Architect Jobs in Central London

Architect
London > Central London

The median Architect salary in Central London is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

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

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 22 21
Rank change year-on-year -16 -1 +26
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 162 293 529
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 6.40% 7.76% 9.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.03% 8.15% 10.38%
Number of salaries quoted 125 184 265
10th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £70,800
25th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £81,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £90,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -
75th Percentile £110,000 £105,000 £107,500
90th Percentile £123,750 £127,625 £115,000
London median annual salary £95,000 £90,000 £92,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -2.70% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,305 3,595 5,095
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.03% 95.16% 96.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,638 2,829 4,254
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - -3.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £111,250
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Architect in Central London

Architect
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Architect in Central London

Architect
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Central London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Architect in Central London

Architect
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Central London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
City of London -15 138 £92,500 +2.78% 40
City of Westminster +6 19 £92,500 -15.91%
Camden -8 5 - - 2
West End of London -2 1 £92,500 +19.35% 10
Southwark - 1 £120,000 - 1
Architect
London

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Central London region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 97 (59.88%) Azure
2 57 (35.19%) Microsoft
3 50 (30.86%) Agile
4 47 (29.01%) Roadmaps
5 44 (27.16%) Degree
6 43 (26.54%) DevOps
7 41 (25.31%) Social Skills
8 39 (24.07%) Finance
9 31 (19.14%) JavaScript
10 30 (18.52%) TOGAF
11 29 (17.90%) Law
12 27 (16.67%) Computer Science
13 26 (16.05%) SaaS
13 26 (16.05%) Data Architecture
14 25 (15.43%) AWS
14 25 (15.43%) Migration
14 25 (15.43%) Computer Science Degree
14 25 (15.43%) Problem-Solving
14 25 (15.43%) Power Platform
15 24 (14.81%) Scaled Agile Framework
16 22 (13.58%) Dynamics 365
16 22 (13.58%) Google
16 22 (13.58%) Linux
16 22 (13.58%) Security Cleared
17 21 (12.96%) Continuous Integration
17 21 (12.96%) JIRA
17 21 (12.96%) Maven
17 21 (12.96%) Confluence
17 21 (12.96%) TeamCity
17 21 (12.96%) Static Code Analysis

