Architect
UK
The median Architect salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 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 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 29 | 26 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +41 | -17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 6,444 | 8,327 | 8,313 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.50% | 8.35% | 5.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.86% | 9.13% | 5.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,545 | 3,869 | 4,490 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,809 | £61,144 | £61,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £66,250 | £71,500 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | - | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +4.90% |
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 | 93,908 | 91,208 | 153,609 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.68% | 91.47% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,161 | 57,434 | 84,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,500 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,950 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +5.64% | +5.63% |
Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect.
Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
Architect
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 |
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| England | -2 | 5,298 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 962 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 3,896 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 566 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 2,493 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 535 |
| London | +3 | 1,945 | £90,000 | -2.35% | 416 |
| North of England | +21 | 1,102 | £78,126 | -1.11% | 144 |
| South East | +2 | 874 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 138 |
| Midlands | +6 | 646 | £75,000 | - | 86 |
| North West | +9 | 588 | £75,000 | - | 82 |
| South West | -8 | 503 | £75,000 | +3.45% | 79 |
| Yorkshire | +29 | 453 | £79,842 | -0.20% | 45 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 405 | £77,500 | +3.33% | 42 |
| Scotland | -46 | 372 | £75,400 | -3.33% | 34 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 234 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 42 |
| East of England | -31 | 177 | £82,500 | -2.94% | 57 |
| Wales | -16 | 129 | £64,412 | +2.66% | 24 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 104 | £95,000 | +31.03% | 19 |
| North East | +12 | 61 | £79,842 | -6.07% | 17 |
| Isle of Man | - | 7 | £82,500 | - | |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, 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 Architect in the job title.
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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:
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