Architect Job Trends in Rochester

Architect
Kent > Rochester

The median Architect salary in Rochester is £85,700 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochester 1.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,700 - -
Kent median annual salary £85,350 £78,000 £81,750
% change year-on-year +9.42% -4.59% -6.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Rochester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Rochester. 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 Rochester with a recognized job title 59 60 11
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 40 43 7
10th Percentile - £34,400 £26,800
25th Percentile £24,000 £45,000 £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £58,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.03% +78.46% -61.76%
75th Percentile £56,688 £72,500 £38,250
90th Percentile £76,310 £75,000 £39,000
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochester

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

Architect job vacancy trend in Rochester

Architect
Salary Trend in Rochester

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Rochester.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Rochester

Architect Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochester

For the 6 months to 11 January 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 Rochester region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) UML
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

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

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) UML
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207