The site has been heavily criticised in the local press and by opposition councillors for going over budget and being delivered late, but a new survey from Sitemorse who audit council websites on a regular basis says the site has jumped more than 400 places in the top 20.
Cllr Paul Tilsley, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: 'To be ranked as the fast improving website in the UK is a hugely encouraging achievement.
'It underlines how important and worthwhile the project to transform our website was and continues to be. It also confirms that from a technical perspective, we now have a first-class site.'
