Digital Architect Job Trends
Digital Architect
UK
The median Digital Architect salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 709 | 637 | 713 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -72 | +76 | -34 |
| Permanent Digital Architect jobs | 130 | 30 | 39 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.061% | 0.056% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.068% | 0.059% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 90 | 14 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,500 | £90,000 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £96,250 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £100,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +33.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | - | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | - | £99,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | - | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -0.82% |
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 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 111,319 | 44,214 | 65,925 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.21% | 89.77% | 95.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75,105 | 26,119 | 37,592 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,128 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £41,592 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £56,252 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -6.67% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,497 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.89% | -9.01% | -4.76% |
Digital Architect Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Digital Architect job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Digital Architect Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Digital Architect job vacancies in the UK.
Digital Architect Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Digital Architect jobs over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Digital Architect Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Digital Architect jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 | -72 | 108 | £78,750 | -21.25% | 74 |
| UK excluding London | -92 | 72 | £80,000 | - | 53 |
| London | -54 | 47 | £70,000 | -30.00% | 19 |
| Work from Home | -32 | 40 | £85,750 | -14.25% | 30 |
| North of England | - | 20 | £117,500 | - | 6 |
| South West | - | 17 | £80,000 | - | 10 |
| North West | - | 13 | £105,000 | - | 4 |
| Scotland | - | 10 | £105,000 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | -56 | 9 | £77,500 | - | 7 |
| West Midlands | - | 9 | £77,500 | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | £130,000 | - | 2 |
| East of England | - | 6 | £75,000 | - | 8 |
| South East | -75 | 5 | £60,000 | - | 12 |
| Wales | - | 5 | - | - |
Digital Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, Digital 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 Digital Architect job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 29.2% | 38 |
| 2 | Roadmaps | 25.4% | 33 |
| 3 | AI | 21.5% | 28 |
| 4 | Microsoft | 20.8% | 27 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Engagement | 17.7% | 23 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 16.9% | 22 |
| 7 | Agile | 15.4% | 20 |
| 7 | Microsoft 365 | 15.4% | 20 |
| 9 | Microservices | 14.6% | 19 |
| 10 | Enterprise Architecture | 13.1% | 17 |
| 10 | Power Platform | 13.1% | 17 |
| 12 | SC Cleared | 11.5% | 15 |
| 12 | TOGAF | 11.5% | 15 |
| 14 | Customer-Centricity | 10.8% | 14 |
| 14 | DevOps | 10.8% | 14 |
| 14 | Service Design | 10.8% | 14 |
| 17 | Anthropic Claude | 9.2% | 12 |
| 17 | Information Security | 9.2% | 12 |
| 17 | NIST | 9.2% | 12 |
| 17 | OpenAI | 9.2% | 12 |
| 17 | Sarbanes-Oxley | 9.2% | 12 |
| 17 | Security Operations | 9.2% | 12 |
| 17 | Zapier | 9.2% | 12 |
| 24 | AWS | 8.5% | 11 |
| 24 | IT Strategy | 8.5% | 11 |
| 24 | Technology Strategy | 8.5% | 11 |
| 27 | Data Protection | 7.7% | 10 |
| 27 | GCP | 7.7% | 10 |
| 27 | SharePoint | 7.7% | 10 |
| 27 | Thought Leadership | 7.7% | 10 |
Digital 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 | Digital Solutions Architect | 47.7% | 62 |
| 2 | Enterprise Architect | 15.4% | 20 |
| 3 | Power Platform Architect | 13.1% | 17 |
| 3 | Senior Digital Architect | 13.1% | 17 |
| 5 | Enterprise Infrastructure Architect | 9.2% | 12 |
| 6 | Lead Architect | 7.7% | 10 |
| 6 | Senior Solutions Architect | 7.7% | 10 |
| 8 | Azure Architect | 6.2% | 8 |
| 9 | Digital Technical Architect | 4.6% | 6 |
| 9 | E-Commerce Solution Architect | 4.6% | 6 |
| 11 | Domain Architect | 3.1% | 4 |
| 12 | Shopify Architect | 2.3% | 3 |
| 12 | Technical Leader | 2.3% | 3 |
| 14 | IT Architect | 1.5% | 2 |
| 15 | .NET Architect | 0.8% | 1 |
| 15 | Applications Architect | 0.8% | 1 |
| 15 | Business Solution Architect | 0.8% | 1 |
| 15 | Principal Technical Architect | 0.8% | 1 |
| 15 | Security Architect | 0.8% | 1 |