Architectural Design Jobs

Architectural Design
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Architectural Design skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Architectural Design over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 318 327 327
Rank change year-on-year +9 0 +46
Permanent jobs citing Architectural Design 936 988 2,095
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.86% 1.06% 1.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.11% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 410 434 825
10th Percentile £47,500 £52,150 £50,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,932 £77,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.14% +3.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £97,125 £90,375 £100,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £117,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £78,273 £69,200 £70,000
% change year-on-year +13.11% -1.14% +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Architectural Design is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 89,994 88,841 164,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.98% 95.43% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,089 53,798 83,455
10th Percentile £29,500 £33,848 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Architectural Design
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Architectural Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architectural Design.

Salary trend for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architectural Design over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architectural Design within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
UK excluding London +43 706 £78,273 +13.11% 97
England -120 493 £79,932 +3.14% 172
Scotland +130 397 £72,500 +21.82% 4
Work from Home -20 256 £79,932 +6.58% 89
London -49 199 £95,000 +8.57% 77
North of England -18 121 £79,932 +22.31% 20
North West -8 81 £65,000 -6.07% 15
South East -84 54 £50,000 -33.33% 21
South West -35 49 £55,000 -20.52% 13
Midlands -80 39 £78,273 +1.00% 22
West Midlands -36 33 £71,636 -8.16% 14
East of England -14 32 £85,000 +21.43% 14
Yorkshire +26 29 £79,932 +22.64% 3
North East -20 11 £79,932 +14.19% 2
Northern Ireland +20 8 £85,000 +75.26% 1
Wales -2 6 £55,228 +19.52% 6
East Midlands -56 6 £78,273 +1.00% 8

Architectural Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 21 (2.24%) CMS
1 21 (2.24%) GemFire
2 15 (1.60%) Apache Spark
3 12 (1.28%) Apache
4 9 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.43%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.32%) SharePoint
7 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.11%) Drupal
8 1 (0.11%) IIS
8 1 (0.11%) JBoss
8 1 (0.11%) nginx
8 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.11%) Tuxedo
8 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.11%) WildFly
Applications
1 22 (2.35%) Photoshop
2 11 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.53%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.43%) Revit
5 2 (0.21%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.21%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.21%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.11%) InDesign
6 1 (0.11%) Notion
6 1 (0.11%) OrCAD
6 1 (0.11%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 19 (2.03%) SDL Web 8
2 4 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 4 (0.43%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.21%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.11%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 365 (39.00%) AWS
2 183 (19.55%) Azure
3 72 (7.69%) Datadog
4 54 (5.77%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 50 (5.34%) SaaS
5 50 (5.34%) Serverless
6 47 (5.02%) GCP
7 35 (3.74%) Amazon ECS
8 34 (3.63%) GitHub
9 25 (2.67%) Cloud Computing
10 24 (2.56%) Amazon EKS
