Technical Architecture Jobs

Technical Architecture
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Technical Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Technical Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 461 306 353
Rank change year-on-year -155 +47 +62
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 226 852 1,081
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.45% 0.92% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.48% 1.06% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 124 368 535
10th Percentile £38,750 £55,000 £53,219
25th Percentile £45,628 £57,500 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,966 £72,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.64% -6.45% -3.13%
75th Percentile £83,235 £88,750 £90,625
90th Percentile £104,625 £105,000 £107,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% - -

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 47,236 80,210 105,970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.56% 86.88% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 25,832 57,895 61,933
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,250 £34,045
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,410 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +5.20% -8.26% +3.81%

Technical Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Technical Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Architecture in the UK

Technical Architecture
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Architecture.

Salary trend for Technical Architecture in the UK

Technical Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Architecture over the 6 months to 1 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Technical Architecture in the UK

Technical Architecture
Top 15 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 1 April 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 -117 199 £73,000 -2.67% 327
UK excluding London -78 144 £65,000 -7.14% 138
London -28 75 £80,000 -5.88% 219
Work from Home -2 64 £75,000 +7.14% 178
South East +55 40 £75,000 +3.45% 32
North of England -17 38 £45,628 -29.83% 31
Midlands +14 30 £73,000 +12.22% 19
North West -26 30 £42,500 -41.38% 23
West Midlands +25 22 £75,000 +15.30% 15
Scotland +60 21 £45,000 -43.89% 18
South West +53 14 £75,000 +15.30% 26
East Midlands +22 8 £37,500 -58.33% 4
Yorkshire +16 8 £72,500 +26.09% 5
East of England +55 4 £80,000 +10.34% 8
Wales +9 1 £72,931 +26.84% 7

