RIBA Job Trends in England

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 552 641 661
Rank change year-on-year +89 +20 +287
Permanent jobs citing RIBA 54 32 14
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.10% 0.065% 0.030%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.31% 0.18% 0.100%
Number of salaries quoted 46 23 12
10th Percentile - £37,500 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% -24.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £47,500 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £54,500 - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £57,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% -24.00% +25.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

RIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17,474 17,949 14,042
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.54% 36.52% 30.50%
Number of salaries quoted 7,043 7,128 9,667
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,075 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RIBA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

RIBA job vacancy trend in England

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Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing RIBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing RIBA

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing RIBA in England over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for RIBA in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RIBA within the England region over the 6 months to 3 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
South West - 32 £45,000 -
North West +40 15 £54,500 +36.25% 2
North of England +31 15 £54,500 +36.25% 2
Midlands +23 4 £45,000 -25.62%
East Midlands - 4 £45,000 -
London +67 1 £77,500 - 5
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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:

Applications
1 8 (14.81%) AutoCAD
2 7 (12.96%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (1.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.85%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.70%) Firewall
1 2 (3.70%) LAN
1 2 (3.70%) Unified Communications
1 2 (3.70%) WAN
1 2 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (3.70%) Wireless
1 2 (3.70%) WLAN
General
1 32 (59.26%) Social Skills
2 7 (12.96%) Manufacturing
3 2 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 35 (64.81%) Senior
2 33 (61.11%) Consultant
3 32 (59.26%) Senior Consultant
4 12 (22.22%) Principal Engineer
5 7 (12.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 7 (12.96%) Manufacturing Engineer
6 6 (11.11%) Architect
6 6 (11.11%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 32 (59.26%) Acoustics
2 2 (3.70%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.85%) CCTV
3 1 (1.85%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.85%) Home Automation
3 1 (1.85%) iPhone
3 1 (1.85%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (68.52%) Mentoring
2 32 (59.26%) Commercial Awareness
3 18 (33.33%) Project Delivery
4 9 (16.67%) PRINCE2
5 8 (14.81%) Mathematics
5 8 (14.81%) Physics
5 8 (14.81%) Systems Engineering
5 8 (14.81%) Validation
5 8 (14.81%) Verification and Validation
6 7 (12.96%) Business Case
6 7 (12.96%) Facilities Management
6 7 (12.96%) Manufacturing Engineering
6 7 (12.96%) Project Management
6 7 (12.96%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (7.41%) Logistics
8 2 (3.70%) Customer Engagement
8 2 (3.70%) Network Architecture
8 2 (3.70%) Network Design
8 2 (3.70%) Network Management
8 2 (3.70%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 15 (27.78%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (16.67%) Degree
3 7 (12.96%) HNC
4 4 (7.41%) PMI Certification
4 4 (7.41%) PMP
5 2 (3.70%) CCNA
5 2 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (3.70%) CWNA
5 2 (3.70%) SC Cleared
5 2 (3.70%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (5.56%) Meraki
2 1 (1.85%) Adobe
2 1 (1.85%) Apple
2 1 (1.85%) Cisco
2 1 (1.85%) Ruckus Wireless