Chief Architect Job Trends in Maidenhead

Chief Architect
Berkshire > Maidenhead

The median Chief Architect salary in Maidenhead is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 June 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Architect 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Maidenhead 1.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.48% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £93,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £97,500 - -
75th Percentile £101,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £97,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Maidenhead

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Maidenhead. 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 Maidenhead with a recognized job title 135 161 83
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.12% 91.48% 94.32%
Number of salaries quoted 52 22 37
10th Percentile - £25,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,188 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,625 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,250 £84,750 £67,500
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £56,837 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.23% +8.26% -8.70%

Chief Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Maidenhead

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

Chief Architect job vacancy trend in Maidenhead

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

For the 6 months to 18 June 2026, Chief 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 Maidenhead region featuring Chief Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) C
2 1 (50.00%) C++
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Firmware
2 1 (50.00%) Key Management
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) MISRA
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Rust
2 1 (50.00%) Secure Coding
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) SysML
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) UML

Chief Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidenhead 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 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (50.00%) Key Management
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Secure Coding
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) SysML
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C
1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Firmware