10 24 (2.56%) AWS Lambda
11 22 (2.35%) Amazon SQS
12 21 (2.24%) Azure AKS
13 20 (2.14%) Amazon S3
14 19 (2.03%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 19 (2.03%) Azure Functions
14 19 (2.03%) NuGet
15 18 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
16 17 (1.82%) CloudFront
Communications & Networking
1 65 (6.94%) Kerberos
2 13 (1.39%) DSL
3 8 (0.85%) VPN
4 5 (0.53%) DNS
5 4 (0.43%) Firewall
5 4 (0.43%) Internet
5 4 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.21%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (0.21%) DHCP
6 2 (0.21%) Fibre Channel
6 2 (0.21%) iSCSI
6 2 (0.21%) LAN
6 2 (0.21%) MPLS
6 2 (0.21%) Network Security
6 2 (0.21%) NX-OS
6 2 (0.21%) PBX
6 2 (0.21%) VoIP
6 2 (0.21%) WAN
6 2 (0.21%) WLAN
7 1 (0.11%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (8.33%) Metadata
2 58 (6.20%) NoSQL
3 49 (5.24%) Relational Database
4 41 (4.38%) MongoDB
5 39 (4.17%) Apache Cassandra
6 34 (3.63%) SQL Server
7 21 (2.24%) Big Data
7 21 (2.24%) CockroachDB
7 21 (2.24%) Hazelcast
8 16 (1.71%) Looker
8 16 (1.71%) PostgreSQL
9 15 (1.60%) Data Lake
10 14 (1.50%) RDBMS
11 13 (1.39%) DB2
11 13 (1.39%) Tableau
12 12 (1.28%) Elasticsearch
13 8 (0.85%) Data Hub
13 8 (0.85%) Power BI
14 7 (0.75%) Amazon Athena
15 5 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 145 (15.49%) Git
2 83 (8.87%) Jenkins
3 65 (6.94%) Artifactory
3 65 (6.94%) Bitbucket
4 33 (3.53%) Visual Studio
5 29 (3.10%) JUnit
6 28 (2.99%) JIRA
7 25 (2.67%) Cypress.io
7 25 (2.67%) Selenium
8 23 (2.46%) Jasmine
9 22 (2.35%) Karma Test Runner
9 22 (2.35%) Moq
9 22 (2.35%) Protractor
9 22 (2.35%) SpecFlow
9 22 (2.35%) WebDriver
10 21 (2.24%) Jaeger
11 20 (2.14%) NUnit
12 19 (2.03%) git-flow
12 19 (2.03%) Sourcetree
12 19 (2.03%) TeamCity
General
1 485 (51.82%) Finance
2 418 (44.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 392 (41.88%) Law
4 309 (33.01%) Marketing
5 211 (22.54%) Social Skills
6 132 (14.10%) Banking
7 101 (10.79%) Investment Banking
8 86 (9.19%) Analytical Skills
9 36 (3.85%) Financial Institution
10 27 (2.88%) Retail
11 22 (2.35%) Prime Brokerage
12 18 (1.92%) Automotive
13 17 (1.82%) Retail Banking
14 15 (1.60%) Manufacturing
14 15 (1.60%) Public Sector
15 12 (1.28%) Legal
16 11 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (1.07%) Back Office
18 9 (0.96%) Aerospace
19 7 (0.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 418 (44.66%) Lead
2 403 (43.06%) Software Engineer
3 345 (36.86%) Lead Software Engineer
4 248 (26.50%) Architect
5 127 (13.57%) Java Engineer
6 121 (12.93%) Java Software Engineer
6 121 (12.93%) Lead Java Engineer
7 119 (12.71%) Senior
8 83 (8.87%) Developer
9 82 (8.76%) Solutions Architect
10 81 (8.65%) Cloud Engineer
11 76 (8.12%) Cloud Software Engineer
12 50 (5.34%) Technical Architect
13 48 (5.13%) Lead Cloud Engineer
13 48 (5.13%) Senior Software Engineer
14 42 (4.49%) Security Architect
15 41 (4.38%) Technical Leader
16 37 (3.95%) Senior Developer
17 30 (3.21%) Enterprise Architect
18 29 (3.10%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 128 (13.68%) Web Services
2 127 (13.57%) Spring
3 118 (12.61%) RESTful
4 105 (11.22%) Kafka
5 98 (10.47%) JSON
6 96 (10.26%) XML
7 93 (9.94%) OpenTelemetry
7 93 (9.94%) React
8 87 (9.29%) HTML
9 84 (8.97%) .NET
10 80 (8.55%) CSS
10 80 (8.55%) Spring Boot
11 67 (7.16%) LDAP
12 65 (6.94%) JSON-LD
12 65 (6.94%) OpenID
12 65 (6.94%) SAML
13 58 (6.20%) AngularJS
14 47 (5.02%) jQuery
15 46 (4.91%) REST
16 43 (4.59%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 242 (25.85%) Cloud Native
2 146 (15.60%) Public Cloud
3 121 (12.93%) Management Information System
4 66 (7.05%) Enterprise Cloud
5 65 (6.94%) Reference Data
6 52 (5.56%) Product Ownership
7 28 (2.99%) Data Structures
7 28 (2.99%) Distributed Systems
8 27 (2.88%) Greenfield Project
9 21 (2.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 21 (2.24%) Replication
