Architect Jobs in the West Midlands

Architect
England > West Midlands

The median Architect salary in the West Midlands is £76,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 34 57 37
Rank change year-on-year +23 -20 +17
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 447 314 470
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 5.58% 5.39% 6.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.90% 5.99% 6.52%
Number of salaries quoted 294 185 254
10th Percentile £52,500 £60,000 £56,250
25th Percentile £58,750 £66,250 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,750 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,970
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,150 £88,375
England median annual salary £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% - +6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 7,573 5,238 7,207
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 89.94% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 5,594 3,217 4,815
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

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 1 June 2024.

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 1 June 2024. 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 +6 263 £77,500 +3.33% 37
Warwickshire +71 77 £77,500 -18.29% 21
Solihull -1 30 £62,500 -31.88% 10
Staffordshire -15 16 £65,000 -17.46% 5
Shropshire 0 8 £74,136 -14.29%
West Bromwich - 3 £78,500 -
Coventry -5 2 £81,636 +9.95% 7
Stourbridge - 1 £75,000 -
Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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.

1 102 (22.82%) Microsoft
2 101 (22.60%) Azure
3 93 (20.81%) Agile
4 66 (14.77%) Roadmaps
5 64 (14.32%) Cybersecurity
6 61 (13.65%) Data Modelling
7 59 (13.20%) Analytics
8 52 (11.63%) Architectural Patterns
9 51 (11.41%) Dynamics 365
10 47 (10.51%) Finance
11 46 (10.29%) Data Architecture
12 45 (10.07%) Power Platform
13 42 (9.40%) AWS
14 39 (8.72%) Degree
15 37 (8.28%) ERP
16 36 (8.05%) WAN
16 36 (8.05%) Data Management
16 36 (8.05%) Social Skills
17 34 (7.61%) Mentoring
18 33 (7.38%) DevOps
18 33 (7.38%) Presales
19 31 (6.94%) Cisco
20 30 (6.71%) SaaS
20 30 (6.71%) User Experience
20 30 (6.71%) Data Design
20 30 (6.71%) Metadata
21 28 (6.26%) Management Information System
21 28 (6.26%) Stakeholder Management
21 28 (6.26%) Security Cleared
21 28 (6.26%) SD-WAN

