RIBA Job Trends in London

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 382 424 470
Rank change year-on-year +42 +46 +328
Permanent jobs citing RIBA 1 15 1
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.009% 0.084% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.029% 0.30% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - £72,050 -
25th Percentile £66,250 £87,500 £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £95,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.42% +22.58% +46.23%
75th Percentile £88,750 £102,500 £78,750
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £54,500 £59,250 £77,500
% change year-on-year -8.02% -23.55% +46.23%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

RIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,420 4,934 5,305
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 29.16% 27.56% 25.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,927 2,264 3,925
10th Percentile £38,290 £38,354 £39,085
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% - +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £119,250 £105,000 £112,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -0.86% +5.45%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RIBA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

RIBA job vacancy trend in London

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Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing RIBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing RIBA

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CCTV
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Home Automation
1 1 (100.00%) iPhone
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Ruckus Wireless