Architect
UK
The median Architect salary in the UK is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 66 | 29 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -37 | -5 | +46 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 2,135 | 6,697 | 8,415 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.85% | 6.48% | 8.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.26% | 6.84% | 9.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,319 | 3,677 | 3,735 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £56,809 | £61,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.13% | -5.88% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £96,250 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £110,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £73,000 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.67% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 May 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 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 |
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| England | -41 | 1,879 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 6,554 |
| UK excluding London | -56 | 1,235 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 6,576 |
| London | -27 | 724 | £92,500 | +2.78% | 815 |
| Work from Home | -91 | 595 | £82,500 | +3.13% | 3,419 |
| South East | -31 | 382 | £73,238 | -2.35% | 1,879 |
| North of England | -87 | 358 | £65,000 | -16.13% | 1,344 |
| North West | -89 | 246 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 619 |
| Midlands | -52 | 208 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 1,230 |
| West Midlands | -36 | 149 | £72,500 | -6.45% | 655 |
| Scotland | -9 | 101 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 305 |
| Yorkshire | -57 | 87 | £83,750 | +4.78% | 551 |
| East of England | -37 | 78 | £66,200 | -17.25% | 980 |
| South West | -78 | 73 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 825 |
| East Midlands | -60 | 58 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 492 |
| Wales | -25 | 29 | £71,500 | +19.17% | 178 |
| North East | +5 | 27 | £65,000 | -18.59% | 175 |
| Northern Ireland | -15 | 12 | £86,250 | -4.17% | 93 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 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 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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