Chief Architect
UK > England
The median Chief Architect salary in England is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 687 | 806 | 918 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +112 | +209 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Architect | 6 | 17 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.012% | 0.020% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.013% | 0.021% | 0.005% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £102,000 | £95,000 | £69,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £105,000 | £96,250 | £78,709 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £112,500 | £96,475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.22% | +16.61% | -19.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £115,000 | £116,250 | £115,239 |
| 90th Percentile | £118,000 | - | £124,845 |
| UK median annual salary | £120,000 | £112,500 | £96,475 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +16.61% | -12.30% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 45,134 | 81,676 | 80,812 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.05% | 94.55% | 91.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,494 | 60,830 | 51,454 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,126 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £53,000 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.60% | -12.83% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
Chief Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Chief Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Chief Architect
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Chief Architect in England.
Chief Architect
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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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| East of England | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| South East | +90 | 1 | £100,000 | -33.33% | 4 |
| North of England | +35 | 1 | £120,000 | +6.67% | |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £120,000 | - | |
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Chief Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Chief 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 England region featuring Chief Architect in the job title.
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Chief Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: