Architect Jobs in the West Midlands

Architect
England > West Midlands

The median Architect salary in the West Midlands is £77,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 58 38
Rank change year-on-year +25 -20 +14
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 458 314 476
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 5.63% 5.45% 6.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.95% 6.07% 6.57%
Number of salaries quoted 301 182 258
10th Percentile £52,500 £60,000 £56,250
25th Percentile £58,750 £66,250 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,970
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,225 £88,750
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 7,701 5,177 7,245
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 89.88% 94.89%
Number of salaries quoted 5,643 3,190 4,804
10th Percentile £26,300 £30,000 £29,404
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,762
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 £60,300 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.94% +0.50% +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 5 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 5 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 +6 269 £77,813 +3.75% 31
Warwickshire +67 80 £77,500 -18.29% 17
Solihull 0 30 £62,500 -33.16% 9
Staffordshire -16 16 £65,000 -17.46% 6
Shropshire -1 8 £74,136 -14.29%
Coventry -9 3 £81,636 +9.95% 4
West Bromwich - 3 £78,500 -
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 5 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.

1 107 (23.36%) Microsoft
2 103 (22.49%) Azure
3 93 (20.31%) Agile
4 69 (15.07%) Roadmaps
5 64 (13.97%) Cybersecurity
6 62 (13.54%) Data Modelling
7 59 (12.88%) Analytics
8 53 (11.57%) Architectural Patterns
8 53 (11.57%) Dynamics 365
9 52 (11.35%) Finance
10 47 (10.26%) Data Architecture
11 44 (9.61%) Power Platform
12 43 (9.39%) AWS
13 41 (8.95%) Degree
14 38 (8.30%) Social Skills
14 38 (8.30%) ERP
15 36 (7.86%) WAN
15 36 (7.86%) Data Management
16 35 (7.64%) Mentoring
16 35 (7.64%) Presales
17 34 (7.42%) DevOps
18 31 (6.77%) User Experience
18 31 (6.77%) SaaS
18 31 (6.77%) Cisco
19 30 (6.55%) Data Design
19 30 (6.55%) Metadata
20 29 (6.33%) Stakeholder Management
21 28 (6.11%) Management Information System
21 28 (6.11%) SD-WAN
21 28 (6.11%) IT Strategy

