Senior Architect
UK

The median Senior Architect salary in the UK is £74,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 May 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
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 376 444 654
Rank change year-on-year +68 +210 -113
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Architect 724 673 693
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.73% 0.66% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 0.73% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 427 318 370
10th Percentile £55,084 £56,600 £62,500
25th Percentile £57,288 £67,563 £72,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £85,000 £87,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.94% -2.86% +9.38%
75th Percentile £92,750 £103,750 £105,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £112,500 £116,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £66,500 £80,000 £75,940
% change year-on-year -16.88% +5.35% +1.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 93,937 92,745 151,578
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.52% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,282 58,546 84,308
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,627 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Senior Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Architect in the UK

Senior Architect
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Architect.

Salary trend for Senior Architect in the UK

Senior Architect
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Architect over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Architect in the UK

Senior Architect
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 12 May 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
England +103 632 £74,000 -12.94% 87
UK excluding London +51 422 £66,500 -16.88% 41
London +97 251 £92,000 -3.16% 49
Work from Home +53 235 £70,000 -17.65% 60
North of England +142 168 £70,000 -12.50% 14
Midlands +53 99 £62,500 -19.35% 10
North West +40 87 £70,000 -7.59% 8
West Midlands +69 78 £62,500 -14.97% 7
Yorkshire +137 72 £74,000 -12.94% 4
South East -36 60 £67,500 -8.16% 10
Scotland -50 42 £80,000 -5.88% 2
South West -18 39 £72,500 -17.14% 1
East Midlands +2 21 £50,000 -47.37% 3
North East +1 9 £61,206 -46.78% 2
Wales +15 8 £53,500 -15.75% 1
East of England -4 6 £90,750 +13.44% 3

Senior Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, Senior 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 featuring Senior Architect in the job title.

1 215 (29.70%) Agile
2 198 (27.35%) Azure
3 189 (26.10%) Finance
4 166 (22.93%) Microsoft
5 164 (22.65%) AWS
6 160 (22.10%) Roadmaps
7 157 (21.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 152 (20.99%) Degree
9 144 (19.89%) Mentoring
10 137 (18.92%) Social Skills
11 115 (15.88%) Coaching
11 115 (15.88%) Cybersecurity
12 102 (14.09%) Data Modelling
13 101 (13.95%) Problem-Solving
14 84 (11.60%) Architectural Patterns
14 84 (11.60%) Business Strategy
15 83 (11.46%) GCP
16 81 (11.19%) Data Architecture
17 80 (11.05%) Analytics
18 79 (10.91%) Design Patterns
19 77 (10.64%) Analytical Skills
20 76 (10.50%) DevOps
21 74 (10.22%) Data Centre
21 74 (10.22%) Presales
22 71 (9.81%) Security Cleared
22 71 (9.81%) Technical Leadership
23 70 (9.67%) Public Sector
24 69 (9.53%) Microservices
25 67 (9.25%) Migration
26 65 (8.98%) Data Strategy

