RIBA Job Trends in the South West

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 173 210 -
Rank change year-on-year +37 - -
Permanent jobs citing RIBA 10 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.23% 0.017% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.66% 0.054% -
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 £61,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% - -
75th Percentile £47,500 £63,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -20.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

RIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,521 1,869 1,944
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 34.82% 31.81% 43.91%
Number of salaries quoted 815 971 1,389
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,500 £29,488
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,150 £86,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +2.92%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RIBA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

RIBA job vacancy trend in the South West

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Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing RIBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing RIBA

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Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RIBA within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 November 2025. 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
Bristol +33 10 £45,000 -28.00% 1
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

General
1 10 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Consultant
1 10 (100.00%) Senior
1 10 (100.00%) Senior Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 10 (100.00%) Acoustics
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 10 (100.00%) Mentoring