Architect Jobs in Belfast

Architect
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Architect salary in Belfast is £86,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 7 12
Rank change year-on-year -11 +5 +41
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 11 99 139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 6.15% 17.97% 18.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.92% 18.79% 19.72%
Number of salaries quoted 8 18 13
10th Percentile £70,103 £68,503 £63,250
25th Percentile £76,077 £72,150 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,250 £87,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% +20.69% -9.38%
75th Percentile £95,313 £100,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £104,500 - -
County Antrim median annual salary £86,250 £87,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -1.43% +20.69% -7.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 159 527 705
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.83% 95.64% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 39 272 403
10th Percentile £40,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £39,473 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £56,138 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.43% +12.28% +5.26%
75th Percentile £73,379 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £89,750 £72,500
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Job vacancy trend for Architect in Belfast

Architect
Salary Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect in Belfast.

Salary trend for Architect in Belfast

Architect
Salary Histogram in Belfast

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Belfast over the 6 months to 2 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Architect in Belfast

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 2 June 2025, 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 across the Belfast region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 6 (54.55%) Social Skills
2 5 (45.45%) Public Sector
2 5 (45.45%) Risk Management
2 5 (45.45%) Network Security
2 5 (45.45%) SC Cleared
2 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
3 4 (36.36%) QA
3 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
3 4 (36.36%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (36.36%) Cloud Security
3 4 (36.36%) Entra ID
4 3 (27.27%) Cloud Native
4 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (27.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (27.27%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (27.27%) CASB
4 3 (27.27%) Law
4 3 (27.27%) Legal
4 3 (27.27%) Salesforce
4 3 (27.27%) Computer Science
4 3 (27.27%) Degree
5 2 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (18.18%) Business Development
5 2 (18.18%) Information Assurance
5 2 (18.18%) Security Architecture
5 2 (18.18%) Security Management
5 2 (18.18%) Information Security Management
5 2 (18.18%) TOGAF
5 2 (18.18%) Penetration Testing
5 2 (18.18%) Information Security

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (36.36%) Entra ID
2 2 (18.18%) Boomi
2 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
3 1 (9.09%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (45.45%) Network Security
General
1 6 (54.55%) Social Skills
2 5 (45.45%) Public Sector
3 3 (27.27%) Law
3 3 (27.27%) Legal
4 2 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (9.09%) Finance
5 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Cloud Native
2 2 (18.18%) Enterprise Cloud
3 1 (9.09%) PKI
3 1 (9.09%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Risk Management
2 4 (36.36%) Cloud Security
2 4 (36.36%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (27.27%) Computer Science
3 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (27.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 2 (18.18%) Architectural Patterns
4 2 (18.18%) Business Development
4 2 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (18.18%) Information Assurance
4 2 (18.18%) Information Security
4 2 (18.18%) Information Security Management
4 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
4 2 (18.18%) Penetration Testing
4 2 (18.18%) Presales
4 2 (18.18%) SABSA
4 2 (18.18%) Security Architecture
4 2 (18.18%) Security Management
4 2 (18.18%) TOGAF
5 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) SC Cleared
1 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
2 3 (27.27%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (27.27%) Degree
3 1 (9.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (9.09%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) QA
2 2 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (18.18%) NCSC
2 2 (18.18%) NIST
Systems Management
1 3 (27.27%) CASB
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 3 (27.27%) Salesforce
3 2 (18.18%) MuleSoft
3 2 (18.18%) ServiceNow
4 1 (9.09%) Palo Alto
4 1 (9.09%) Zscaler