Architect Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Architect
South East > Thames Valley

The median Architect salary in the Thames Valley is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 56 27
Rank change year-on-year +25 -29 +16
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 281 204 312
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.91% 5.20% 6.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.15% 5.69% 6.81%
Number of salaries quoted 186 66 136
10th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £61,000
25th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £76,250 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.92% +5.17% -12.12%
75th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £80,313
90th Percentile - £92,500 £87,500
South East median annual salary £85,000 £77,500 £77,500
% change year-on-year +9.68% - -8.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,772 3,588 4,580
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.16% 91.39% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 4,799 1,578 2,594
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,125
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,250 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.99% -7.21% -5.45%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £51,852
% change year-on-year +10.00% -3.57% -5.72%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Architect job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Architect
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Architect
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Architect in the Thames Valley

Architect
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Berkshire +8 141 £90,000 +9.09% 146
Buckinghamshire +52 90 £77,500 +25.00% 36
Oxfordshire 0 50 £85,000 +30.77% 41
Architect
South East

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, 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 Thames Valley region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 65 (23.13%) Security Cleared
2 49 (17.44%) Microsoft
3 41 (14.59%) Azure
4 39 (13.88%) DV Cleared
5 37 (13.17%) Roadmaps
6 34 (12.10%) Agile
7 33 (11.74%) Data Architecture
8 30 (10.68%) Cybersecurity
8 30 (10.68%) Data Modelling
8 30 (10.68%) Integration Patterns
9 29 (10.32%) DNS
9 29 (10.32%) Technical Leadership
10 28 (9.96%) AI
10 28 (9.96%) Enterprise Architecture
11 27 (9.61%) Degree
11 27 (9.61%) TOGAF
12 25 (8.90%) Computer Science
12 25 (8.90%) Firewall
13 24 (8.54%) AWS
13 24 (8.54%) Stakeholder Management
14 23 (8.19%) Business Strategy
14 23 (8.19%) Computer Science Degree
14 23 (8.19%) VMware
15 22 (7.83%) SC Cleared
15 22 (7.83%) Windows
16 21 (7.47%) Windows Server
17 20 (7.12%) Active Directory
17 20 (7.12%) Red Hat
18 19 (6.76%) Architectural Design
18 19 (6.76%) Data Strategy

