Architect
UK
The median Architect salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 29 | 26 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +34 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 6,323 | 8,362 | 8,217 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.45% | 7.99% | 5.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.82% | 8.73% | 5.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,490 | 4,143 | 4,576 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £61,180 | £61,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £66,906 | £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 | £110,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £79,042 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.11% | +5.39% | +6.93% |
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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 27 April 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 27 April 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 | +1 | 5,203 | £80,000 | -7.57% | 942 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 3,782 | £75,000 | -5.11% | 535 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 2,540 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 493 |
| London | +6 | 1,952 | £90,000 | -2.70% | 427 |
| North of England | +28 | 1,064 | £78,126 | +0.81% | 137 |
| South East | +2 | 837 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 143 |
| Midlands | +10 | 620 | £75,000 | - | 70 |
| North West | +9 | 563 | £75,000 | - | 82 |
| South West | -5 | 518 | £75,000 | +3.45% | 74 |
| Yorkshire | +38 | 445 | £79,932 | -0.09% | 41 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 389 | £76,750 | +2.33% | 40 |
| Scotland | -43 | 371 | £75,000 | -4.15% | 49 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 223 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 30 |
| East of England | -44 | 166 | £79,136 | -6.90% | 50 |
| Wales | -14 | 122 | £66,250 | -3.28% | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | +14 | 96 | £100,000 | +37.93% | 9 |
| North East | +10 | 58 | £79,887 | -6.02% | 15 |
| Isle of Man | - | 7 | £82,500 | - | 2 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 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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