RIBA Job Trends in the North of England

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 277 -
Rank change year-on-year +31 - -
Permanent jobs citing RIBA 15 10 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.14% 0.11% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.36% 0.29% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 7 0
10th Percentile £48,000 - -
25th Percentile £48,727 £37,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +36.25% - -
75th Percentile - £42,500 -
90th Percentile - £48,700 -
England median annual salary £45,000 £57,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -21.05% -24.00% +25.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,194 3,444 1,832
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 39.82% 36.74% 23.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,214 1,215 1,202
10th Percentile £27,325 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,386 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.09% -4.66% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,600 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

RIBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

RIBA job vacancy trend in the North of England

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Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing RIBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing RIBA

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Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RIBA within the North of England region over the 6 months to 3 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
North West +40 15 £54,500 +36.25% 3
RIBA
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 7 (46.67%) AutoCAD
1 7 (46.67%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 7 (46.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 12 (80.00%) Principal Engineer
2 7 (46.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 7 (46.67%) Manufacturing Engineer
3 3 (20.00%) Senior
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 8 (53.33%) Mathematics
2 8 (53.33%) Physics
2 8 (53.33%) PRINCE2
2 8 (53.33%) Systems Engineering
2 8 (53.33%) Validation
2 8 (53.33%) Verification and Validation
3 7 (46.67%) Business Case
3 7 (46.67%) Facilities Management
3 7 (46.67%) Manufacturing Engineering
3 7 (46.67%) Project Management
3 7 (46.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (33.33%) Mentoring
5 1 (6.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (53.33%) Degree
3 7 (46.67%) HNC
4 4 (26.67%) PMI Certification
4 4 (26.67%) PMP