Technical Architect
UK
The median Technical Architect salary in the UK is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 562 | 395 | 346 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -167 | -49 | +251 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Architect | 141 | 659 | 921 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.64% | 0.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.67% | 1.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 108 | 457 | 359 |
| 10th Percentile | £70,000 | £55,000 | £61,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £77,500 | £64,750 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £75,150 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.78% | -11.59% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £92,500 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £108,750 | £95,530 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £82,500 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -6.25% | +6.67% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Architect.
Technical Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Architect over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Technical Architect
Top 16 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 31 May 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 |
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| England | -158 | 118 | £82,500 | +3.13% | 130 |
| UK excluding London | -76 | 86 | £82,500 | +10.00% | 73 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 63 | £82,500 | +17.86% | 73 |
| South East | +58 | 40 | £82,500 | -8.33% | 14 |
| London | -43 | 40 | £95,000 | +11.76% | 64 |
| North of England | -31 | 16 | £87,500 | +25.00% | 13 |
| Midlands | +27 | 13 | £86,250 | +23.21% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +38 | 10 | £97,500 | +30.00% | 9 |
| North West | -27 | 10 | £96,000 | +27.32% | 6 |
| Scotland | +112 | 7 | £70,000 | -7.01% | 1 |
| South West | +38 | 4 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 4 | £86,250 | +23.21% | 6 |
| East of England | -5 | 4 | £85,000 | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 3 | £72,500 | +11.50% | 3 |
| Wales | +4 | 3 | £71,500 | +24.35% | 4 |
| North East | +47 | 2 | £70,000 | -6.85% | 1 |
Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Technical 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 Technical Architect in the job title.
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Technical 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:
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