Chief Architect Job Trends in Berkshire

Chief Architect
South East > Berkshire

The median Chief Architect salary in Berkshire is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Architect 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £93,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £97,500 - -
75th Percentile £101,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £97,500 - £150,000
% change year-on-year - - +129.18%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 2,696 1,612 2,895
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.33% 90.26% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,747 722 2,015
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,063 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Chief Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Chief Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Chief Architect job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Chief Architect
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for Chief Architect job vacancies in Berkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Chief Architect job vacancies in Berkshire

Chief Architect
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Architect within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 12 July 2026. 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
Maidenhead - 6 £97,500 - 4
Chief Architect
South East

Chief Architect Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 12 July 2026, Chief Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Chief Architect in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (50.00%) C
2 3 (50.00%) C++
2 3 (50.00%) Change Control
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 3 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Firmware
2 3 (50.00%) Key Management
2 3 (50.00%) Linux
2 3 (50.00%) MISRA
2 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) Rust
2 3 (50.00%) Secure Coding
2 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) SysML
2 3 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (50.00%) UML

Chief Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (50.00%) Change Control
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 3 (50.00%) Key Management
2 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) Secure Coding
2 3 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) SysML
2 3 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (50.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) C
1 3 (50.00%) C++
1 3 (50.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Firmware