Architect Jobs in the North West

Architect
England > North West

The median Architect salary in the North West is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 114 25 30
Rank change year-on-year -89 +5 +26
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 246 627 625
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.15% 6.06% 8.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.42% 6.40% 9.20%
Number of salaries quoted 156 362 133
10th Percentile £53,750 £55,181 £56,219
25th Percentile - £61,250 £60,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +3.45% -1.69%
75th Percentile £79,313 £85,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,150
England median annual salary £77,500 £80,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -3.13% -5.88% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,184 9,803 6,794
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.06% 94.75% 89.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,825 7,500 4,002
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £30,014
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,500 £40,370
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £78,500 £80,725
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Architect in the North West

Architect
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect in the North West.

Salary trend for Architect in the North West

Architect
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in the North West over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Architect in the North West

Architect
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the North West region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Cumbria -20 118 £60,000 -11.11% 6
Manchester -50 90 £75,000 - 277
Lancashire -90 22 £57,500 -17.86% 77
Cheshire -26 14 £80,000 +8.78% 182
Merseyside -43 2 £77,500 +3.33% 76
Architect
England

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 122 (49.59%) ERP
2 116 (47.15%) Manufacturing
3 115 (46.75%) BPSS Clearance
4 114 (46.34%) PLM
4 114 (46.34%) CAD
5 91 (36.99%) Roadmaps
6 85 (34.55%) Enterprise Architecture
7 84 (34.15%) Agile
8 72 (29.27%) Business Strategy
9 65 (26.42%) SAP
10 59 (23.98%) JIRA
11 58 (23.58%) Confluence
11 58 (23.58%) Siemens
11 58 (23.58%) Strategic Roadmap
12 57 (23.17%) Social Skills
12 57 (23.17%) Customer Requirements
12 57 (23.17%) Business Analysis
13 56 (22.76%) Demand Management
14 46 (18.70%) TOGAF
15 39 (15.85%) Firewall
16 38 (15.45%) Azure
17 33 (13.41%) Cisco
17 33 (13.41%) Cisco Certification
17 33 (13.41%) WAN
18 30 (12.20%) LAN
18 30 (12.20%) Juniper
18 30 (12.20%) Finance
19 29 (11.79%) Presales
20 28 (11.38%) Aruba
21 27 (10.98%) Fortinet

