Kafka Architect Job Trends

Kafka Architect
UK

As of 18 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Kafka Architect salary in the UK.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 675 - 775
Rank change year-on-year - - +424
Permanent jobs requiring a Kafka Architect 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% - 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 44,338 74,395 56,728
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.65% 95.25% 94.13%
Number of salaries quoted 26,053 44,780 43,966
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -

Kafka Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Kafka Architect in the UK

Kafka Architect
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Kafka Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Kafka Architect job vacancies in the UK

Kafka Architect
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kafka Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 18 September 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
London - 1 - -
England - 1 - -
Work from Home - 1 - -

Kafka Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Kafka 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 Kafka Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) OOD
1 1 (100.00%) SOA
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Tandem
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) NonStop SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) JSON
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle SOA Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) OpenShift
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 20022
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 15022
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation

Kafka 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle SOA Suite
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) OpenShift
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) NonStop SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) JSON
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (100.00%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) OOD
1 1 (100.00%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 15022
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 20022
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat