Architect Job Trends in Ipswich

Architect
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Architect salary in Ipswich is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 15 7
Rank change year-on-year -3 -8 +25
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 7 8 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Ipswich 5.04% 6.78% 14.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.15% 7.08% 14.29%
Number of salaries quoted 6 5 9
10th Percentile - £68,250 £81,250
25th Percentile £96,250 £71,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £97,500 £72,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.48% -14.71% +6.25%
75th Percentile £99,688 £73,750 -
90th Percentile £100,000 - -
Suffolk median annual salary £97,500 £72,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year +34.48% -14.71% +6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 136 113 63
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.84% 95.76% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 97 36 53
10th Percentile £29,200 £42,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £51,813 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £70,000 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +26.26% -7.60%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,375 £85,000
Suffolk median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +22.22% -14.29%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Architect
Salary Trend in Ipswich

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Ipswich.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Ipswich

Architect Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, 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 Ipswich region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) SAP
2 6 (85.71%) Architectural Design
2 6 (85.71%) Enterprise Architecture
2 6 (85.71%) ERP
2 6 (85.71%) Workday
3 4 (57.14%) Agile
3 4 (57.14%) AWS
3 4 (57.14%) AWS Certification
3 4 (57.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 4 (57.14%) Azure
3 4 (57.14%) Cost Reduction
3 4 (57.14%) Data Governance
3 4 (57.14%) Degree
3 4 (57.14%) Project Delivery
3 4 (57.14%) Roadmaps
3 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (57.14%) Technology Roadmap
3 4 (57.14%) TOGAF
3 4 (57.14%) TOGAF Certification
4 1 (14.29%) SAP FI
4 1 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) SAP FI
1 1 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) AWS
1 4 (57.14%) Azure
General
1 6 (85.71%) Finance
1 6 (85.71%) Publishing
2 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Architectural Design
1 6 (85.71%) Enterprise Architecture
1 6 (85.71%) ERP
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) Cost Reduction
2 4 (57.14%) Data Governance
2 4 (57.14%) Project Delivery
2 4 (57.14%) Roadmaps
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (57.14%) Technology Roadmap
2 4 (57.14%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) AWS Certification
1 4 (57.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
1 4 (57.14%) TOGAF Certification
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) SAP
2 6 (85.71%) Workday