Chief Architect Job Trends in Swansea

Chief Architect
West Wales > Swansea

The median Chief Architect salary in Swansea is £83,781 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2026.

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

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Architect 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 1.61% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £76,641 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £83,781 - -
75th Percentile £90,921 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median annual salary £83,781 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 233 43 162
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 87.76% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 144 26 145
10th Percentile - £21,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,563 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,117 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.17% -10.85% +12.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,762 £55,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £59,857 £65,000
West Wales median annual salary £45,000 £40,117 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.17% -10.85% +12.50%

Chief Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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 Swansea.

Chief Architect job vacancy trend in Swansea

Chief Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 14 May 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 Swansea region featuring Chief Architect in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 4 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) IT Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) Line Management
2 3 (75.00%) Migration
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) ArchiMate
3 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
3 1 (25.00%) Architecture Governance
3 1 (25.00%) AWS
3 1 (25.00%) AWS Certification
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Azure Certification
3 1 (25.00%) BPMN
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Information Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) ISO 9001
3 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Technical Debt
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Transformation

Chief Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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 1 (25.00%) AWS
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
General
1 4 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 4 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) IT Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) Line Management
2 3 (75.00%) Migration
2 3 (75.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) ArchiMate
3 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
3 1 (25.00%) Architecture Governance
3 1 (25.00%) BPMN
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Information Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Technical Debt
3 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
3 1 (25.00%) Zachman Framework
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) AWS Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001