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 7 (2.49%) CMS
2 5 (1.78%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.07%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (1.07%) Sitecore CMS
4 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (1.78%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 4 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.42%) Oracle Retail
2 3 (1.07%) Infor M3
2 3 (1.07%) Lawson
2 3 (1.07%) Movex
2 3 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 41 (14.59%) Azure
2 24 (8.54%) AWS
3 14 (4.98%) OpenShift
4 9 (3.20%) Azure Databricks
5 8 (2.85%) SaaS
6 7 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (2.49%) GCP
6 7 (2.49%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (2.49%) Power Platform
7 5 (1.78%) IaaS
7 5 (1.78%) PaaS
8 3 (1.07%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (0.71%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.36%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.36%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.36%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.36%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.36%) iPaaS
10 1 (0.36%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.36%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (10.32%) DNS
2 25 (8.90%) Firewall
3 17 (6.05%) Network Security
3 17 (6.05%) VPN
3 17 (6.05%) WAN
4 15 (5.34%) SD-WAN
5 11 (3.91%) DHCP
6 10 (3.56%) BGP
6 10 (3.56%) FTP
6 10 (3.56%) HTTP
6 10 (3.56%) ICMP
6 10 (3.56%) IPsec
6 10 (3.56%) MPLS
6 10 (3.56%) SNMP
6 10 (3.56%) SSH
6 10 (3.56%) SSL
6 10 (3.56%) VLAN
7 8 (2.85%) LAN
8 5 (1.78%) Cisco Firepower
8 5 (1.78%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.85%) Metadata
2 5 (1.78%) Semantic Layer
3 2 (0.71%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Git
1 1 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (0.36%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 42 (14.95%) Social Skills
2 38 (13.52%) Finance
3 17 (6.05%) Public Sector
4 14 (4.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (4.63%) Pharmaceutical
6 11 (3.91%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (3.20%) Law
7 9 (3.20%) Manufacturing
7 9 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (2.49%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.78%) Retail
10 4 (1.42%) Banking
10 4 (1.42%) Games
10 4 (1.42%) Marketing
11 3 (1.07%) Legal
12 1 (0.36%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.36%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (6.76%) OAuth
2 14 (4.98%) Regular Expression
2 14 (4.98%) XMPP
3 13 (4.63%) SAML
4 11 (3.91%) LDAP
4 11 (3.91%) REST
4 11 (3.91%) SOAP
5 8 (2.85%) JSON
5 8 (2.85%) Middleware
5 8 (2.85%) XML
6 5 (1.78%) JWT
6 5 (1.78%) Kafka
6 5 (1.78%) OAuth2
6 5 (1.78%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (1.42%) RESTful
7 4 (1.42%) XML Messaging
8 3 (1.07%) .NET
8 3 (1.07%) AngularJS
8 3 (1.07%) CSS
8 3 (1.07%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.25%) Cloud Native
2 14 (4.98%) Data Centre
2 14 (4.98%) Product Ownership
3 10 (3.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 10 (3.56%) Hybrid Cloud
4 7 (2.49%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.78%) Algorithms
5 5 (1.78%) ASIC
5 5 (1.78%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (1.78%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (1.78%) Private Cloud
5 5 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.42%) CMDB
6 4 (1.42%) Contactless
6 4 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.42%) Graphic Design
6 4 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.42%) PKI
6 4 (1.42%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.07%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 22 (7.83%) Windows
2 21 (7.47%) Windows Server
3 19 (6.76%) Linux
4 14 (4.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (13.17%) Roadmaps
2 34 (12.10%) Agile
3 33 (11.74%) Data Architecture
4 30 (10.68%) Cybersecurity
4 30 (10.68%) Data Modelling
4 30 (10.68%) Integration Patterns
5 29 (10.32%) Technical Leadership
6 28 (9.96%) AI
6 28 (9.96%) Enterprise Architecture
7 27 (9.61%) TOGAF
8 25 (8.90%) Computer Science
9 24 (8.54%) Stakeholder Management
10 23 (8.19%) Business Strategy
11 19 (6.76%) Architectural Design
11 19 (6.76%) Data Strategy
12 18 (6.41%) CI/CD
12 18 (6.41%) Continuous Improvement
12 18 (6.41%) Technology Strategy
13 17 (6.05%) CRM
13 17 (6.05%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 9 (3.20%) C
1 9 (3.20%) SQL
2 8 (2.85%) Java
3 7 (2.49%) C#
4 6 (2.14%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.78%) C++
5 5 (1.78%) Rust
6 2 (0.71%) Python
7 1 (0.36%) Bash
7 1 (0.36%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.36%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 65 (23.13%) Security Cleared
2 39 (13.88%) DV Cleared
3 27 (9.61%) Degree
4 23 (8.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (7.83%) SC Cleared
6 13 (4.63%) Master's Degree
7 10 (3.56%) CISSP
8 9 (3.20%) ICAEW
9 8 (2.85%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (2.14%) CCNP
11 5 (1.78%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (1.42%) CRISC
12 4 (1.42%) ISACA
13 3 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 2 (0.71%) CCSP
14 2 (0.71%) CISM
14 2 (0.71%) DBS Check
15 1 (0.36%) CCNA
15 1 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.69%) NIST
2 15 (5.34%) Accessibility
2 15 (5.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.49%) QA
4 5 (1.78%) MISRA
4 5 (1.78%) NCSC
5 3 (1.07%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.07%) SLA
5 3 (1.07%) WCAG
6 2 (0.71%) GDPR
7 1 (0.36%) COBIT
7 1 (0.36%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.36%) SOC 2
System Software
1 20 (7.12%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.98%) vSphere
3 7 (2.49%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.78%) Docker
4 5 (1.78%) Firmware
5 4 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (5.34%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.56%) CASB
2 10 (3.56%) FortiGate
3 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.71%) vRealize
5 1 (0.36%) SCCM
Vendors
1 49 (17.44%) Microsoft
2 23 (8.19%) VMware
3 20 (7.12%) Red Hat
4 15 (5.34%) Cisco
4 15 (5.34%) Palo Alto
5 11 (3.91%) McAfee
6 9 (3.20%) Databricks
7 7 (2.49%) SAP
8 5 (1.78%) Citrix
8 5 (1.78%) Oracle
8 5 (1.78%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.78%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.42%) Aruba
9 4 (1.42%) Juniper
10 3 (1.07%) Adobe
10 3 (1.07%) Infor
10 3 (1.07%) Intentia
10 3 (1.07%) NetApp
10 3 (1.07%) Sitecore
11 1 (0.36%) Infoblox