Technical Architecture Job Trends in South Wales

Technical Architecture
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Technical Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 58 58
Rank change year-on-year -6 0 +37
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 4 7 11
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.50% 1.09% 1.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 1.32% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2 7 9
10th Percentile £71,035 £71,200 £55,000
25th Percentile £71,087 £72,066 £56,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,415 £80,000 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year -8.23% +20.75% -11.67%
75th Percentile £76,984 - £72,253
90th Percentile £77,780 - £73,700
Wales median annual salary £73,415 £80,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year -8.23% +20.75% -11.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

Technical Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 604 529 525
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 75.88% 82.27% 90.99%
Number of salaries quoted 423 277 402
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £32,876
25th Percentile £30,125 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% +1.12%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,149 £78,340 £72,500
Wales median annual salary £48,122 £49,104 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.00% +3.38% -

Technical Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Technical Architecture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Technical Architecture job vacancy trend in South Wales

Technical Architecture
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Technical Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Technical Architecture

Technical Architecture
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architecture within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 6 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
Cardiff +10 3 £74,830 -6.46% 4
Newport - 1 £72,000 -
Technical Architecture
Wales

Technical Architecture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) AWS
2 1 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
General
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Architect
2 2 (50.00%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (25.00%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Django
1 1 (25.00%) Node.js
1 1 (25.00%) React
1 1 (25.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (50.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) B2B
2 2 (50.00%) Business Development
2 2 (50.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Insight
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Due Diligence
2 2 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Innovation
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft