Senior Systems Architect Job Trends in Essex
Senior System Architect
East of England > Essex
The median Senior System Architect salary in Essex is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 82 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Architect | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Essex | 0.063% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.068% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £86,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £88,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £60,000 | - | £66,500 |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Essex with a recognized job title | 1,479 | 538 | 525 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.67% | 90.73% | 94.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,039 | 364 | 291 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £26,500 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,625 | £29,512 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £41,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.76% | -24.07% | +10.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £69,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £74,700 | £85,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £52,500 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -14.29% | - |
Senior Systems Architect Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Systems Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Senior Systems Architect Salary Trend in Essex
Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Architect job vacancies in Essex.
Senior Systems Architect Skill Set Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, Senior Systems 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 Essex region featuring Senior Systems Architect in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DV Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Line Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Mentoring | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Product Roadmap | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Roadmaps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Signal Processing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Systems Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Technical Leadership | 100.0% | 1 |
Senior Systems Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 |
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