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 22 March 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 58 54
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +4
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 1,864 1,157 2,728
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 3.40% 4.28% 4.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.69% 4.77% 4.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,295 810 1,830
10th Percentile £55,363 £57,500 £55,000
25th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £75,400
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -0.53% -5.75%
75th Percentile £90,921 £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 50,553 24,268 57,599
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 89.82% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 32,064 14,353 43,324
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,688 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% +7.38% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £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 22 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 22 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 +6 530 £80,000 +11.13% 183
South East -7 392 £85,000 +6.25% 256
North West +17 296 £85,000 +26.87% 99
Midlands -5 280 £77,500 +7.21% 88
South West +47 252 £77,500 - 98
West Midlands -8 190 £80,000 +10.34% 67
East of England +29 182 £90,000 +22.45% 57
Yorkshire +3 153 £80,000 -1.54% 62
Scotland +11 151 £90,000 +6.51% 31
East Midlands -15 87 £74,600 +14.77% 21
North East +16 81 £80,000 +23.08% 25
Wales +11 55 £80,000 +22.37% 23
Northern Ireland -10 34 £80,000 -7.25% 2
Architect
UK

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

For the 6 months to 22 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.

1 393 (21.08%) Azure
2 296 (15.88%) Security Cleared
3 229 (12.29%) Roadmaps
4 226 (12.12%) Agile
5 214 (11.48%) Microsoft
6 210 (11.27%) AWS
7 189 (10.14%) TOGAF
8 175 (9.39%) Enterprise Architecture
9 171 (9.17%) SC Cleared
10 169 (9.07%) Data Modelling
11 162 (8.69%) Continuous Improvement
12 145 (7.78%) DevOps
12 145 (7.78%) Problem-Solving
13 142 (7.62%) Data Architecture
14 141 (7.56%) Analytics
14 141 (7.56%) Stakeholder Management
15 139 (7.46%) Cybersecurity
16 134 (7.19%) Degree
17 126 (6.76%) IT Strategy
18 114 (6.12%) DV Cleared
19 109 (5.85%) Technology Roadmap
20 108 (5.79%) Technology Strategy
21 107 (5.74%) Architectural Design
21 107 (5.74%) Mentoring
22 106 (5.69%) Technical Leadership
23 105 (5.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
24 100 (5.36%) Data Governance
25 98 (5.26%) AI
26 92 (4.94%) Python
26 92 (4.94%) 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 (1.13%) SharePoint
2 16 (0.86%) Confluence
3 13 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.32%) Apache
5 5 (0.27%) CMS
6 4 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.21%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.21%) SAS
7 3 (0.16%) JBoss
7 3 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.11%) Appian
8 2 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
8 2 (0.11%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.054%) Apache Synapse
9 1 (0.054%) Camunda
9 1 (0.054%) IIS
9 1 (0.054%) Strapi
9 1 (0.054%) Umbraco
Applications
1 2 (0.11%) ArchiCAD
1 2 (0.11%) Revit
2 1 (0.054%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.054%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.32%) SAP MM
3 6 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 4 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.21%) SAP CAR
4 4 (0.21%) SAP Retail
5 3 (0.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.16%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.11%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.054%) Oracle Retail
7 1 (0.054%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.054%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.054%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 393 (21.08%) Azure
