Systems Architect Job Trends in Essex
System Architect
East of England > Essex
The median System Architect salary in Essex is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Systems Architect jobs | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Essex | 0.19% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 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 | £85,000 | - | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +41.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Essex matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Essex matching a recognised job title | 1,465 | 621 | 526 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.72% | 90.13% | 94.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,012 | 414 | 283 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,500 | £28,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,938 | £30,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -18.18% | +11.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £87,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | - |
Systems Architect Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Systems Architect job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Systems Architect Salary Trend in Essex
Salary distribution trend for Systems Architect job vacancies in Essex.
Systems Architect Skill Set Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Systems 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 Systems Architect job ads across the Essex region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DV Cleared | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Line Management | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Mentoring | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Product Roadmap | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Roadmaps | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Signal Processing | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Systems Engineering | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Technical Leadership | 100.0% | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Systems Architect | 100.0% | 3 |