Payments Architect Job Trends in the North West

Payments Architect
England > North West

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Payments Architect salary in the North West.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 203 201
Rank change year-on-year +21 -2 +98
Permanent jobs requiring a Payments Architect 4 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.063% 0.040% 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.073% 0.043% 0.047%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary - £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -45.95%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 5,478 4,660 4,269
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.98% 92.20% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 3,043 2,452 3,359
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.87%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,113 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Payments Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Payments Architect job vacancy trend in the North West

Payments Architect
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Payments Architect job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Payments Architect job vacancies in the North West

Payments 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 Payments Architect within the North West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Cheshire - 4 - - 1
Payments Architect
England

Payments Architect Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Payments 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 West region featuring Payments Architect in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Fintech
1 4 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) ISO 20022
1 4 (100.00%) Migration
1 4 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 4 (100.00%) SEPA
1 4 (100.00%) TARGET2
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) AI
2 3 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering

Payments Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Banking
1 4 (100.00%) Billing
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 4 (100.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Fintech
1 4 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Migration
1 4 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) AI
2 3 (75.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) ISO 20022
1 4 (100.00%) SEPA
1 4 (100.00%) TARGET2