IT Infrastructure Architect Jobs

IT Infrastructure Architect
UK

The median IT Infrastructure Architect salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 705 899 912
Rank change year-on-year +194 +13 +343
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Infrastructure Architect 4 13 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.012% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.012% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 12
10th Percentile - £58,400 -
25th Percentile £62,500 £59,000 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.56% -2.40% -3.85%
75th Percentile £67,500 £64,000 £84,375
90th Percentile - £65,200 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 - £56,500
% change year-on-year - - -5.83%

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 50,695 105,484 82,813
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.71% 94.81% 91.14%
Number of salaries quoted 26,936 74,568 54,296
10th Percentile £27,356 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £38,605 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +6.37%

IT Infrastructure Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured IT Infrastructure Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IT Infrastructure Architect in the UK

IT Infrastructure Architect
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Infrastructure Architect.

Salary trend for IT Infrastructure Architect in the UK

IT Infrastructure Architect
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Infrastructure Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 23 June 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 +189 4 £65,000 - 3
England +149 4 £65,000 - 4
East of England - 3 - - 2
Work from Home +101 1 £65,000 +6.56%
Midlands - 1 £65,000 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £65,000 -

IT Infrastructure Architect Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, IT Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Architect in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) TOGAF
1 3 (75.00%) ISSAP
1 3 (75.00%) AWS
1 3 (75.00%) SaaS
1 3 (75.00%) PaaS
1 3 (75.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (75.00%) IaaS
1 3 (75.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills

IT Infrastructure 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) AWS
1 3 (75.00%) IaaS
1 3 (75.00%) PaaS
1 3 (75.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Workshops
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (75.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 3 (75.00%) ISSAP
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared