Architect Job Trends in Reading

Architect
Berkshire > Reading

The median Architect salary in Reading is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 37 47
Rank change year-on-year +3 +10 -4
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 13 47 49
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 2.23% 5.89% 4.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.42% 6.44% 5.22%
Number of salaries quoted 6 27 37
10th Percentile - £68,300 £52,500
25th Percentile - £71,250 £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% +1.49%
75th Percentile - £88,750 £87,500
90th Percentile - £93,750 £93,000
Berkshire median annual salary £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 537 730 938
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 91.48% 93.24%
Number of salaries quoted 355 338 616
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £49,945 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +13.64% -6.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,250 £98,250 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £49,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -24.62% +18.18% -4.35%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Reading

Architect
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Reading

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

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 Reading region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 7 (53.85%) DV Cleared
1 7 (53.85%) Security Cleared
2 6 (46.15%) SAP
3 5 (38.46%) Firewall
3 5 (38.46%) Network Design
3 5 (38.46%) SharePoint
3 5 (38.46%) Technical Leadership
3 5 (38.46%) VMware
3 5 (38.46%) VMware NSX
3 5 (38.46%) vRealize
3 5 (38.46%) Windows
3 5 (38.46%) Windows Server
4 3 (23.08%) Security Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Service Design
5 2 (15.38%) ABAP
5 2 (15.38%) API Management
5 2 (15.38%) Asset Management
5 2 (15.38%) CI/CD
5 2 (15.38%) Containerisation
5 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (15.38%) Data Integration
5 2 (15.38%) Data Migration
5 2 (15.38%) DevOps
5 2 (15.38%) Identity Access Management
5 2 (15.38%) IT Asset Management
5 2 (15.38%) Java
5 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (15.38%) Migration
5 2 (15.38%) Network Segmentation
5 2 (15.38%) Node.js

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (38.46%) SharePoint
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (38.46%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) SAP Data Services
General
1 7 (53.85%) Finance
2 6 (46.15%) Manufacturing
3 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Banking
4 2 (15.38%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) Node.js
1 2 (15.38%) SAPUI5
Operating Systems
1 5 (38.46%) Windows
1 5 (38.46%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) Network Design
1 5 (38.46%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (23.08%) Security Testing
2 3 (23.08%) Service Design
3 2 (15.38%) API Management
3 2 (15.38%) Asset Management
3 2 (15.38%) CI/CD
3 2 (15.38%) Containerisation
3 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (15.38%) Data Integration
3 2 (15.38%) Data Migration
3 2 (15.38%) DevOps
3 2 (15.38%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (15.38%) IT Asset Management
3 2 (15.38%) Migration
3 2 (15.38%) Network Segmentation
3 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (15.38%) RBAC
3 2 (15.38%) SIEM
3 2 (15.38%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) ABAP
1 2 (15.38%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) DV Cleared
1 7 (53.85%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (38.46%) VMware NSX
2 2 (15.38%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (38.46%) vRealize
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) SAP
2 5 (38.46%) VMware
3 2 (15.38%) Workday