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 2 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 433 445 475
Rank change year-on-year +12 +30 -90
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 332 224 466
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.51% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.48% 0.55% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 207 86 318
10th Percentile £63,744 £40,625 £55,000
25th Percentile £65,298 £55,313 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,669 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% +3.57% -9.68%
75th Percentile £98,250 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £101,250 £100,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £65,350 £70,000
% change year-on-year +14.77% -6.64% +5.66%

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 68,751 40,768 85,185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.84% 93.20% 83.29%
Number of salaries quoted 44,945 21,478 61,112
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,625 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.01% +1.93% -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 2 June 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 2 June 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 +9 269 £79,669 +6.22% 213
UK excluding London -20 167 £75,000 +14.77% 111
Work from Home +96 153 £77,500 -3.13% 136
London -10 111 £100,000 +26.98% 122
North of England -18 40 £79,250 +9.31% 21
South East -4 38 £75,000 -6.25% 32
Midlands -15 30 £73,750 +47.67% 6
South West -54 22 £57,500 -28.13% 21
Wales - 21 £69,973 - 4
West Midlands -19 20 £82,500 +13.29% 5
Yorkshire -39 15 £90,000 +24.14% 9
North West -11 13 £70,000 +64.71% 5
North East - 12 £70,000 - 7
East Midlands -27 10 £65,000 +73.33% 1
East of England -7 7 £100,000 +25.00% 20
Northern Ireland - 5 £70,000 -
Scotland -11 4 £70,000 +55.56% 8

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 10 (3.01%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.71%) Confluence
3 5 (1.51%) CMS
4 4 (1.20%) Documentum
5 2 (0.60%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.60%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.30%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.30%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 8 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (2.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.60%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.30%) OpenText VIM for SAP
Cloud Services
1 89 (26.81%) AWS
2 87 (26.20%) Azure
3 43 (12.95%) GCP
4 29 (8.73%) Power Platform
5 20 (6.02%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (4.82%) PaaS
6 16 (4.82%) SaaS
7 13 (3.92%) PowerApps
8 12 (3.61%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (3.01%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 9 (2.71%) IaaS
10 9 (2.71%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 6 (1.81%) Anthropic Claude
11 6 (1.81%) Entra ID
12 5 (1.51%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.51%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (1.51%) OCI
12 5 (1.51%) Power Automate
13 4 (1.20%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.61%) Broadband
2 7 (2.11%) LAN
2 7 (2.11%) WAN
3 6 (1.81%) Unified Communications
3 6 (1.81%) WLAN
4 3 (0.90%) Network Security
5 2 (0.60%) Firewall
6 1 (0.30%) AMQP
6 1 (0.30%) VPN
6 1 (0.30%) WebEx
6 1 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.52%) BigQuery
1 15 (4.52%) Metadata
2 11 (3.31%) Power BI
2 11 (3.31%) Semantic Layer
3 10 (3.01%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.71%) SQL Server
5 8 (2.41%) Amazon Redshift
6 7 (2.11%) NoSQL
7 4 (1.20%) Redis
8 3 (0.90%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.90%) MySQL
8 3 (0.90%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.60%) Amazon Athena
9 2 (0.60%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.60%) Big Data
9 2 (0.60%) Couchbase
9 2 (0.60%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.60%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.12%) Git
2 13 (3.92%) Jenkins
3 9 (2.71%) JIRA
3 9 (2.71%) JUnit
4 6 (1.81%) Claude Code
5 5 (1.51%) Maven
5 5 (1.51%) Mockito
5 5 (1.51%) Yeoman
6 4 (1.20%) Eclipse
6 4 (1.20%) Subversion
7 2 (0.60%) Gatling
7 2 (0.60%) Selenium
7 2 (0.60%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.30%) GitLab
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle APEX
General
1 113 (34.04%) Social Skills
2 82 (24.70%) Public Sector
3 74 (22.29%) Finance
4 54 (16.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 49 (14.76%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (7.23%) Legal
7 23 (6.93%) Law
8 13 (3.92%) Retail
9 12 (3.61%) Marketing
10 9 (2.71%) Banking
10 9 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (2.11%) Local Government
11 7 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.51%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.51%) Financial Institution
13 3 (0.90%) Aviation
13 3 (0.90%) Back Office
13 3 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.60%) Advertising
