28 17 £80,000 +23.08% 40
Solihull +1 17 £85,000 +36.00% 6
Warwickshire -47 12 £77,500 - 23
Shropshire +16 9 £70,000 -5.58% 16
Wolverhampton - 4 £80,100 - 7
Coventry -4 3 £78,250 -4.15% 9
Worcestershire - 1 £65,000 - 4
Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, 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 West Midlands region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 64 (38.32%) Security Cleared
2 61 (36.53%) SC Cleared
3 53 (31.74%) Azure
4 48 (28.74%) Cisco
5 46 (27.54%) Juniper
6 44 (26.35%) WAN
7 37 (22.16%) AWS
8 35 (20.96%) Social Skills
9 34 (20.36%) Roadmaps
10 31 (18.56%) Network Management
11 28 (16.77%) Microsoft
12 26 (15.57%) Data Architecture
13 25 (14.97%) Finance
13 25 (14.97%) Technical Leadership
14 23 (13.77%) Migration
15 22 (13.17%) Analytics
15 22 (13.17%) Problem-Solving
15 22 (13.17%) DevOps
15 22 (13.17%) Analytical Skills
16 20 (11.98%) Stakeholder Management
16 20 (11.98%) TOGAF
16 20 (11.98%) SQL
17 18 (10.78%) Data Modelling
17 18 (10.78%) GCP
18 17 (10.18%) Serverless
18 17 (10.18%) MPLS
19 16 (9.58%) Agile
19 16 (9.58%) Google
20 15 (8.98%) SaaS
20 15 (8.98%) Data Migration

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 1 (0.60%) Apache Spark
1 1 (0.60%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 1 (0.60%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.80%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (1.80%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.20%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (1.20%) PeopleSoft HCM
Cloud Services
1 53 (31.74%) Azure
2 37 (22.16%) AWS
3 18 (10.78%) GCP
4 17 (10.18%) Serverless
5 15 (8.98%) SaaS
6 13 (7.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 9 (5.39%) Power Platform
8 8 (4.79%) Azure Data Factory
8 8 (4.79%) Azure Service Bus
8 8 (4.79%) IaaS
8 8 (4.79%) PaaS
9 6 (3.59%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (2.99%) AWS Lambda
10 5 (2.99%) Snowflake
11 4 (2.40%) Cloud Functions
11 4 (2.40%) Google App Engine
11 4 (2.40%) Google Compute Engine
12 3 (1.80%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (1.80%) Amazon S3
12 3 (1.80%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 44 (26.35%) WAN
2 17 (10.18%) MPLS
3 15 (8.98%) BGP
3 15 (8.98%) LAN
4 14 (8.38%) IPsec
5 13 (7.78%) Junos
6 12 (7.19%) Cisco IOS
7 4 (2.40%) ATM
7 4 (2.40%) Firewall
7 4 (2.40%) Frame Relay
7 4 (2.40%) Network Security
7 4 (2.40%) SDH
7 4 (2.40%) VoIP
7 4 (2.40%) VPN
8 3 (1.80%) DNS
8 3 (1.80%) SD-WAN
9 2 (1.20%) Cisco ISE
9 2 (1.20%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.60%) Modbus
10 1 (0.60%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.59%) NoSQL
2 10 (5.99%) Data Lake
3 9 (5.39%) BigQuery
4 7 (4.19%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (3.59%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.59%) Power BI
5 6 (3.59%) SQL Server
6 5 (2.99%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (2.40%) Cloud Spanner
7 4 (2.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (1.80%) Big Data
9 2 (1.20%) DB2
9 2 (1.20%) MySQL
9 2 (1.20%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.60%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.60%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.60%) DataStage
10 1 (0.60%) Oracle ODI
10 1 (0.60%) QualityStage
10 1 (0.60%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 3 (1.80%) Visual Studio
2 2 (1.20%) Babel
2 2 (1.20%) ERwin
2 2 (1.20%) Git
2 2 (1.20%) Mocha
2 2 (1.20%) Visual Studio Code
2 2 (1.20%) webpack
3 1 (0.60%) ER Studio
3 1 (0.60%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 35 (20.96%) Social Skills
2 25 (14.97%) Finance
3 22 (13.17%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (7.78%) Influencing Skills
5 11 (6.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (5.99%) Public Sector
7 6 (3.59%) Retail
8 5 (2.99%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (2.40%) Police
10 3 (1.80%) Advertising
10 3 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.80%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.20%) Automotive
11 2 (1.20%) Law
