Architectural Design
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Architectural Design skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Architectural Design over the 6 months to 28 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 318 307 359
Rank change year-on-year -11 +52 +18
Permanent jobs citing Architectural Design 516 1,488 1,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.95% 1.19% 0.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.01% 1.24% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 279 681 853
10th Percentile £52,500 £38,386 £50,000
25th Percentile £61,168 £51,250 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% +14.29%
75th Percentile £91,934 £92,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £96,539 £108,750 £117,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £62,750
% change year-on-year +16.67% -4.38% +0.40%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Architectural Design is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,121 120,104 122,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.09% 95.72% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 36,956 73,203 81,032
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,313 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.69% +7.27%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +4.17%

Architectural Design
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Architectural Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architectural Design.

Salary trend for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architectural Design over the 6 months to 28 November 2023.

Salary histogram for Architectural Design in the UK

Architectural Design
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architectural Design within the UK over the 6 months to 28 November 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
England +11 450 £80,000 +3.23% 222
UK excluding London +38 321 £70,000 +16.67% 128
Work from Home -7 164 £82,500 +3.13% 101
London -28 162 £80,250 -5.59% 119
North of England +21 94 £67,128 +34.26% 29
South East +93 71 £82,500 +10.00% 47
Midlands +67 54 £55,000 -18.52% 10
South West +59 44 £70,000 -6.67% 27
Yorkshire +69 43 £68,750 -16.67% 5
North West +18 41 £66,757 +48.35% 24
West Midlands +60 32 £55,000 -14.06% 5
Scotland +22 28 £80,000 +60.56% 3
East Midlands +39 22 £70,000 -26.32% 5
East of England +114 20 £75,000 +90.74% 8
Wales +2 11 £48,546 +23.46% 6
North East +33 10 £44,500 +13.17%

