Technical Architect Job Trends

Technical Architect
UK

The median Technical Architect salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 449 406 407
Rank change year-on-year -43 +1 +104
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Architect 212 373 332
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 0.60% 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.64% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 168 254 249
10th Percentile £62,500 £50,000 £56,658
25th Percentile £70,000 £65,875 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year - -3.03% -2.94%
75th Percentile £95,000 £85,938 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £103,600
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year - +6.67% -6.25%

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 50,704 58,391 48,070
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.90% 94.00% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 31,404 32,367 37,457
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% -
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% - -

Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Technical Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Technical Architect
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Technical Architect job vacancies in the UK

Technical Architect
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Architect over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Technical Architect in the UK

Technical Architect
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 -18 169 £82,500 +3.13% 103
UK excluding London -18 117 £80,000 - 95
Work from Home +33 71 £77,500 -3.13% 65
London +35 70 £90,000 +19.88% 31
North of England +30 36 £80,000 - 26
Midlands +17 22 £76,750 +5.86% 6
North West +39 16 £80,000 - 12
Yorkshire +5 16 £83,716 +15.47% 9
West Midlands +21 13 £80,000 +6.28% 4
South West +18 13 £70,000 +3.70% 9
South East -20 13 £82,500 - 25
Scotland +4 11 £80,000 - 7
Wales -7 10 £80,000 +28.00% 4
East Midlands +9 9 £65,000 -7.14% 2
East of England +20 8 £100,000 - 18
Northern Ireland -7 4 £80,000 - 3
North East +1 3 £88,431 +10.54% 5

Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Technical 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 Technical Architect in the job title.

1 62 (29.25%) Azure
2 52 (24.53%) Agile
3 46 (21.70%) Roadmaps
4 43 (20.28%) DevOps
5 37 (17.45%) Mentoring
6 33 (15.57%) Enterprise Architecture
7 31 (14.62%) Architectural Patterns
7 31 (14.62%) Microsoft
7 31 (14.62%) Technical Leadership
8 30 (14.15%) AWS
8 30 (14.15%) Python
9 29 (13.68%) Technical Architecture
10 28 (13.21%) Microservices
11 26 (12.26%) Continuous Improvement
11 26 (12.26%) Problem-Solving
11 26 (12.26%) SC Cleared
11 26 (12.26%) Security Cleared
12 25 (11.79%) CI/CD
12 25 (11.79%) Django
12 25 (11.79%) Event-Driven
12 25 (11.79%) Node.js
13 21 (9.91%) React
13 21 (9.91%) Technology Roadmap
13 21 (9.91%) Translating Business Requirements
14 20 (9.43%) AI
14 20 (9.43%) Analytics
14 20 (9.43%) TOGAF
15 18 (8.49%) Design Patterns
15 18 (8.49%) PaaS
16 17 (8.02%) Middleware

