RIBA Job Trends in the Midlands

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 217 247 220
Rank change year-on-year +30 -27 +109
Permanent jobs citing RIBA 4 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.051% 0.016% 0.018%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.15% 0.042% 0.070%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £59,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.62% +21.00% -
75th Percentile - £61,750 £55,000
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -21.74% -23.33% +25.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

RIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,749 2,386 1,431
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.05% 37.17% 26.05%
Number of salaries quoted 751 718 1,101
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £26,768
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £62,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RIBA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

RIBA job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing RIBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing RIBA

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Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RIBA within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 January 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
East Midlands - 4 £45,000 -
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Architect
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Logistics