Technical Architecture Job Trends

Technical Architecture
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Technical Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 444 428 396
Rank change year-on-year -16 -32 +1
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 247 240 534
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.34% 0.55% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.58% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 139 128 401
10th Percentile £62,500 £38,750 £55,000
25th Percentile £67,500 £56,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £73,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.74% +0.69% -6.45%
75th Percentile £87,614 £85,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £120,250 £106,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £71,571 £66,250
% change year-on-year +4.79% +8.03% -5.36%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Technical Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 56,840 41,126 73,167
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 78.06% 93.65% 87.53%
Number of salaries quoted 34,202 22,190 55,823
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.41%
75th Percentile £77,219 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £94,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Technical Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Technical Architecture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Technical Architecture job vacancy trend in the UK

Technical Architecture
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Technical Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Technical Architecture

Technical Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Architecture over the 6 months to 10 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Architecture in the UK

Technical Architecture
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 Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 10 March 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
England -6 203 £75,000 +2.74% 119
UK excluding London -51 129 £75,000 +4.79% 81
Work from Home +83 120 £77,500 +4.73% 69
London +15 77 £80,000 - 35
South East -11 32 £75,000 - 34
Midlands -35 29 £73,665 +0.91% 9
North of England -48 27 £75,000 +76.47% 15
South West -21 20 £72,500 -3.33% 12
West Midlands -19 16 £73,665 -1.78% 6
East Midlands -27 13 £72,500 +61.11% 3
North West -29 12 £74,915 +76.27% 6
Yorkshire -47 10 £88,750 +22.41% 4
Wales -1 9 £67,586 -7.33% 4
Northern Ireland - 6 £74,830 - 1
North East - 5 £67,500 - 6
Scotland -36 4 £74,830 +66.29% 1
East of England 0 2 £71,250 -10.94% 7

