Architect Job Trends in Brighton

Architect
East Sussex > Brighton

The median Architect salary in Brighton is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 32 33
Rank change year-on-year +19 +1 +38
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 30 16 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Brighton 10.20% 4.94% 4.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.64% 5.03% 4.79%
Number of salaries quoted 25 15 13
10th Percentile £76,661 £67,350 £62,583
25th Percentile £82,500 £82,000 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £90,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% +7.48%
75th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 -
90th Percentile - - £86,000
East Sussex median annual salary £85,000 £90,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% +7.48%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Brighton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Brighton. 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 Brighton with a recognized job title 282 318 313
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.92% 98.15% 97.81%
Number of salaries quoted 220 228 295
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,304
25th Percentile £44,625 £44,688 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -1.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £80,000
East Sussex median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -6.78%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Brighton

Architect
Salary Trend in Brighton

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Brighton.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Brighton

Architect
Salary Histogram in Brighton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Brighton over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Architect in Brighton

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, 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 Brighton region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 19 (63.33%) Azure
2 18 (60.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 18 (60.00%) Databricks
3 11 (36.67%) Dynamics 365
4 9 (30.00%) Data Modelling
4 9 (30.00%) Python
5 8 (26.67%) Data Governance
5 8 (26.67%) Data Quality
5 8 (26.67%) Data Security
5 8 (26.67%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (26.67%) ETL
5 8 (26.67%) Performance Tuning
5 8 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (26.67%) SQL
5 8 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (26.67%) Technical Leadership
6 6 (20.00%) Microsoft
6 6 (20.00%) Power Platform
7 3 (10.00%) Architecture Roadmap
7 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (10.00%) Domain-Driven Design
7 3 (10.00%) Enterprise Architecture
7 3 (10.00%) Event-Driven
7 3 (10.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
7 3 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (10.00%) Portfolio Management
7 3 (10.00%) Product Discovery
7 3 (10.00%) Roadmaps
7 3 (10.00%) Security Architecture

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton 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:

Cloud Services
1 19 (63.33%) Azure
2 18 (60.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 11 (36.67%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (20.00%) Power Platform
5 3 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (26.67%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (3.33%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (26.67%) Public Sector
1 8 (26.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (30.00%) Data Modelling
2 8 (26.67%) Data Governance
2 8 (26.67%) Data Security
2 8 (26.67%) ETL
2 8 (26.67%) Performance Tuning
2 8 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 8 (26.67%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (10.00%) Architecture Roadmap
3 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (10.00%) Domain-Driven Design
3 3 (10.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 3 (10.00%) Event-Driven
3 3 (10.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
3 3 (10.00%) Portfolio Management
3 3 (10.00%) Product Discovery
3 3 (10.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (10.00%) Security Architecture
4 2 (6.67%) Architectural Patterns
Programming Languages
1 9 (30.00%) Python
2 8 (26.67%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (26.67%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 18 (60.00%) Databricks
2 6 (20.00%) Microsoft