Technical Architecture Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Technical Architecture
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Technical Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 44 47
Rank change year-on-year -9 +3 +42
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 6 3 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 1.19% 0.76% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% 0.91% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,349 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,830 £80,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.46% +45.45% -17.91%
75th Percentile £78,312 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year - -3.23% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Technical Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 387 331 304
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 76.94% 83.59% 91.57%
Number of salaries quoted 169 108 219
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,112 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,875 £45,000 £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,430 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.87% +18.86% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £69,125
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Technical Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Technical Architecture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Technical Architecture job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Technical Architecture
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Technical Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Technical Architecture

Technical Architecture
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 Technical Architecture within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 12 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
County Antrim +2 4 £74,830 -6.46% 2
Newry - 2 - -
County Down - 2 - -
Technical Architecture
UK

Technical Architecture
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) SAP ERP
1 1 (16.67%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) AWS
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SAP HANA
General
1 5 (83.33%) Finance
1 5 (83.33%) Public Sector
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Architect
2 4 (66.67%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Specialist
3 1 (16.67%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Django
1 1 (16.67%) Node.js
1 1 (16.67%) React
1 1 (16.67%) SAP Basis
1 1 (16.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
1 4 (66.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) AI
2 4 (66.67%) Analytics
2 4 (66.67%) B2B
2 4 (66.67%) Business Development
2 4 (66.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 4 (66.67%) Customer Experience
2 4 (66.67%) Customer Insight
2 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 4 (66.67%) Due Diligence
2 4 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
2 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (66.67%) Project Management
2 4 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) ERP
3 1 (16.67%) Innovative Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Security Management
3 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) SAP