Technical Architect Job Trends
Technical Architect
UK
The median Technical Architect salary in the UK is £81,267 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 253 | 468 | 361 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +215 | -107 | +39 |
| Permanent Technical Architect jobs | 952 | 197 | 464 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.77% | 0.37% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.84% | 0.41% | 0.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 700 | 149 | 322 |
| 10th Percentile | £61,601 | £62,500 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £74,319 | £71,349 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £81,267 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.58% | - | -3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £95,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.83% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 113,211 | 47,633 | 64,486 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.78% | 89.91% | 94.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 74,692 | 29,457 | 36,303 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,485 | £35,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,500 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £92,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,500 | £50,055 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.28% | -7.10% | -4.66% |
Technical Architect Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Technical Architect job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Technical Architect Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Technical Architect job vacancies in the UK.
Technical Architect Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Technical Architect jobs over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
Technical Architect Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Technical Architect jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 14 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +202 | 756 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 203 |
| UK excluding London | +173 | 706 | £80,000 | - | 108 |
| North of England | +105 | 302 | £81,267 | -4.39% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +76 | 239 | £81,267 | +0.64% | 97 |
| London | -1 | 135 | £100,000 | +14.29% | 105 |
| North West | +23 | 127 | £85,000 | - | 16 |
| Midlands | +11 | 110 | £85,000 | +11.60% | 9 |
| South West | +9 | 106 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 13 |
| North East | +12 | 89 | £81,267 | -7.12% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 86 | £81,267 | -14.46% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 84 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 6 |
| Wales | -21 | 60 | £80,000 | - | 6 |
| South East | -39 | 47 | £100,000 | +21.21% | 27 |
| East of England | -17 | 42 | £74,319 | -21.77% | 10 |
| Scotland | +18 | 26 | £74,319 | -4.00% | 9 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 26 | £74,319 | +14.34% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | -60 | 22 | £82,500 | +3.13% | 5 |
Technical Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Technical Architect job ads cited 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 Technical Architect job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 15.8% | 150 |
| 2 | Technical Architecture | 14.9% | 142 |
| 3 | Azure | 14.6% | 139 |
| 4 | Agile | 14.1% | 134 |
| 5 | SC Cleared | 13.4% | 128 |
| 6 | Technical Leadership | 12.9% | 123 |
| 7 | AI | 11.6% | 110 |
| 8 | AWS | 11.0% | 105 |
| 9 | Roadmaps | 10.9% | 104 |
| 10 | C# | 10.8% | 103 |
| 11 | Microsoft | 10.7% | 102 |
| 12 | .NET | 9.7% | 92 |
| 13 | Mentoring | 9.6% | 91 |
| 14 | CI/CD | 8.1% | 77 |
| 15 | Coaching | 7.9% | 75 |
| 16 | Architectural Patterns | 7.7% | 73 |
| 17 | DevOps | 7.1% | 68 |
| 18 | Architecture Governance | 6.6% | 63 |
| 19 | Decision-Making | 6.4% | 61 |
| 20 | Enterprise Architecture | 6.2% | 59 |
| 21 | Continuous Improvement | 6.1% | 58 |
| 21 | Technology Roadmap | 6.1% | 58 |
| 23 | Digital Transformation Programme | 5.9% | 56 |
| 23 | Stakeholder Engagement | 5.9% | 56 |
| 25 | Analytics | 5.5% | 52 |
| 25 | GCP | 5.5% | 52 |
| 27 | Migration | 5.3% | 50 |
| 27 | Stakeholder Management | 5.3% | 50 |
| 29 | Design Patterns | 5.1% | 49 |
| 30 | Translating Business Requirements | 4.6% | 44 |
Technical Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead Architect | 17.3% | 165 |
| 1 | Technical Leader | 17.3% | 165 |
| 3 | Senior Technical Architect | 16.1% | 153 |
| 4 | Technical Solutions Architect | 4.2% | 40 |
| 5 | Azure Architect | 3.8% | 36 |
| 6 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 3.2% | 30 |
| 7 | SAP Technical Architect | 2.7% | 26 |
| 8 | Security Technical Architect | 2.6% | 25 |
| 9 | ServiceNow Architect | 2.0% | 19 |
| 10 | Principal Technical Architect | 1.8% | 17 |
| 11 | Microsoft Technical Architect | 1.7% | 16 |
| 11 | Senior Solutions Architect | 1.7% | 16 |
| 13 | Enterprise Technical Architect | 1.6% | 15 |
| 13 | Salesforce Technical Architect | 1.6% | 15 |
| 15 | Cloud Architect | 1.5% | 14 |
| 15 | Senior Security Architect | 1.5% | 14 |
| 17 | AWS Architect | 1.4% | 13 |
| 18 | Power Platform Architect | 1.3% | 12 |
| 19 | Senior VMware Architect | 1.1% | 10 |
| 19 | Technologist | 1.1% | 10 |