Technical 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 4 (1.89%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.94%) CMS
3 1 (0.47%) JBoss
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (1.89%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 2 (0.94%) Oracle Cash Management
1 2 (0.94%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (0.94%) Oracle Receivables
1 2 (0.94%) Payment Gateway
1 2 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (0.94%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 62 (29.25%) Azure
2 30 (14.15%) AWS
3 18 (8.49%) PaaS
4 13 (6.13%) Azure Service Bus
4 13 (6.13%) SaaS
5 12 (5.66%) Azure AKS
6 10 (4.72%) GCP
7 9 (4.25%) Azure Event Grid
7 9 (4.25%) Azure Logic Apps
7 9 (4.25%) Serverless
8 6 (2.83%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (2.83%) IaaS
9 5 (2.36%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (2.36%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (1.89%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (1.89%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 4 (1.89%) Azure Stack
10 4 (1.89%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (1.89%) OCI
10 4 (1.89%) SonarCloud
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.77%) Broadband
2 2 (0.94%) Firewall
2 2 (0.94%) LAN
2 2 (0.94%) Unified Communications
2 2 (0.94%) WAN
3 1 (0.47%) Network Security
3 1 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.47%) Wireless
3 1 (0.47%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.66%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.36%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.89%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (1.89%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.89%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.94%) Tick Data
5 1 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.47%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.47%) DB2
5 1 (0.47%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.47%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.47%) Power BI
5 1 (0.47%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.47%) SAP Data Services
5 1 (0.47%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 12 (5.66%) Jenkins
2 8 (3.77%) Git
2 8 (3.77%) GitLab
2 8 (3.77%) SonarQube
3 4 (1.89%) MSBuild
3 4 (1.89%) Octopus Deploy
3 4 (1.89%) Team Foundation Server
3 4 (1.89%) Visual Studio
General
1 35 (16.51%) Social Skills
2 22 (10.38%) Public Sector
3 21 (9.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 15 (7.08%) Marketing
5 12 (5.66%) Legal
6 8 (3.77%) Finance
6 8 (3.77%) Games
7 7 (3.30%) Retail
8 6 (2.83%) Law
9 5 (2.36%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (1.42%) Back Office
10 3 (1.42%) Banking
10 3 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.94%) Digital Health
11 2 (0.94%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.94%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.47%) Health Technology
12 1 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.47%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (11.79%) Django
1 25 (11.79%) Node.js
2 21 (9.91%) React
3 17 (8.02%) Middleware
4 15 (7.08%) .NET
5 13 (6.13%) REST
6 9 (4.25%) Lightning Web Components
6 9 (4.25%) SOAP
6 9 (4.25%) Visualforce
7 8 (3.77%) gRPC
8 6 (2.83%) ASP.NET
8 6 (2.83%) Web Services
9 4 (1.89%) CSS
9 4 (1.89%) FastAPI
9 4 (1.89%) JSON
9 4 (1.89%) Kafka
9 4 (1.89%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (1.89%) RESTful
9 4 (1.89%) WebSockets
9 4 (1.89%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (8.96%) Product Ownership
2 11 (5.19%) Legacy Systems
3 6 (2.83%) Cloud Native
3 6 (2.83%) Onboarding
4 3 (1.42%) Digital Signage
4 3 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (1.42%) Synthetic Data
4 3 (1.42%) Virtual Team
5 2 (0.94%) Hedge funds
5 2 (0.94%) Media Streaming
6 1 (0.47%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (0.47%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.47%) Hackathon
6 1 (0.47%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.47%) IoT
6 1 (0.47%) Low-Code
6 1 (0.47%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.47%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.77%) Windows
2 4 (1.89%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.47%) Linux
3 1 (0.47%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (24.53%) Agile
2 46 (21.70%) Roadmaps
3 43 (20.28%) DevOps
4 37 (17.45%) Mentoring
5 33 (15.57%) Enterprise Architecture
6 31 (14.62%) Architectural Patterns
6 31 (14.62%) Technical Leadership
7 29 (13.68%) Technical Architecture
8 28 (13.21%) Microservices
9 26 (12.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 26 (12.26%) Problem-Solving
10 25 (11.79%) CI/CD
10 25 (11.79%) Event-Driven
11 21 (9.91%) Technology Roadmap
11 21 (9.91%) Translating Business Requirements
12 20 (9.43%) AI
12 20 (9.43%) Analytics
12 20 (9.43%) TOGAF
13 18 (8.49%) Design Patterns
14 12 (5.66%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 30 (14.15%) Python
2 16 (7.55%) SQL
3 12 (5.66%) C#
4 9 (4.25%) Apex Code
5 8 (3.77%) SOQL
5 8 (3.77%) SOSL
6 5 (2.36%) Java
6 5 (2.36%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.94%) ABAP
8 1 (0.47%) Go
Qualifications
1 26 (12.26%) SC Cleared
1 26 (12.26%) Security Cleared
2 8 (3.77%) AWS Certification
3 7 (3.30%) Azure Certification
4 6 (2.83%) Degree
4 6 (2.83%) TOGAF Certification
5 3 (1.42%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 3 (1.42%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (0.94%) CISSP
6 2 (0.94%) RIBA
7 1 (0.47%) CCNA
7 1 (0.47%) CCNP
7 1 (0.47%) CISM
7 1 (0.47%) CWNA
7 1 (0.47%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.47%) MBA
7 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.89%) GDPR
2 2 (0.94%) Accessibility
2 2 (0.94%) NCSC
2 2 (0.94%) NIST
2 2 (0.94%) QA
3 1 (0.47%) GRC
3 1 (0.47%) HL7
3 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 42001
3 1 (0.47%) JSP 440
3 1 (0.47%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 13 (6.13%) Docker
2 6 (2.83%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.89%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.47%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (5.66%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.94%) Terraform
3 1 (0.47%) Ansible
3 1 (0.47%) PowerCLI
3 1 (0.47%) VxRail
Vendors
1 31 (14.62%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.08%) Oracle
2 15 (7.08%) Salesforce
3 9 (4.25%) Informatica
4 8 (3.77%) Splunk
5 6 (2.83%) MuleSoft
6 5 (2.36%) Google
7 4 (1.89%) Extreme Networks
7 4 (1.89%) Juniper
7 4 (1.89%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.89%) Workday
8 3 (1.42%) SAP
9 2 (0.94%) Foundry
9 2 (0.94%) Gigya
9 2 (0.94%) PayPal
9 2 (0.94%) VMware
9 2 (0.94%) YouTube
10 1 (0.47%) Meraki
10 1 (0.47%) Pega
10 1 (0.47%) SolarWinds