Microsoft 365 Architect Job Trends

Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect)
UK

The median Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect) salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 649 690 701
Rank change year-on-year +41 +11 +256
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Architect 4 9 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.007% 0.017% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.018% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 3 7 15
10th Percentile £85,000 £65,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £86,875 £65,625 £69,513
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £70,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -12.50% -3.03%
75th Percentile £90,625 £83,750 £90,000
90th Percentile £91,000 £88,000 £102,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £90,000 £66,250 £60,525
% change year-on-year +35.85% +9.46% -6.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Microsoft 365 Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Microsoft 365 Architect
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in the UK

Microsoft 365 Architect
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Work from Home +66 2 £88,750 +26.79% 3
England +56 1 £90,000 +33.33% 7
London +54 1 £90,000 -
UK excluding London +52 1 £90,000 +35.85% 8
Scotland - 1 £90,000 - 1

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Microsoft 365 Architect job roles required 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 job ads featuring Microsoft 365 Architect in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) API Development
3 1 (25.00%) API Integration
3 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
3 1 (25.00%) Availability Management
3 1 (25.00%) Azure Stack
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Data Centre Operations
3 1 (25.00%) Data Integration
3 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (25.00%) Forefront Identity Manager
3 1 (25.00%) Identity Management
3 1 (25.00%) iManage
3 1 (25.00%) Intapp

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
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 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 2 (50.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (25.00%) Azure Stack
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (25.00%) Mimecast
3 1 (25.00%) OneDrive
3 1 (25.00%) PowerApps
3 1 (25.00%) ShareGate
3 1 (25.00%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) JSON
1 1 (25.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (25.00%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
1 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) ITIL
1 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) API Development
2 1 (25.00%) API Integration
2 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (25.00%) Availability Management
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Presales
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (25.00%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) iManage
2 1 (25.00%) Intapp
2 1 (25.00%) Proofpoint
2 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow