Lead Architect Job Trends in Guildford

Lead Architect
Surrey > Guildford

The median Lead Architect salary in Guildford is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 September 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Architect 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 1.09% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
Surrey median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title 531 127 229
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.20% 90.07% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 426 100 117
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,900 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% -10.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £92,500 £61,563 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,125 £80,000
Surrey median annual salary £55,000 £45,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year +21.55% -13.81% -4.55%

Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Lead Architect job vacancy trend in Guildford

Lead Architect
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Guildford.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Guildford

Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 27 September 2026, Lead 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 Guildford region featuring Lead Architect in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
1 4 (66.67%) Cyber Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Security Operations

Lead Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford 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:

Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
1 4 (66.67%) Cyber Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Security Operations