Architect Job Trends in the City of Westminster

Architect
Central London > City of Westminster

The median Architect salary in the City of Westminster is £68,961 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 March 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 45 21
Rank change year-on-year +31 -24 -7
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 5 5 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of Westminster 7.46% 2.27% 3.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.47% 2.81% 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile - - £69,000
25th Percentile £65,105 £91,250 £82,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,961 £92,500 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.45% -15.91% +89.65%
75th Percentile £72,816 £93,750 £115,000
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £92,500 £92,500 £90,000
% change year-on-year - +2.78% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of Westminster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of Westminster. 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 the City of Westminster with a recognized job title 59 178 124
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.06% 80.91% 98.41%
Number of salaries quoted 31 57 98
10th Percentile - £44,590 £28,250
25th Percentile £19,750 £55,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £21,500 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -65.60% -10.71% +7.69%
75th Percentile £60,710 £68,750 £92,188
90th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £150,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +6.90% - -3.33%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of Westminster

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

Architect job vacancy trend in the City of Westminster

Architect
Salary Trend in the City of Westminster

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in the City of Westminster.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in the City of Westminster

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of Westminster

For the 6 months to 1 March 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 City of Westminster region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) GDPR
1 5 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Architectural Patterns
2 3 (60.00%) Coaching
2 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (60.00%) Data Architecture
2 3 (60.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (60.00%) Data Integration
2 3 (60.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (60.00%) Data Science
2 3 (60.00%) Data Security
2 3 (60.00%) Data Strategy
2 3 (60.00%) ERwin
2 3 (60.00%) Model Validation
2 3 (60.00%) Product Strategy
2 3 (60.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 3 (60.00%) Thought Leadership
3 2 (40.00%) Business Transformation
3 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (40.00%) Data Management
3 2 (40.00%) Data Quality
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) DevOps
3 2 (40.00%) DNS
3 2 (40.00%) Enterprise Architecture

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of Westminster 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 2 (40.00%) DNS
1 2 (40.00%) Internet
Development Applications
1 3 (60.00%) ERwin
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Law
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Data Structures
1 3 (60.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Architectural Patterns
2 3 (60.00%) Coaching
2 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (60.00%) Data Architecture
2 3 (60.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (60.00%) Data Integration
2 3 (60.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (60.00%) Data Science
2 3 (60.00%) Data Security
2 3 (60.00%) Data Strategy
2 3 (60.00%) Model Validation
2 3 (60.00%) Product Strategy
2 3 (60.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 3 (60.00%) Thought Leadership
3 2 (40.00%) DevOps
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) GDPR
2 2 (40.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (40.00%) PCI DSS
2 2 (40.00%) PMO