Architect
North West > Manchester
The median Architect salary in Manchester is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 73 | 26 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | -6 | +39 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 105 | 419 | 423 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 4.12% | 7.41% | 10.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.53% | 7.79% | 11.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66 | 241 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,625 | £56,809 | £56,219 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,625 | £63,750 | £63,631 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £78,126 | £75,554 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.40% | +3.40% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,438 | £90,000 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £108,750 | £100,000 | £102,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 2,318 | 5,381 | 3,786 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.04% | 95.10% | 92.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,377 | 3,886 | 2,530 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £42,874 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -6.09% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,777 | £67,968 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £81,250 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Architect
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect in Manchester.
Architect
Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Manchester over the 6 months to 13 July 2025.
Architect
Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 13 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Bolton | +1 | 9 | £75,000 | -26.83% | 8 |
| Salford | +3 | 3 | £82,801 | +6.56% | 3 |
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Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 13 July 2025, Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Architect in the job title.
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Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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