2 210 (11.27%) AWS
3 76 (4.08%) Power Platform
3 76 (4.08%) SaaS
4 74 (3.97%) GCP
5 70 (3.76%) Dynamics 365
6 60 (3.22%) Snowflake
7 54 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
8 45 (2.41%) Serverless
9 43 (2.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 40 (2.15%) PaaS
11 36 (1.93%) IaaS
12 27 (1.45%) Entra ID
13 22 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
14 12 (0.64%) GitHub
15 7 (0.38%) SuccessFactors
16 6 (0.32%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (0.32%) Azure Service Bus
16 6 (0.32%) Microsoft Copilot
17 5 (0.27%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 60 (3.22%) Broadband
2 44 (2.36%) Firewall
3 24 (1.29%) Network Security
4 20 (1.07%) VPN
5 18 (0.97%) WAN
6 13 (0.70%) DNS
7 10 (0.54%) LAN
8 8 (0.43%) SAN
9 7 (0.38%) BGP
9 7 (0.38%) MPLS
10 6 (0.32%) Cisco Firepower
10 6 (0.32%) HTTP
10 6 (0.32%) Internet
10 6 (0.32%) SNMP
11 5 (0.27%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.27%) NetScaler
12 4 (0.21%) Radio Access Network
12 4 (0.21%) TCP/IP
12 4 (0.21%) VLAN
12 4 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (3.65%) Data Warehouse
2 48 (2.58%) Metadata
3 35 (1.88%) Power BI
4 19 (1.02%) Tableau
5 17 (0.91%) NoSQL
5 17 (0.91%) SQL Server
6 12 (0.64%) Data Lake
7 10 (0.54%) GIS
8 9 (0.48%) DynamoDB
9 7 (0.38%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
11 5 (0.27%) Big Data
11 5 (0.27%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.27%) DB2
11 5 (0.27%) Geospatial Data
12 3 (0.16%) Metadata Repository
12 3 (0.16%) TIBCO EBX
13 2 (0.11%) Airbyte
13 2 (0.11%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 48 (2.58%) Jenkins
2 42 (2.25%) GitLab
3 41 (2.20%) SonarQube
4 15 (0.80%) JIRA
5 6 (0.32%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.11%) Git
6 2 (0.11%) Robot Framework
6 2 (0.11%) Selenium
6 2 (0.11%) Snyk
7 1 (0.054%) MSI
7 1 (0.054%) Yeoman
General
1 284 (15.24%) Social Skills
2 188 (10.09%) Finance
3 149 (7.99%) Public Sector
4 101 (5.42%) Analytical Skills
5 82 (4.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 77 (4.13%) Games
7 72 (3.86%) Marketing
8 51 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
9 48 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
10 40 (2.15%) Manufacturing
11 35 (1.88%) Retail
12 34 (1.82%) Legal
13 24 (1.29%) Law
14 18 (0.97%) Telecoms
15 17 (0.91%) Banking
15 17 (0.91%) Electronics
16 15 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
17 14 (0.75%) Publishing
18 10 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
19 6 (0.32%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (3.11%) REST
2 53 (2.84%) SOAP
3 47 (2.52%) Lightning Web Components
4 41 (2.20%) Visualforce
5 37 (1.98%) Node.js
6 32 (1.72%) .NET
7 30 (1.61%) Middleware
8 24 (1.29%) React
9 20 (1.07%) Django
10 16 (0.86%) Oracle Fusion
11 14 (0.75%) Kafka
12 10 (0.54%) EDI
12 10 (0.54%) NestJS
13 8 (0.43%) LDAP
13 8 (0.43%) OAuth
13 8 (0.43%) Web Services
13 8 (0.43%) XML
14 7 (0.38%) GraphQL
15 6 (0.32%) JSON
15 6 (0.32%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 71 (3.81%) Cloud Native
2 60 (3.22%) Enterprise Software
3 55 (2.95%) Product Ownership
4 36 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
5 32 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
6 27 (1.45%) PKI
7 26 (1.39%) Management Information System
7 26 (1.39%) Operational Technology
8 25 (1.34%) Virtual Team
9 22 (1.18%) Distributed Systems
10 17 (0.91%) Data Centre
11 15 (0.80%) Public Cloud
12 13 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
12 13 (0.70%) IoT
13 12 (0.64%) Data Structures
14 10 (0.54%) Greenfield Project
15 9 (0.48%) Low-Code
16 8 (0.43%) Cyberattack
17 7 (0.38%) NHS
18 6 (0.32%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 40 (2.15%) Windows
2 24 (1.29%) Windows Server
3 19 (1.02%) Linux
4 7 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.11%) Android
6 1 (0.054%) OpenWrt
6 1 (0.054%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (12.29%) Roadmaps
