Information Architecture Job Trends

Information Architecture
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Information Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 673 576 485
Rank change year-on-year -97 -91 +277
Permanent jobs citing Information Architecture 79 119 403
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.079% 0.24% 0.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.27% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 44 21 68
10th Percentile £40,240 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £46,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,492 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.94% - -27.99%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £90,750 £107,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% +29.63% -28.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Information 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 74,007 44,123 74,573
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.62% 89.89% 81.72%
Number of salaries quoted 51,106 24,962 50,806
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Information Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Information Architecture job vacancy trend in the UK

Information Architecture
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Information Architecture

Information Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Architecture over the 6 months to 24 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Architecture in the UK

Information Architecture
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 24 July 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -106 61 £62,500 +8.70% 44
UK excluding London -87 38 £62,500 -10.71% 24
Work from Home +1 35 £65,000 +30.00% 18
London -62 34 £60,242 +14.75% 32
North of England -24 17 £70,000 +11.11% 3
North West +2 11 £71,250 +13.10% 1
Wales - 8 £30,000 -
Midlands -29 6 - - 2
Yorkshire - 5 £70,000 - 1
East Midlands -23 4 - - 1
South East -18 2 £70,000 -39.13% 5
West Midlands - 2 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 2 £61,250 -
Scotland -16 1 - - 9
South West -68 1 - - 3
North East - 1 - - 1
East of England - 1 - - 2

Information 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (18.99%) CMS
2 13 (16.46%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.53%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (12.66%) Adobe XD
2 5 (6.33%) Sketch
3 3 (3.80%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 16 (20.25%) Azure
2 13 (16.46%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (15.19%) AWS
4 11 (13.92%) Figma
5 6 (7.59%) Google Analytics
5 6 (7.59%) Microsoft Purview
5 6 (7.59%) Power Platform
6 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Copilot
7 4 (5.06%) Miro
7 4 (5.06%) OneDrive
7 4 (5.06%) Power Automate
7 4 (5.06%) PowerApps
8 3 (3.80%) Azure Service Bus
9 2 (2.53%) Entra ID
10 1 (1.27%) Alation
10 1 (1.27%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (1.27%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 8 (10.13%) Intranet
2 1 (1.27%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.80%) Data Lake
1 3 (3.80%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (3.80%) Metadata
1 3 (3.80%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (3.80%) Relational Database
2 2 (2.53%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (7.59%) Axure RP
1 6 (7.59%) Balsamiq
General
1 33 (41.77%) Social Skills
2 16 (20.25%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (18.99%) Public Sector
4 12 (15.19%) Retail
5 11 (13.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (12.66%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (11.39%) Finance
7 9 (11.39%) Games
7 9 (11.39%) Marketing
7 9 (11.39%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (8.86%) Law
8 7 (8.86%) Legal
8 7 (8.86%) Publishing
9 6 (7.59%) Automotive
10 3 (3.80%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 20 (25.32%) Architect
2 13 (16.46%) Lead
3 11 (13.92%) Designer
4 10 (12.66%) Consultant
4 10 (12.66%) UX Designer
5 9 (11.39%) Data Architect
5 9 (11.39%) Senior
6 8 (10.13%) Chief Architect
7 6 (7.59%) Content Strategist
7 6 (7.59%) Information Architect
7 6 (7.59%) Senior Consultant
7 6 (7.59%) SEO Manager
7 6 (7.59%) Site Manager
8 4 (5.06%) Data Modeller
8 4 (5.06%) Developer
8 4 (5.06%) SharePoint Consultant
8 4 (5.06%) SQL Developer
8 4 (5.06%) Workflow Developer
9 3 (3.80%) Management Consultant
9 3 (3.80%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (12.66%) CSS
1 10 (12.66%) HTML
2 7 (8.86%) REST
3 3 (3.80%) Kafka
3 3 (3.80%) Spring
3 3 (3.80%) Spring Boot
4 2 (2.53%) SPFx
5 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.39%) Product Ownership
2 7 (8.86%) Taxonomies
3 6 (7.59%) Algorithms
4 4 (5.06%) Low-Code
5 3 (3.80%) Mobile App
6 2 (2.53%) Data Structures
6 2 (2.53%) Management Information System
7 1 (1.27%) AI Agents
7 1 (1.27%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.27%) NHS
7 1 (1.27%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.27%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (30.38%) Analytics
2 22 (27.85%) Continuous Improvement
2 22 (27.85%) User Experience
3 19 (24.05%) Agile
4 17 (21.52%) Stakeholder Management
4 17 (21.52%) UX Design
5 16 (20.25%) Data Modelling
5 16 (20.25%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (18.99%) Enterprise Architecture
7 14 (17.72%) Service Design
7 14 (17.72%) Workshop Facilitation
8 13 (16.46%) Roadmaps
8 13 (16.46%) SEO
8 13 (16.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 12 (15.19%) Technical Leadership
10 11 (13.92%) Business Strategy
10 11 (13.92%) Service Delivery
10 11 (13.92%) TOGAF
10 11 (13.92%) User Research
10 11 (13.92%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 6 (7.59%) JavaScript
2 4 (5.06%) Java
2 4 (5.06%) SQL
3 1 (1.27%) Go
3 1 (1.27%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 19 (24.05%) Degree
2 14 (17.72%) SC Cleared
2 14 (17.72%) Security Cleared
3 9 (11.39%) AWS Certification
4 8 (10.13%) Azure Certification
4 8 (10.13%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (25.32%) Accessibility
2 11 (13.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (10.13%) ISO 9001
4 6 (7.59%) WCAG
5 1 (1.27%) GDPR
System Software
1 3 (3.80%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (5.06%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 22 (27.85%) Microsoft
2 13 (16.46%) Google
3 10 (12.66%) Adobe
4 6 (7.59%) Botify
5 1 (1.27%) HubSpot