IT Architect
UK
The median IT Architect salary in the UK is £82,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 643 | 792 | 830 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +149 | +38 | +194 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Architect | 68 | 103 | 149 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.10% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.11% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 52 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £66,785 | £54,833 | £59,475 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £61,813 | £78,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,000 | £83,750 | £84,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.09% | -0.89% | +20.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £100,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,750 | £116,250 | £95,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £77,500 | £88,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.23% | -12.68% | +26.79% |
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 | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
IT Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Architect.
IT Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Architect over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
IT Architect
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 | +121 | 68 | £82,000 | -2.09% | 28 |
| London | +81 | 41 | £89,750 | -2.97% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +180 | 27 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 20 |
| South East | +112 | 18 | £85,000 | +50.65% | 8 |
| East of England | +44 | 4 | £80,000 | +6.67% | |
| North of England | +38 | 3 | £70,000 | -37.78% | 4 |
| North West | +7 | 3 | £70,000 | +60.03% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +94 | 2 | £88,750 | +9.23% | 13 |
| Midlands | +64 | 2 | £86,250 | +1.47% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £86,250 | - |
IT Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, IT 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 IT Architect in the job title.
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IT 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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