IT Architect Job Trends in Shropshire

IT Architect
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median IT Architect salary in Shropshire is £63,522 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 October 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - 21
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Architect 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 0.17% - 3.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - 3.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,522 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £107,500 £73,750
% change year-on-year -53.49% +45.76% -18.06%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 489 162 147
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.34% 98.18% 96.71%
Number of salaries quoted 317 147 70
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,750 £22,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +26.67% -23.47%
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £60,000
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,974
% change year-on-year +10.00% -1.91% +1.95%

IT Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

IT Architect job vacancy trend in Shropshire

IT Architect
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for IT Architect job vacancies in Shropshire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Architect job vacancies in Shropshire

IT Architect Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 13 October 2026, IT 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 Shropshire region featuring IT Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

IT Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware