Azure Architect Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft Azure Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Microsoft Azure Architect salary in Manchester is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
1 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 134 201
Rank change year-on-year -22 +67 +31
Permanent jobs requiring an Azure Architect 8 12 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.15% 0.57% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.63% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 5
10th Percentile - £74,250 -
25th Percentile £72,500 £84,375 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £100,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +42.86% -16.42%
75th Percentile £81,250 £115,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,500 - £82,250
North West median annual salary £77,500 £100,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -22.50% +42.86% -20.00%

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 4,834 1,903 4,653
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 90.71% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,464 1,263 3,750
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,143
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 £91,164 £81,250
North West median annual salary £52,500 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.18% +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 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 8 (100.00%) Azure
2 5 (62.50%) ArchiMate
2 5 (62.50%) BiZZdesign
2 5 (62.50%) BPMN
2 5 (62.50%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 5 (62.50%) Design Patterns
2 5 (62.50%) Digital Innovation
2 5 (62.50%) Enterprise Architecture
2 5 (62.50%) IaaS
2 5 (62.50%) Microservices
2 5 (62.50%) PaaS
2 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (62.50%) SaaS
2 5 (62.50%) Software Engineering
2 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (62.50%) UML
3 3 (37.50%) AI
3 3 (37.50%) Azure AI
3 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
3 3 (37.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (37.50%) Data Transformation
3 3 (37.50%) Databricks
3 3 (37.50%) Degree
3 3 (37.50%) DevOps
3 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
3 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
3 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
3 3 (37.50%) Workshop Facilitation

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 8 (100.00%) Azure
2 5 (62.50%) IaaS
2 5 (62.50%) PaaS
2 5 (62.50%) SaaS
3 3 (37.50%) Azure AI
General
1 5 (62.50%) Finance
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Enterprise Software
1 5 (62.50%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) ArchiMate
1 5 (62.50%) BPMN
1 5 (62.50%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 5 (62.50%) Design Patterns
1 5 (62.50%) Digital Innovation
1 5 (62.50%) Enterprise Architecture
1 5 (62.50%) Microservices
1 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (62.50%) Software Engineering
1 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Management
1 5 (62.50%) UML
2 3 (37.50%) AI
2 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
2 3 (37.50%) Data Transformation
2 3 (37.50%) DevOps
2 3 (37.50%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
1 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) BiZZdesign
2 3 (37.50%) Databricks
2 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
Azure Architect jobs