Senior Architect Job Trends in the North East

Senior Architect
England > North East

The median Senior Architect salary in the North East is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 73 59
Rank change year-on-year +3 -14 +31
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Architect 7 13 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.68% 1.32% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 1.38% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3 13 3
10th Percentile £84,000 £56,809 £59,447
25th Percentile £90,000 £59,168 £63,405
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £61,206 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +63.38% -12.56% -8.20%
75th Percentile - £70,000 £78,125
90th Percentile - - £83,000
England median annual salary £90,000 £70,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year +28.57% -15.15% -2.94%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 954 939 571
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.98% 95.62% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 633 427 491
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,971 £29,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £36,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.01% - +1.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £73,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Senior Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Senior Architect job vacancy trend in the North East

Senior Architect
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for Senior Architect job vacancies in the North East.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Architect job vacancies in the North East

Senior Architect
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Architect in the North East over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Architect in the North East

Senior Architect
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Architect within the North East region over the 6 months to 1 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
Tyne and Wear 0 7 £100,000 +63.38% 3
Senior Architect
England

Senior Architect Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Senior 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 North East region featuring Senior Architect in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Anaplan
1 4 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (57.14%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 4 (57.14%) Decision-Making
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
1 4 (57.14%) Genesys
1 4 (57.14%) Knowledge Transfer
1 4 (57.14%) Lean Six Sigma
1 4 (57.14%) Migration
1 4 (57.14%) PMI Certification
1 4 (57.14%) PMP
1 4 (57.14%) Power BI
1 4 (57.14%) Power Platform
1 4 (57.14%) Project Management
1 4 (57.14%) ServiceNow
1 4 (57.14%) Six Sigma
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (57.14%) Strategic Thinking
1 4 (57.14%) Tableau
1 4 (57.14%) Time Management
1 4 (57.14%) Translating Business Requirements
1 4 (57.14%) Verint
1 4 (57.14%) WFM
2 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (14.29%) Mentoring

Senior Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 4 (57.14%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Power BI
1 4 (57.14%) Tableau
General
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (57.14%) Games
1 4 (57.14%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (57.14%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 4 (57.14%) Decision-Making
1 4 (57.14%) Knowledge Transfer
1 4 (57.14%) Lean Six Sigma
1 4 (57.14%) Migration
1 4 (57.14%) Project Management
1 4 (57.14%) Six Sigma
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (57.14%) Strategic Thinking
1 4 (57.14%) Time Management
1 4 (57.14%) Translating Business Requirements
1 4 (57.14%) WFM
2 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
1 4 (57.14%) PMI Certification
1 4 (57.14%) PMP
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Anaplan
1 4 (57.14%) Genesys
1 4 (57.14%) ServiceNow
1 4 (57.14%) Verint