Payments Architect Job Trends in Central London

Payments Architect
London > Central London

The median Payments Architect salary in Central London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 September 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Payments Architect 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.029% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
London median annual salary £85,000 £85,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +70.00% -44.44%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 3,251 1,894 3,025
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.95% 94.46% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2,335 1,502 2,154
10th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £41,315
25th Percentile £59,375 £53,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £93,250
90th Percentile - £120,000 £110,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -

Payments Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Payments Architect job vacancy trend in Central London

Payments Architect
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Payments Architect job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Payments Architect job vacancies in Central London

Payments Architect Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, Payments 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 Central London region featuring Payments Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 20022
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices

Payments Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 20022