Head of Architecture Jobs in the North of England

Head of Architecture
England > North of England

The median Head of Architecture salary in the North of England is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 382 380 448
Rank change year-on-year -2 +68 -93
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Architecture 14 42 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.074% 0.26% 0.054%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.077% 0.29% 0.056%
Number of salaries quoted 13 38 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £67,500 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £70,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -9.68% -16.22%
75th Percentile £82,101 £72,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £115,318 - £90,125
England median annual salary £90,000 £70,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% -30.00% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 18,108 14,310 17,849
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.24% 89.32% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 13,776 7,988 10,999
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,247 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%

Head of Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Architecture in the North of England

Head of Architecture
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Architecture in the North of England.

Salary trend for Head of Architecture in the North of England

Head of Architecture
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Architecture in the North of England over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Architecture in the North of England

Head of Architecture
Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 3 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
North West -22 11 £80,000 +14.29%
Yorkshire +51 3 £121,023 +72.89%
Head of Architecture
England

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 3 June 2024, 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 across the North of England region featuring Head of Architecture in the job title.

1 11 (78.57%) Roadmaps
2 10 (71.43%) Azure
3 6 (42.86%) AWS
3 6 (42.86%) Data Architecture
3 6 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (42.86%) Mobile Transformation
3 6 (42.86%) Enterprise Architecture
3 6 (42.86%) IT Strategy
4 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (35.71%) Finance
5 4 (28.57%) Business Continuity
5 4 (28.57%) Retail
5 4 (28.57%) CRM
5 4 (28.57%) Microsoft
5 4 (28.57%) BCP
5 4 (28.57%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 4 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
5 4 (28.57%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (28.57%) Back Office
5 4 (28.57%) Risk Management
5 4 (28.57%) DevOps
5 4 (28.57%) Business Continuity Planning
5 4 (28.57%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (28.57%) Degree
5 4 (28.57%) Mathematics
5 4 (28.57%) Due Diligence
5 4 (28.57%) Power Platform
5 4 (28.57%) Dynamics 365
5 4 (28.57%) Master's Degree
5 4 (28.57%) Innovative Thinking

Head of Architecture Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 4 (28.57%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Business Applications
1 4 (28.57%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (71.43%) Azure
2 6 (42.86%) AWS
2 6 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (28.57%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (28.57%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (28.57%) Wi-Fi
General
1 5 (35.71%) Finance
2 4 (28.57%) Back Office
2 4 (28.57%) Retail
3 2 (14.29%) Banking
3 2 (14.29%) Social Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) Roadmaps
2 6 (42.86%) Data Architecture
2 6 (42.86%) Enterprise Architecture
2 6 (42.86%) IT Strategy
2 6 (42.86%) Mobile Transformation
3 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (28.57%) Architectural Design
4 4 (28.57%) Architecture Governance
4 4 (28.57%) BCP
4 4 (28.57%) Business Continuity Planning
4 4 (28.57%) Business Strategy
4 4 (28.57%) CRM
4 4 (28.57%) Customer Service
4 4 (28.57%) Design Patterns
4 4 (28.57%) DevOps
4 4 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (28.57%) Due Diligence
4 4 (28.57%) Innovative Thinking
4 4 (28.57%) Mathematics
4 4 (28.57%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) Degree
1 4 (28.57%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft