Architectural Patterns
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Architectural Patterns skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Architectural Patterns over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 423 403 300
Rank change year-on-year -20 -103 +100
Permanent jobs citing Architectural Patterns 566 806 2,168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.57% 0.79% 1.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.67% 0.83% 1.44%
Number of salaries quoted 420 398 677
10th Percentile £52,325 £54,175 £50,000
25th Percentile £56,809 £64,850 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +10.34%
75th Percentile £83,759 £96,188 £95,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% - +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Architectural Patterns 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 84,937 97,101 150,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.64% 95.61% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 59,853 57,006 82,680
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Architectural Patterns
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Architectural Patterns in the UK

Architectural Patterns
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Architectural Patterns in the UK

Architectural Patterns
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architectural Patterns over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Architectural Patterns in the UK

Architectural Patterns
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 Patterns within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 -11 502 £67,500 -15.93% 117
UK excluding London +63 384 £65,000 -7.14% 66
Work from Home +61 300 £70,576 -5.90% 59
London -92 147 £85,000 -5.56% 49
North of England +120 138 £61,206 -6.34% 31
North West +53 74 £61,206 -12.32% 15
Midlands +3 69 £65,000 -10.34% 10
West Midlands +19 61 £63,103 +1.78% 7
South West +3 61 £65,000 +8.33%
South East +24 58 £65,000 -23.53% 16
Yorkshire +100 47 £77,500 +34.78% 10
Scotland -76 37 £75,000 -5.06% 5
North East +13 17 £75,000 -1.64% 6
East of England +10 17 £55,000 -24.14% 4
East Midlands -21 7 £67,500 -6.90% 3
Northern Ireland +25 2 £75,400 +4.00% 1
Wales +3 2 £55,752 -9.16%

Architectural Patterns
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 (3.89%) CMS
2 8 (1.41%) Confluence
3 5 (0.88%) BizTalk Server
4 4 (0.71%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.53%) Apache
6 2 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.35%) Apache Solr
6 2 (0.35%) Magnolia
6 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.35%) nginx
6 2 (0.35%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.35%) Sitecore CMS
6 2 (0.35%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.35%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.35%) WordPress
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Pulsar
7 1 (0.18%) IIS
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 14 (2.47%) Photoshop
2 5 (0.88%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) Notion
Business Applications
1 33 (5.83%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 15 (2.65%) SDL Web 8
3 8 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.71%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.35%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 218 (38.52%) Azure
2 175 (30.92%) AWS
3 112 (19.79%) GCP
4 64 (11.31%) SaaS
5 58 (10.25%) Azure DevOps
6 37 (6.54%) PaaS
7 35 (6.18%) Microsoft 365
8 34 (6.01%) IaaS
9 28 (4.95%) Serverless
10 24 (4.24%) GitHub
11 20 (3.53%) AWS Lambda
12 16 (2.83%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (2.47%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 14 (2.47%) Amazon SQS
13 14 (2.47%) NuGet
14 13 (2.30%) Dynamics 365
15 12 (2.12%) AWS CloudFormation
15 12 (2.12%) Azure Functions
16 11 (1.94%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 11 (1.94%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.47%) TCP/IP
2 11 (1.94%) Network Security
3 7 (1.24%) HTTP
4 6 (1.06%) Internet
4 6 (1.06%) VPN
5 5 (0.88%) Firewall
6 4 (0.71%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (0.35%) DNS
8 1 (0.18%) IPsec
8 1 (0.18%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.18%) SAN
8 1 (0.18%) SSL
8 1 (0.18%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (15.37%) SQL Server
2 54 (9.54%) NoSQL
3 49 (8.66%) Relational Database
4 25 (4.42%) Big Data
5 19 (3.36%) DB2
6 17 (3.00%) Metadata
7 13 (2.30%) DynamoDB
8 12 (2.12%) MySQL
9 11 (1.94%) PostgreSQL
10 10 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
11 9 (1.59%) Amazon RDS
12 7 (1.24%) RDBMS
13 6 (1.06%) BigQuery
13 6 (1.06%) Data Lake
13 6 (1.06%) GIS
13 6 (1.06%) Redis
14 4 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
14 4 (0.71%) Geospatial Data
14 4 (0.71%) MongoDB
14 4 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 43 (7.60%) Git
2 30 (5.30%) Visual Studio
3 26 (4.59%) JIRA
4 16 (2.83%) NUnit
5 15 (2.65%) Moq
5 15 (2.65%) TeamCity
6 14 (2.47%) git-flow
6 14 (2.47%) Octopus Deploy
6 14 (2.47%) Sourcetree
6 14 (2.47%) SpecFlow
7 8 (1.41%) Maven
8 7 (1.24%) webpack
9 6 (1.06%) Eclipse
9 6 (1.06%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.35%) Balsamiq
10 2 (0.35%) JUnit
10 2 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.35%) Visual Studio Team System
11 1 (0.18%) Mercurial
11 1 (0.18%) MSTest
General
1 131 (23.14%) Social Skills
2 117 (20.67%) Finance
3 65 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (10.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 52 (9.19%) Legal
6 48 (8.48%) Marketing
7 46 (8.13%) Public Sector
8 35 (6.18%) Banking
9 34 (6.01%) Law
10 31 (5.48%) Retail
11 14 (2.47%) Telecoms
12 11 (1.94%) Manufacturing
12 11 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.77%) Billing
14 5 (0.88%) Aviation
14 5 (0.88%) Tech for Good
15 4 (0.71%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (0.71%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.53%) Aerospace
17 2 (0.35%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 337 (59.54%) Architect
2 182 (32.16%) Solutions Architect
3 172 (30.39%) Senior
4 119 (21.02%) Developer
5 84 (14.84%) Senior Architect
6 83 (14.66%) Lead
7 48 (8.48%) Technical Architect
8 44 (7.77%) Senior Solutions Architect
9 40 (7.07%) Senior Developer
10 38 (6.71%) Software Engineer
11 33 (5.83%) Full Stack Developer
12 32 (5.65%) C# Developer
12 32 (5.65%) Data Architect
13 30 (5.30%) Lead Architect
14 29 (5.12%) Cloud Architect
15 27 (4.77%) .NET Developer
15 27 (4.77%) Senior Full Stack Developer
16 26 (4.59%) Software Developer
17 25 (4.42%) Senior C# Developer
18 23 (4.06%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 142 (25.09%) .NET
2 79 (13.96%) RESTful
3 61 (10.78%) React
4 52 (9.19%) HTML
5 46 (8.13%) .NET Framework
5 46 (8.13%) CSS
6 45 (7.95%) REST
7 41 (7.24%) Web Services
8 37 (6.54%) ASP.NET
9 36 (6.36%) SOAP
10 35 (6.18%) XML
11 32 (5.65%) Node.js
12 29 (5.12%) Entity Framework
13 25 (4.42%) Spring
14 24 (4.24%) .NET Core
15 23 (4.06%) AngularJS
15 23 (4.06%) GraphQL
16 21 (3.71%) Blazor
17 20 (3.53%) Kafka
18 19 (3.36%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 99 (17.49%) Public Cloud
2 76 (13.43%) Cloud Native
3 54 (9.54%) Management Information System
4 24 (4.24%) Mobile App
5 22 (3.89%) Greenfield Project
5 22 (3.89%) Product Ownership
6 18 (3.18%) IoT
7 16 (2.83%) Data Centre
7 16 (2.83%) Distributed Systems
7 16 (2.83%) Legacy Code
8 15 (2.65%) Operational Technology
9 13 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
9 13 (2.30%) PMI
10 12 (2.12%) Blockchain
11 11 (1.94%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.77%) Robotics
13 8 (1.41%) Algorithms
14 7 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
15 6 (1.06%) Security Posture
16 5 (0.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.95%) Linux
2 25 (4.42%) Apple iOS
3 24 (4.24%) Windows
4 17 (3.00%) Android
5 10 (1.77%) Unix
6 9 (1.59%) Ubuntu
7 8 (1.41%) Solaris
7 8 (1.41%) VME
8 7 (1.24%) Windows Server
9 4 (0.71%) DC/OS
9 4 (0.71%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 304 (53.71%) Agile
2 225 (39.75%) Design Patterns
3 194 (34.28%) Microservices
4 160 (28.27%) Problem-Solving
5 159 (28.09%) Mentoring
6 155 (27.39%) Roadmaps
7 152 (26.86%) DevOps
8 92 (16.25%) Coaching
9 86 (15.19%) Software Engineering
10 80 (14.13%) Architectural Design
10 80 (14.13%) Enterprise Architecture
11 76 (13.43%) Decision-Making
11 76 (13.43%) Full Stack Development
12 74 (13.07%) Analytics
13 70 (12.37%) Software Architecture
14 68 (12.01%) Technical Leadership
15 66 (11.66%) API Development
15 66 (11.66%) Open Source
16 61 (10.78%) CI/CD
16 61 (10.78%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 119 (21.02%) C#
2 105 (18.55%) Java
3 79 (13.96%) Python
4 77 (13.60%) JavaScript
5 68 (12.01%) SQL
6 30 (5.30%) TypeScript
7 20 (3.53%) Swift
8 17 (3.00%) T-SQL
9 16 (2.83%) Kotlin
10 15 (2.65%) PowerShell
11 14 (2.47%) VB.NET
11 14 (2.47%) XPath
12 11 (1.94%) C
13 8 (1.41%) COBOL
13 8 (1.41%) Micro Focus COBOL
14 7 (1.24%) Ruby
15 6 (1.06%) Go
15 6 (1.06%) R
15 6 (1.06%) Scala
16 5 (0.88%) Bash
Qualifications
1 138 (24.38%) Degree
2 71 (12.54%) Security Cleared
3 68 (12.01%) SC Cleared
4 38 (6.71%) Computer Science Degree
5 34 (6.01%) TOGAF Certification
6 32 (5.65%) Master's Degree
7 31 (5.48%) BPSS Clearance
8 26 (4.59%) CISSP
9 20 (3.53%) CISM
10 19 (3.36%) CRISC
11 14 (2.47%) AWS Certification
11 14 (2.47%) Azure Certification
11 14 (2.47%) CASP
11 14 (2.47%) CEH
12 13 (2.30%) PMI Certification
13 10 (1.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 7 (1.24%) CISA
14 7 (1.24%) SANS
15 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
16 4 (0.71%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (6.01%) QA
2 21 (3.71%) GDPR
3 20 (3.53%) NCSC
4 18 (3.18%) NIST
5 15 (2.65%) Data Quality
6 12 (2.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.77%) HIPAA
8 9 (1.59%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.24%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.24%) WCAG
10 6 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 6 (1.06%) SEPA
11 4 (0.71%) ISO 31000
11 4 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.53%) ISO 9000
12 3 (0.53%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.53%) SLA
13 1 (0.18%) EMIR
13 1 (0.18%) MiFID
System Software
1 47 (8.30%) Docker
2 1 (0.18%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.18%) OpenAM
2 1 (0.18%) RACF
Systems Management
1 46 (8.13%) Kubernetes
2 35 (6.18%) Terraform
3 5 (0.88%) Failover Clustering
3 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Clustering
4 4 (0.71%) Suricata
5 3 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.18%) Hadoop YARN
Vendors
1 107 (18.90%) Microsoft
2 95 (16.78%) Google
3 33 (5.83%) Sparx
4 28 (4.95%) Oracle
5 19 (3.36%) IBM
6 16 (2.83%) Adobe
7 14 (2.47%) Cognizant
8 13 (2.30%) Guidewire
9 12 (2.12%) Salesforce
10 11 (1.94%) MuleSoft
11 8 (1.41%) Citrix
11 8 (1.41%) Micro Focus
11 8 (1.41%) OpenAI
12 7 (1.24%) SAP
13 5 (0.88%) Cisco
14 4 (0.71%) ESRI
14 4 (0.71%) Juniper
14 4 (0.71%) Okta
14 4 (0.71%) Palo Alto
14 4 (0.71%) Splunk