Architect Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Architect
UK > UK excluding London

The median Architect salary in the UK excluding London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 59 55
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +6
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 1,964 1,120 2,822
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 3.49% 4.29% 4.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.78% 4.80% 4.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,372 815 1,883
10th Percentile £55,532 £57,500 £55,000
25th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,117
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - -5.06%
75th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £100,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +3.03% +3.13% -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 51,979 23,326 59,748
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.25% 89.44% 94.73%
Number of salaries quoted 33,419 14,543 44,501
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,568 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Architect job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Architect
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Architect
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Architect in the UK excluding London

Architect
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 March 2026. 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 of England +8 567 £80,000 +14.29% 194
South East -13 407 £85,000 +6.25% 256
North West +17 312 £85,000 +26.87% 100
Midlands -5 292 £77,500 +6.90% 95
South West +45 272 £80,000 +8.47% 98
West Midlands -5 199 £80,000 +10.34% 69
East of England +25 186 £90,000 +21.62% 71
Yorkshire 0 168 £80,000 - 70
Scotland +14 160 £90,000 +12.50% 35
East Midlands -13 90 £65,000 - 26
North East +16 87 £80,000 +23.08% 28
Wales +10 58 £80,000 +22.37% 24
Northern Ireland -9 34 £80,000 -8.57% 4
Architect
UK

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 30 March 2026, Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 410 (20.88%) Azure
2 305 (15.53%) Security Cleared
3 237 (12.07%) Roadmaps
4 226 (11.51%) Agile
5 223 (11.35%) Microsoft
6 216 (11.00%) AWS
7 193 (9.83%) TOGAF
8 183 (9.32%) Enterprise Architecture
9 177 (9.01%) Data Modelling
10 175 (8.91%) SC Cleared
11 164 (8.35%) Continuous Improvement
12 153 (7.79%) Data Architecture
13 152 (7.74%) Problem-Solving
14 150 (7.64%) Stakeholder Management
15 149 (7.59%) DevOps
16 145 (7.38%) Analytics
17 144 (7.33%) Cybersecurity
18 135 (6.87%) Degree
19 130 (6.62%) IT Strategy
20 114 (5.80%) Architectural Design
20 114 (5.80%) Technology Strategy
21 112 (5.70%) DV Cleared
21 112 (5.70%) Technology Roadmap
22 108 (5.50%) Data Governance
23 107 (5.45%) Technical Leadership
24 106 (5.40%) AI
25 104 (5.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
26 103 (5.24%) Mentoring
27 96 (4.89%) Python
28 94 (4.79%) Strategic Thinking

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 21 (1.07%) SharePoint
2 18 (0.92%) Confluence
3 13 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.25%) Apache
4 5 (0.25%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.20%) CMS
5 4 (0.20%) SAS
6 3 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.10%) JBoss
7 2 (0.10%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.10%) Sitecore CMS
7 2 (0.10%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.051%) Apache Synapse
8 1 (0.051%) Appian
8 1 (0.051%) Camunda
8 1 (0.051%) IIS
8 1 (0.051%) Strapi
8 1 (0.051%) Umbraco
Applications
1 2 (0.10%) ArchiCAD
1 2 (0.10%) Revit
2 1 (0.051%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.051%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.051%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.051%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 6 (0.31%) SAP MM
5 4 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.20%) SAP CAR
5 4 (0.20%) SAP Retail
6 3 (0.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.15%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.10%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.051%) Oracle Retail