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 18 (4.03%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.45%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (0.22%) Appian
Applications
1 7 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.22%) Simulink
2 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.68%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 10 (2.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.45%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.45%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 101 (22.60%) Azure
2 51 (11.41%) Dynamics 365
3 45 (10.07%) Power Platform
4 42 (9.40%) AWS
5 30 (6.71%) SaaS
6 23 (5.15%) GCP
7 22 (4.92%) IaaS
7 22 (4.92%) PaaS
8 21 (4.70%) PowerApps
9 20 (4.47%) Power Automate
10 19 (4.25%) Azure DevOps
11 16 (3.58%) Microsoft 365
12 3 (0.67%) dbt
13 2 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 2 (0.45%) Boomi
13 2 (0.45%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.45%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 2 (0.45%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 2 (0.45%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 36 (8.05%) WAN
2 28 (6.26%) SD-WAN
3 20 (4.47%) Firewall
4 15 (3.36%) VPN
5 14 (3.13%) Wireless
6 9 (2.01%) Cisco Firepower
7 8 (1.79%) LAN
7 8 (1.79%) NGFW
8 5 (1.12%) DNS
8 5 (1.12%) MPLS
9 4 (0.89%) Intranet
10 3 (0.67%) VoIP
10 3 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.67%) WLAN
11 2 (0.45%) BGP
11 2 (0.45%) Internet
11 2 (0.45%) IPsec
11 2 (0.45%) Junos
11 2 (0.45%) Network Security
11 2 (0.45%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (6.71%) Metadata
2 22 (4.92%) Power BI
3 21 (4.70%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.01%) BigQuery
5 8 (1.79%) Looker
6 7 (1.57%) NoSQL
6 7 (1.57%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.89%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.67%) DB2
10 2 (0.45%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.45%) Big Data
10 2 (0.45%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.22%) Amazon Aurora
11 1 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.22%) Data Vault
11 1 (0.22%) DynamoDB
11 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 8 (1.79%) Git
2 6 (1.34%) Team Foundation Server
2 6 (1.34%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.67%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 47 (10.51%) Finance
2 36 (8.05%) Social Skills
3 21 (4.70%) Organisational Skills
4 20 (4.47%) Public Sector
4 20 (4.47%) Retail
5 19 (4.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 18 (4.03%) Marketing
7 17 (3.80%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (2.46%) Manufacturing
9 8 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (1.57%) Automotive
11 6 (1.34%) Legal
12 4 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.67%) Banking
13 3 (0.67%) Law
14 2 (0.45%) Billing
14 2 (0.45%) Games
14 2 (0.45%) General Ledger
14 2 (0.45%) Telecoms
15 1 (0.22%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.03%) JSON
2 13 (2.91%) YAML
3 9 (2.01%) .NET
4 8 (1.79%) ARM Templates
4 8 (1.79%) Middleware
5 6 (1.34%) Web Services
5 6 (1.34%) XML
6 5 (1.12%) EDI
7 4 (0.89%) REST
7 4 (0.89%) WCF
8 3 (0.67%) Django
8 3 (0.67%) HTML
8 3 (0.67%) Node.js
8 3 (0.67%) React
9 2 (0.45%) SailPoint
9 2 (0.45%) Visualforce
10 1 (0.22%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.26%) Management Information System
1 28 (6.26%) Public Cloud
2 17 (3.80%) Cloud Native
2 17 (3.80%) Data Centre
3 10 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (2.01%) Private Cloud
5 6 (1.34%) FMCG
6 5 (1.12%) Replication
7 4 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (0.89%) IoT
7 4 (0.89%) Product Ownership
8 3 (0.67%) Data Structures
8 3 (0.67%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 3 (0.67%) Educational Technology
9 2 (0.45%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.45%) NHS
9 2 (0.45%) PropTech
10 1 (0.22%) Blog
10 1 (0.22%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.13%) Windows
2 11 (2.46%) Linux
3 9 (2.01%) Ubuntu
4 8 (1.79%) Solaris
4 8 (1.79%) Unix
5 2 (0.45%) VME
5 2 (0.45%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.22%) Amazon Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (20.81%) Agile
2 66 (14.77%) Roadmaps
3 64 (14.32%) Cybersecurity
4 61 (13.65%) Data Modelling
5 59 (13.20%) Analytics
6 52 (11.63%) Architectural Patterns
7 46 (10.29%) Data Architecture
8 37 (8.28%) ERP
9 36 (8.05%) Data Management
10 34 (7.61%) Mentoring
11 33 (7.38%) DevOps
11 33 (7.38%) Presales
12 30 (6.71%) Data Design
12 30 (6.71%) User Experience
13 28 (6.26%) IT Strategy
13 28 (6.26%) Stakeholder Management
14 27 (6.04%) Business Intelligence
14 27 (6.04%) CI/CD
15 26 (5.82%) Artificial Intelligence
16 24 (5.37%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.47%) SQL
2 15 (3.36%) C#
3 13 (2.91%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.34%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.89%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.67%) Python
7 2 (0.45%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.45%) COBOL
7 2 (0.45%) Micro Focus COBOL
7 2 (0.45%) R
7 2 (0.45%) SOQL
8 1 (0.22%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 39 (8.72%) Degree
2 28 (6.26%) Security Cleared
3 25 (5.59%) SC Cleared
4 23 (5.15%) Cisco Certification
5 19 (4.25%) Azure Certification
5 19 (4.25%) CCNP
6 16 (3.58%) CCNA
7 13 (2.91%) AWS Certification
8 9 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 8 (1.79%) TOGAF Certification
10 7 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (1.12%) CCIE
12 4 (0.89%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (0.67%) CCSK
13 3 (0.67%) CCSP
13 3 (0.67%) CISSP
13 3 (0.67%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.13%) SLA
2 9 (2.01%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.79%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.79%) GDPR
4 3 (0.67%) NIST
5 2 (0.45%) NCSC
6 1 (0.22%) AUTOSAR
6 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.22%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.22%) QA
System Software
1 13 (2.91%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (1.79%) Virtual Desktop
2 8 (1.79%) VMware ESXi
2 8 (1.79%) vSphere
3 3 (0.67%) Docker
4 2 (0.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 15 (3.36%) Terraform
2 9 (2.01%) Stealthwatch
3 5 (1.12%) CASB
4 4 (0.89%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.67%) MOM
5 3 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.22%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 102 (22.82%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.94%) Cisco
3 23 (5.15%) SAP
4 16 (3.58%) Adobe
4 16 (3.58%) Apple
4 16 (3.58%) Meraki
5 14 (3.13%) Juniper
6 13 (2.91%) VMware
7 12 (2.68%) Google
7 12 (2.68%) Pega
7 12 (2.68%) ServiceNow
8 11 (2.46%) Fortinet
9 8 (1.79%) Citrix
9 8 (1.79%) Guidewire
10 5 (1.12%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.12%) Unisys
11 4 (0.89%) NEC
12 3 (0.67%) IBM
12 3 (0.67%) Oracle
13 2 (0.45%) Cognizant