Architect Job Trends in Lincoln

Architect
Lincolnshire > Lincoln

The median Architect salary in Lincoln is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -10 0 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 6 13 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Lincoln 4.72% 16.05% 12.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.00% 16.67% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 6 12 3
10th Percentile - - £52,000
25th Percentile - - £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £75,350 - -
Lincolnshire median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +10.24% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lincoln

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lincoln. 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 Lincoln with a recognized job title 120 78 31
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.49% 96.30% 93.94%
Number of salaries quoted 57 41 23
10th Percentile £34,500 £37,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,683 £34,825
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +26.32% -15.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £58,875
90th Percentile £75,360 - £69,000
Lincolnshire median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +18.75% -27.27%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincoln

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Lincoln

Architect
Salary Trend in Lincoln

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Lincoln.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Lincoln

Architect
Salary Histogram in Lincoln

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Lincoln over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Architect in Lincoln

Architect Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincoln

For the 6 months to 1 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 Lincoln region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 2 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Strategy
1 2 (33.33%) Technical Architecture
1 2 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (16.67%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns
2 1 (16.67%) DevOps
2 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
2 1 (16.67%) Middleware
2 1 (16.67%) Open Source
2 1 (16.67%) SDLC
2 1 (16.67%) UML
2 1 (16.67%) Waterfall

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

General
1 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Middleware
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Strategy
1 2 (33.33%) Technical Architecture
1 2 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
2 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns
2 1 (16.67%) DevOps
2 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
2 1 (16.67%) Open Source
2 1 (16.67%) SDLC
2 1 (16.67%) UML
2 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (16.67%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 12207