Artificial Intelligence Architect Job Trends
AI Architect
UK
The median AI Architect salary in the UK is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 489 | 647 | 737 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +158 | +90 | -5 |
| Permanent Artificial Intelligence Architect jobs | 343 | 19 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.28% | 0.038% | 0.028% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.043% | 0.029% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 188 | 9 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £73,763 | £72,000 | £64,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £85,000 | £78,750 | £84,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £101,250 | £102,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £116,500 | £105,750 | £107,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £82,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +3.03% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 111,484 | 44,535 | 65,120 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.18% | 90.18% | 95.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,957 | 26,457 | 37,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,515 | £52,500 | £56,988 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.36% | -7.88% | -5.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
Artificial Intelligence Architect Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Artificial Intelligence Architect job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Artificial Intelligence Architect Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Artificial Intelligence Architect job vacancies in the UK.
Artificial Intelligence Architect Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Artificial Intelligence Architect jobs over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
Artificial Intelligence Architect Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Artificial Intelligence Architect jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 26 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +99 | 267 | £100,000 | +3.90% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 154 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 14 |
| London | +61 | 152 | £100,000 | +2.56% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 86 | £100,000 | +9.59% | 20 |
| North of England | -25 | 54 | £87,500 | -7.89% | |
| North West | -3 | 41 | £80,000 | -15.79% | |
| Scotland | - | 31 | £77,415 | - | |
| Midlands | -39 | 27 | £85,000 | +15.25% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 18 | £80,000 | +8.47% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 13 | £100,000 | - | 3 |
| South West | - | 11 | £100,000 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 9 | £74,830 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 9 | £95,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 8 | £95,000 | - | |
| Wales | - | 6 | £80,000 | - | |
| North East | - | 5 | £85,000 | - | |
| South East | - | 4 | £120,000 | - | 3 |
Artificial Intelligence Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 October 2026, Artificial Intelligence Architect job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Artificial Intelligence Architect job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 77.6% | 266 |
| 2 | Generative AI | 26.2% | 90 |
| 3 | LLM | 17.8% | 61 |
| 4 | Machine Learning | 12.0% | 41 |
| 5 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 11.7% | 40 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 11.1% | 38 |
| 7 | AI Transformation | 10.5% | 36 |
| 8 | Microsoft | 9.9% | 34 |
| 9 | SC Cleared | 8.7% | 30 |
| 9 | Use Case | 8.7% | 30 |
| 11 | Analytics | 8.2% | 28 |
| 11 | Prompt Engineering | 8.2% | 28 |
| 13 | AWS | 7.6% | 26 |
| 14 | Azure | 7.3% | 25 |
| 14 | GCP | 7.3% | 25 |
| 14 | Roadmaps | 7.3% | 25 |
| 17 | Data Transformation | 7.0% | 24 |
| 18 | Architecture Governance | 6.7% | 23 |
| 18 | Python | 6.7% | 23 |
| 20 | Technical Leadership | 6.4% | 22 |
| 21 | Cybersecurity | 6.1% | 21 |
| 21 | Translating Business Requirements | 6.1% | 21 |
| 23 | Data Architecture | 5.5% | 19 |
| 23 | Workflow | 5.5% | 19 |
| 25 | CI/CD | 5.2% | 18 |
| 25 | Data Protection | 5.2% | 18 |
| 25 | Observability | 5.2% | 18 |
| 25 | Stakeholder Engagement | 5.2% | 18 |
| 29 | Design Patterns | 4.7% | 16 |
| 29 | Enterprise Architecture | 4.7% | 16 |
Artificial Intelligence Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solutions Architect | 44.6% | 153 |
| 2 | Senior Architect | 19.2% | 66 |
| 3 | Data Architect | 16.6% | 57 |
| 4 | Senior Solutions Architect | 12.0% | 41 |
| 5 | Associate Director | 11.7% | 40 |
| 6 | Senior Associate Director | 9.9% | 34 |
| 6 | Senior Manager | 9.9% | 34 |
| 8 | Technical Architect | 8.7% | 30 |
| 9 | Senior Data Architect | 5.5% | 19 |
| 10 | Lead Architect | 3.8% | 13 |
| 11 | Systems Architect | 3.5% | 12 |
| 12 | Enterprise Architect | 2.9% | 10 |
| 13 | Infrastructure Architect | 2.3% | 8 |
| 14 | Data Manager | 2.0% | 7 |
| 14 | Platform Architect | 2.0% | 7 |
| 14 | Principal Architect | 2.0% | 7 |
| 17 | Presales Solution Architect | 1.7% | 6 |
| 17 | Solutions Architect - Google Cloud Platform | 1.7% | 6 |
| 19 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 1.5% | 5 |
| 19 | Data Analytics Architect | 1.5% | 5 |