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 (3.93%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.44%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (0.22%) Appian
Applications
1 8 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.22%) Simulink
3 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (3.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.84%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 10 (2.18%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.44%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.44%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.44%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.22%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 103 (22.49%) Azure
2 53 (11.57%) Dynamics 365
3 44 (9.61%) Power Platform
4 43 (9.39%) AWS
5 31 (6.77%) SaaS
6 23 (5.02%) GCP
7 22 (4.80%) IaaS
7 22 (4.80%) PaaS
8 21 (4.59%) PowerApps
9 20 (4.37%) Power Automate
10 19 (4.15%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
12 3 (0.66%) Boomi
12 3 (0.66%) dbt
13 2 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.44%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 2 (0.44%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 1 (0.22%) Azure Data Factory
14 1 (0.22%) Kong
14 1 (0.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 36 (7.86%) WAN
2 28 (6.11%) SD-WAN
3 19 (4.15%) Firewall
4 14 (3.06%) VPN
5 13 (2.84%) Wireless
6 10 (2.18%) Cisco Firepower
7 8 (1.75%) LAN
8 7 (1.53%) NGFW
9 6 (1.31%) DNS
10 5 (1.09%) MPLS
11 4 (0.87%) Intranet
12 3 (0.66%) VoIP
12 3 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (0.66%) WLAN
13 2 (0.44%) BGP
13 2 (0.44%) Internet
13 2 (0.44%) IPsec
13 2 (0.44%) Junos
13 2 (0.44%) Network Security
13 2 (0.44%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (6.55%) Metadata
2 21 (4.59%) Data Warehouse
2 21 (4.59%) Power BI
3 9 (1.97%) BigQuery
4 8 (1.75%) Looker
4 8 (1.75%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.53%) NoSQL
6 6 (1.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.87%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.66%) DB2
9 2 (0.44%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.44%) Big Data
10 1 (0.22%) Amazon Aurora
10 1 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.22%) Data Vault
10 1 (0.22%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 8 (1.75%) Git
2 6 (1.31%) Team Foundation Server
2 6 (1.31%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.66%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 52 (11.35%) Finance
2 38 (8.30%) Social Skills
3 21 (4.59%) Marketing
3 21 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
4 20 (4.37%) Public Sector
4 20 (4.37%) Retail
5 19 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (3.71%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (2.40%) Manufacturing
8 8 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (1.53%) Automotive
9 7 (1.53%) Legal
10 4 (0.87%) Banking
10 4 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.66%) Law
11 3 (0.66%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.44%) Billing
12 2 (0.44%) Games
12 2 (0.44%) General Ledger
13 1 (0.22%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.71%) JSON
2 12 (2.62%) YAML
3 9 (1.97%) .NET
4 8 (1.75%) Middleware
5 7 (1.53%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.31%) EDI
6 6 (1.31%) Web Services
6 6 (1.31%) XML
7 4 (0.87%) REST
7 4 (0.87%) WCF
8 3 (0.66%) Django
8 3 (0.66%) HTML
8 3 (0.66%) Node.js
8 3 (0.66%) React
9 2 (0.44%) SailPoint
9 2 (0.44%) Visualforce
10 1 (0.22%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.11%) Management Information System
2 27 (5.90%) Public Cloud
3 19 (4.15%) Data Centre
4 17 (3.71%) Cloud Native
5 10 (2.18%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (1.75%) Private Cloud
7 6 (1.31%) FMCG
8 5 (1.09%) Replication
9 4 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (0.87%) IoT
9 4 (0.87%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.66%) Data Structures
10 3 (0.66%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (0.66%) Educational Technology
11 2 (0.44%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.44%) NHS
11 2 (0.44%) PropTech
12 1 (0.22%) Onboarding
12 1 (0.22%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.28%) Windows
2 11 (2.40%) Linux
3 9 (1.97%) Ubuntu
4 8 (1.75%) Solaris
4 8 (1.75%) Unix
5 3 (0.66%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.44%) VME
7 1 (0.22%) Amazon Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (20.31%) Agile
2 69 (15.07%) Roadmaps
3 64 (13.97%) Cybersecurity
4 62 (13.54%) Data Modelling
5 59 (12.88%) Analytics
6 53 (11.57%) Architectural Patterns
7 47 (10.26%) Data Architecture
8 38 (8.30%) ERP
9 36 (7.86%) Data Management
10 35 (7.64%) Mentoring
10 35 (7.64%) Presales
11 34 (7.42%) DevOps
12 31 (6.77%) User Experience
13 30 (6.55%) Data Design
14 29 (6.33%) Stakeholder Management
15 28 (6.11%) IT Strategy
16 27 (5.90%) Business Intelligence
16 27 (5.90%) CI/CD
17 25 (5.46%) Artificial Intelligence
17 25 (5.46%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.37%) SQL
2 15 (3.28%) C#
3 12 (2.62%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.31%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.09%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.87%) Python
7 2 (0.44%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.44%) COBOL
7 2 (0.44%) Micro Focus COBOL
7 2 (0.44%) R
7 2 (0.44%) SOQL
8 1 (0.22%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.22%) VBA
Qualifications
1 41 (8.95%) Degree
2 27 (5.90%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.24%) Cisco Certification
3 24 (5.24%) SC Cleared
4 20 (4.37%) CCNP
5 18 (3.93%) Azure Certification
6 17 (3.71%) CCNA
7 13 (2.84%) AWS Certification
8 9 (1.97%) TOGAF Certification
9 8 (1.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 8 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (1.53%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (1.09%) CCIE
12 4 (0.87%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.87%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (0.66%) CCSK
13 3 (0.66%) CCSP
13 3 (0.66%) CISM
13 3 (0.66%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.06%) SLA
2 9 (1.97%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.75%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.75%) GDPR
4 3 (0.66%) NIST
5 2 (0.44%) 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 12 (2.62%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (1.53%) Virtual Desktop
2 7 (1.53%) VMware ESXi
2 7 (1.53%) vSphere
3 3 (0.66%) Docker
4 2 (0.44%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (3.06%) Terraform
2 10 (2.18%) Stealthwatch
3 5 (1.09%) CASB
4 4 (0.87%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.66%) MOM
5 3 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.22%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 107 (23.36%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.77%) Cisco
3 24 (5.24%) SAP
4 17 (3.71%) Meraki
5 16 (3.49%) Adobe
5 16 (3.49%) Apple
6 13 (2.84%) Juniper
6 13 (2.84%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.62%) Google
7 12 (2.62%) Pega
7 12 (2.62%) VMware
8 10 (2.18%) Fortinet
9 8 (1.75%) Guidewire
10 7 (1.53%) Citrix
11 5 (1.09%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.09%) Unisys
12 4 (0.87%) NEC
13 3 (0.66%) IBM
13 3 (0.66%) Oracle
14 2 (0.44%) Cognizant