Architect Job Trends in Manchester
Architect
North West > Manchester
The median Architect salary in Manchester is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 56 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | -32 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 447 | 100 | 269 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 5.79% | 4.39% | 7.08% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.20% | 4.78% | 7.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 315 | 54 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,000 | £62,650 | £56,809 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £68,650 | £68,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | - | +0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £108,750 | £100,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £80,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.67% | -5.82% |
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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title | 7,212 | 2,090 | 3,591 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.47% | 91.83% | 94.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,394 | 1,277 | 1,852 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,500 | £28,250 | £33,525 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £35,000 | £41,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -5.45% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £70,000 | £69,850 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -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 Salary Trend 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 18 October 2026.
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 18 October 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 | +6 | 34 | £85,000 | +7.85% | 4 |
| Stockport | 0 | 3 | £40,000 | -48.39% | |
| Wigan | - | 1 | £80,000 | - | |
| Oldham | - | 1 | £69,928 | - | |
| Architect North West |
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Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 18 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | 18.1% | 81 |
| 2 | AI | 17.4% | 78 |
| 3 | Azure | 11.2% | 50 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 11.2% | 50 |
| 5 | Security Cleared | 8.9% | 40 |
| 6 | Cybersecurity | 8.7% | 39 |
| 7 | Security Architecture | 8.5% | 38 |
| 8 | Roadmaps | 6.9% | 31 |
| 9 | Enterprise Architecture | 6.3% | 28 |
| 9 | Stakeholder Engagement | 6.3% | 28 |
| 9 | Stakeholder Management | 6.3% | 28 |
| 12 | Presales | 6.0% | 27 |
| 13 | CI/CD | 5.8% | 26 |
| 13 | Digital Transformation Programme | 5.8% | 26 |
| 15 | Data Architecture | 5.4% | 24 |
| 15 | SaaS | 5.4% | 24 |
| 17 | Cloud Security | 5.1% | 23 |
| 18 | DevOps | 4.9% | 22 |
| 18 | SC Cleared | 4.9% | 22 |
| 18 | Technical Leadership | 4.9% | 22 |
| 21 | Problem-Solving | 4.7% | 21 |
| 22 | Microservices | 4.5% | 20 |
| 22 | Migration | 4.5% | 20 |
| 22 | TOGAF | 4.5% | 20 |
| 25 | Analytics | 4.3% | 19 |
| 25 | Power Platform | 4.3% | 19 |
| 27 | Continuous Improvement | 4.0% | 18 |
| 27 | Decision-Making | 4.0% | 18 |
| 29 | Agile | 3.8% | 17 |
| 30 | Python | 3.6% | 16 |
Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solutions Architect | 37.6% | 168 |
| 2 | Security Architect | 17.2% | 77 |
| 3 | Senior Architect | 15.4% | 69 |
| 4 | Technical Architect | 14.1% | 63 |
| 5 | Data Architect | 10.1% | 45 |
| 6 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 8.5% | 38 |
| 6 | Lead Architect | 8.5% | 38 |
| 8 | Enterprise Architect | 8.3% | 37 |
| 9 | Cloud Architect | 7.6% | 34 |
| 10 | AWS Architect | 6.7% | 30 |
| 11 | Senior Solutions Architect | 6.3% | 28 |
| 12 | Cybersecurity Architect | 5.6% | 25 |
| 13 | AWS Solution Architect | 4.7% | 21 |
| 14 | Senior Data Architect | 4.5% | 20 |
| 15 | Cloud Security Architect | 4.3% | 19 |
| 16 | Senior Security Architect | 4.0% | 18 |
| 17 | Presales Solution Architect | 3.6% | 16 |
| 17 | Principal Architect | 3.6% | 16 |
| 19 | Enterprise Security Architect | 3.1% | 14 |
| 20 | Lead Security Architect | 2.9% | 13 |