RIBA Job Trends in the North West

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

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 195 -
Rank change year-on-year +28 - -
Permanent jobs citing RIBA 15 10 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.24% 0.20% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.53% 0.50% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 7 0
10th Percentile £48,000 - -
25th Percentile £48,363 £37,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,068 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +32.67% - -
75th Percentile £54,500 £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 West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,809 1,985 1,016
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 45.02% 38.92% 24.74%
Number of salaries quoted 683 856 672
10th Percentile £27,050 £32,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £28,523 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.10% -4.66% -4.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

RIBA job vacancy trend in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing RIBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing RIBA

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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 RIBA within the North West region over the 6 months to 6 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
Cumbria +20 15 £53,068 -
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England

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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:

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