Service Management Architect Job Trends

Service Management Architect
UK

The median Service Management Architect salary in the UK is £130,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 646 - 720
Rank change year-on-year - - +355
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Management Architect 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £120,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £130,000 - -
75th Percentile £140,000 - -
90th 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 50,261 59,063 47,897
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.04% 94.04% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 31,429 32,705 37,339
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,965 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% -3.39% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% - -

Service Management Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Service Management Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Service Management Architect
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Service Management Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Service Management Architect job vacancies in the UK

Service Management Architect
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Service Management Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 6 December 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
England - 1 £130,000 - 4
Work from Home - 1 £130,000 -

Service Management Architect Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Service Management 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 Service Management Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) SIAM

Service Management 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SIAM
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow