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

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 440 437 478
Rank change year-on-year -3 +41 -112
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 347 247 478
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.37% 0.54% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 0.59% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 215 95 333
10th Percentile £62,084 £46,706 £55,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £58,565 £57,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - -3.23%
75th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £101,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - +11.54%

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 69,638 41,796 87,970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.33% 92.22% 82.12%
Number of salaries quoted 48,019 22,539 62,354
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £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 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,679 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.36% - -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 25 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 25 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 -22 271 £80,000 +3.23% 121
UK excluding London -29 176 £75,000 +3.45% 84
Work from Home +72 157 £80,000 - 82
London -32 112 £100,000 +21.95% 64
North of England -23 38 £79,250 +9.31% 28
South East -35 36 £75,000 -6.25% 22
Midlands -15 28 £75,000 +15.38% 11
South West -50 25 £32,500 -59.38% 9
Wales - 24 £69,986 - 3
West Midlands -9 20 £82,500 +10.00% 8
North West -1 14 £70,000 +27.17% 14
North East - 13 £78,500 - 9
East of England -9 12 £100,000 +25.00%
Yorkshire -31 11 £90,000 +24.14% 6
Scotland -4 8 £75,000 +66.67% 4
East Midlands -33 8 £65,000 +52.94% 3
Northern Ireland - 5 £70,000 - 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 12 (3.46%) Confluence
2 9 (2.59%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.15%) Documentum
4 2 (0.58%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.58%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Solr
5 1 (0.29%) IIS
5 1 (0.29%) JBoss
5 1 (0.29%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 7 (2.02%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (2.02%) Dynamics CRM
1 7 (2.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.58%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.29%) OpenText VIM for SAP
Cloud Services
1 98 (28.24%) Azure
2 96 (27.67%) AWS
3 49 (14.12%) GCP
4 30 (8.65%) Power Platform
5 19 (5.48%) Dynamics 365
5 19 (5.48%) SaaS
6 17 (4.90%) PaaS
7 16 (4.61%) Microsoft 365
8 14 (4.03%) PowerApps
9 10 (2.88%) IaaS
9 10 (2.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 9 (2.59%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 7 (2.02%) Power Automate
11 7 (2.02%) Serverless
12 6 (1.73%) Amazon S3
12 6 (1.73%) Anthropic Claude
12 6 (1.73%) Azure Data Factory
12 6 (1.73%) Azure Service Bus
12 6 (1.73%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (1.73%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.61%) Broadband
2 7 (2.02%) LAN
2 7 (2.02%) WAN
3 6 (1.73%) Unified Communications
3 6 (1.73%) WLAN
4 3 (0.86%) Firewall
4 3 (0.86%) Network Security
5 1 (0.29%) AMQP
5 1 (0.29%) Internet
5 1 (0.29%) VPN
5 1 (0.29%) WebEx
5 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.76%) BigQuery
2 15 (4.32%) Metadata
2 15 (4.32%) Semantic Layer
3 12 (3.46%) Power BI
4 11 (3.17%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (2.59%) Amazon Redshift
5 9 (2.59%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (2.02%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.73%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.44%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.44%) MySQL
9 4 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.86%) Big Data
10 3 (0.86%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.58%) Amazon Athena
11 2 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.58%) Data Vault
11 2 (0.58%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.58%) Redis
11 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (5.76%) Git
2 17 (4.90%) Jenkins
3 13 (3.75%) JUnit
4 12 (3.46%) JIRA
5 8 (2.31%) Eclipse
5 8 (2.31%) Subversion
6 6 (1.73%) Claude Code
7 5 (1.44%) Maven
7 5 (1.44%) Mockito
7 5 (1.44%) Yeoman
8 2 (0.58%) Gatling
8 2 (0.58%) Selenium
8 2 (0.58%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.29%) GitLab
9 1 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
General
1 115 (33.14%) Social Skills
2 86 (24.78%) Public Sector
3 77 (22.19%) Finance
4 54 (15.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 46 (13.26%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (7.20%) Legal
7 20 (5.76%) Law
8 9 (2.59%) Banking
9 8 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (2.31%) Marketing
10 7 (2.02%) Local Government
10 7 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.73%) Retail
12 5 (1.44%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.86%) Aviation
14 2 (0.58%) Advertising
14 2 (0.58%) Legal Technology
