Architect
UK
The median Architect salary in the UK is £85,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 20 | 51 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | 0 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 4,836 | 7,569 | 7,846 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 9.06% | 6.04% | 6.07% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.50% | 6.33% | 6.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,368 | 4,949 | 5,291 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,000 | £61,250 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.03% | +6.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £115,000 | £110,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.13% | +6.67% | +7.14% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 50,923 | 119,491 | 123,020 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.34% | 95.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,248 | 74,881 | 84,496 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,005 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 2 December 2023.
Architect
Top 18 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 2 December 2023. 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 | +30 | 3,857 | £85,000 | - | 1,269 |
| UK excluding London | +41 | 2,931 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 735 |
| Work from Home | +35 | 2,370 | £82,500 | -2.94% | 675 |
| London | +15 | 1,491 | £90,000 | -2.70% | 565 |
| North of England | +48 | 868 | £79,632 | +2.75% | 181 |
| South West | +40 | 507 | £71,538 | -4.62% | 106 |
| North West | +58 | 466 | £79,632 | +2.75% | 95 |
| South East | +24 | 456 | £83,750 | +4.69% | 211 |
| Yorkshire | +37 | 376 | £79,632 | +6.18% | 65 |
| Scotland | +39 | 373 | £70,576 | -8.93% | 40 |
| Midlands | +19 | 343 | £80,375 | +3.71% | 117 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 171 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 81 |
| East Midlands | +58 | 170 | £82,500 | +10.00% | 35 |
| Wales | +57 | 167 | £66,000 | -4.96% | 14 |
| East of England | +26 | 130 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 73 |
| Northern Ireland | +80 | 123 | £68,750 | -31.25% | 8 |
| North East | +23 | 37 | £85,000 | +9.68% | 21 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £100,000 | - |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 December 2023, 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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