Azure Architect Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft Azure Architect
North West > Manchester

As of 3 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Microsoft Azure Architect salary in Manchester.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 132 190
Rank change year-on-year -23 +58 +43
Permanent jobs requiring an Azure Architect 6 12 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.13% 0.59% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.63% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 8
10th Percentile - £75,000 -
25th Percentile - £86,250 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £110,000 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year - +54.39% -14.93%
75th Percentile - £115,000 £74,063
90th Percentile - - £79,125
North West median annual salary - £110,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - +51.72% -9.38%

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 4,043 1,901 4,384
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.16% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 2,888 1,260 3,585
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,675 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £59,715 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.71% +8.57% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,750 £87,850 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -9.09%

Azure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Azure Architect job vacancy trend in Manchester

Azure Architect
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Azure Architect job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Azure Architect job vacancies in Manchester

Azure Architect Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 3 April 2026, Azure 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 Azure Architect in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) ArchiMate
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
1 6 (100.00%) BiZZdesign
1 6 (100.00%) BPMN
1 6 (100.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 6 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 6 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 6 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 6 (100.00%) IaaS
1 6 (100.00%) Microservices
1 6 (100.00%) PaaS
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (100.00%) SaaS
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 6 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 6 (100.00%) UML

Azure 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
1 6 (100.00%) IaaS
1 6 (100.00%) PaaS
1 6 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 6 (100.00%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) ArchiMate
1 6 (100.00%) BPMN
1 6 (100.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 6 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 6 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 6 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 6 (100.00%) Microservices
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 6 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 6 (100.00%) UML
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) BiZZdesign