Senior Architect Skill Set
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 22 (3.04%) Apache Spark
2 16 (2.21%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.93%) CMS
4 10 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.69%) Apache
5 5 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.14%) Confluence
6 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (0.83%) Simulink
3 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.28%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.69%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.14%) Cognos Controller
3 1 (0.14%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.14%) SAP APO
3 1 (0.14%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.14%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.14%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.14%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 198 (27.35%) Azure
2 164 (22.65%) AWS
3 83 (11.46%) GCP
4 52 (7.18%) Power Platform
5 48 (6.63%) Dynamics 365
6 42 (5.80%) SaaS
7 33 (4.56%) Microsoft 365
8 30 (4.14%) Power Automate
9 26 (3.59%) PaaS
10 25 (3.45%) AWS CloudFormation
11 22 (3.04%) PowerApps
12 20 (2.76%) IaaS
13 19 (2.62%) Serverless
14 16 (2.21%) Cloud Computing
15 13 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
16 9 (1.24%) Amazon EC2
16 9 (1.24%) Amazon S3
16 9 (1.24%) CloudFront
16 9 (1.24%) Route 53
16 9 (1.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 55 (7.60%) WAN
2 44 (6.08%) SD-WAN
3 29 (4.01%) Firewall
4 21 (2.90%) Cisco Firepower
5 17 (2.35%) DNS
5 17 (2.35%) MPLS
6 14 (1.93%) LAN
6 14 (1.93%) Network Security
7 13 (1.80%) DHCP
7 13 (1.80%) HTTP
8 12 (1.66%) TCP/IP
9 11 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (1.10%) VPN
11 6 (0.83%) IPsec
11 6 (0.83%) SSL
12 5 (0.69%) BGP
12 5 (0.69%) HTTPS
12 5 (0.69%) OSPF
12 5 (0.69%) SNMP
12 5 (0.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (7.18%) Metadata
2 45 (6.22%) NoSQL
3 29 (4.01%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (3.45%) Power BI
5 23 (3.18%) Data Lake
6 21 (2.90%) Data Mining
7 17 (2.35%) Hadoop
8 16 (2.21%) Apache Ignite
8 16 (2.21%) Elasticsearch
9 13 (1.80%) SQL Server
10 10 (1.38%) Big Data
11 9 (1.24%) Amazon RDS
11 9 (1.24%) Relational Database
12 8 (1.10%) RDBMS
13 6 (0.83%) Amazon Redshift
13 6 (0.83%) Delta Lake
14 5 (0.69%) BigQuery
15 3 (0.41%) MySQL
16 2 (0.28%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
16 2 (0.28%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 11 (1.52%) Jenkins
2 9 (1.24%) Git
2 9 (1.24%) Visual Studio
3 7 (0.97%) Team Foundation Server
4 6 (0.83%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.14%) ERwin
5 1 (0.14%) JIRA
General
1 189 (26.10%) Finance
2 157 (21.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 137 (18.92%) Social Skills
4 77 (10.64%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (9.67%) Public Sector
6 63 (8.70%) Banking
7 51 (7.04%) Marketing
8 44 (6.08%) Retail
9 43 (5.94%) Law
10 27 (3.73%) Presentation Skills
11 24 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
12 23 (3.18%) Retail Banking
13 16 (2.21%) Back Office
13 16 (2.21%) Manufacturing
14 15 (2.07%) Financial Institution
15 14 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (0.97%) Games
18 6 (0.83%) Military
18 6 (0.83%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (4.14%) .NET
2 22 (3.04%) Kafka
3 15 (2.07%) HTML
3 15 (2.07%) SAML
4 9 (1.24%) .NET Core
4 9 (1.24%) ASP.NET
4 9 (1.24%) ASP.NET Core
4 9 (1.24%) Entity Framework
4 9 (1.24%) Hibernate
4 9 (1.24%) OpenID
4 9 (1.24%) Spring
4 9 (1.24%) Spring MVC
5 7 (0.97%) OAuth
6 6 (0.83%) Web Services
7 5 (0.69%) .NET Framework
7 5 (0.69%) 802.1X
7 5 (0.69%) Apache Beam
7 5 (0.69%) XML
8 4 (0.55%) React
9 3 (0.41%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 74 (10.22%) Data Centre
2 59 (8.15%) Public Cloud
3 49 (6.77%) Cloud Native