8 1 (0.051%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.051%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.051%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 410 (20.88%) Azure
2 216 (11.00%) AWS
3 81 (4.12%) SaaS
4 79 (4.02%) Power Platform
5 77 (3.92%) GCP
6 73 (3.72%) Dynamics 365
7 61 (3.11%) Snowflake
8 57 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
9 44 (2.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 42 (2.14%) PaaS
10 42 (2.14%) Serverless
11 39 (1.99%) IaaS
12 26 (1.32%) Entra ID
13 23 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
14 14 (0.71%) GitHub
15 7 (0.36%) SuccessFactors
16 6 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
16 6 (0.31%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (0.31%) Azure Service Bus
16 6 (0.31%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 61 (3.11%) Broadband
2 47 (2.39%) Firewall
3 25 (1.27%) Network Security
4 21 (1.07%) VPN
5 19 (0.97%) WAN
6 16 (0.81%) DNS
7 11 (0.56%) LAN
8 8 (0.41%) SAN
9 7 (0.36%) BGP
9 7 (0.36%) Internet
9 7 (0.36%) MPLS
10 6 (0.31%) Cisco Firepower
10 6 (0.31%) HTTP
10 6 (0.31%) SNMP
11 5 (0.25%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.25%) NetScaler
12 4 (0.20%) Radio Access Network
12 4 (0.20%) TCP/IP
12 4 (0.20%) VLAN
12 4 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (3.46%) Data Warehouse
2 51 (2.60%) Metadata
3 37 (1.88%) Power BI
4 21 (1.07%) Tableau
5 17 (0.87%) NoSQL
5 17 (0.87%) SQL Server
6 14 (0.71%) Data Lake
7 11 (0.56%) GIS
8 9 (0.46%) DynamoDB
9 8 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (0.31%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
11 5 (0.25%) Big Data
11 5 (0.25%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.20%) DB2
12 4 (0.20%) Geospatial Data
13 3 (0.15%) Data Vault
13 3 (0.15%) Delta Lake
13 3 (0.15%) TIBCO EBX
14 2 (0.10%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 49 (2.49%) Jenkins
2 43 (2.19%) GitLab
3 41 (2.09%) SonarQube
4 17 (0.87%) JIRA
5 6 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.10%) Git
7 1 (0.051%) MSI
7 1 (0.051%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.051%) Selenium
7 1 (0.051%) Snyk
7 1 (0.051%) Yeoman
General
1 284 (14.46%) Social Skills
2 197 (10.03%) Finance
3 151 (7.69%) Public Sector
4 102 (5.19%) Analytical Skills
5 88 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 77 (3.92%) Games
7 74 (3.77%) Marketing
8 50 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
9 49 (2.49%) Presentation Skills
10 40 (2.04%) Manufacturing
11 37 (1.88%) Legal
12 34 (1.73%) Retail
13 27 (1.37%) Law
14 18 (0.92%) Telecoms
15 17 (0.87%) Electronics
16 16 (0.81%) Banking
17 15 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
18 14 (0.71%) Publishing
19 9 (0.46%) Organisational Skills
20 7 (0.36%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (3.00%) REST
2 53 (2.70%) SOAP
3 48 (2.44%) Lightning Web Components
4 41 (2.09%) Visualforce
5 37 (1.88%) Node.js
6 34 (1.73%) .NET
7 29 (1.48%) Middleware
8 24 (1.22%) React
9 20 (1.02%) Django
10 15 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
11 14 (0.71%) Kafka
12 10 (0.51%) EDI
12 10 (0.51%) LDAP
12 10 (0.51%) NestJS
12 10 (0.51%) XML
13 9 (0.46%) OAuth
14 8 (0.41%) GraphQL
14 8 (0.41%) Web Services
15 7 (0.36%) JSON
15 7 (0.36%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 71 (3.62%) Cloud Native
2 59 (3.00%) Enterprise Software
3 55 (2.80%) Product Ownership
4 36 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
5 31 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
6 29 (1.48%) Operational Technology
7 27 (1.37%) PKI
8 26 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
8 26 (1.32%) Management Information System
9 25 (1.27%) Virtual Team
10 21 (1.07%) Data Centre
11 16 (0.81%) Public Cloud
12 13 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
12 13 (0.66%) IoT
13 12 (0.61%) Data Structures
14 11 (0.56%) Cyberattack
14 11 (0.56%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (0.41%) Low-Code
15 8 (0.41%) Taxonomies
16 7 (0.36%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 41 (2.09%) Windows
2 27 (1.37%) Windows Server
3 20 (1.02%) Linux