14 2 (0.58%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.58%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.58%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 171 (49.28%) Architect
2 63 (18.16%) Technical Architect
3 57 (16.43%) Lead
4 47 (13.54%) Solutions Architect
5 44 (12.68%) Senior
6 31 (8.93%) Developer
7 23 (6.63%) Lead Architect
8 20 (5.76%) Technical Leader
9 19 (5.48%) Systems Engineer
10 18 (5.19%) Data Architect
10 18 (5.19%) Java Developer
11 16 (4.61%) Consultant
12 15 (4.32%) Enterprise Architect
13 13 (3.75%) Principal Engineer
14 12 (3.46%) Head of Architecture
15 11 (3.17%) Engineering Manager
16 10 (2.88%) Data Engineer
16 10 (2.88%) Principal Architect
17 9 (2.59%) Head of Technical Architecture
18 8 (2.31%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (8.93%) React
2 24 (6.92%) Node.js
3 20 (5.76%) RESTful
4 16 (4.61%) .NET
5 12 (3.46%) Spring
6 11 (3.17%) J2EE
6 11 (3.17%) REST
7 10 (2.88%) Middleware
7 10 (2.88%) Web Services
8 9 (2.59%) Kafka
9 8 (2.31%) Struts
10 7 (2.02%) Spring Boot
11 6 (1.73%) Next.js
12 5 (1.44%) Playwright
12 5 (1.44%) RabbitMQ
13 4 (1.15%) Backbone.js
13 4 (1.15%) CSS
13 4 (1.15%) Tailwind CSS
14 3 (0.86%) AWS CDK
14 3 (0.86%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 43 (12.39%) Cloud Native
2 41 (11.82%) Virtual Team
3 15 (4.32%) Product Ownership
3 15 (4.32%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (3.75%) Distributed Systems
5 9 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (2.02%) AI Agents
6 7 (2.02%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (2.02%) Low-Code
7 6 (1.73%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.73%) NHS
8 5 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.44%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.15%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.15%) Enterprise Cloud
9 4 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (1.15%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.15%) Security Posture
10 3 (0.86%) BBC
11 2 (0.58%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.59%) Linux
2 8 (2.31%) Windows
2 8 (2.31%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.73%) Android
3 6 (1.73%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (35.16%) Agile
2 93 (26.80%) AI
2 93 (26.80%) CI/CD
3 90 (25.94%) Roadmaps
4 71 (20.46%) Mentoring
5 66 (19.02%) Technical Leadership
6 62 (17.87%) Problem-Solving
7 61 (17.58%) Continuous Improvement
8 58 (16.71%) DevOps
9 51 (14.70%) Data Modelling
10 48 (13.83%) Stakeholder Management
11 46 (13.26%) Microservices
11 46 (13.26%) Software Engineering
12 42 (12.10%) Data Architecture
13 41 (11.82%) Analytics
13 41 (11.82%) Decision-Making
14 39 (11.24%) Observability
14 39 (11.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 37 (10.66%) Project Management
16 36 (10.37%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 54 (15.56%) Python
2 42 (12.10%) SQL
3 40 (11.53%) Java
4 33 (9.51%) JavaScript
5 19 (5.48%) C#
5 19 (5.48%) TypeScript
6 11 (3.17%) C++
7 9 (2.59%) PL/SQL
7 9 (2.59%) Scala
8 8 (2.31%) Perl
9 7 (2.02%) VBA
10 5 (1.44%) Bash
10 5 (1.44%) Go
11 3 (0.86%) X++
12 2 (0.58%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.58%) Bicep
12 2 (0.58%) PHP
12 2 (0.58%) Ruby
13 1 (0.29%) C
13 1 (0.29%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 58 (16.71%) Security Cleared
2 48 (13.83%) SC Cleared
3 37 (10.66%) Degree
4 25 (7.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.46%) DBS Check
6 10 (2.88%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (2.59%) CISSP
8 7 (2.02%) APMP
8 7 (2.02%) Master's Degree
8 7 (2.02%) MBA
9 6 (1.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (1.73%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.73%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.73%) CISM
9 6 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (1.44%) CCSP
10 5 (1.44%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (1.15%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.20%) Data Quality
2 21 (6.05%) GDPR
3 18 (5.19%) QA
4 9 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.59%) NIST
5 7 (2.02%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.44%) GRC
7 4 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.86%) COBIT
8 3 (0.86%) IFRS
8 3 (0.86%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.58%) NCSC
9 2 (0.58%) WCAG
10 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 19 (5.48%) Docker
2 13 (3.75%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.86%) VMware Server
4 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.29%) IAG
Systems Management
1 19 (5.48%) Kubernetes
2 18 (5.19%) Terraform
3 4 (1.15%) Grafana
3 4 (1.15%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.29%) Ansible
5 1 (0.29%) Argo
Vendors
1 50 (14.41%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.90%) Salesforce
2 17 (4.90%) SAP
3 13 (3.75%) Oracle
4 12 (3.46%) ServiceNow
5 9 (2.59%) Google
6 8 (2.31%) YouTube
7 6 (1.73%) OpenText
8 4 (1.15%) Pega
9 3 (0.86%) Databricks
9 3 (0.86%) HP
9 3 (0.86%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.86%) VMware
10 2 (0.58%) Aderant
10 2 (0.58%) Dynatrace
10 2 (0.58%) iManage
10 2 (0.58%) Intapp
10 2 (0.58%) Litera
10 2 (0.58%) Palantir
10 2 (0.58%) Splunk