Architect Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Architect
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Architect salary in Northern Ireland is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 21 16
Rank change year-on-year -19 -5 +40
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 30 15 56
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 3.17% 6.30% 9.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.39% 7.50% 9.71%
Number of salaries quoted 19 12 22
10th Percentile £45,400 £41,307 £63,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £58,819 £71,106
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £83,901 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.57% +4.88% +10.34%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £100,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £99,375 -
UK median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 884 200 577
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.35% 84.03% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 327 59 366
10th Percentile - £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £41,504 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,379 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Architect
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Architect
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Architect in Northern Ireland

Architect
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
County Antrim -9 27 £62,500 -28.57% 5
County Down - 3 £70,000 -
Newry - 3 £70,000 -
Architect
UK

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 12 June 2026, 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 8 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (20.00%) Cloud Security
2 6 (20.00%) Project Management
3 5 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (16.67%) Technical Architecture
4 4 (13.33%) AI
4 4 (13.33%) Analytics
4 4 (13.33%) B2B
4 4 (13.33%) Business Development
4 4 (13.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 4 (13.33%) Customer Insight
4 4 (13.33%) Due Diligence
4 4 (13.33%) Financial Modelling
4 4 (13.33%) Knowledge Transfer
5 3 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (6.67%) Anaplan
6 2 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (6.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 2 (6.67%) Decision-Making
6 2 (6.67%) Degree
6 2 (6.67%) Genesys
6 2 (6.67%) Lean Six Sigma
6 2 (6.67%) Migration
6 2 (6.67%) PMI Certification
6 2 (6.67%) PMP
6 2 (6.67%) Power BI
6 2 (6.67%) Power Platform
6 2 (6.67%) ServiceNow
6 2 (6.67%) Six Sigma

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (6.67%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.33%) Azure
2 1 (3.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (3.33%) OCI
2 1 (3.33%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.67%) Power BI
1 2 (6.67%) Tableau
2 1 (3.33%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 1 (3.33%) Oracle APEX
General
1 6 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (16.67%) Finance
2 5 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 2 (6.67%) Games
3 2 (6.67%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (3.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.33%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (20.00%) Cloud Security
1 6 (20.00%) Project Management
2 5 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (16.67%) Technical Architecture
3 4 (13.33%) AI
3 4 (13.33%) Analytics
3 4 (13.33%) B2B
3 4 (13.33%) Business Development
3 4 (13.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 4 (13.33%) Customer Insight
3 4 (13.33%) Due Diligence
3 4 (13.33%) Financial Modelling
3 4 (13.33%) Knowledge Transfer
4 3 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (6.67%) Lean Six Sigma
5 2 (6.67%) Migration
5 2 (6.67%) Six Sigma
5 2 (6.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (6.67%) Time Management
5 2 (6.67%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (6.67%) Degree
1 2 (6.67%) PMI Certification
1 2 (6.67%) PMP
System Software
1 1 (3.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (3.33%) SCCM
1 1 (3.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.67%) Anaplan
2 2 (6.67%) Genesys
2 2 (6.67%) ServiceNow
2 2 (6.67%) Verint
3 1 (3.33%) Oracle
3 1 (3.33%) Palantir