Architect Jobs in Preston

Architect
Lancashire > Preston

The median Architect salary in Preston is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.

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

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 31 34
Rank change year-on-year -19 +3 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 8 5 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 2.07% 2.30% 4.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.11% 2.62% 4.86%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 5
10th Percentile £47,250 £68,000 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £68,750 £59,767
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £70,000 £61,089
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +14.59% -12.73%
75th Percentile £61,250 £71,250 £62,412
90th Percentile £84,500 £72,000 -
Lancashire median annual salary £57,500 £70,000 £61,089
% change year-on-year -17.86% +14.59% -12.73%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 380 191 247
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.19% 88.02% 86.36%
Number of salaries quoted 257 151 168
10th Percentile - £26,500 £25,004
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £42,098
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% +6.89% +5.24%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £48,961
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,412
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £45,249 £47,250
% change year-on-year +10.62% -4.24% +8.62%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Job vacancy trend for Architect in Preston

Architect
Salary Trend in Preston

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect in Preston.

Salary trend for Architect in Preston

Architect
Salary Histogram in Preston

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Preston over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Architect in Preston

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 12 May 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 Preston region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 4 (50.00%) LAN
2 4 (50.00%) WAN
2 4 (50.00%) Cisco
2 4 (50.00%) CCNA
2 4 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (50.00%) Juniper
2 4 (50.00%) Firewall
2 4 (50.00%) JNCIA
2 4 (50.00%) Fortinet
2 4 (50.00%) Degree
2 4 (50.00%) Aruba
2 4 (50.00%) Palo Alto
2 4 (50.00%) Presales
3 3 (37.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (37.50%) Mentoring
3 3 (37.50%) Management Information System
3 3 (37.50%) Finance
3 3 (37.50%) Information Security
3 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 3 (37.50%) CISSP
4 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
4 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
4 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (12.50%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (12.50%) Architecture Governance

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) Firewall
1 4 (50.00%) LAN
1 4 (50.00%) WAN
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Finance
4 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Presales
2 3 (37.50%) Information Security
2 3 (37.50%) Mentoring
2 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 1 (12.50%) ArchiMate
3 1 (12.50%) Architectural Design
3 1 (12.50%) Architecture Governance
3 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
3 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
3 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
3 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (12.50%) Target Operating Model
3 1 (12.50%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (12.50%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (12.50%) TOGAF
3 1 (12.50%) Zachman Framework
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) CCNA
1 4 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (50.00%) Degree
1 4 (50.00%) JNCIA
2 3 (37.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (37.50%) CISSP
3 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
3 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Aruba
1 4 (50.00%) Cisco
1 4 (50.00%) Fortinet
1 4 (50.00%) Juniper
1 4 (50.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (12.50%) Sparx