14 2 (0.60%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 163 (49.10%) Architect
2 53 (15.96%) Technical Architect
3 51 (15.36%) Lead
4 49 (14.76%) Solutions Architect
5 42 (12.65%) Senior
6 30 (9.04%) Developer
7 24 (7.23%) Lead Architect
8 20 (6.02%) Systems Engineer
9 18 (5.42%) Data Architect
9 18 (5.42%) Enterprise Architect
10 17 (5.12%) Technical Leader
11 16 (4.82%) Consultant
12 12 (3.61%) Java Developer
13 11 (3.31%) Engineering Manager
14 10 (3.01%) Full-Stack Developer
14 10 (3.01%) Principal Architect
15 9 (2.71%) Principal Engineer
15 9 (2.71%) Senior Developer
15 9 (2.71%) Software Engineer
16 8 (2.41%) Head of Architecture
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.83%) React
2 18 (5.42%) Node.js
3 15 (4.52%) .NET
4 14 (4.22%) RESTful
5 11 (3.31%) REST
6 9 (2.71%) Spring
7 8 (2.41%) Middleware
8 6 (1.81%) Kafka
9 5 (1.51%) CSS
9 5 (1.51%) Next.js
9 5 (1.51%) Playwright
9 5 (1.51%) Web Services
10 4 (1.20%) Backbone.js
10 4 (1.20%) J2EE
10 4 (1.20%) Struts
11 3 (0.90%) GraphQL
11 3 (0.90%) LangChain
11 3 (0.90%) Laravel
11 3 (0.90%) RabbitMQ
12 2 (0.60%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 40 (12.05%) Virtual Team
2 29 (8.73%) Cloud Native
3 14 (4.22%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.61%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (3.01%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.41%) Low-Code
8 7 (2.11%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.81%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.81%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.81%) NHS
9 6 (1.81%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.51%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.51%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.51%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (1.20%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (1.20%) Onboarding
12 3 (0.90%) Data Structures
12 3 (0.90%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.41%) Android
1 8 (2.41%) Apple iOS
1 8 (2.41%) Linux
2 6 (1.81%) Windows
2 6 (1.81%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (32.83%) Agile
2 89 (26.81%) AI
3 84 (25.30%) CI/CD
4 79 (23.80%) Roadmaps
5 59 (17.77%) Problem-Solving
6 56 (16.87%) Continuous Improvement
6 56 (16.87%) Mentoring
7 52 (15.66%) Technical Leadership
8 51 (15.36%) DevOps
9 48 (14.46%) Data Modelling
10 43 (12.95%) Software Engineering
10 43 (12.95%) Stakeholder Management
11 41 (12.35%) Analytics
11 41 (12.35%) Microservices
12 37 (11.14%) Data Architecture
12 37 (11.14%) Project Management
13 35 (10.54%) Decision-Making
14 33 (9.94%) SDLC
14 33 (9.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 29 (8.73%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 51 (15.36%) Python
2 40 (12.05%) SQL
3 32 (9.64%) Java
4 27 (8.13%) JavaScript
5 18 (5.42%) TypeScript
6 17 (5.12%) C#
7 11 (3.31%) Go
8 10 (3.01%) Scala
9 9 (2.71%) PL/SQL
10 8 (2.41%) VBA
11 6 (1.81%) C++
12 5 (1.51%) Bash
13 4 (1.20%) Perl
14 3 (0.90%) PHP
15 2 (0.60%) Apex Code
15 2 (0.60%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.60%) Ruby
16 1 (0.30%) ABAP
16 1 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 1 (0.30%) X++
Qualifications
1 60 (18.07%) Security Cleared
2 52 (15.66%) SC Cleared
3 35 (10.54%) Degree
4 23 (6.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.61%) DBS Check
6 10 (3.01%) DV Cleared
6 10 (3.01%) Master's Degree
7 9 (2.71%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (2.71%) CISSP
8 8 (2.41%) APMP
8 8 (2.41%) MBA
9 7 (2.11%) AWS Certification
9 7 (2.11%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (1.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (1.81%) CISM
10 6 (1.81%) CREST Certified
10 6 (1.81%) OSCP
10 6 (1.81%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (1.51%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.02%) Data Quality
2 19 (5.72%) GDPR
3 14 (4.22%) QA
4 9 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.71%) NIST
5 7 (2.11%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.51%) GRC
7 4 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.90%) COBIT
8 3 (0.90%) IFRS
8 3 (0.90%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.60%) WCAG
10 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 13 (3.92%) Docker
2 11 (3.31%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.90%) VMware Server
4 1 (0.30%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.30%) IAG
Systems Management
1 20 (6.02%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.92%) Terraform
3 3 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.30%) Ansible
4 1 (0.30%) Argo
4 1 (0.30%) Grafana
4 1 (0.30%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 44 (13.25%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.82%) Salesforce
2 16 (4.82%) SAP
3 12 (3.61%) Oracle
3 12 (3.61%) ServiceNow
4 9 (2.71%) Google
5 8 (2.41%) YouTube
6 6 (1.81%) OpenText
7 4 (1.20%) Pega
8 3 (0.90%) Databricks
8 3 (0.90%) HP
8 3 (0.90%) VMware
9 2 (0.60%) Aderant
9 2 (0.60%) Foundry
9 2 (0.60%) iManage
9 2 (0.60%) Intapp
9 2 (0.60%) OpenAI
9 2 (0.60%) Palantir
9 2 (0.60%) Sparx
10 1 (0.30%) Dynatrace