Architectural Design
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (1.36%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.97%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.78%) CMS
4 3 (0.58%) Apache
4 3 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.39%) Alfresco
5 2 (0.39%) Captiva
5 2 (0.39%) Documentum
5 2 (0.39%) Drupal
5 2 (0.39%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.39%) MS Exchange
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (0.78%) Simulink
2 3 (0.58%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.19%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 12 (2.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.58%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.58%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.58%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.58%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.39%) SAP FI-GL
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 145 (28.10%) Azure
2 91 (17.64%) AWS
3 29 (5.62%) Azure DevOps
4 28 (5.43%) GCP
4 28 (5.43%) SaaS
5 27 (5.23%) PaaS
5 27 (5.23%) Power Platform
6 22 (4.26%) Serverless
7 18 (3.49%) IaaS
8 15 (2.91%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (2.33%) Azure Logic Apps
10 11 (2.13%) Azure Functions
10 11 (2.13%) Power Automate
11 9 (1.74%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (1.36%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 6 (1.16%) Azure Data Factory
13 6 (1.16%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
15 4 (0.78%) Amazon EC2
15 4 (0.78%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.13%) Firewall
1 11 (2.13%) LAN
1 11 (2.13%) WAN
2 9 (1.74%) Internet
2 9 (1.74%) NetScaler
3 8 (1.55%) MPLS
3 8 (1.55%) SD-WAN
4 7 (1.36%) Bluetooth
4 7 (1.36%) Cisco IOS
4 7 (1.36%) NX-OS
4 7 (1.36%) WLAN
5 5 (0.97%) Network Security
6 4 (0.78%) SAN
7 2 (0.39%) AMQP
7 2 (0.39%) DNS
7 2 (0.39%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.19%) FTP
8 1 (0.19%) HTTP
8 1 (0.19%) IGMP
8 1 (0.19%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (5.43%) SQL Server
2 21 (4.07%) Power BI
3 16 (3.10%) NoSQL
4 13 (2.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 12 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (2.13%) MongoDB
6 11 (2.13%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.74%) Data Lake
7 9 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.36%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (1.36%) Big Data
8 7 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (1.16%) MySQL
10 5 (0.97%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.58%) Apache Cassandra
12 3 (0.58%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.58%) DTS
12 3 (0.58%) Flink
Development Applications
1 49 (9.50%) Git
2 11 (2.13%) Jenkins
3 9 (1.74%) Rational DOORS
4 5 (0.97%) JIRA
5 4 (0.78%) IBM UrbanCode
5 4 (0.78%) Oracle Forms
6 3 (0.58%) Maven
6 3 (0.58%) Subversion
7 2 (0.39%) CircleCI
7 2 (0.39%) JUnit
7 2 (0.39%) Mockito
7 2 (0.39%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.39%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.19%) CANoe
8 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.19%) DbUnit
8 1 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.19%) Polyspace
8 1 (0.19%) Postman
8 1 (0.19%) VectorCAST
General
1 277 (53.68%) Finance
2 111 (21.51%) Social Skills
3 37 (7.17%) Analytical Skills
3 37 (7.17%) Banking
4 18 (3.49%) Marketing
5 17 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 15 (2.91%) Public Sector
7 14 (2.71%) Electronics
7 14 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
7 14 (2.71%) Law
7 14 (2.71%) Retail
8 13 (2.52%) Local Government
9 12 (2.33%) Manufacturing
9 12 (2.33%) Telecoms
10 11 (2.13%) Publishing
11 10 (1.94%) Aviation
12 9 (1.74%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.74%) Automotive
12 9 (1.74%) Financial Institution
12 9 (1.74%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 304 (58.91%) Architect
2 177 (34.30%) Enterprise Architect
3 85 (16.47%) Solutions Architect
4 61 (11.82%) Senior
5 56 (10.85%) Lead
6 40 (7.75%) Developer
7 29 (5.62%) Cloud Engineer
8 27 (5.23%) Software Engineer
9 23 (4.46%) Senior Architect
10 22 (4.26%) Lead Cloud Engineer
11 17 (3.29%) Security Engineer
11 17 (3.29%) Senior Solutions Architect
11 17 (3.29%) Technical Architect
12 16 (3.10%) Cloud Security Engineer
12 16 (3.10%) Cloud Security Lead
12 16 (3.10%) Senior Developer
13 15 (2.91%) Principal Architect
13 15 (2.91%) Principal Solutions Architect
14 13 (2.52%) Data Architect
14 13 (2.52%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (9.88%) .NET
2 21 (4.07%) JSON
3 20 (3.88%) React
4 19 (3.68%) AngularJS
4 19 (3.68%) Node.js
5 17 (3.29%) ASP.NET