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (12.96%) Confluence
2 9 (5.56%) OpenEdge
3 5 (3.09%) SAS
4 3 (1.85%) SharePoint
5 2 (1.23%) Apache Spark
5 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (1.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 3 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.23%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.62%) Blender
3 1 (0.62%) Maya
Business Applications
1 17 (10.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.23%) Magento
2 2 (1.23%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.62%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.62%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.62%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.62%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 97 (59.88%) Azure
2 26 (16.05%) SaaS
3 25 (15.43%) AWS
3 25 (15.43%) Power Platform
4 22 (13.58%) Dynamics 365
5 21 (12.96%) GCP
6 12 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (6.17%) IaaS
7 10 (6.17%) PaaS
8 9 (5.56%) Power Automate
8 9 (5.56%) PowerApps
8 9 (5.56%) Serverless
9 7 (4.32%) Azure Logic Apps
10 6 (3.70%) Azure AI
10 6 (3.70%) Azure Functions
10 6 (3.70%) Entra ID
10 6 (3.70%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (3.09%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (3.09%) GitHub
12 4 (2.47%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.94%) Firewall
2 5 (3.09%) Cisco ISE
2 5 (3.09%) Ethernet
2 5 (3.09%) LAN
2 5 (3.09%) SD-WAN
2 5 (3.09%) WAN
3 1 (0.62%) DNS
3 1 (0.62%) H.323
3 1 (0.62%) ISDN
3 1 (0.62%) Softphone
3 1 (0.62%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.62%) VPN
3 1 (0.62%) WebEx
3 1 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (7.41%) SQL Server
2 11 (6.79%) Power BI
3 10 (6.17%) NoSQL
4 5 (3.09%) Big Data
4 5 (3.09%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.85%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (1.23%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.23%) BigQuery
6 2 (1.23%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.23%) Hadoop
6 2 (1.23%) Oracle ODI
7 1 (0.62%) Data Vault
7 1 (0.62%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.62%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 21 (12.96%) Ant
1 21 (12.96%) Jenkins
1 21 (12.96%) JIRA
1 21 (12.96%) Maven
1 21 (12.96%) SonarQube
1 21 (12.96%) Sonatype Nexus
1 21 (12.96%) TeamCity
2 2 (1.23%) GitLab
3 1 (0.62%) Git
General
1 41 (25.31%) Social Skills
2 39 (24.07%) Finance
3 29 (17.90%) Law
4 9 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (4.94%) Public Sector
5 8 (4.94%) Retail
6 6 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (3.09%) Games
8 4 (2.47%) Advertising
8 4 (2.47%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (1.85%) Marketing
10 2 (1.23%) Banking
10 2 (1.23%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.23%) Legal
10 2 (1.23%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.62%) Automotive
11 1 (0.62%) Front Office
11 1 (0.62%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (10.49%) .NET
2 10 (6.17%) JSON
3 7 (4.32%) Kafka
4 6 (3.70%) .NET Framework
5 5 (3.09%) ASP.NET Web API
5 5 (3.09%) CSS
5 5 (3.09%) HTML
5 5 (3.09%) OpenAPI
5 5 (3.09%) RabbitMQ
5 5 (3.09%) WCF
5 5 (3.09%) XML
6 3 (1.85%) .NET Core
7 2 (1.23%) Entity Framework
7 2 (1.23%) Middleware
7 2 (1.23%) React
7 2 (1.23%) REST
7 2 (1.23%) RESTful
7 2 (1.23%) SOAP
7 2 (1.23%) Web Services
8 1 (0.62%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 17 (10.49%) Cloud Native
2 9 (5.56%) Public Cloud
3 8 (4.94%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (3.70%) Algorithms
4 6 (3.70%) Data Structures
4 6 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (3.09%) Data Centre
5 5 (3.09%) Mobile App
5 5 (3.09%) Mobile Games
6 4 (2.47%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.23%) IoT
7 2 (1.23%) Reference Data
8 1 (0.62%) 3D Graphics
8 1 (0.62%) Animation
8 1 (0.62%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (0.62%) Fixed Income
8 1 (0.62%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.62%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.62%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 22 (13.58%) Linux
2 1 (0.62%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (30.86%) Agile
2 47 (29.01%) Roadmaps
3 43 (26.54%) DevOps
4 30 (18.52%) TOGAF
5 27 (16.67%) Computer Science
6 26 (16.05%) Data Architecture
7 25 (15.43%) Migration
7 25 (15.43%) Problem-Solving
8 24 (14.81%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 21 (12.96%) Analytics
9 21 (12.96%) Artificial Intelligence
9 21 (12.96%) Business Strategy
9 21 (12.96%) Continuous Integration
9 21 (12.96%) Mentoring
9 21 (12.96%) Static Code Analysis
10 19 (11.73%) CI/CD
10 19 (11.73%) Data Governance
10 19 (11.73%) Microservices
11 18 (11.11%) Data Strategy
12 17 (10.49%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 31 (19.14%) JavaScript
2 20 (12.35%) Python
3 18 (11.11%) SQL
4 10 (6.17%) C#
5 7 (4.32%) Java
6 5 (3.09%) TypeScript
7 4 (2.47%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.85%) Bash
9 2 (1.23%) Bicep
9 2 (1.23%) Scala
10 1 (0.62%) Go
10 1 (0.62%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.62%) Ruby
10 1 (0.62%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (27.16%) Degree
2 25 (15.43%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (13.58%) Security Cleared
4 12 (7.41%) SC Cleared
5 8 (4.94%) TOGAF Certification
6 7 (4.32%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.23%) CCSK
7 2 (1.23%) CCSP
7 2 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.23%) CISSP
7 2 (1.23%) DBS Check
7 2 (1.23%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (0.62%) ACSA
8 1 (0.62%) ACSP
8 1 (0.62%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.62%) CISM
8 1 (0.62%) ISSAP
8 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.94%) GDPR
2 6 (3.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 4 (2.47%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.85%) NIST
5 2 (1.23%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.62%) COBIT
6 1 (0.62%) GRC
6 1 (0.62%) NCSC
System Software
1 5 (3.09%) Docker
1 5 (3.09%) VMware NSX
2 3 (1.85%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (8.64%) Terraform
2 9 (5.56%) Ansible
3 8 (4.94%) Kubernetes
4 5 (3.09%) FortiGate
5 4 (2.47%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.23%) SCCM
6 2 (1.23%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.62%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.62%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.62%) Cisco UCCX
Vendors
1 57 (35.19%) Microsoft
2 22 (13.58%) Google
3 16 (9.88%) ServiceNow
4 8 (4.94%) Databricks
4 8 (4.94%) Workday
5 7 (4.32%) SAP
6 6 (3.70%) Cisco
6 6 (3.70%) OpenAI
6 6 (3.70%) Salesforce
6 6 (3.70%) VMware
7 5 (3.09%) Blue Coat
7 5 (3.09%) CheckPoint
7 5 (3.09%) F5
7 5 (3.09%) Teradata
8 3 (1.85%) iManage
8 3 (1.85%) Oracle
9 2 (1.23%) IBM
9 2 (1.23%) Informatica
9 2 (1.23%) Talend
9 2 (1.23%) TOWER Software