Computer Architecture
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Computer Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Architecture over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 862 967 1087
Rank change year-on-year +105 +120 -218
Permanent jobs citing Computer Architecture 32 14 135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.032% 0.014% 0.086%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.038% 0.015% 0.090%
Number of salaries quoted 15 4 42
10th Percentile £32,500 - £60,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £62,500 £62,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £76,500 £87,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.57% -12.57% +55.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £98,375 £94,688
90th Percentile £115,000 £114,350 £138,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +84.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Computer Architecture 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 84,921 96,445 150,777
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.59% 95.69%
Number of salaries quoted 59,902 56,808 82,456
10th Percentile £29,010 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Computer Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Computer Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Architecture in the UK

Computer Architecture
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Architecture.

Salary trend for Computer Architecture in the UK

Computer Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Architecture over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Architecture in the UK

Computer Architecture
Top 11 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 11 May 2024. 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 +21 31 £60,000 -7.69% 15
England +92 25 £65,000 -15.03% 24
Work from Home +94 23 £48,750 -44.60% 10
North of England +47 9 £48,750 - 1
East of England +19 8 £65,000 - 6
North West +12 8 £32,500 -
Scotland -53 7 £60,000 - 2
South West - 6 £110,000 - 4
London +127 1 £140,000 +59.09% 11
South East +6 1 - - 1
Yorkshire - 1 £65,000 - 1

Computer Architecture
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 3 (9.38%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.63%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (6.25%) Azure
2 2 (6.25%) IBM Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.25%) Ethernet
1 2 (6.25%) NGN
1 2 (6.25%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.25%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (43.75%) Git
2 13 (40.63%) Jenkins
General
1 10 (31.25%) Automotive
2 6 (18.75%) Social Skills
3 5 (15.63%) Telecoms
4 3 (9.38%) Electronics
5 2 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.13%) Games
6 1 (3.13%) Law
Job Titles
1 12 (37.50%) Software Engineer
2 10 (31.25%) Compiler Engineer
3 4 (12.50%) Developer
3 4 (12.50%) Graduate
4 3 (9.38%) Senior
4 3 (9.38%) Senior Technical Writer
4 3 (9.38%) Software Developer
4 3 (9.38%) Technical Writer
5 2 (6.25%) Architect
5 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Developer
5 2 (6.25%) Principal Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Principal Software Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) .NET Developer
6 1 (3.13%) .NET Software Developer
6 1 (3.13%) Quantitative Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (31.25%) LLVM
2 5 (15.63%) HTML
3 3 (9.38%) JSON
3 3 (9.38%) XML
4 2 (6.25%) .NET
4 2 (6.25%) ASP.NET
4 2 (6.25%) ASP.NET Core
4 2 (6.25%) DPDK
4 2 (6.25%) eBPF
4 2 (6.25%) REST
4 2 (6.25%) Vue
4 2 (6.25%) Web Services
5 1 (3.13%) Blazor
5 1 (3.13%) OpenCL
Miscellaneous
1 10 (31.25%) IoT
2 8 (25.00%) Algorithms
2 8 (25.00%) Data Structures
3 6 (18.75%) Distributed Computing
4 4 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (12.50%) Management Information System
4 4 (12.50%) Security Posture
5 2 (6.25%) Blockchain
5 2 (6.25%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (6.25%) RISC-V
6 1 (3.13%) Client/Server
6 1 (3.13%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 15 (46.88%) Linux
2 2 (6.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 12 (37.50%) Agile
2 12 (37.50%) Continuous Integration
2 12 (37.50%) Line Management
2 12 (37.50%) Open Source
2 12 (37.50%) Software Engineering
2 12 (37.50%) Test Automation
3 10 (31.25%) Coaching
3 10 (31.25%) DevOps
4 9 (28.13%) Computer Science
5 7 (21.88%) Artificial Intelligence
6 5 (15.63%) Benchmarking
6 5 (15.63%) Data Management
6 5 (15.63%) Decision-Making
6 5 (15.63%) Mathematics
6 5 (15.63%) Parallel Programming
6 5 (15.63%) Performance Analysis
6 5 (15.63%) Workflow
7 4 (12.50%) Active Listening
7 4 (12.50%) Innovative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 19 (59.38%) C
2 6 (18.75%) C++
2 6 (18.75%) Python
3 5 (15.63%) Go
3 5 (15.63%) Java
3 5 (15.63%) Rust
4 2 (6.25%) Assembly Language
4 2 (6.25%) C#
4 2 (6.25%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 23 (71.88%) Degree
2 9 (28.13%) Master's Degree
3 7 (21.88%) PhD
4 4 (12.50%) Numerate Degree
5 2 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.50%) GRC
2 2 (6.25%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 2 (6.25%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (31.25%) Ansible
1 10 (31.25%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 2 (6.25%) IBM
1 2 (6.25%) Microsoft
1 2 (6.25%) Red Hat
2 1 (3.13%) YouTube