2 226 (12.12%) Agile
3 189 (10.14%) TOGAF
4 175 (9.39%) Enterprise Architecture
5 169 (9.07%) Data Modelling
6 162 (8.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 145 (7.78%) DevOps
7 145 (7.78%) Problem-Solving
8 142 (7.62%) Data Architecture
9 141 (7.56%) Analytics
9 141 (7.56%) Stakeholder Management
10 139 (7.46%) Cybersecurity
11 126 (6.76%) IT Strategy
12 109 (5.85%) Technology Roadmap
13 108 (5.79%) Technology Strategy
14 107 (5.74%) Architectural Design
14 107 (5.74%) Mentoring
15 106 (5.69%) Technical Leadership
16 105 (5.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 100 (5.36%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 92 (4.94%) Python
2 56 (3.00%) SQL
3 43 (2.31%) Apex Code
4 42 (2.25%) SOQL
5 41 (2.20%) SOSL
6 40 (2.15%) Java
7 39 (2.09%) C#
8 25 (1.34%) JavaScript
9 22 (1.18%) TypeScript
10 20 (1.07%) PowerShell
11 11 (0.59%) Bicep
12 7 (0.38%) Bash
12 7 (0.38%) C++
13 6 (0.32%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.11%) ABAP
14 2 (0.11%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.11%) PHP
14 2 (0.11%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.054%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.054%) Go
Qualifications
1 296 (15.88%) Security Cleared
2 171 (9.17%) SC Cleared
3 134 (7.19%) Degree
4 114 (6.12%) DV Cleared
5 58 (3.11%) TOGAF Certification
6 51 (2.74%) AWS Certification
7 50 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
8 41 (2.20%) Azure Certification
9 40 (2.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 38 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
11 29 (1.56%) CISSP
12 27 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
13 19 (1.02%) PMI Certification
13 19 (1.02%) PMP
14 18 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
14 18 (0.97%) CISM
15 13 (0.70%) Chartered Engineer
16 10 (0.54%) CCNP
17 8 (0.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 8 (0.43%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (3.27%) Data Quality
2 43 (2.31%) Accessibility
3 32 (1.72%) NIST
4 28 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (1.18%) GDPR
6 19 (1.02%) NCSC
6 19 (1.02%) QA
7 17 (0.91%) PCI DSS
8 12 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 4 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.11%) GRC
10 2 (0.11%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.11%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.11%) PMO
10 2 (0.11%) SEPA
10 2 (0.11%) TARGET2
11 1 (0.054%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.054%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.054%) WCAG
System Software
1 48 (2.58%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.70%) VMware NSX
4 11 (0.59%) Docker
5 10 (0.54%) vSphere
6 5 (0.27%) Firmware
7 3 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.11%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.054%) vCloud
9 1 (0.054%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (1.34%) Terraform
2 19 (1.02%) Kubernetes
3 10 (0.54%) Ansible
3 10 (0.54%) Netcool
3 10 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (0.48%) vRealize
5 8 (0.43%) Endace
6 6 (0.32%) MOM
7 4 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.16%) CASB
8 3 (0.16%) ZABBIX
9 2 (0.11%) Netcool/OMNIbus
9 2 (0.11%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.11%) WMI
10 1 (0.054%) Argo
10 1 (0.054%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.054%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.054%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.054%) VxRail
Vendors
1 214 (11.48%) Microsoft
2 73 (3.92%) SAP
3 63 (3.38%) Salesforce
4 61 (3.27%) ServiceNow
5 55 (2.95%) Databricks
6 45 (2.41%) Splunk
6 45 (2.41%) VMware
7 32 (1.72%) Oracle
8 28 (1.50%) Google
9 23 (1.23%) Anaplan
10 22 (1.18%) Cisco
11 18 (0.97%) Genesys
11 18 (0.97%) Verint
12 16 (0.86%) Palantir
12 16 (0.86%) Sparx
12 16 (0.86%) Workday
13 14 (0.75%) Juniper
14 12 (0.64%) BiZZdesign
14 12 (0.64%) Siemens
15 10 (0.54%) Informatica