Technical Architecture
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 16 (6.48%) SharePoint
2 14 (5.67%) CMS
3 5 (2.02%) Confluence
4 4 (1.62%) Documentum
5 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (1.21%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.40%) IIS
6 1 (0.40%) JBoss
6 1 (0.40%) SAS
Applications
1 13 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.21%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.40%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (2.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.21%) NetSuite
2 3 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.40%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.40%) SAP PM
3 1 (0.40%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 72 (29.15%) AWS
2 66 (26.72%) Azure
3 29 (11.74%) GCP
4 26 (10.53%) Power Platform
5 24 (9.72%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (6.88%) PowerApps
7 11 (4.45%) SaaS
8 10 (4.05%) PaaS
9 7 (2.83%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (2.83%) IaaS
10 5 (2.02%) Amazon Kinesis
10 5 (2.02%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (2.02%) Power Automate
11 4 (1.62%) OCI
12 3 (1.21%) GitHub
12 3 (1.21%) Kontent
13 2 (0.81%) AWS Lambda
13 2 (0.81%) Entra ID
13 2 (0.81%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.62%) Firewall
1 4 (1.62%) IP Telephony
1 4 (1.62%) PSTN
1 4 (1.62%) VoIP
2 1 (0.40%) AMQP
2 1 (0.40%) DHCP
2 1 (0.40%) DNS
2 1 (0.40%) Network Security
2 1 (0.40%) SSH
2 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.48%) Power BI
2 13 (5.26%) SQL Server
3 11 (4.45%) NoSQL
4 8 (3.24%) Metadata
5 6 (2.43%) DynamoDB
5 6 (2.43%) Redis
6 5 (2.02%) Couchbase
7 4 (1.62%) Relational Database
8 3 (1.21%) MongoDB
8 3 (1.21%) MySQL
9 2 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.40%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.40%) DB2
10 1 (0.40%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.40%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (2.83%) Git
2 6 (2.43%) JIRA
3 3 (1.21%) JUnit
3 3 (1.21%) Maven
4 2 (0.81%) Mockito
5 1 (0.40%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.40%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.40%) GitLab
5 1 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.40%) JMeter
5 1 (0.40%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.40%) NeoLoad
5 1 (0.40%) Selenium
5 1 (0.40%) Yeoman
General
1 108 (43.72%) Social Skills
2 71 (28.74%) Public Sector
3 59 (23.89%) Finance
4 52 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (12.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 31 (12.55%) Presentation Skills
7 22 (8.91%) Law
8 18 (7.29%) Legal
8 18 (7.29%) Marketing
9 17 (6.88%) Retail
10 9 (3.64%) Banking
10 9 (3.64%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (2.83%) Local Government
12 6 (2.43%) Financial Institution
12 6 (2.43%) Telecoms
13 5 (2.02%) Back Office
13 5 (2.02%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.62%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (1.21%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 129 (52.23%) Architect
2 49 (19.84%) Solutions Architect
3 42 (17.00%) Technical Architect
4 28 (11.34%) Lead
5 25 (10.12%) Senior
6 22 (8.91%) Developer
7 18 (7.29%) Lead Architect
8 15 (6.07%) Systems Engineer
9 14 (5.67%) Enterprise Architect
10 13 (5.26%) Consultant
10 13 (5.26%) Principal Consultant
10 13 (5.26%) Technical Leader
11 11 (4.45%) Data Architect
12 10 (4.05%) Software Engineer
13 8 (3.24%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
13 8 (3.24%) Full-Stack Developer
14 6 (2.43%) Lead Solutions Architect
14 6 (2.43%) Senior Developer
14 6 (2.43%) Senior Penetration Tester
14 6 (2.43%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (7.29%) React
2 13 (5.26%) .NET
3 11 (4.45%) REST
3 11 (4.45%) Web Services
4 10 (4.05%) Node.js
5 9 (3.64%) CSS
5 9 (3.64%) Spring
6 8 (3.24%) Next.js
7 7 (2.83%) Kafka
8 6 (2.43%) Django
8 6 (2.43%) RESTful
9 5 (2.02%) HTML
9 5 (2.02%) Memcached
10 4 (1.62%) LangChain
10 4 (1.62%) SOAP
11 3 (1.21%) GraphQL
11 3 (1.21%) Laravel
11 3 (1.21%) React Native
12 2 (0.81%) .NET Core
12 2 (0.81%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 38 (15.38%) Virtual Team
2 36 (14.57%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (6.07%) Legacy Systems
4 12 (4.86%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (4.45%) Product Ownership
6 9 (3.64%) Cloud Native
7 8 (3.24%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (3.24%) Mobile App
8 7 (2.83%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.43%) Data Structures
9 6 (2.43%) Low-Code
10 5 (2.02%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.62%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.62%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (1.62%) IVR
11 4 (1.62%) Management Information System
12 3 (1.21%) Client/Server
12 3 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (1.21%) e-Learning
12 3 (1.21%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.24%) Android
1 8 (3.24%) Apple iOS
2 3 (1.21%) Linux
3 2 (0.81%) Windows
3 2 (0.81%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (34.41%) Agile
2 64 (25.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (23.89%) AI
4 52 (21.05%) Decision-Making
5 50 (20.24%) Problem-Solving
6 46 (18.62%) Analytics
7 45 (18.22%) Roadmaps
8 42 (17.00%) CI/CD
8 42 (17.00%) DevOps
8 42 (17.00%) Project Management
9 34 (13.77%) Data Modelling
10 31 (12.55%) Customer Experience
10 31 (12.55%) Enterprise Architecture
11 30 (12.15%) Software Engineering
11 30 (12.15%) Strategic Thinking
12 28 (11.34%) Stakeholder Management
13 27 (10.93%) B2B
13 27 (10.93%) Due Diligence
13 27 (10.93%) IT Strategy
13 27 (10.93%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 34 (13.77%) Python
2 23 (9.31%) SQL
3 22 (8.91%) Java
4 14 (5.67%) JavaScript
4 14 (5.67%) TypeScript
5 13 (5.26%) VBA
6 12 (4.86%) C#
7 10 (4.05%) Go
8 6 (2.43%) PL/SQL
9 5 (2.02%) Kotlin
9 5 (2.02%) Scala
10 3 (1.21%) PHP
11 2 (0.81%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.81%) Bash
11 2 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.40%) C
12 1 (0.40%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.40%) R
12 1 (0.40%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 58 (23.48%) Security Cleared
2 50 (20.24%) SC Cleared
3 32 (12.96%) Degree
4 19 (7.69%) Master's Degree
5 13 (5.26%) APMP
5 13 (5.26%) MBA
6 12 (4.86%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (3.64%) AWS Certification
8 8 (3.24%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 8 (3.24%) DV Cleared
9 7 (2.83%) Azure Certification
10 6 (2.43%) CREST Certified
10 6 (2.43%) OSCP
11 5 (2.02%) TOGAF Certification
12 4 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (1.62%) CITP
13 3 (1.21%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 2 (0.81%) CISM
14 2 (0.81%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.45%) GDPR
2 8 (3.24%) QA
3 6 (2.43%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.81%) WCAG
5 1 (0.40%) GRC
5 1 (0.40%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (2.43%) Docker
2 1 (0.40%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 17 (6.88%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.64%) Terraform
3 1 (0.40%) Argo
3 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 29 (11.74%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.86%) Google
3 10 (4.05%) ServiceNow
4 9 (3.64%) SAP
5 8 (3.24%) Oracle
6 7 (2.83%) Salesforce
6 7 (2.83%) YouTube
7 5 (2.02%) Pega
8 4 (1.62%) Avaya
8 4 (1.62%) Cisco
8 4 (1.62%) Genesys
8 4 (1.62%) OpenText
9 3 (1.21%) Sparx
10 2 (0.81%) Aderant
10 2 (0.81%) Databricks
10 2 (0.81%) Foundry
10 2 (0.81%) iManage
10 2 (0.81%) Intapp
10 2 (0.81%) Palantir
11 1 (0.40%) Adobe