Architect Jobs in the UK excluding London

Architect
UK > UK excluding London

The median Architect salary in the UK excluding London is £73,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 36 28
Rank change year-on-year -54 -8 +34
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 1,249 4,169 4,533
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.15% 5.57% 7.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.49% 5.86% 8.88%
Number of salaries quoted 822 2,252 1,495
10th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £56,219
25th Percentile £63,500 £62,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £75,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% -3.23% +3.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £100,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £77,500 £80,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -3.13% -5.88% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,806 71,101 51,023
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 94.94% 89.01%
Number of salaries quoted 18,138 50,103 29,550
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,750 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.49%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Architect in the UK excluding London

Architect
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Architect in the UK excluding London

Architect
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Architect in the UK excluding London

Architect
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
South East -30 386 £73,238 -2.35% 252
North of England -85 358 £65,000 -16.80% 197
North West -88 245 £60,000 -20.00% 112
Midlands -61 215 £69,384 -7.49% 162
West Midlands -33 154 £72,500 -5.54% 101
Scotland -11 102 £80,000 +6.67% 82
Yorkshire -58 87 £83,750 +4.69% 57
East of England -36 78 £66,200 -19.76% 86
South West -71 75 £80,000 +6.67% 167
East Midlands -64 60 £65,000 -3.70% 61
Wales -28 29 £71,500 +19.17% 18
North East +7 28 £65,000 -18.59% 30
Northern Ireland -14 12 £86,250 +1.47% 27
Architect
UK

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 396 (31.71%) Agile
2 325 (26.02%) Social Skills
3 299 (23.94%) BPSS Clearance
4 281 (22.50%) Degree
5 278 (22.26%) Finance
6 277 (22.18%) Mentoring
7 272 (21.78%) Azure
8 262 (20.98%) Roadmaps
9 248 (19.86%) DevOps
10 236 (18.90%) Security Cleared
11 201 (16.09%) Enterprise Architecture
12 191 (15.29%) TOGAF
13 177 (14.17%) Technical Leadership
14 176 (14.09%) SC Cleared
15 160 (12.81%) Management Information System
16 159 (12.73%) ERP
17 155 (12.41%) Microservices
18 154 (12.33%) Business Strategy
19 152 (12.17%) AWS
20 146 (11.69%) Microsoft
21 141 (11.29%) Customer Requirements
22 140 (11.21%) Continuous Improvement
23 139 (11.13%) Computer Science
24 138 (11.05%) Configuration Management
25 133 (10.65%) Design Patterns
26 132 (10.57%) SQL
27 128 (10.25%) Manufacturing
28 125 (10.01%) Information Security
28 125 (10.01%) Computer Science Degree
29 123 (9.85%) Problem-Solving