4 9 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.10%) Android
6 1 (0.051%) OpenWrt
6 1 (0.051%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.051%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (12.07%) Roadmaps
2 226 (11.51%) Agile
3 193 (9.83%) TOGAF
4 183 (9.32%) Enterprise Architecture
5 177 (9.01%) Data Modelling
6 164 (8.35%) Continuous Improvement
7 153 (7.79%) Data Architecture
8 152 (7.74%) Problem-Solving
9 150 (7.64%) Stakeholder Management
10 149 (7.59%) DevOps
11 145 (7.38%) Analytics
12 144 (7.33%) Cybersecurity
13 130 (6.62%) IT Strategy
14 114 (5.80%) Architectural Design
14 114 (5.80%) Technology Strategy
15 112 (5.70%) Technology Roadmap
16 108 (5.50%) Data Governance
17 107 (5.45%) Technical Leadership
18 106 (5.40%) AI
19 104 (5.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 96 (4.89%) Python
2 62 (3.16%) SQL
3 43 (2.19%) Apex Code
4 42 (2.14%) SOQL
5 41 (2.09%) SOSL
6 37 (1.88%) Java
7 36 (1.83%) C#
8 23 (1.17%) JavaScript
9 21 (1.07%) PowerShell
10 20 (1.02%) TypeScript
11 12 (0.61%) Bicep
12 8 (0.41%) Bash
13 7 (0.36%) C++
14 6 (0.31%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
16 2 (0.10%) ABAP
16 2 (0.10%) C
16 2 (0.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 2 (0.10%) PHP
16 2 (0.10%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 305 (15.53%) Security Cleared
2 175 (8.91%) SC Cleared
3 135 (6.87%) Degree
4 112 (5.70%) DV Cleared
5 58 (2.95%) TOGAF Certification
6 48 (2.44%) AWS Certification
7 47 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
8 39 (1.99%) Azure Certification
9 37 (1.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 37 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
10 29 (1.48%) CISSP
11 24 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
12 19 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
12 19 (0.97%) PMI Certification
12 19 (0.97%) PMP
13 18 (0.92%) CISM
14 12 (0.61%) Chartered Engineer
15 10 (0.51%) CCNP
16 9 (0.46%) Master's Degree
17 8 (0.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (3.41%) Data Quality
2 44 (2.24%) Accessibility
3 35 (1.78%) NIST
4 26 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (1.02%) GDPR
6 18 (0.92%) NCSC
6 18 (0.92%) QA
7 17 (0.87%) PCI DSS
8 11 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 4 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.10%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.10%) PMO
11 1 (0.051%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.051%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.051%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.051%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.051%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.051%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.051%) WCAG
System Software
1 50 (2.55%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.66%) VMware NSX
4 12 (0.61%) Docker
4 12 (0.61%) vSphere
5 5 (0.25%) Firmware
6 3 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
6 3 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.10%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.051%) vCloud
8 1 (0.051%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (1.27%) Terraform
2 18 (0.92%) Kubernetes
3 11 (0.56%) MOM
4 10 (0.51%) Ansible
4 10 (0.51%) Netcool
4 10 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.46%) vRealize
6 8 (0.41%) Endace
7 4 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.15%) CASB
9 2 (0.10%) Netcool/OMNIbus
9 2 (0.10%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.10%) WMI
10 1 (0.051%) Argo
10 1 (0.051%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.051%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.051%) VxRail
10 1 (0.051%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 223 (11.35%) Microsoft
2 76 (3.87%) SAP
3 65 (3.31%) Salesforce
4 61 (3.11%) Databricks
4 61 (3.11%) ServiceNow
5 49 (2.49%) VMware
6 43 (2.19%) Splunk
7 33 (1.68%) Oracle
8 28 (1.43%) Google
9 24 (1.22%) Cisco
10 23 (1.17%) Anaplan
11 18 (0.92%) Genesys
11 18 (0.92%) Palantir
11 18 (0.92%) Verint
12 17 (0.87%) Sparx
13 16 (0.81%) Workday
14 14 (0.71%) Juniper
15 12 (0.61%) Siemens
16 11 (0.56%) BiZZdesign
17 10 (0.51%) Informatica