Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 852 953 1228
Rank change year-on-year +101 +275 -321
Permanent jobs citing RIBA 50 19 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.050% 0.019% 0.001%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.18% 0.057% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 32 11 1
10th Percentile £42,000 - -
25th Percentile £46,250 £23,500 £127,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 £55,000 £135,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.55% -59.26% +196.70%
75th Percentile £78,750 £74,375 £142,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £81,250 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,000 £52,500 £135,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -61.11% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

RIBA is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,444 33,124 42,253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.69% 32.69% 26.93%
Number of salaries quoted 17,288 14,907 18,785
10th Percentile £28,374 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £59,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.24% +8.18% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,350 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.63% +2.70% +1.01%

RIBA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for RIBA in the UK

RIBA
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing RIBA.

Salary trend for RIBA in the UK

RIBA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing RIBA over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for RIBA in the UK

RIBA
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RIBA within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 +129 49 £75,000 +36.36% 71
London +135 37 £75,000 -3.23% 38
Work from Home +86 15 £63,500 +20.95% 32
UK excluding London +8 13 £42,000 -20.00% 35
East of England +24 5 £39,115 +59.65% 5
West Midlands +9 4 £42,000 -23.64% 2
Midlands -13 4 £42,000 -23.64% 5
South West - 2 - - 6
North West - 1 £67,500 - 6
Scotland - 1 £50,625 -
North of England - 1 £67,500 - 8

RIBA
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:

Applications
1 7 (14.00%) Revit
2 5 (10.00%) AutoCAD
3 3 (6.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (6.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (14.00%) C-CURE
2 1 (2.00%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (14.00%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (12.00%) Structured Cabling
3 5 (10.00%) LAN
3 5 (10.00%) WAN
4 1 (2.00%) TETRA
4 1 (2.00%) Unified Communications
General
1 16 (32.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 14 (28.00%) Finance
3 13 (26.00%) Legal
3 13 (26.00%) Social Skills
4 9 (18.00%) Marketing
5 3 (6.00%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (4.00%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.00%) Electronics
7 1 (2.00%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.00%) Retail
7 1 (2.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (38.00%) Senior
2 13 (26.00%) Project Manager
3 11 (22.00%) Consultant
4 9 (18.00%) Senior Manager
5 7 (14.00%) Senior Consultant
6 4 (8.00%) Architect
6 4 (8.00%) Design Engineer
6 4 (8.00%) IT Manager
6 4 (8.00%) IT Project Manager
6 4 (8.00%) Security Engineer
6 4 (8.00%) Systems Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) IT Director
7 3 (6.00%) Project Director
7 3 (6.00%) Senior Design Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Senior Security Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Senior Technical Manager
7 3 (6.00%) Technical Architect
7 3 (6.00%) Technical Consultant
7 3 (6.00%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.00%) Laravel
1 1 (2.00%) React
1 1 (2.00%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.00%) Driving Licence
2 3 (6.00%) CCTV
2 3 (6.00%) Home Automation
2 3 (6.00%) Smart Home
3 2 (4.00%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (2.00%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (46.00%) Project Management
2 21 (42.00%) Agile
3 13 (26.00%) Time Management
4 10 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 10 (20.00%) Project Delivery
5 8 (16.00%) Commercial Awareness
6 7 (14.00%) PRINCE2
7 6 (12.00%) IT Strategy
7 6 (12.00%) Technology Strategy
8 5 (10.00%) Budget Management
8 5 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (10.00%) Programme Management
8 5 (10.00%) Project Governance
9 4 (8.00%) Decision-Making
9 4 (8.00%) Facilities Management
9 4 (8.00%) Line Management
9 4 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (8.00%) Project Planning
9 4 (8.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 3 (6.00%) Bill of Materials
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.00%) PHP
Qualifications
1 24 (48.00%) Degree
2 8 (16.00%) HND
3 6 (12.00%) HNC
4 5 (10.00%) Security Cleared
5 2 (4.00%) SC Cleared
6 1 (2.00%) APMP
6 1 (2.00%) BICSI Certification
6 1 (2.00%) BICSI RCDD
6 1 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.00%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.00%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (6.00%) Cisco
1 3 (6.00%) Meraki
2 1 (2.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.00%) NEC