Technical Architecture
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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (6.19%) CMS
2 11 (4.87%) Confluence
3 5 (2.21%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.88%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.88%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.88%) IIS
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.88%) Maya
2 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 13 (5.75%) Magento
1 13 (5.75%) Shopify
2 6 (2.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.33%) SAP SCM
3 3 (1.33%) SAP SD
3 3 (1.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 50 (22.12%) Azure
2 35 (15.49%) AWS
3 24 (10.62%) GCP
4 15 (6.64%) Vertex AI
5 14 (6.19%) Power Platform
5 14 (6.19%) SaaS
6 10 (4.42%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 9 (3.98%) Azure Data Factory
7 9 (3.98%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (2.65%) Entra ID
8 6 (2.65%) IaaS
8 6 (2.65%) PaaS
8 6 (2.65%) Power Automate
8 6 (2.65%) PowerApps
9 5 (2.21%) Serverless
10 4 (1.77%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.77%) AWS CloudFormation
10 4 (1.77%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (1.77%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.54%) Firewall
2 5 (2.21%) SSL
2 5 (2.21%) VPN
2 5 (2.21%) WAN
3 4 (1.77%) 5G
3 4 (1.77%) Broadband
3 4 (1.77%) Network Security
3 4 (1.77%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.33%) LAN
5 2 (0.88%) DMZ
5 2 (0.88%) DNS
5 2 (0.88%) Internet
5 2 (0.88%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.88%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.88%) VLAN
5 2 (0.88%) VoIP
5 2 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.44%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.44%) VSAN
6 1 (0.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (11.50%) Data Mining
2 17 (7.52%) SQL Server
3 9 (3.98%) Relational Database
4 8 (3.54%) Data Lake
4 8 (3.54%) Power BI
4 8 (3.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (2.21%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.88%) Apache Ignite
7 2 (0.88%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.88%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.88%) MySQL
7 2 (0.88%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.44%) DataStage
8 1 (0.44%) DB2
8 1 (0.44%) QualityStage
Development Applications
1 14 (6.19%) JIRA
2 7 (3.10%) Git
3 1 (0.44%) GitLab
3 1 (0.44%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio
General
1 93 (41.15%) Social Skills
2 42 (18.58%) Finance
3 37 (16.37%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (13.27%) Law
5 28 (12.39%) Retail
6 19 (8.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (6.19%) Banking
7 14 (6.19%) Public Sector
8 8 (3.54%) Marketing
9 7 (3.10%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (2.21%) French Language
11 4 (1.77%) Back Office
11 4 (1.77%) Fire and Rescue
11 4 (1.77%) Local Government
11 4 (1.77%) Police
12 3 (1.33%) Advertising
12 3 (1.33%) Legal
12 3 (1.33%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.88%) Investment Banking
13 2 (0.88%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 87 (38.50%) Architect
2 70 (30.97%) Lead
3 47 (20.80%) Senior
4 35 (15.49%) Solutions Architect
5 30 (13.27%) Developer
6 18 (7.96%) Analyst
7 14 (6.19%) Consultant
7 14 (6.19%) Data Architect
8 12 (5.31%) Lead Developer
9 10 (4.42%) Senior Developer
10 9 (3.98%) Technical Architect
11 8 (3.54%) Enterprise Architect
11 8 (3.54%) Project Leader
11 8 (3.54%) Ruby Developer
12 7 (3.10%) Digital Architect
12 7 (3.10%) SQL Analyst
12 7 (3.10%) Technical Leader
13 6 (2.65%) Lead Architect
13 6 (2.65%) Senior Ruby Developer
14 5 (2.21%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.87%) RESTful
2 10 (4.42%) AngularJS
3 9 (3.98%) .NET
3 9 (3.98%) React
4 8 (3.54%) Ruby on Rails
5 7 (3.10%) Web Services
6 6 (2.65%) ASP.NET
6 6 (2.65%) OAuth
7 5 (2.21%) Android Jetpack
7 5 (2.21%) ASP.NET Web API
7 5 (2.21%) Jetpack Compose
7 5 (2.21%) SwiftUI
7 5 (2.21%) UIKit
8 4 (1.77%) CSS
8 4 (1.77%) Kafka
9 3 (1.33%) HTML
9 3 (1.33%) Middleware
10 2 (0.88%) Spring
10 2 (0.88%) Spring MVC
10 2 (0.88%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 24 (10.62%) Algorithms
2 18 (7.96%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.87%) Product Ownership
4 10 (4.42%) Cloud Native
5 9 (3.98%) Data Centre
5 9 (3.98%) Public Cloud
6 6 (2.65%) Virtual Team
7 5 (2.21%) CMDB
8 4 (1.77%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (1.77%) IVR
8 4 (1.77%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.33%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (1.33%) Digital Media
9 3 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (1.33%) Microsoft Licensing
9 3 (1.33%) Private Cloud
9 3 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.88%) DataPower
10 2 (0.88%) Educational Technology
10 2 (0.88%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.42%) Windows
2 5 (2.21%) Android
2 5 (2.21%) Apple iOS
3 4 (1.77%) Linux
4 3 (1.33%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.44%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (50.88%) Agile
2 113 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 56 (24.78%) Problem-Solving
4 47 (20.80%) DevOps
5 43 (19.03%) Artificial Intelligence
6 41 (18.14%) Analytics
7 38 (16.81%) TOGAF
8 34 (15.04%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (14.16%) Architecture Roadmap
10 30 (13.27%) Data Engineering
10 30 (13.27%) Stakeholder Management
11 29 (12.83%) Strategic Thinking
11 29 (12.83%) Visualisation
12 28 (12.39%) ArchiMate
12 28 (12.39%) Machine Learning
13 27 (11.95%) Adaptive Web Design
13 27 (11.95%) Product Management
14 26 (11.50%) Data Science
14 26 (11.50%) Incident Management
14 26 (11.50%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 22 (9.73%) Java
1 22 (9.73%) SQL
2 20 (8.85%) JavaScript
2 20 (8.85%) Python
3 16 (7.08%) C#
4 8 (3.54%) Bash
4 8 (3.54%) Ruby
5 6 (2.65%) PowerShell
6 5 (2.21%) Kotlin
6 5 (2.21%) Swift
6 5 (2.21%) T-SQL
7 3 (1.33%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.88%) C++
8 2 (0.88%) Groovy
8 2 (0.88%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.88%) VBA
9 1 (0.44%) Delphi
9 1 (0.44%) Scala
9 1 (0.44%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 27 (11.95%) Degree
2 17 (7.52%) Security Cleared
3 14 (6.19%) SC Cleared
4 7 (3.10%) CISSP
4 7 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (2.65%) TOGAF Certification
6 4 (1.77%) CISM
6 4 (1.77%) Postgraduate
7 3 (1.33%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.88%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.88%) CEH
8 2 (0.88%) CITP
8 2 (0.88%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.88%) GIAC
8 2 (0.88%) ISSAP
8 2 (0.88%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.88%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.88%) SANS
9 1 (0.44%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (3.54%) QA
3 6 (2.65%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (2.65%) GDPR
4 5 (2.21%) Accessibility
4 5 (2.21%) NIST
5 4 (1.77%) COBIT
5 4 (1.77%) NCSC
5 4 (1.77%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.88%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.44%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.44%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (4.42%) Docker
2 5 (2.21%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.77%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.44%) NDS
5 1 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 7 (3.10%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.65%) Terraform
3 2 (0.88%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.44%) CA Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.44%) Marathon
4 1 (0.44%) PingFederate
4 1 (0.44%) SCCM
4 1 (0.44%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.44%) VxRail
Vendors
1 48 (21.24%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.85%) Google
3 15 (6.64%) OpenAI
4 9 (3.98%) Databricks
5 8 (3.54%) Oracle
5 8 (3.54%) SAP
6 5 (2.21%) Cisco
6 5 (2.21%) Salesforce
6 5 (2.21%) VMware
7 3 (1.33%) Adobe
7 3 (1.33%) Ariba
7 3 (1.33%) BiZZdesign
7 3 (1.33%) IBM
7 3 (1.33%) Sparx
8 2 (0.88%) Aruba
8 2 (0.88%) Avaya
8 2 (0.88%) Epicor
8 2 (0.88%) Facebook
8 2 (0.88%) SolarWinds
8 2 (0.88%) Zscaler