Chief Architect Job Trends in the South East

Chief Architect
England > South East

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Chief Architect salary in the South East.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 269 302 294
Rank change year-on-year +33 -8 +128
Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Architect 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.010% 0.045% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.049% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £135,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £100,000 £140,000
Median % change year-on-year - -28.57% +40.00%
75th Percentile - - £145,000
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £110,000 £110,000 £79,632
% change year-on-year - +38.14% -22.31%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 9,545 8,181 8,342
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 91.12% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,970 4,303 6,010
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,911 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Chief Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Chief Architect job vacancy trend in the South East

Chief Architect
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Chief Architect job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Chief Architect job vacancies in the South East

Chief Architect
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Architect within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 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
Surrey - 1 - -
Chief Architect
England

Chief Architect Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Chief 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 South East region featuring Chief Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Release Train
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy

Chief Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Release Train
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy