Architect
UK
The median Architect salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 53 | 29 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | -3 | +35 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 2,303 | 6,345 | 8,378 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 4.42% | 6.45% | 8.06% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.90% | 6.82% | 8.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,502 | 3,508 | 4,101 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £57,068 | £61,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,750 | £71,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.88% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £110,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £73,000 | £75,000 | £79,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.67% | -5.06% | +5.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect.
Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Architect
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -28 | 2,042 | £79,827 | -0.22% | 1,334 |
| UK excluding London | -33 | 1,318 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 769 |
| London | -20 | 811 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 610 |
| Work from Home | -37 | 678 | £82,500 | +3.13% | 729 |
| North of England | -53 | 410 | £65,000 | -16.80% | 195 |
| South East | -17 | 373 | £77,500 | +3.33% | 199 |
| North West | -55 | 270 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 124 |
| Midlands | -37 | 240 | £72,500 | -3.33% | 119 |
| West Midlands | -25 | 182 | £75,000 | -2.28% | 86 |
| Yorkshire | -30 | 105 | £80,000 | +0.09% | 51 |
| Scotland | +5 | 99 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 47 |
| South West | -63 | 83 | £71,991 | -4.01% | 117 |
| East of England | -10 | 76 | £68,750 | -13.12% | 58 |
| East Midlands | -50 | 57 | £65,000 | - | 29 |
| North East | +25 | 37 | £65,000 | -18.64% | 21 |
| Wales | -21 | 31 | £65,000 | -1.89% | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | -13 | 11 | £87,500 | -12.50% | 23 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring Architect in the job title.
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Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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