Architect Job Trends in Chorley

Architect
Lancashire > Chorley

The median Architect salary in Chorley is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 August 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 15 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chorley 13.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 13.39% - -
Number of salaries quoted 12 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £69,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +1.45% -37.27%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chorley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chorley. 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 Chorley with a recognized job title 112 43 48
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 91 33 37
10th Percentile £28,000 - £39,900
25th Percentile £36,250 £22,425 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £23,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +70.21% -60.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £40,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £66,500 £82,500
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Chorley

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Chorley

Architect
Salary Trend in Chorley

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Chorley.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Chorley

Architect Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chorley

For the 6 months to 20 August 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 Chorley region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 12 (80.00%) B2B
1 12 (80.00%) Mitel
1 12 (80.00%) Presales
2 4 (26.67%) Commercial Awareness
2 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (26.67%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (26.67%) Escalation Management
2 4 (26.67%) ITIL
2 4 (26.67%) Mentoring
2 4 (26.67%) Migration
2 4 (26.67%) Requirements Workshops
2 4 (26.67%) Security Architecture
2 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (26.67%) Technical Architecture
2 4 (26.67%) Unified Communications
2 4 (26.67%) Validation

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

Communications & Networking
1 4 (26.67%) Unified Communications
General
1 12 (80.00%) Telecoms
2 4 (26.67%) Advertising
2 4 (26.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (80.00%) B2B
1 12 (80.00%) Presales
2 4 (26.67%) Commercial Awareness
2 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (26.67%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (26.67%) Escalation Management
2 4 (26.67%) ITIL
2 4 (26.67%) Mentoring
2 4 (26.67%) Migration
2 4 (26.67%) Requirements Workshops
2 4 (26.67%) Security Architecture
2 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (26.67%) Technical Architecture
2 4 (26.67%) Validation
Vendors
1 12 (80.00%) Mitel