Architect Job Trends in Manchester

Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Architect salary in Manchester is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 60 33
Rank change year-on-year +24 -27 +27
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 258 106 288
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.81% 4.88% 5.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.22% 5.39% 6.18%
Number of salaries quoted 198 81 221
10th Percentile £58,725 £56,809 £56,809
25th Percentile £69,625 £61,250 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £97,500 £87,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
North West median annual salary £88,000 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +25.71% -6.67% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 4,940 1,967 4,658
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.04% 90.52% 94.35%
Number of salaries quoted 3,559 1,278 3,739
10th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -6.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,000 £81,250
North West median annual salary £55,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.38% +9.59% -9.09%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Manchester

Architect
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Manchester

Architect
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Manchester over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Architect in Manchester

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 6 May 2026. 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
Salford - 11 £95,000 - 4
Bolton +6 2 £82,500 +10.00% 4
Stockport - 1 £60,000 - 1
Architect
North West

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 6 May 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 Manchester region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 40 (15.50%) Azure
2 36 (13.95%) AWS
3 29 (11.24%) Roadmaps
4 27 (10.47%) Cybersecurity
5 24 (9.30%) IT Strategy
5 24 (9.30%) TOGAF
6 22 (8.53%) Security Cleared
7 21 (8.14%) AI
7 21 (8.14%) Security Architecture
7 21 (8.14%) Stakeholder Management
7 21 (8.14%) Strategic Thinking
7 21 (8.14%) Technology Strategy
8 19 (7.36%) ServiceNow
8 19 (7.36%) Workshop Facilitation
9 18 (6.98%) CI/CD
9 18 (6.98%) Enterprise Architecture
9 18 (6.98%) SC Cleared
10 17 (6.59%) Cloud Security
10 17 (6.59%) SDLC
11 16 (6.20%) Business Development
11 16 (6.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 15 (5.81%) Continuous Improvement
12 15 (5.81%) DevOps
12 15 (5.81%) Microsoft
12 15 (5.81%) Thought Leadership
12 15 (5.81%) Threat Modelling
13 14 (5.43%) Data Architecture
13 14 (5.43%) Design Patterns
13 14 (5.43%) DevSecOps
14 13 (5.04%) Business Strategy

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.78%) Confluence
3 1 (0.39%) Apache Spark
Business Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.39%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 40 (15.50%) Azure
2 36 (13.95%) AWS
3 12 (4.65%) SaaS
4 10 (3.88%) GCP
4 10 (3.88%) Serverless
5 8 (3.10%) PaaS
6 7 (2.71%) IaaS
7 6 (2.33%) Power Platform
8 5 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.55%) Azure AI
9 4 (1.55%) GitHub
9 4 (1.55%) Microsoft 365
10 2 (0.78%) Collibra
10 2 (0.78%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.78%) Workato
11 1 (0.39%) Amazon EMR
11 1 (0.39%) AWS Lambda
11 1 (0.39%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.39%) dbt
11 1 (0.39%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.33%) Network Security
2 3 (1.16%) SAN
3 1 (0.39%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.33%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.94%) Power BI
2 5 (1.94%) Tableau
3 4 (1.55%) DB2
3 4 (1.55%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.78%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.39%) Metadata
5 1 (0.39%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 9 (3.49%) Snyk
2 4 (1.55%) Octopus Deploy
3 2 (0.78%) JIRA
General
1 43 (16.67%) Finance
2 23 (8.91%) Social Skills
3 19 (7.36%) Public Sector
4 16 (6.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (5.04%) Influencing Skills
6 8 (3.10%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (2.71%) Marketing
8 4 (1.55%) Banking
8 4 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.78%) Games
9 2 (0.78%) Law
10 1 (0.39%) Aeronautics
10 1 (0.39%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.39%) Automotive
10 1 (0.39%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.39%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.10%) .NET
2 5 (1.94%) Node.js
3 4 (1.55%) Backbone.js
3 4 (1.55%) Kafka
3 4 (1.55%) React
4 1 (0.39%) NestJS
4 1 (0.39%) PySpark
4 1 (0.39%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.39%) Snowpark
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.04%) Cloud Native
2 12 (4.65%) Data Centre
3 8 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
3 8 (3.10%) Operational Technology
4 6 (2.33%) IoT
5 5 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
5 5 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (1.55%) CCTV
6 4 (1.55%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.16%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.78%) Distributed Architecture
8 2 (0.78%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.39%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.39%) Enterprise Cloud
9 1 (0.39%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.39%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.39%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (11.24%) Roadmaps
2 27 (10.47%) Cybersecurity
3 24 (9.30%) IT Strategy
3 24 (9.30%) TOGAF
4 21 (8.14%) AI
4 21 (8.14%) Security Architecture
4 21 (8.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 21 (8.14%) Strategic Thinking
4 21 (8.14%) Technology Strategy
5 19 (7.36%) Workshop Facilitation
6 18 (6.98%) CI/CD
6 18 (6.98%) Enterprise Architecture
7 17 (6.59%) Cloud Security
7 17 (6.59%) SDLC
8 16 (6.20%) Business Development
8 16 (6.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 15 (5.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (5.81%) DevOps
9 15 (5.81%) Thought Leadership
9 15 (5.81%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.88%) Python
2 6 (2.33%) SQL
3 5 (1.94%) Java
4 4 (1.55%) Bicep
4 4 (1.55%) C#
4 4 (1.55%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.39%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 22 (8.53%) Security Cleared
2 18 (6.98%) SC Cleared
3 9 (3.49%) Degree
4 7 (2.71%) TOGAF Certification
5 5 (1.94%) CCNP
5 5 (1.94%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.16%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.16%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.78%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.78%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.65%) PCI DSS
2 9 (3.49%) GRC
3 5 (1.94%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.94%) NIST
System Software
1 9 (3.49%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.39%) Docker
2 1 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.16%) MOM
1 3 (1.16%) Terraform
2 1 (0.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 19 (7.36%) ServiceNow
2 15 (5.81%) Microsoft
3 9 (3.49%) CrowdStrike
3 9 (3.49%) Databricks
3 9 (3.49%) Palo Alto
3 9 (3.49%) Tenable
4 6 (2.33%) Oracle
5 5 (1.94%) BiZZdesign
6 4 (1.55%) VMware
7 2 (0.78%) Anaplan
7 2 (0.78%) Genesys
7 2 (0.78%) Okta
7 2 (0.78%) Palantir
7 2 (0.78%) SAP
7 2 (0.78%) Verint
8 1 (0.39%) HP
8 1 (0.39%) Informatica
8 1 (0.39%) OpenText
8 1 (0.39%) Pega
8 1 (0.39%) Workday