Infrastructure Architect Job Trends in England
Infrastructure Architect
UK > England
The median Infrastructure Architect salary in England is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 643 | 560 | 596 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -83 | +36 | -13 |
| Permanent Infrastructure Architect jobs | 131 | 61 | 129 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.16% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 48 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £74,750 | £67,750 | £65,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,500 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.13% | +3.33% | -4.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £113,000 | £100,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £143,000 | £107,500 | £87,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £85,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.68% | +5.08% | +5.36% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 98,146 | 38,982 | 58,749 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.22% | 90.62% | 95.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,067 | 23,606 | 33,541 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £53,750 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.63% | -6.52% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,300 | £52,500 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.95% | -7.08% | -5.83% |
Infrastructure Architect Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Infrastructure Architect job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.
Infrastructure Architect Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Architect job vacancies in England.
Infrastructure Architect Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for Infrastructure Architect jobs in England over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
Infrastructure Architect Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Infrastructure Architect jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 24 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -26 | 72 | £111,000 | +6.99% | 59 |
| North West | -7 | 36 | £75,000 | +9.49% | 8 |
| North of England | -36 | 36 | £75,000 | +9.49% | 9 |
| South East | -76 | 13 | £100,000 | +29.03% | 20 |
| South West | - | 8 | - | - | 2 |
| Midlands | -71 | 2 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -46 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -50 | 1 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 1 |
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Infrastructure Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Infrastructure Architect job ads cited 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 Infrastructure Architect job ads across the England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 44.3% | 58 |
| 2 | Infrastructure as Code | 26.0% | 34 |
| 2 | Roadmaps | 26.0% | 34 |
| 4 | Terraform | 22.9% | 30 |
| 5 | AWS | 21.4% | 28 |
| 5 | Disaster Recovery | 21.4% | 28 |
| 7 | VMware | 18.3% | 24 |
| 8 | Ansible | 17.6% | 23 |
| 8 | DevOps | 17.6% | 23 |
| 8 | VMware Infrastructure | 17.6% | 23 |
| 11 | Microsoft | 16.8% | 22 |
| 12 | Cisco | 14.5% | 19 |
| 12 | IaaS | 14.5% | 19 |
| 12 | TOGAF | 14.5% | 19 |
| 15 | Budgeting | 13.7% | 18 |
| 15 | Budgeting and Forecasting | 13.7% | 18 |
| 15 | PaaS | 13.7% | 18 |
| 15 | PlantUML | 13.7% | 18 |
| 15 | Strategic Planning | 13.7% | 18 |
| 15 | Threat Modelling | 13.7% | 18 |
| 15 | TOGAF Certification | 13.7% | 18 |
| 22 | Firewall | 13.0% | 17 |
| 22 | PowerShell | 13.0% | 17 |
| 24 | Infrastructure Engineering | 12.2% | 16 |
| 25 | Risk Management | 11.5% | 15 |
| 25 | Technology Roadmap | 11.5% | 15 |
| 27 | AI | 10.7% | 14 |
| 27 | Continuous Improvement | 10.7% | 14 |
| 27 | Enterprise Architecture | 10.7% | 14 |
| 27 | Platform Engineering | 10.7% | 14 |
Infrastructure Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Infrastructure Architect | 35.1% | 46 |
| 2 | Azure Architect | 16.0% | 21 |
| 3 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 6.1% | 8 |
| 3 | Identity Management Architect | 6.1% | 8 |
| 5 | Platform Architect | 4.6% | 6 |
| 5 | Security Architect | 4.6% | 6 |
| 7 | Storage Architect | 3.8% | 5 |
| 7 | Virtualisation Architect | 3.8% | 5 |
| 9 | Senior Infrastructure Architect | 3.1% | 4 |
| 10 | Lead Infrastructure Architect | 2.3% | 3 |
| 10 | Microsoft Infrastructure Architect | 2.3% | 3 |
| 10 | Principal Architect | 2.3% | 3 |
| 13 | AWS Infrastructure Architect | 1.5% | 2 |
| 13 | Data Centre Architect | 1.5% | 2 |
| 13 | Enterprise Infrastructure Architect | 1.5% | 2 |
| 13 | Infrastructure Technical Architect | 1.5% | 2 |
| 13 | IT Infrastructure Architect | 1.5% | 2 |
| 18 | AWS Security Architect | 0.8% | 1 |
| 18 | Azure Infrastructure Lead | 0.8% | 1 |
| 18 | Infrastructure Engineer | 0.8% | 1 |