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 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 475 410 300
Rank change year-on-year -65 -110 +86
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 180 323 504
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.58% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 0.64% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 102 190 421
10th Percentile £56,375 £38,750 £52,500
25th Percentile £66,375 £56,809 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - -6.25% +3.23%
75th Percentile £87,273 £80,000 £91,075
90th Percentile £114,000 £95,000 £113,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £74,830 £70,000 £71,627
% change year-on-year +6.90% -2.27% -1.20%

All Process and 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 49,171 50,180 47,191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.02% 89.77% 91.92%
Number of salaries quoted 28,914 25,122 36,044
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,552
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -3.67%

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 26 December 2025.

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 26 December 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
England -35 150 £75,000 +7.14% 364
UK excluding London -37 107 £74,830 +6.90% 327
Work from Home +48 103 £77,500 +6.53% 320
London +15 54 £81,000 +7.43% 77
North of England -14 27 £74,165 +62.54% 67
Midlands -6 25 £72,500 -3.85% 62
South East +15 23 £75,000 +4.90% 91
West Midlands +6 15 £72,500 -3.59% 29
North West -12 12 £65,000 +52.94% 33
South West +12 10 £72,500 -3.33% 38
Yorkshire -9 10 £80,000 +30.71% 29
East Midlands -9 10 £80,000 +3.23% 29
East of England +19 6 £61,500 -16.61% 45
Northern Ireland -9 6 £74,830 -6.46% 4
North East +12 5 £67,500 -10.48% 6
Wales +8 5 £73,415 -8.23% 13
Scotland -10 5 £74,830 -6.46% 12

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 14 (7.78%) CMS
2 7 (3.89%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.78%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.56%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.56%) Apache
4 1 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.56%) IIS
4 1 (0.56%) JBoss
4 1 (0.56%) Luigi
4 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.56%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.78%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.56%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (3.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (2.78%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.67%) NetSuite
4 2 (1.11%) SAP IBP
4 2 (1.11%) SAP Travel Management
5 1 (0.56%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.56%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.56%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 61 (33.89%) Azure
2 55 (30.56%) AWS
3 20 (11.11%) GCP
4 15 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (7.78%) Power Platform
6 11 (6.11%) SaaS
7 7 (3.89%) PowerApps
8 6 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (2.78%) Amazon Kinesis
10 3 (1.67%) Kong
10 3 (1.67%) Kontent
11 2 (1.11%) Amazon Cognito
11 2 (1.11%) Azure Stack
11 2 (1.11%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (1.11%) Entra ID
11 2 (1.11%) GitHub
11 2 (1.11%) Google Analytics
11 2 (1.11%) Power Automate
11 2 (1.11%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.22%) Firewall
1 4 (2.22%) IP Telephony
1 4 (2.22%) PSTN
1 4 (2.22%) VoIP
2 1 (0.56%) DHCP
2 1 (0.56%) DNS
2 1 (0.56%) Network Security
2 1 (0.56%) SSH
2 1 (0.56%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.33%) SQL Server
2 13 (7.22%) NoSQL
3 8 (4.44%) DynamoDB
4 7 (3.89%) Power BI
5 6 (3.33%) Redis
6 5 (2.78%) Couchbase
6 5 (2.78%) MongoDB
6 5 (2.78%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.67%) MySQL
8 2 (1.11%) Data Mining
8 2 (1.11%) Metadata
8 2 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (1.11%) SAP BW
9 1 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.56%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.56%) DB2
9 1 (0.56%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.56%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (3.33%) Git
2 3 (1.67%) JUnit
2 3 (1.67%) Maven
3 2 (1.11%) Burp Suite
3 2 (1.11%) JIRA
3 2 (1.11%) JMeter
3 2 (1.11%) LoadRunner
3 2 (1.11%) Mockito
3 2 (1.11%) NeoLoad
4 1 (0.56%) GitLab
4 1 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.56%) Selenium
General
1 87 (48.33%) Social Skills
2 57 (31.67%) Analytical Skills
3 54 (30.00%) Finance
4 51 (28.33%) Public Sector
5 31 (17.22%) Presentation Skills
6 22 (12.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (9.44%) Law
8 14 (7.78%) Retail
9 12 (6.67%) Marketing
10 8 (4.44%) Telecoms
11 7 (3.89%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (3.89%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (3.89%) Manufacturing
12 6 (3.33%) Financial Institution
13 5 (2.78%) Back Office
13 5 (2.78%) Legal
14 4 (2.22%) Banking
15 3 (1.67%) Pharmaceutical
16 1 (0.56%) Electronics
16 1 (0.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 98 (54.44%) Architect
2 48 (26.67%) Solutions Architect
3 25 (13.89%) Technical Architect
4 22 (12.22%) Senior
5 17 (9.44%) Developer
6 13 (7.22%) Lead
7 12 (6.67%) Software Engineer
8 9 (5.00%) Enterprise Architect
9 7 (3.89%) C# Architect
9 7 (3.89%) Data Architect
9 7 (3.89%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
9 7 (3.89%) Full-Stack Developer
10 6 (3.33%) Consultant
10 6 (3.33%) Principal Consultant
11 5 (2.78%) Data Integration Architect
11 5 (2.78%) Development Engineer
11 5 (2.78%) IT Engineer
11 5 (2.78%) Principal Architect
11 5 (2.78%) Software Development Engineer
11 5 (2.78%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (10.56%) React
2 15 (8.33%) .NET
3 12 (6.67%) REST
4 10 (5.56%) Web Services
5 9 (5.00%) CSS
6 8 (4.44%) Node.js
6 8 (4.44%) Spring
7 7 (3.89%) Next.js
8 6 (3.33%) Django
9 5 (2.78%) HTML
9 5 (2.78%) Kafka
9 5 (2.78%) Memcached
10 4 (2.22%) Middleware
10 4 (2.22%) SOAP
11 3 (1.67%) .NET Framework
11 3 (1.67%) AngularJS
11 3 (1.67%) GraphQL
11 3 (1.67%) Laravel
11 3 (1.67%) React Native
11 3 (1.67%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 33 (18.33%) Virtual Team
2 31 (17.22%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (7.22%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (6.11%) Product Ownership
5 9 (5.00%) Mobile App
6 8 (4.44%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (3.89%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (3.89%) Low-Code
8 6 (3.33%) Algorithms
9 5 (2.78%) Cloud Native
9 5 (2.78%) Data Structures
9 5 (2.78%) Onboarding
9 5 (2.78%) Security Posture
10 4 (2.22%) Client/Server
10 4 (2.22%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (2.22%) IVR
11 3 (1.67%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.67%) e-Learning
11 3 (1.67%) Management Information System
11 3 (1.67%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.22%) Android
1 4 (2.22%) Apple iOS
1 4 (2.22%) Windows
2 3 (1.67%) Linux
3 2 (1.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (36.67%) Agile
2 54 (30.00%) AI
3 46 (25.56%) Roadmaps
4 44 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
5 40 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 40 (22.22%) Decision-Making
6 39 (21.67%) Analytics
7 37 (20.56%) Project Management
8 35 (19.44%) Strategic Thinking
9 33 (18.33%) CI/CD
10 32 (17.78%) Customer Experience
10 32 (17.78%) DevOps
11 31 (17.22%) Enterprise Architecture
12 27 (15.00%) B2B
12 27 (15.00%) Due Diligence
13 26 (14.44%) Microservices
14 24 (13.33%) Business Development
14 24 (13.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
14 24 (13.33%) Customer Insight
14 24 (13.33%) Financial Modelling
Programming Languages
1 25 (13.89%) Python
2 16 (8.89%) SQL
3 15 (8.33%) Java
4 14 (7.78%) JavaScript
5 12 (6.67%) TypeScript
6 11 (6.11%) C#
7 7 (3.89%) Go
8 6 (3.33%) VBA
9 5 (2.78%) Kotlin
9 5 (2.78%) Scala
10 3 (1.67%) PHP
11 2 (1.11%) Bash
11 2 (1.11%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.56%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.56%) R
12 1 (0.56%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 34 (18.89%) Security Cleared
2 32 (17.78%) SC Cleared
3 25 (13.89%) Degree
4 15 (8.33%) Master's Degree
5 11 (6.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (3.89%) MBA
7 6 (3.33%) APMP
7 6 (3.33%) TOGAF Certification
8 4 (2.22%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (1.67%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (1.67%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.11%) CREST Certified
10 2 (1.11%) OSCP
11 1 (0.56%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.56%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.00%) QA
2 4 (2.22%) Accessibility
3 3 (1.67%) GDPR
4 1 (0.56%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.56%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 7 (3.89%) Docker
2 1 (0.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (7.78%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.22%) Terraform
3 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 28 (15.56%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.00%) Google
2 9 (5.00%) SAP
3 6 (3.33%) Salesforce
4 5 (2.78%) Oracle
5 4 (2.22%) Avaya
5 4 (2.22%) Cisco
5 4 (2.22%) Genesys
6 3 (1.67%) MuleSoft
6 3 (1.67%) Sparx
7 2 (1.11%) Ariba
7 2 (1.11%) Extreme Networks
7 2 (1.11%) Juniper
7 2 (1.11%) OpenAI
8 1 (0.56%) Adobe
8 1 (0.56%) Pega
8 1 (0.56%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.56%) YouTube