ITSM Architect Job Trends in England

IT Service Management Architect
UK > England

The median IT Service Management Architect salary in England is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 586 - 665
Rank change year-on-year - - +326
Permanent jobs requiring an ITSM Architect 14 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.027% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - £76,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £78,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.33%
75th Percentile £98,750 - £79,500
90th Percentile £100,000 - -
UK median annual salary £90,000 - £95,000
% change year-on-year - - +5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 47,162 46,092 43,112
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 92.95% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 29,558 24,542 33,827
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,205 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £79,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

ITSM Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

ITSM Architect job vacancy trend in England

ITSM Architect
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for ITSM Architect job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for ITSM Architect job vacancies in England

ITSM Architect
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ITSM Architect in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for ITSM Architect in England

ITSM 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 ITSM Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England - 10 £90,000 -
South East - 3 £90,000 -
London - 1 £77,500 -
ITSM Architect
UK

ITSM Architect Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, ITSM 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 England region featuring ITSM Architect in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) ITSM
2 9 (64.29%) Customer Engagement
2 9 (64.29%) Presales
2 9 (64.29%) Project Delivery
2 9 (64.29%) Project Management
2 9 (64.29%) SaaS
2 9 (64.29%) Service Delivery
3 8 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (57.14%) Systems Thinking
4 2 (14.29%) Service Management
5 1 (7.14%) Agile
5 1 (7.14%) AI
5 1 (7.14%) BMC
5 1 (7.14%) Change Advisory Board
5 1 (7.14%) CI/CD
5 1 (7.14%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (7.14%) Configuration Management
5 1 (7.14%) DevOps
5 1 (7.14%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (7.14%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (7.14%) ITIL
5 1 (7.14%) Performance Metrics
5 1 (7.14%) Service Catalogue
5 1 (7.14%) Service Design
5 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (7.14%) TOGAF
5 1 (7.14%) TOGAF Certification

ITSM Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 9 (64.29%) SaaS
General
1 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
2 8 (57.14%) Marketing
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) CMDB
1 1 (7.14%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) ITSM
2 9 (64.29%) Customer Engagement
2 9 (64.29%) Presales
2 9 (64.29%) Project Delivery
2 9 (64.29%) Project Management
2 9 (64.29%) Service Delivery
3 8 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (57.14%) Systems Thinking
4 2 (14.29%) Service Management
5 1 (7.14%) Agile
5 1 (7.14%) Configuration Management
5 1 (7.14%) DevOps
5 1 (7.14%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (7.14%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (7.14%) ITIL
5 1 (7.14%) Performance Metrics
5 1 (7.14%) Service Design
5 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (7.14%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) TOGAF Certification
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) BMC