Azure Architect Job Trends in Dorset

Microsoft Azure Architect
South West > Dorset

The median Microsoft Azure Architect salary in Dorset is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 December 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Azure Architect 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £92,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile £97,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
% change year-on-year - +4.92% +1.67%

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 463 478 319
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.46% 97.15% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 336 314 285
10th Percentile £27,707 £32,676 £35,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £77,500
South West median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

Azure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Azure Architect job vacancy trend in Dorset

Azure Architect
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Azure Architect job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Azure Architect job vacancies in Dorset

Azure 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 Azure Architect within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 7 December 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
Bournemouth - 2 £95,000 -
Azure Architect
South West

Azure Architect Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 7 December 2025, Azure 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 Dorset region featuring Azure Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Big Data
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 2 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 2 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 2 (100.00%) Microservices
1 2 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 2 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 2 (100.00%) Zachman Framework

Azure Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Big Data
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 2 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 2 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Microservices
1 2 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 2 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 2 (100.00%) Zachman Framework
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes