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 13 June 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 24 23
Rank change year-on-year -86 -1 +35
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 244 737 673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.22% 6.46% 9.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.53% 6.80% 10.34%
Number of salaries quoted 152 403 154
10th Percentile £53,750 £56,809 £56,219
25th Percentile - £62,500 £61,810
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - -
75th Percentile £81,000 £85,000 £87,375
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £101,975
England median annual salary £77,000 £80,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -3.75% -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 6,920 10,836 6,507
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.39% 95.00% 89.54%
Number of salaries quoted 3,640 8,080 3,986
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £39,500 £36,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £78,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +4.76% -13.32% +0.95%

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 13 June 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 13 June 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 -14 116 £60,000 -15.79% 4
Manchester -58 89 £75,000 - 105
Lancashire -105 21 £57,500 -17.86% 20
Cheshire -20 16 £80,000 +8.78% 33
Merseyside -46 2 £77,500 -3.13% 4
Architect
England

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

For the 6 months to 13 June 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.

1 121 (49.59%) ERP
2 115 (47.13%) BPSS Clearance
3 114 (46.72%) Manufacturing
4 112 (45.90%) PLM
4 112 (45.90%) CAD
5 91 (37.30%) Roadmaps
6 86 (35.25%) Enterprise Architecture
7 84 (34.43%) Agile
8 69 (28.28%) Business Strategy
9 63 (25.82%) SAP
10 58 (23.77%) Strategic Roadmap
11 57 (23.36%) Customer Requirements
11 57 (23.36%) JIRA
11 57 (23.36%) Business Analysis
12 56 (22.95%) Confluence
12 56 (22.95%) Demand Management
12 56 (22.95%) Siemens
13 52 (21.31%) Social Skills
14 46 (18.85%) TOGAF
15 41 (16.80%) Azure
16 35 (14.34%) Firewall
17 32 (13.11%) Finance
18 31 (12.70%) Cisco
18 31 (12.70%) Cisco Certification
18 31 (12.70%) WAN
19 28 (11.48%) LAN
19 28 (11.48%) Juniper
20 27 (11.07%) Management Information System
21 26 (10.66%) Presales
22 25 (10.25%) AWS

