Computer Architecture Job Trends

Computer Architecture
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Computer Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 644 732 689
Rank change year-on-year +88 -43 +369
Permanent jobs citing Computer Architecture 10 10 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.018% 0.016% 0.042%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.021% 0.019% 0.044%
Number of salaries quoted 7 6 2
10th Percentile - - £67,000
25th Percentile £50,250 - £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £65,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.31% -16.13% +19.23%
75th Percentile £53,750 - £87,500
90th Percentile £78,250 - £92,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,500 £65,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year -22.31% -16.13% +19.23%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Computer Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 47,424 53,892 47,309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.09% 86.75% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 28,060 28,022 36,472
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -1.87%

Computer Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Architecture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Computer Architecture job vacancy trend in the UK

Computer Architecture
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Computer Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Computer Architecture

Computer Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Architecture over the 6 months to 12 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Architecture in the UK

Computer Architecture
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 12 December 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
UK excluding London +90 6 £50,500 -22.31% 3
Wales - 6 £50,500 -
England +95 3 - - 2
London +71 3 - - 2
Work from Home +75 2 £52,500 -19.23%

Computer Architecture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 6 (60.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (80.00%) Network Security
2 6 (60.00%) Modbus
2 6 (60.00%) MQTT
2 6 (60.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Firmware Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Compiler Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) PyTorch
2 1 (10.00%) Google JAX
2 1 (10.00%) JAX
2 1 (10.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) Device Driver
1 6 (60.00%) IoT
2 2 (20.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (20.00%) Blockchain
2 2 (20.00%) Data Structures
3 1 (10.00%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 6 (60.00%) Linux
1 6 (60.00%) Unix
1 6 (60.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (60.00%) API Development
2 6 (60.00%) Product Strategy
2 6 (60.00%) Technical Debt
3 4 (40.00%) AI
3 4 (40.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (30.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 3 (30.00%) Machine Learning
4 3 (30.00%) Mentoring
5 2 (20.00%) Coaching
5 2 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (20.00%) Cryptography
5 2 (20.00%) Edge Computing
5 2 (20.00%) Ergonomics
5 2 (20.00%) Human Factors
5 2 (20.00%) Infrastructure Monitoring
5 2 (20.00%) Open Source
5 2 (20.00%) Software Architecture
5 2 (20.00%) Systems Thinking
6 1 (10.00%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (80.00%) C++
2 6 (60.00%) C
3 2 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Degree
1 4 (40.00%) PhD
2 2 (20.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (20.00%) Postgraduate
System Software
1 6 (60.00%) Firmware