10 20 (2.14%) Legacy Code
11 19 (2.03%) Mobile App
12 14 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
13 13 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
14 9 (0.96%) Robotics
15 8 (0.85%) IoT
16 7 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
16 7 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
16 7 (0.75%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 77 (8.23%) Linux
2 21 (2.24%) Windows
3 19 (2.03%) Embedded Linux
4 17 (1.82%) Android
5 14 (1.50%) Unix
6 5 (0.53%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.43%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 588 (62.82%) Agile
2 480 (51.28%) Software Engineering
3 420 (44.87%) CI/CD
4 382 (40.81%) Operational Stability
5 376 (40.17%) Community of Practice
6 374 (39.96%) SDLC
7 366 (39.10%) Information Architecture
8 301 (32.16%) Artificial Intelligence
9 298 (31.84%) Continuous Delivery
10 284 (30.34%) Machine Learning
11 231 (24.68%) Roadmaps
12 159 (16.99%) Mentoring
13 147 (15.71%) Data Modelling
14 135 (14.42%) DevOps
15 120 (12.82%) Identity Access Management
16 114 (12.18%) Coaching
17 111 (11.86%) Microservices
18 100 (10.68%) Test Automation
19 94 (10.04%) Stakeholder Management
20 91 (9.72%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 374 (39.96%) Java
2 196 (20.94%) SQL
3 177 (18.91%) Python
4 170 (18.16%) JavaScript
5 83 (8.87%) C#
6 74 (7.91%) Go
7 65 (6.94%) Prolog
7 65 (6.94%) SPARQL
8 53 (5.66%) C++
9 49 (5.24%) C
10 45 (4.81%) TypeScript
11 35 (3.74%) Scala
12 29 (3.10%) COBOL
12 29 (3.10%) Micro Focus COBOL
13 26 (2.78%) T-SQL
14 22 (2.35%) Groovy
15 19 (2.03%) Kotlin
15 19 (2.03%) XPath
16 17 (1.82%) VB.NET
17 13 (1.39%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 112 (11.97%) Degree
2 31 (3.31%) AWS Certification
3 29 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
4 28 (2.99%) Security Cleared
5 23 (2.46%) Master's Degree
6 21 (2.24%) SC Cleared
7 20 (2.14%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (1.60%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 12 (1.28%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.07%) DBS Check
11 9 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (0.85%) CISM
12 8 (0.85%) CISSP
13 7 (0.75%) TOGAF Certification
14 6 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
15 3 (0.32%) MCAD
16 2 (0.21%) A+ Certification
16 2 (0.21%) CCIE
16 2 (0.21%) HNC
16 2 (0.21%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (4.81%) Accessibility
2 33 (3.53%) QA
3 18 (1.92%) PMO
4 16 (1.71%) Data Quality
5 14 (1.50%) SLA
6 5 (0.53%) GDPR
6 5 (0.53%) ITGC
7 2 (0.21%) GRC
7 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.21%) NIST
8 1 (0.11%) MISRA
8 1 (0.11%) MISRA C
System Software
1 68 (7.26%) Active Directory
2 65 (6.94%) Docker
3 18 (1.92%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.32%) NFS
5 2 (0.21%) vSphere
6 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) HDFS
6 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.11%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 124 (13.25%) Kubernetes
2 95 (10.15%) Grafana
3 92 (9.83%) Terraform
4 41 (4.38%) Prometheus
5 28 (2.99%) Kibana
6 21 (2.24%) HAProxy
6 21 (2.24%) ITRS Geneos
6 21 (2.24%) Zipkin
7 3 (0.32%) Ansible
8 2 (0.21%) Argo
8 2 (0.21%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.21%) Istio
8 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.21%) RSA Archer
8 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 104 (11.11%) Splunk
2 101 (10.79%) Dynatrace
2 101 (10.79%) Oracle
3 99 (10.58%) Microsoft
4 30 (3.21%) Google
5 29 (3.10%) Micro Focus
6 22 (2.35%) Adobe
7 19 (2.03%) Cognizant
8 18 (1.92%) Databricks
8 18 (1.92%) SaltStack
9 17 (1.82%) SAP
10 16 (1.71%) ForgeRock
10 16 (1.71%) Sitecore
11 15 (1.60%) Atlassian
12 13 (1.39%) Alteryx
12 13 (1.39%) Cognos
12 13 (1.39%) Sybase
13 11 (1.18%) ServiceNow
14 8 (0.85%) CyberArk
14 8 (0.85%) Thales