Hardware Architect Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in Manchester

Hardware Architect
North West > Manchester

The median Hardware Architect salary in Manchester is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 December 2025.

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

	6 months to 19 Dec 2025	Same period 2024	Same period 2023
Rank	126	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Architect	3	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester	0.11%	-	-
As % of the Job Titles category	0.13%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	3	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	-	-
North West median annual salary	£55,000	-	-

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	2,379	2,658	2,025
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	89.23%	94.02%	95.52%
Number of salaries quoted	1,492	1,298	1,636
10^th Percentile	£28,275	£35,000	£32,500
25^th Percentile	£36,250	£41,250	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£55,000	£57,500
Median % change year-on-year	-	-4.35%	-
75^th Percentile	£72,500	£70,775	£72,433
90^th Percentile	£85,000	£85,000	£85,000
North West median annual salary	£50,000	£50,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	-0.99%	-8.18%	+4.76%

Hardware Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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