11 2 (1.20%) Legal
11 2 (1.20%) Marketing
12 1 (0.60%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.79%) React
2 5 (2.99%) Node.js
2 5 (2.99%) REST
3 4 (2.40%) Express.js
3 4 (2.40%) React Native
4 3 (1.80%) .NET
4 3 (1.80%) MACH
5 2 (1.20%) ADO
5 2 (1.20%) CSS
5 2 (1.20%) DOM
5 2 (1.20%) Enzyme
5 2 (1.20%) GraphQL
5 2 (1.20%) Jest
5 2 (1.20%) JSON
5 2 (1.20%) JWT
5 2 (1.20%) Next.js
5 2 (1.20%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (1.20%) Redux
5 2 (1.20%) RESTful
6 1 (0.60%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 6 (3.59%) Mobile App
2 5 (2.99%) Cloud Native
2 5 (2.99%) Data Structures
2 5 (2.99%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (2.40%) Data Centre
3 4 (2.40%) Public Cloud
4 3 (1.80%) Distributed Architecture
4 3 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (1.80%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (1.80%) PropTech
5 2 (1.20%) IoT
5 2 (1.20%) NHS
5 2 (1.20%) Operational Technology
5 2 (1.20%) Smartphone
6 1 (0.60%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.60%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 1 (0.60%) Linux Command Line
6 1 (0.60%) Low-Code
6 1 (0.60%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.60%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.40%) Linux
2 3 (1.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.60%) Ubuntu
3 1 (0.60%) Windows
3 1 (0.60%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (20.36%) Roadmaps
2 31 (18.56%) Network Management
3 26 (15.57%) Data Architecture
4 25 (14.97%) Technical Leadership
5 23 (13.77%) Migration
6 22 (13.17%) Analytics
6 22 (13.17%) DevOps
6 22 (13.17%) Problem-Solving
7 20 (11.98%) Stakeholder Management
7 20 (11.98%) TOGAF
8 18 (10.78%) Data Modelling
9 16 (9.58%) Agile
10 15 (8.98%) Data Migration
10 15 (8.98%) Software Engineering
11 14 (8.38%) Microservices
12 13 (7.78%) Decision-Making
12 13 (7.78%) Mentoring
12 13 (7.78%) Network Design
13 12 (7.19%) Enterprise Architecture
13 12 (7.19%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 20 (11.98%) SQL
2 8 (4.79%) JavaScript
3 7 (4.19%) Java
3 7 (4.19%) Python
4 5 (2.99%) PowerShell
5 4 (2.40%) TypeScript
6 3 (1.80%) C#
7 2 (1.20%) Bicep
8 1 (0.60%) Bash
8 1 (0.60%) C
8 1 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.60%) Scala
8 1 (0.60%) X++
Qualifications
1 64 (38.32%) Security Cleared
2 61 (36.53%) SC Cleared
3 15 (8.98%) CCNP
3 15 (8.98%) Cisco Certification
4 14 (8.38%) CCNA
4 14 (8.38%) JNCIS
5 11 (6.59%) Degree
6 8 (4.79%) AWS Certification
7 6 (3.59%) Azure Certification
8 5 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.80%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.80%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (1.20%) CITP
10 2 (1.20%) DV Cleared
10 2 (1.20%) Oracle Certification
11 1 (0.60%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.59%) SLA
2 5 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (1.80%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.80%) NCSC
3 3 (1.80%) NIST
3 3 (1.80%) QA
4 2 (1.20%) COBIT
5 1 (0.60%) GRC
5 1 (0.60%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (2.40%) Docker
2 3 (1.80%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.80%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (1.80%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.40%) Kubernetes
1 4 (2.40%) Terraform
2 2 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.60%) Ansible
3 1 (0.60%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.60%) Grafana
3 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.60%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 48 (28.74%) Cisco
2 46 (27.54%) Juniper
3 28 (16.77%) Microsoft
4 16 (9.58%) Google
5 10 (5.99%) Databricks
6 7 (4.19%) SAP
7 4 (2.40%) Oracle
8 3 (1.80%) Adobe
8 3 (1.80%) Apple
8 3 (1.80%) IBM
8 3 (1.80%) Informatica
8 3 (1.80%) Meraki
9 2 (1.20%) Hyperion
9 2 (1.20%) JD Edwards
9 2 (1.20%) PeopleSoft
9 2 (1.20%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.20%) SevOne
9 2 (1.20%) VMware
10 1 (0.60%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.60%) Mitel