Architect
South West > Dorset
The median Architect salary in Dorset is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 51 | 79 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | -22 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 4 | 25 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.91% | 2.09% | 2.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.92% | 2.20% | 3.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £71,250 | £65,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £76,129 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £95,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.74% | +22.58% | +13.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,250 | £97,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £84,375 |
| South West median annual salary | £80,000 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +3.45% | +0.60% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 433 | 1,136 | 561 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.63% | 94.90% | 83.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 188 | 667 | 353 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,893 | £36,500 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58,756 | £60,000 | £60,899 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,200 | £72,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Architect
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect in Dorset.
Architect
Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| Poole | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | 5 |
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Architect Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 16 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 Dorset region featuring Architect in the job title.
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Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:
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