Azure Architect Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft Azure Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Microsoft Azure Architect salary in Manchester is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 October 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 158 152
Rank change year-on-year +17 -6 +91
Permanent jobs requiring an Azure Architect 9 15 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.39% 0.40% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.42% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1 9 6
10th Percentile - £68,750 £71,250
25th Percentile £73,750 - £72,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £80,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% -3.03% +3.13%
75th Percentile £81,250 - £95,000
90th Percentile - £100,000 -
North West median annual salary £77,500 £80,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -3.13% -3.03% +3.13%

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 2,098 3,571 2,445
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.82% 94.65% 96.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1,305 1,843 1,985
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,300 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,900 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,600 £84,056
North West median annual salary £49,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.00% -9.09% +4.76%

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
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Architect within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 22 October 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
Stockport - 1 £77,500 -
Azure Architect
North West

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

For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, 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 9 (100.00%) Azure
1 9 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (88.89%) Enterprise Architecture
3 7 (77.78%) Agile
3 7 (77.78%) API Design
3 7 (77.78%) API Management
3 7 (77.78%) AWS
3 7 (77.78%) Business Strategy
3 7 (77.78%) GCP
3 7 (77.78%) Google
3 7 (77.78%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 7 (77.78%) SDLC
3 7 (77.78%) TOGAF
3 7 (77.78%) TOGAF Certification
4 1 (11.11%) ArchiMate
4 1 (11.11%) Azure Certification
4 1 (11.11%) BiZZdesign
4 1 (11.11%) BPMN
4 1 (11.11%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (11.11%) Cloud Security
4 1 (11.11%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Design Patterns
4 1 (11.11%) Digital Innovation
4 1 (11.11%) IaaS
4 1 (11.11%) Microservices
4 1 (11.11%) PaaS
4 1 (11.11%) SaaS
4 1 (11.11%) Software Engineering
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (11.11%) 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 9 (100.00%) Azure
2 7 (77.78%) AWS
2 7 (77.78%) GCP
3 1 (11.11%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (11.11%) IaaS
3 1 (11.11%) PaaS
3 1 (11.11%) SaaS
General
1 9 (100.00%) Finance
2 8 (88.89%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
3 7 (77.78%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (77.78%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (11.11%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (88.89%) Enterprise Architecture
3 7 (77.78%) Agile
3 7 (77.78%) API Design
3 7 (77.78%) API Management
3 7 (77.78%) Business Strategy
3 7 (77.78%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 7 (77.78%) SDLC
3 7 (77.78%) TOGAF
4 1 (11.11%) ArchiMate
4 1 (11.11%) BPMN
4 1 (11.11%) Cloud Security
4 1 (11.11%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Design Patterns
4 1 (11.11%) Digital Innovation
4 1 (11.11%) Microservices
4 1 (11.11%) Software Engineering
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (11.11%) UML
Qualifications
1 7 (77.78%) TOGAF Certification
2 1 (11.11%) Azure Certification
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) Google
2 1 (11.11%) BiZZdesign