Cloud Architect
UK
The median Cloud Architect salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 574 | 482 | 431 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -92 | -51 | +121 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cloud Architect | 128 | 483 | 703 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.47% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.25% | 0.49% | 0.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 63 | 297 | 422 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £56,219 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,871 | £63,750 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £80,000 | £96,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -16.88% | +4.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £105,000 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,500 | £117,500 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £71,991 | £77,500 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.11% | +6.90% | -12.12% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £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% | +6.49% |
Cloud Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cloud Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cloud Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cloud Architect.
Cloud Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cloud Architect over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Cloud 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 Cloud Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 | -64 | 105 | £80,000 | - | 201 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 66 | £65,000 | -28.77% | 168 |
| London | +5 | 57 | £85,000 | -10.53% | 84 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 49 | £71,991 | -7.11% | 145 |
| Midlands | +35 | 16 | £72,500 | -29.27% | 27 |
| North of England | -9 | 16 | £65,000 | -0.76% | 31 |
| West Midlands | +47 | 14 | £72,500 | -34.09% | 18 |
| North East | +56 | 7 | £65,000 | -33.33% | 4 |
| South West | +77 | 6 | £95,000 | +18.75% | 19 |
| North West | -37 | 6 | £71,991 | +10.76% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +38 | 4 | £110,000 | +77.42% | 6 |
| South East | +36 | 4 | - | - | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +42 | 3 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 13 |
| East of England | +49 | 2 | £86,000 | +29.32% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +22 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Scotland | +68 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| Wales | +34 | 1 | £92,500 | -17.78% | 8 |
Cloud Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Cloud 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 Cloud Architect in the job title.
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Cloud 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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