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 64 (5.12%) Confluence
2 20 (1.60%) CMS
3 13 (1.04%) Apache Spark
4 11 (0.88%) Umbraco
5 10 (0.80%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (0.72%) SharePoint
7 5 (0.40%) Appian
8 4 (0.32%) Apache
8 4 (0.32%) SAS
9 3 (0.24%) NetWeaver
10 2 (0.16%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.16%) IBM Domino
10 2 (0.16%) IIS
10 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.16%) nginx
10 2 (0.16%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
10 2 (0.16%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.16%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.16%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 12 (0.96%) Chatbot
2 9 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.24%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.16%) Windchill
5 1 (0.080%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.080%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 10 (0.80%) Oracle ERP
2 9 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.16%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.080%) Infor SunSystems
7 1 (0.080%) Maximo
7 1 (0.080%) Odoo
7 1 (0.080%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.080%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.080%) PeopleSoft HCM
7 1 (0.080%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.080%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.080%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 272 (21.78%) Azure
2 152 (12.17%) AWS
3 95 (7.61%) SaaS
4 86 (6.89%) GCP
5 60 (4.80%) Azure DevOps
6 55 (4.40%) Azure Service Bus
7 51 (4.08%) PaaS
8 50 (4.00%) Power Platform
9 36 (2.88%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 36 (2.88%) Serverless
10 33 (2.64%) Microsoft 365
11 30 (2.40%) SonarCloud
12 28 (2.24%) Entra ID
12 28 (2.24%) OCI
13 27 (2.16%) IaaS
14 24 (1.92%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 22 (1.76%) Azure Data Factory
16 21 (1.68%) Amazon S3
16 21 (1.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 21 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 113 (9.05%) WAN
2 69 (5.52%) Firewall
3 60 (4.80%) LAN
4 35 (2.80%) MPLS
4 35 (2.80%) VPN
5 29 (2.32%) Network Security
6 27 (2.16%) Junos
7 26 (2.08%) BGP
8 23 (1.84%) IPsec
9 19 (1.52%) DNS
10 18 (1.44%) Cisco IOS
10 18 (1.44%) SD-WAN
11 14 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
12 12 (0.96%) Cisco ISE
12 12 (0.96%) Ethernet
13 11 (0.88%) SDH
14 10 (0.80%) ATM
14 10 (0.80%) Frame Relay
15 9 (0.72%) VoIP
16 7 (0.56%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (3.44%) NoSQL
2 41 (3.28%) Data Lake
3 38 (3.04%) Data Warehouse
4 32 (2.56%) Power BI
5 30 (2.40%) Elasticsearch
6 29 (2.32%) SQL Server
7 23 (1.84%) MySQL
8 20 (1.60%) BigQuery
9 17 (1.36%) Azure SQL Database
10 14 (1.12%) Big Data
11 11 (0.88%) Amazon Redshift
12 10 (0.80%) Metadata
13 9 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
14 8 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
14 8 (0.64%) Tableau
15 7 (0.56%) RDBMS
15 7 (0.56%) Relational Database
16 6 (0.48%) MongoDB
17 5 (0.40%) SAP HANA
17 5 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 68 (5.44%) JIRA
2 58 (4.64%) Rational DOORS
3 54 (4.32%) Git
4 43 (3.44%) Visual Studio
5 31 (2.48%) Team Foundation Server
6 30 (2.40%) MSBuild
6 30 (2.40%) Octopus Deploy
7 12 (0.96%) MSI
8 9 (0.72%) Jenkins
9 8 (0.64%) GitLab
10 6 (0.48%) ERwin
10 6 (0.48%) Selenium
11 5 (0.40%) Robot Framework
11 5 (0.40%) Snyk
12 2 (0.16%) Liquibase
12 2 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
13 1 (0.080%) ER Studio
13 1 (0.080%) Oracle Forms
13 1 (0.080%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 1 (0.080%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 325 (26.02%) Social Skills
2 278 (22.26%) Finance
3 128 (10.25%) Manufacturing
4 105 (8.41%) Analytical Skills
5 75 (6.00%) Banking
6 54 (4.32%) Presentation Skills
7 50 (4.00%) Retail
8 48 (3.84%) Marketing
9 44 (3.52%) Law
10 36 (2.88%) Influencing Skills
11 33 (2.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 32 (2.56%) Legal
13 30 (2.40%) Public Sector
14 29 (2.32%) Electronics
15 22 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
16 17 (1.36%) Advertising
17 15 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
18 11 (0.88%) Financial Institution
19 7 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
20 6 (0.48%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 94 (7.53%) Middleware
2 69 (5.52%) REST
3 64 (5.12%) .NET
4 52 (4.16%) CSS
5 42 (3.36%) HTML
6 34 (2.72%) JSON
7 33 (2.64%) XML
8 30 (2.40%) ASP.NET
8 30 (2.40%) Bootstrap
8 30 (2.40%) gRPC
9 28 (2.24%) React
10 27 (2.16%) SOAP
11 26 (2.08%) Lightning Web Components
12 21 (1.68%) Kafka
13 15 (1.20%) SAML
14 12 (0.96%) .NET Framework
14 12 (0.96%) jQuery
14 12 (0.96%) OAuth
14 12 (0.96%) OpenID
15 11 (0.88%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 160 (12.81%) Management Information System
2 53 (4.24%) Enterprise Software
3 47 (3.76%) Product Ownership
4 44 (3.52%) Cloud Native
5 36 (2.88%) Data Centre
6 30 (2.40%) Greenfield Project
7 21 (1.68%) Operational Technology
8 20 (1.60%) Legacy Systems
9 14 (1.12%) NHS
9 14 (1.12%) Private Cloud
9 14 (1.12%) Public Cloud
10 13 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (0.80%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (0.80%) IoT
11 10 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (0.72%) Low-Code
12 9 (0.72%) SCADA
12 9 (0.72%) Security Posture
13 7 (0.56%) Legacy Applications
13 7 (0.56%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 42 (3.36%) Windows
2 31 (2.48%) Linux
3 12 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.64%) Android
5 7 (0.56%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.48%) Windows Vista
7 4 (0.32%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.16%) Solaris
8 2 (0.16%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.080%) AIX
9 1 (0.080%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.080%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.080%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.080%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 396 (31.71%) Agile
2 277 (22.18%) Mentoring
3 262 (20.98%) Roadmaps
4 248 (19.86%) DevOps
5 201 (16.09%) Enterprise Architecture
6 191 (15.29%) TOGAF
7 177 (14.17%) Technical Leadership
8 159 (12.73%) ERP
9 155 (12.41%) Microservices
10 154 (12.33%) Business Strategy
11 141 (11.29%) Customer Requirements
12 140 (11.21%) Continuous Improvement
13 139 (11.13%) Computer Science
14 138 (11.05%) Configuration Management
15 133 (10.65%) Design Patterns
16 125 (10.01%) Information Security
17 123 (9.85%) Problem-Solving
18 115 (9.21%) CAD
18 115 (9.21%) PLM
19 113 (9.05%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 132 (10.57%) SQL
2 71 (5.68%) C#
3 62 (4.96%) JavaScript
4 58 (4.64%) Java
4 58 (4.64%) Python
5 38 (3.04%) PowerShell
6 26 (2.08%) Apex Code
7 19 (1.52%) C++
8 15 (1.20%) Bicep
9 13 (1.04%) C
10 7 (0.56%) PHP
11 5 (0.40%) Scala
12 4 (0.32%) R
13 2 (0.16%) ABAP
13 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.16%) SOQL
13 2 (0.16%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.080%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.080%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.080%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 299 (23.94%) BPSS Clearance
2 281 (22.50%) Degree
3 236 (18.90%) Security Cleared
4 176 (14.09%) SC Cleared
5 125 (10.01%) Computer Science Degree
6 123 (9.85%) Chartered Engineer
7 81 (6.49%) CISSP
8 68 (5.44%) DV Cleared
9 64 (5.12%) Cisco Certification
10 53 (4.24%) CCNA
11 38 (3.04%) Azure Certification
11 38 (3.04%) TOGAF Certification
12 34 (2.72%) CCNP
12 34 (2.72%) Master's Degree
13 28 (2.24%) JNCIA
14 27 (2.16%) AWS Certification
15 22 (1.76%) JNCIS
16 21 (1.68%) DBS Check
17 17 (1.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
18 11 (0.88%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (5.36%) GDPR
1 67 (5.36%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 56 (4.48%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 39 (3.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (3.12%) NIST
4 34 (2.72%) Data Quality
5 30 (2.40%) SLA
6 22 (1.76%) NCSC
6 22 (1.76%) QA
7 14 (1.12%) PCI DSS
8 11 (0.88%) Accessibility
8 11 (0.88%) HIPAA
9 8 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (0.48%) SOC 2
11 5 (0.40%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (0.40%) NIST 800
12 4 (0.32%) Basel III
12 4 (0.32%) Dodd-Frank
12 4 (0.32%) IFRS
12 4 (0.32%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 75 (6.00%) Docker
2 32 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (2.40%) Active Directory
4 16 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (0.56%) Firmware
6 3 (0.24%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.16%) KVM
7 2 (0.16%) NFS
7 2 (0.16%) SRDF
7 2 (0.16%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 2 (0.16%) Xen
8 1 (0.080%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.080%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.080%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 53 (4.24%) Kubernetes
2 36 (2.88%) Single Sign-On
3 34 (2.72%) Terraform
4 17 (1.36%) Ansible
5 14 (1.12%) WMI
6 12 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.32%) CASB
8 3 (0.24%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.16%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.16%) Grafana
9 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.16%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.16%) Puppet
10 1 (0.080%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.080%) Istio
10 1 (0.080%) Marathon
10 1 (0.080%) SCCM
Vendors
1 146 (11.69%) Microsoft
2 109 (8.73%) Cisco
3 101 (8.09%) Juniper
4 85 (6.81%) SAP
5 68 (5.44%) IBM
6 58 (4.64%) Siemens
7 53 (4.24%) Oracle
8 43 (3.44%) VMware
9 41 (3.28%) Google
10 40 (3.20%) Salesforce
11 34 (2.72%) Databricks
12 30 (2.40%) Fortinet
13 29 (2.32%) Aruba
14 24 (1.92%) Palo Alto
15 21 (1.68%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 15 (1.20%) Meraki
17 12 (0.96%) ServiceNow
18 11 (0.88%) Red Hat
18 11 (0.88%) SevOne
19 9 (0.72%) Informatica