5 17 (3.29%) Kafka
5 17 (3.29%) REST
6 16 (3.10%) YAML
7 13 (2.52%) RESTful
7 13 (2.52%) Vue
8 12 (2.33%) HTML
9 11 (2.13%) CSS
9 11 (2.13%) Middleware
10 10 (1.94%) .NET Core
10 10 (1.94%) Spring
10 10 (1.94%) Spring Boot
11 6 (1.16%) SAP Fiori
11 6 (1.16%) Web Services
11 6 (1.16%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.04%) Cloud Native
2 21 (4.07%) Management Information System
3 16 (3.10%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.10%) Linux Command Line
4 14 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (2.52%) IoT
6 12 (2.33%) Public Cloud
7 10 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (1.94%) Mobile App
8 9 (1.74%) FPGA
8 9 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.55%) VHDL
10 7 (1.36%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.16%) Virtual Team
12 5 (0.97%) Smart City
13 4 (0.78%) Cyberattack
13 4 (0.78%) Distributed Architecture
13 4 (0.78%) Verilog
14 3 (0.58%) Augmented Reality
14 3 (0.58%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.46%) Windows
2 11 (2.13%) Linux
3 3 (0.58%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.39%) Unix
5 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 273 (52.91%) Agile
2 254 (49.22%) Roadmaps
3 187 (36.24%) Enterprise Architecture
4 177 (34.30%) Data Integration
5 165 (31.98%) SOA
6 120 (23.26%) DevOps
7 89 (17.25%) Problem-Solving
8 63 (12.21%) CI/CD
9 58 (11.24%) Microservices
10 52 (10.08%) Mentoring
11 47 (9.11%) Coaching
12 44 (8.53%) Software Engineering
13 41 (7.95%) Technology Roadmap
14 40 (7.75%) Architectural Patterns
14 40 (7.75%) Design Patterns
15 39 (7.56%) SDLC
16 37 (7.17%) Project Management
17 33 (6.40%) Artificial Intelligence
17 33 (6.40%) Collaborative Working
18 32 (6.20%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 66 (12.79%) SQL
2 55 (10.66%) Python
3 46 (8.91%) C#
4 41 (7.95%) JavaScript
5 37 (7.17%) Java
6 32 (6.20%) PowerShell
7 20 (3.88%) Bash
8 18 (3.49%) TypeScript
9 8 (1.55%) C
10 5 (0.97%) Bicep
10 5 (0.97%) C++
10 5 (0.97%) Ruby
11 4 (0.78%) Dart
11 4 (0.78%) MATLAB
12 3 (0.58%) Ada
12 3 (0.58%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.58%) Go
12 3 (0.58%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.58%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.39%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 76 (14.73%) Degree
2 40 (7.75%) Security Cleared
3 34 (6.59%) SC Cleared
4 27 (5.23%) Azure Certification
5 11 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (1.94%) Master's Degree
7 8 (1.55%) Chartered Engineer
7 8 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (1.36%) HND
9 6 (1.16%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.58%) CISM
10 3 (0.58%) CISSP
10 3 (0.58%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.39%) CEH
11 2 (0.39%) GIAC
11 2 (0.39%) ISSAP
11 2 (0.39%) MCSA
11 2 (0.39%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (9.30%) QA
2 9 (1.74%) IEC 61508
3 7 (1.36%) GDPR
4 6 (1.16%) ARP4754
4 6 (1.16%) ARP4761
4 6 (1.16%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 6 (1.16%) ITGC
4 6 (1.16%) NIST
5 5 (0.97%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.58%) DO-178B
7 3 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.39%) COBIT
8 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.39%) IASME
8 2 (0.39%) MISRA
8 2 (0.39%) MISRA C
8 2 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (3.68%) Docker
2 15 (2.91%) Firmware
3 9 (1.74%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.78%) IAG
7 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.19%) Apache Flume
8 1 (0.19%) HDFS
8 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 44 (8.53%) Kubernetes
2 34 (6.59%) Terraform
3 16 (3.10%) Istio
4 14 (2.71%) Ansible
5 4 (0.78%) NetBackup
5 4 (0.78%) WSUS
6 3 (0.58%) Docker Swarm
6 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.39%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.19%) Apache Ranger
8 1 (0.19%) Consul
8 1 (0.19%) Grafana
8 1 (0.19%) Hadoop YARN
8 1 (0.19%) Oozie
8 1 (0.19%) Packer
8 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.19%) Puppet
8 1 (0.19%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 78 (15.12%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.23%) Google
3 16 (3.10%) Cisco
4 15 (2.91%) Dell
4 15 (2.91%) Oracle
5 12 (2.33%) SAP
6 11 (2.13%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.74%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.36%) Aruba
8 7 (1.36%) Meraki
8 7 (1.36%) Palo Alto
8 7 (1.36%) Riverbed
9 6 (1.16%) VMware
10 5 (0.97%) IBM
10 5 (0.97%) MuleSoft
11 4 (0.78%) F5
11 4 (0.78%) McAfee
11 4 (0.78%) Mentor Graphics
11 4 (0.78%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.78%) Xilinx