4 42 (5.80%) Management Information System
5 18 (2.49%) PMI
6 17 (2.35%) Mobile App
7 16 (2.21%) Reinsurance
8 15 (2.07%) Cyberattack
8 15 (2.07%) Virtual Team
9 13 (1.80%) Product Ownership
10 12 (1.66%) NHS
10 12 (1.66%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
12 10 (1.38%) Data Structures
13 8 (1.10%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
14 7 (0.97%) FMCG
14 7 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.97%) PKI
14 7 (0.97%) PropTech
15 6 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.01%) Linux
2 9 (1.24%) Windows
3 8 (1.10%) VME
4 5 (0.69%) Unix
5 3 (0.41%) Android
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (29.70%) Agile
2 160 (22.10%) Roadmaps
3 144 (19.89%) Mentoring
4 115 (15.88%) Coaching
4 115 (15.88%) Cybersecurity
5 102 (14.09%) Data Modelling
6 101 (13.95%) Problem-Solving
7 84 (11.60%) Architectural Patterns
7 84 (11.60%) Business Strategy
8 81 (11.19%) Data Architecture
9 80 (11.05%) Analytics
10 79 (10.91%) Design Patterns
11 76 (10.50%) DevOps
12 74 (10.22%) Presales
13 71 (9.81%) Technical Leadership
14 69 (9.53%) Microservices
15 67 (9.25%) Migration
16 65 (8.98%) Data Strategy
16 65 (8.98%) Digital Transformation Programme
17 62 (8.56%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 37 (5.11%) C#
2 36 (4.97%) SQL
3 34 (4.70%) Python
4 30 (4.14%) Java
5 17 (2.35%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.38%) C
7 8 (1.10%) COBOL
7 8 (1.10%) Micro Focus COBOL
8 7 (0.97%) PowerShell
8 7 (0.97%) Scala
9 6 (0.83%) MATLAB
9 6 (0.83%) R
10 5 (0.69%) Bicep
11 4 (0.55%) C++
12 3 (0.41%) PHP
13 2 (0.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 152 (20.99%) Degree
2 71 (9.81%) Security Cleared
3 60 (8.29%) Cisco Certification
4 58 (8.01%) SC Cleared
5 51 (7.04%) AWS Certification
6 42 (5.80%) CCNA
7 41 (5.66%) CCNP
8 36 (4.97%) CISSP
9 34 (4.70%) Computer Science Degree
10 27 (3.73%) Azure Certification
10 27 (3.73%) CISM
11 25 (3.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 19 (2.62%) PMI Certification
13 17 (2.35%) DV Cleared
14 12 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
15 11 (1.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 11 (1.52%) CCSP
15 11 (1.52%) TOGAF Certification
16 10 (1.38%) Master's Degree
17 9 (1.24%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (3.45%) NIST
2 22 (3.04%) Data Quality
3 11 (1.52%) SLA
4 9 (1.24%) QA
5 7 (0.97%) Accessibility
6 6 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (0.69%) IASME
8 4 (0.55%) COBIT
8 4 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.55%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.55%) PMO
9 3 (0.41%) HMG Infosec
9 3 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (0.41%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.41%) RMADS
10 2 (0.28%) GRC
11 1 (0.14%) GDPR
11 1 (0.14%) NCSC
11 1 (0.14%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 26 (3.59%) Docker
2 19 (2.62%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.10%) KVM
5 3 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.28%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.28%) Firmware
6 2 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.14%) RACF
Systems Management
1 38 (5.25%) Terraform
2 33 (4.56%) Kubernetes
3 21 (2.90%) Stealthwatch
4 16 (2.21%) CASB
5 8 (1.10%) Ansible
5 8 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.83%) Progress Chef
7 5 (0.69%) Puppet
8 2 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 166 (22.93%) Microsoft
2 54 (7.46%) Cisco
3 50 (6.91%) Google
4 40 (5.52%) Meraki
5 36 (4.97%) Adobe
5 36 (4.97%) Apple
6 27 (3.73%) Oracle
7 18 (2.49%) Databricks
7 18 (2.49%) Juniper
8 17 (2.35%) Informatica
9 12 (1.66%) Salesforce
9 12 (1.66%) VMware
10 8 (1.10%) Micro Focus
10 8 (1.10%) SAP
11 7 (0.97%) Fortinet
12 5 (0.69%) Arista
12 5 (0.69%) Tufin
12 5 (0.69%) Twitter
13 4 (0.55%) Alibaba
14 3 (0.41%) Sparx