Technical Architect Jobs in England

Technical Architect
UK > England

The median Technical Architect salary in England is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 579 409 389
Rank change year-on-year -170 -20 +211
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Architect 112 501 719
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.23% 0.58% 0.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.62% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 92 331 332
10th Percentile £70,000 £58,375 £62,275
25th Percentile £78,938 £65,000 £73,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £82,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year - -2.94% +6.25%
75th Percentile £92,813 £93,125 £95,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £97,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £82,500 £75,400 £85,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -11.29% +6.25%

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 44,402 81,024 81,740
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.75% 94.51% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 24,215 60,436 51,956
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Technical Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Architect in England

Technical Architect
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Architect in England.

Salary trend for Technical Architect in England

Technical Architect
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Architect in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Technical Architect in England

Technical 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 Technical Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 15 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
South East +82 43 £82,500 -8.33% 26
London -44 35 £95,000 +11.76% 60
North of England -12 14 £85,000 +21.43% 12
Midlands +41 13 £73,750 +13.37% 21
West Midlands +45 10 £75,000 - 14
North West -29 9 £90,000 +17.72% 4
South West +52 3 £60,000 -25.00% 16
North East +41 3 £70,000 +1.52% 1
East Midlands +24 3 £72,500 +20.83% 6
East of England -9 3 £85,000 - 2
Yorkshire +26 2 £67,500 -3.57% 7
Technical Architect
UK

Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Technical 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 Technical Architect in the job title.

1 66 (58.93%) Azure
2 48 (42.86%) .NET
3 47 (41.96%) DevOps
3 47 (41.96%) Technical Leadership
4 46 (41.07%) Microservices
5 45 (40.18%) JavaScript
6 43 (38.39%) Design Patterns
7 42 (37.50%) HTML
7 42 (37.50%) CSS
8 41 (36.61%) C#
8 41 (36.61%) Problem-Solving
9 40 (35.71%) Docker
10 39 (34.82%) JSON
10 39 (34.82%) GDPR
11 38 (33.93%) Event-Driven
11 38 (33.93%) REST
11 38 (33.93%) Event-Driven Architecture
12 37 (33.04%) Git
12 37 (33.04%) XML
12 37 (33.04%) MVC
12 37 (33.04%) Performance Optimisation
12 37 (33.04%) Azure DevOps
13 36 (32.14%) ASP.NET
13 36 (32.14%) SQL
14 35 (31.25%) Code Quality
15 34 (30.36%) Azure Service Bus
15 34 (30.36%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 34 (30.36%) Octopus Deploy
15 34 (30.36%) API Integration
15 34 (30.36%) MSBuild

Technical 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.68%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.79%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (1.79%) Apache Spark
2 2 (1.79%) Confluence
2 2 (1.79%) nginx
2 2 (1.79%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (0.89%) Mendix
3 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (3.57%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (3.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 66 (58.93%) Azure
2 37 (33.04%) Azure DevOps
3 34 (30.36%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 34 (30.36%) Azure Service Bus
4 33 (29.46%) SonarCloud
5 24 (21.43%) AWS
6 15 (13.39%) GCP
7 9 (8.04%) Serverless
8 8 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (6.25%) Power Platform
10 6 (5.36%) SaaS
11 5 (4.46%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (4.46%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (3.57%) Azure Functions
12 4 (3.57%) Azure Logic Apps
12 4 (3.57%) GitHub
12 4 (3.57%) Power Automate
12 4 (3.57%) PowerApps
13 3 (2.68%) Amazon S3
13 3 (2.68%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.68%) DNS
1 3 (2.68%) Network Security
2 1 (0.89%) DHCP
2 1 (0.89%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
2 1 (0.89%) Firewall
2 1 (0.89%) Internet
2 1 (0.89%) LAN
2 1 (0.89%) NAS
2 1 (0.89%) SAN
2 1 (0.89%) Value-Added Service
2 1 (0.89%) VPN
2 1 (0.89%) VSAN
2 1 (0.89%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (29.46%) Elasticsearch
2 11 (9.82%) SQL Server
3 4 (3.57%) Power BI
3 4 (3.57%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.79%) Apache Hive
4 2 (1.79%) Big Data
4 2 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.79%) MySQL
4 2 (1.79%) OLTP
4 2 (1.79%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.79%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.89%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.89%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.89%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.89%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 37 (33.04%) Git
2 34 (30.36%) MSBuild
2 34 (30.36%) Octopus Deploy
3 33 (29.46%) Team Foundation Server
3 33 (29.46%) Visual Studio
4 3 (2.68%) GitLab
5 2 (1.79%) Babel
5 2 (1.79%) Jenkins
5 2 (1.79%) JIRA
5 2 (1.79%) Mocha
5 2 (1.79%) webpack
General
1 28 (25.00%) Retail
2 19 (16.96%) Social Skills
3 12 (10.71%) Public Sector
4 8 (7.14%) Finance
4 8 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (4.46%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.57%) Games
6 4 (3.57%) Law
6 4 (3.57%) Publishing
7 3 (2.68%) iGaming
7 3 (2.68%) Legal
7 3 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.89%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.89%) Banking
8 1 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.89%) Electronics
8 1 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.89%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.89%) Marketing
8 1 (0.89%) Online Betting
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (42.86%) .NET
2 42 (37.50%) CSS
2 42 (37.50%) HTML
3 39 (34.82%) JSON
4 38 (33.93%) REST
5 37 (33.04%) XML
6 36 (32.14%) ASP.NET
7 33 (29.46%) Bootstrap
7 33 (29.46%) gRPC
8 7 (6.25%) ASP.NET Web API
9 6 (5.36%) .NET Framework
10 5 (4.46%) Kafka
10 5 (4.46%) React
11 4 (3.57%) WCF
12 3 (2.68%) RESTful
12 3 (2.68%) Spring
12 3 (2.68%) Spring MVC
13 2 (1.79%) DOM
13 2 (1.79%) Entity Framework
13 2 (1.79%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 13 (11.61%) Cloud Native
2 7 (6.25%) Product Ownership
3 6 (5.36%) Enterprise Software
3 6 (5.36%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.46%) Public Cloud
5 4 (3.57%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (3.57%) Smartphone
6 3 (2.68%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (2.68%) Mobile Games
6 3 (2.68%) Sports Betting
7 2 (1.79%) Educational Technology
7 2 (1.79%) Legacy Applications
7 2 (1.79%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.89%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.89%) Distributed Applications
8 1 (0.89%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.89%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.89%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.68%) Windows
2 2 (1.79%) Linux
3 1 (0.89%) Android
3 1 (0.89%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.89%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.89%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.89%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (41.96%) DevOps
1 47 (41.96%) Technical Leadership
2 46 (41.07%) Microservices
3 43 (38.39%) Design Patterns
4 41 (36.61%) Problem-Solving
5 38 (33.93%) Event-Driven
5 38 (33.93%) Event-Driven Architecture
6 37 (33.04%) MVC
6 37 (33.04%) Performance Optimisation
7 35 (31.25%) Code Quality
8 34 (30.36%) API Integration
9 33 (29.46%) Data Encryption
9 33 (29.46%) Performance Testing
10 26 (23.21%) Roadmaps
11 22 (19.64%) Agile
12 17 (15.18%) CI/CD
13 14 (12.50%) Architectural Patterns
14 12 (10.71%) Architectural Design
14 12 (10.71%) Scrum
15 11 (9.82%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 45 (40.18%) JavaScript
2 41 (36.61%) C#
3 36 (32.14%) SQL
4 10 (8.93%) Java
5 7 (6.25%) TypeScript
6 4 (3.57%) Python
7 2 (1.79%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.89%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.89%) Bash
8 1 (0.89%) PHP
8 1 (0.89%) VB
8 1 (0.89%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 18 (16.07%) Security Cleared
2 13 (11.61%) Degree
3 11 (9.82%) SC Cleared
4 7 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (4.46%) AWS Certification
6 4 (3.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 4 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (3.57%) TOGAF Certification
7 3 (2.68%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.79%) MCSE
9 1 (0.89%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.89%) CCNA
9 1 (0.89%) CCNP
9 1 (0.89%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.89%) MCP
9 1 (0.89%) MCSA
9 1 (0.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (34.82%) GDPR
2 7 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (5.36%) QA
4 5 (4.46%) HIPAA
4 5 (4.46%) SOC 2
5 4 (3.57%) NCSC
6 2 (1.79%) NIST
7 1 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 40 (35.71%) Docker
2 4 (3.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.79%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.89%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.89%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.89%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 11 (9.82%) Kubernetes
2 7 (6.25%) Terraform
3 3 (2.68%) Grafana
3 3 (2.68%) Prometheus
4 2 (1.79%) Ansible
4 2 (1.79%) Argo
4 2 (1.79%) Kustomize
4 2 (1.79%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.89%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.89%) Istio
5 1 (0.89%) Marathon
5 1 (0.89%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (11.61%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.25%) Databricks
2 7 (6.25%) Google
2 7 (6.25%) Salesforce
3 4 (3.57%) Oracle
3 4 (3.57%) VMware
4 3 (2.68%) SAP
5 2 (1.79%) Cisco
5 2 (1.79%) F5
5 2 (1.79%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.89%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.89%) Dell
6 1 (0.89%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.89%) IBM
6 1 (0.89%) Infoblox
6 1 (0.89%) Informatica
6 1 (0.89%) Jitterbit
6 1 (0.89%) Kronos
6 1 (0.89%) McAfee
6 1 (0.89%) Symantec