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 56 (22.95%) Confluence
2 3 (1.23%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.82%) IIS
3 2 (0.82%) 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 (1.64%) 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 41 (16.80%) Azure
2 25 (10.25%) AWS
3 16 (6.56%) GCP
4 10 (4.10%) Power Platform
5 6 (2.46%) Azure Data Factory
6 5 (2.05%) Azure Logic Apps
6 5 (2.05%) Azure Service Bus
6 5 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (2.05%) OCI
7 4 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.64%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.64%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (1.64%) SaaS
7 4 (1.64%) Serverless
8 3 (1.23%) Azure Functions
8 3 (1.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 3 (1.23%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.82%) Amazon EventBridge
9 2 (0.82%) Azure Event Grid
9 2 (0.82%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 35 (14.34%) Firewall
2 31 (12.70%) WAN
3 28 (11.48%) LAN
4 10 (4.10%) VPN
5 9 (3.69%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (2.46%) Intrusion Detection
7 5 (2.05%) DNS
7 5 (2.05%) Network Security
8 4 (1.64%) Junos
9 3 (1.23%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.82%) DMZ
10 2 (0.82%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.41%) BGP
11 1 (0.41%) Cisco ASA
11 1 (0.41%) EIGRP
11 1 (0.41%) HSRP
11 1 (0.41%) Internet
11 1 (0.41%) IPsec
11 1 (0.41%) OSPF
11 1 (0.41%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.69%) NoSQL
2 5 (2.05%) MySQL
2 5 (2.05%) Power BI
3 4 (1.64%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.82%) Amazon Aurora
4 2 (0.82%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.82%) DynamoDB
4 2 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.82%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.41%) DocumentDB
5 1 (0.41%) GIS
5 1 (0.41%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle Exadata
5 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 57 (23.36%) JIRA
2 3 (1.23%) Git
3 2 (0.82%) Jenkins
General
1 114 (46.72%) Manufacturing
2 52 (21.31%) Social Skills
3 32 (13.11%) Finance
4 23 (9.43%) Presentation Skills
5 11 (4.51%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (4.51%) Banking
6 7 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (2.87%) Law
7 6 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (1.64%) Retail
9 3 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (1.23%) Public Sector
10 2 (0.82%) Electronics
10 2 (0.82%) Legal
10 2 (0.82%) Local Government
10 2 (0.82%) Marketing
10 2 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.82%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.41%) French Language
11 1 (0.41%) Online Betting
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.05%) REST
2 3 (1.23%) .NET
3 2 (0.82%) Middleware
3 2 (0.82%) React
4 1 (0.41%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.41%) EDI
4 1 (0.41%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.41%) Kafka
4 1 (0.41%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 27 (11.07%) Management Information System
2 10 (4.10%) Cloud Native
3 6 (2.46%) Product Ownership
3 6 (2.46%) Security Posture
3 6 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (2.46%) Social Media
3 6 (2.46%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 5 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.05%) Public Cloud
5 4 (1.64%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.23%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (0.82%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (0.82%) IoT
7 2 (0.82%) NHS
8 1 (0.41%) FMCG
8 1 (0.41%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.41%) Mainframe
8 1 (0.41%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 9 (3.69%) Windows
2 6 (2.46%) Windows Vista
3 3 (1.23%) 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
1 121 (49.59%) ERP
2 112 (45.90%) CAD
2 112 (45.90%) PLM
3 91 (37.30%) Roadmaps
4 86 (35.25%) Enterprise Architecture
5 84 (34.43%) Agile
6 69 (28.28%) Business Strategy
7 58 (23.77%) Strategic Roadmap
8 57 (23.36%) Business Analysis
8 57 (23.36%) Customer Requirements
9 56 (22.95%) Demand Management
10 46 (18.85%) TOGAF
11 26 (10.66%) Presales
12 19 (7.79%) Problem-Solving
13 18 (7.38%) Security Architecture
14 16 (6.56%) Microservices
15 15 (6.15%) Architectural Design
15 15 (6.15%) DevOps
15 15 (6.15%) Information Security
16 14 (5.74%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (6.97%) SQL
2 9 (3.69%) Python
3 8 (3.28%) Java
4 7 (2.87%) C#
5 3 (1.23%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.82%) Bicep
7 1 (0.41%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.41%) VB
7 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 115 (47.13%) BPSS Clearance
2 31 (12.70%) Cisco Certification
3 24 (9.84%) CCNA
3 24 (9.84%) JNCIA
4 20 (8.20%) Degree
5 14 (5.74%) Azure Certification
6 13 (5.33%) Security Cleared
7 12 (4.92%) CISSP
7 12 (4.92%) SC Cleared
8 11 (4.51%) AWS Certification
9 10 (4.10%) Master's Degree
10 9 (3.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 9 (3.69%) TOGAF Certification
11 8 (3.28%) CISM
11 8 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (3.28%) DBS Check
12 6 (2.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (2.46%) CEH
12 6 (2.46%) CISA
12 6 (2.46%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (7.38%) NIST
2 13 (5.33%) GDPR
3 11 (4.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.87%) HIPAA
5 6 (2.46%) NCSC
6 3 (1.23%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.82%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.82%) QA
System Software
1 10 (4.10%) Docker
2 2 (0.82%) 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 12 (4.92%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.64%) Terraform
3 2 (0.82%) Ansible
3 2 (0.82%) 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 63 (25.82%) SAP
2 56 (22.95%) Siemens
3 31 (12.70%) Cisco
4 28 (11.48%) Juniper
5 25 (10.25%) Aruba
6 24 (9.84%) Fortinet
7 21 (8.61%) Palo Alto
8 20 (8.20%) Microsoft
9 13 (5.33%) Google
10 10 (4.10%) Oracle
11 5 (2.05%) ServiceNow
12 4 (1.64%) Salesforce
13 3 (1.23%) Databricks
14 2 (0.82%) Meraki
14 2 (0.82%) Sparx
14 2 (0.82%) VMware
15 1 (0.41%) Alteryx
15 1 (0.41%) CheckPoint
15 1 (0.41%) Computacenter
15 1 (0.41%) Symantec