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 58 (23.58%) Confluence
2 3 (1.22%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.81%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.81%) IIS
3 2 (0.81%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.41%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.63%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.41%) Infor SunSystems
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 38 (15.45%) Azure
2 24 (9.76%) AWS
3 14 (5.69%) GCP
4 10 (4.07%) Power Platform
5 6 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
6 5 (2.03%) Azure Logic Apps
6 5 (2.03%) Azure Service Bus
6 5 (2.03%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (2.03%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.03%) OCI
7 4 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.63%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (1.63%) SaaS
7 4 (1.63%) Serverless
8 3 (1.22%) Azure Functions
8 3 (1.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 3 (1.22%) PowerApps
8 3 (1.22%) Snowflake
9 2 (0.81%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (0.81%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 39 (15.85%) Firewall
2 33 (13.41%) WAN
3 30 (12.20%) LAN
4 9 (3.66%) VPN
4 9 (3.66%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (2.85%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (2.03%) DNS
6 5 (2.03%) Network Security
7 3 (1.22%) Junos
7 3 (1.22%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.81%) DMZ
8 2 (0.81%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.41%) BGP
9 1 (0.41%) Cisco ASA
9 1 (0.41%) EIGRP
9 1 (0.41%) HSRP
9 1 (0.41%) Internet
9 1 (0.41%) IPsec
9 1 (0.41%) OSPF
9 1 (0.41%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.25%) NoSQL
2 5 (2.03%) MySQL
2 5 (2.03%) Power BI
3 4 (1.63%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (1.22%) Tableau
5 2 (0.81%) Amazon Aurora
5 2 (0.81%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.81%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.81%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.41%) DocumentDB
6 1 (0.41%) GIS
6 1 (0.41%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 59 (23.98%) JIRA
2 3 (1.22%) Git
3 2 (0.81%) Jenkins
General
1 116 (47.15%) Manufacturing
2 57 (23.17%) Social Skills
3 30 (12.20%) Finance
4 25 (10.16%) Presentation Skills
5 12 (4.88%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (4.07%) Banking
7 8 (3.25%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (2.85%) Law
9 6 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.63%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.63%) Retail
11 3 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.81%) Electronics
12 2 (0.81%) Legal
12 2 (0.81%) Local Government
12 2 (0.81%) Marketing
12 2 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.81%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.41%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.03%) REST
2 3 (1.22%) .NET
2 3 (1.22%) Kafka
3 2 (0.81%) Middleware
3 2 (0.81%) React
4 1 (0.41%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.41%) EDI
4 1 (0.41%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.41%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.16%) Management Information System
2 9 (3.66%) Cloud Native
3 8 (3.25%) Security Posture
4 7 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.85%) Social Media
4 7 (2.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 6 (2.44%) Product Ownership
6 5 (2.03%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.63%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.22%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.81%) IoT
9 2 (0.81%) NHS
10 1 (0.41%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.41%) Legacy Applications
10 1 (0.41%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.41%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.07%) Windows
2 7 (2.85%) Windows Vista
3 3 (1.22%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.41%) Android
4 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.41%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.41%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (49.59%) ERP
2 114 (46.34%) CAD
2 114 (46.34%) PLM
3 91 (36.99%) Roadmaps
4 85 (34.55%) Enterprise Architecture
5 84 (34.15%) Agile
6 72 (29.27%) Business Strategy
7 58 (23.58%) Strategic Roadmap
8 57 (23.17%) Business Analysis
8 57 (23.17%) Customer Requirements
9 56 (22.76%) Demand Management
10 46 (18.70%) TOGAF
11 29 (11.79%) Presales
12 18 (7.32%) Problem-Solving
12 18 (7.32%) Security Architecture
13 15 (6.10%) Architectural Design
13 15 (6.10%) Information Security
13 15 (6.10%) Microservices
14 14 (5.69%) DevOps
15 13 (5.28%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 16 (6.50%) SQL
2 10 (4.07%) Python
3 7 (2.85%) Java
4 6 (2.44%) C#
5 3 (1.22%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.81%) Bicep
6 2 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.41%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.41%) VB
7 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 115 (46.75%) BPSS Clearance
2 33 (13.41%) Cisco Certification
3 25 (10.16%) CCNA
3 25 (10.16%) JNCIA
4 20 (8.13%) Degree
5 13 (5.28%) CISSP
5 13 (5.28%) Security Cleared
6 12 (4.88%) Azure Certification
7 11 (4.47%) SC Cleared
8 10 (4.07%) Master's Degree
9 9 (3.66%) AWS Certification
9 9 (3.66%) CISM
9 9 (3.66%) DBS Check
10 8 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (2.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 7 (2.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 7 (2.85%) CEH
11 7 (2.85%) CISA
11 7 (2.85%) TOGAF Certification
12 5 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (7.32%) NIST
2 15 (6.10%) GDPR
3 12 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.44%) HIPAA
4 6 (2.44%) NCSC
5 4 (1.63%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.22%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 9 (3.66%) Docker
2 2 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.41%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.41%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (4.47%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.63%) Terraform
3 2 (0.81%) Ansible
3 2 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.41%) Istio
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.41%) SCCM
Vendors
1 65 (26.42%) SAP
2 58 (23.58%) Siemens
3 33 (13.41%) Cisco
4 30 (12.20%) Juniper
5 28 (11.38%) Aruba
6 27 (10.98%) Fortinet
7 22 (8.94%) Palo Alto
8 20 (8.13%) Microsoft
9 11 (4.47%) Google
10 10 (4.07%) Oracle
11 5 (2.03%) ServiceNow
12 4 (1.63%) Salesforce
13 3 (1.22%) Databricks
14 2 (0.81%) Meraki
14 2 (0.81%) Sparx
14 2 (0.81%) VMware
15 1 (0.41%) Alteryx
15 1 (0.41%) Computacenter
15 1 (0.41%) McAfee
15 1 (0.41%) Symantec