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 17 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 381 445 481
Rank change year-on-year +64 +36 -155
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 454 249 446
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.46% 0.51% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.56% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 267 95 319
10th Percentile £62,084 £51,140 £53,750
25th Percentile £65,923 £60,000 £58,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -3.23%
75th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £103,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £74,830 £65,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +15.12% -10.34% +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 72,896 44,261 80,626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.68% 90.09% 82.12%
Number of salaries quoted 50,426 24,863 55,989
10th Percentile £30,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +3.64% -8.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +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 17 July 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 17 July 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 -13 303 £78,502 +1.29% 120
UK excluding London +45 274 £74,830 +15.12% 61
Work from Home +142 257 £75,000 -6.25% 52
London -5 120 £100,000 +21.95% 72
Northern Ireland - 61 £74,830 - 1
North of England +10 59 £74,830 +3.21% 23
Midlands -20 34 £74,830 +15.12% 10
South East -35 33 £75,000 - 16
West Midlands -1 29 £74,915 +15.25% 7
Wales - 29 £70,000 - 2
South West -42 28 £29,500 -63.13% 7
North West +7 24 £72,415 +20.65% 13
North East - 23 £74,830 - 7
Scotland +6 18 £74,830 +66.29% 1
East of England -12 12 £100,000 +25.00% 1
Yorkshire -33 12 £90,000 +24.14% 4
East Midlands -21 5 £70,000 +7.69% 3

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 11 (2.42%) Confluence
2 7 (1.54%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.44%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.44%) Documentum
3 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.44%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.22%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.22%) IIS
4 1 (0.22%) JBoss
4 1 (0.22%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 5 (1.10%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 12 (2.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.66%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.44%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.22%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 171 (37.67%) Azure
2 119 (26.21%) AWS
3 59 (13.00%) Power Platform
4 57 (12.56%) Cloud Computing
5 48 (10.57%) GCP
6 45 (9.91%) Microsoft 365
7 24 (5.29%) dbt
8 20 (4.41%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (4.41%) SaaS
9 15 (3.30%) PaaS
10 12 (2.64%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.42%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 10 (2.20%) IaaS
12 10 (2.20%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 10 (2.20%) Serverless
13 7 (1.54%) Amazon S3
13 7 (1.54%) Entra ID
13 7 (1.54%) Power Automate
14 6 (1.32%) Anthropic Claude
14 6 (1.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 58 (12.78%) LAN
1 58 (12.78%) WAN
2 16 (3.52%) Broadband
3 9 (1.98%) Unified Communications
4 6 (1.32%) WLAN
5 5 (1.10%) Firewall
5 5 (1.10%) Network Security
6 3 (0.66%) Internet
6 3 (0.66%) VPN
7 1 (0.22%) AMQP
7 1 (0.22%) WebEx
7 1 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (4.63%) BigQuery
2 15 (3.30%) Metadata
2 15 (3.30%) Semantic Layer
3 12 (2.64%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (2.64%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (2.20%) Amazon Redshift
4 10 (2.20%) Power BI
5 7 (1.54%) MongoDB
5 7 (1.54%) MySQL
5 7 (1.54%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.32%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.10%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (1.10%) Big Data
7 5 (1.10%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.66%) SAP BW
9 2 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.44%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.44%) Redis
9 2 (0.44%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 25 (5.51%) Git
2 17 (3.74%) Jenkins
3 16 (3.52%) JUnit
4 13 (2.86%) JIRA
5 11 (2.42%) Eclipse
5 11 (2.42%) Subversion
6 6 (1.32%) Claude Code
7 5 (1.10%) Maven
7 5 (1.10%) Mockito
7 5 (1.10%) Yeoman
8 4 (0.88%) Selenium
9 2 (0.44%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.44%) Gatling
9 2 (0.44%) JMeter
9 2 (0.44%) NeoLoad
9 2 (0.44%) SoapUI
9 2 (0.44%) Terragrunt
9 2 (0.44%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.22%) GitLab
General
1 212 (46.70%) Social Skills
2 136 (29.96%) Finance
3 95 (20.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 95 (20.93%) Public Sector
4 59 (13.00%) Presentation Skills
5 51 (11.23%) Analytical Skills
5 51 (11.23%) Law
6 28 (6.17%) Legal
7 16 (3.52%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (2.42%) Banking
9 7 (1.54%) Retail
10 6 (1.32%) Marketing
11 5 (1.10%) Manufacturing
12 4 (0.88%) Advertising
12 4 (0.88%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.88%) Local Government
12 4 (0.88%) Public Speaking
13 3 (0.66%) Aviation
13 3 (0.66%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.44%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 272 (59.91%) Architect
2 75 (16.52%) Technical Architect
3 63 (13.88%) Solutions Architect
4 60 (13.22%) Lead
5 56 (12.33%) Systems Architect
6 47 (10.35%) Senior
7 35 (7.71%) Developer
8 23 (5.07%) Java Developer
9 22 (4.85%) Cloud Architect
10 20 (4.41%) Data Architect
11 19 (4.19%) Technical Leader
12 18 (3.96%) Enterprise Architect
12 18 (3.96%) Lead Architect
13 15 (3.30%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
13 15 (3.30%) Consultant
14 14 (3.08%) ERP Architect
14 14 (3.08%) Systems Engineer
15 12 (2.64%) Head of Architecture
15 12 (2.64%) Principal Engineer
16 11 (2.42%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (7.93%) React
2 24 (5.29%) Node.js
3 23 (5.07%) RESTful
4 16 (3.52%) J2EE
5 15 (3.30%) .NET
6 14 (3.08%) Middleware
6 14 (3.08%) Spring
7 13 (2.86%) Web Services
8 11 (2.42%) REST
8 11 (2.42%) Struts
9 10 (2.20%) Kafka
10 9 (1.98%) Spring Boot
11 8 (1.76%) Next.js
12 7 (1.54%) RabbitMQ
13 5 (1.10%) CSS
13 5 (1.10%) JSP
13 5 (1.10%) Playwright
13 5 (1.10%) Tailwind CSS
14 4 (0.88%) AWS CDK
14 4 (0.88%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.67%) Cloud Native
2 43 (9.47%) Virtual Team
3 18 (3.96%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.30%) Distributed Systems
5 14 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.54%) AI Agents
7 7 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.54%) Onboarding
8 6 (1.32%) Low-Code
8 6 (1.32%) NHS
9 5 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.10%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.88%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.88%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.88%) Life Science
11 3 (0.66%) BBC
11 3 (0.66%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.20%) Linux
2 9 (1.98%) Windows
3 8 (1.76%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.10%) Android
4 5 (1.10%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (34.80%) Agile
2 147 (32.38%) Roadmaps
3 110 (24.23%) AI
4 103 (22.69%) CI/CD
5 92 (20.26%) Mentoring
6 87 (19.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 85 (18.72%) Infrastructure as Code
8 77 (16.96%) Containerisation
9 71 (15.64%) Business Strategy
9 71 (15.64%) Problem-Solving
10 70 (15.42%) DevOps
10 70 (15.42%) Project Delivery
10 70 (15.42%) Technical Leadership
11 69 (15.20%) Continuous Improvement
12 68 (14.98%) Enterprise Architecture
13 66 (14.54%) Risk Management
14 65 (14.32%) Migration
15 64 (14.10%) Information Security
16 61 (13.44%) Stakeholder Management
17 58 (12.78%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 57 (12.56%) Python
2 49 (10.79%) Java
3 43 (9.47%) SQL
4 39 (8.59%) JavaScript
5 21 (4.63%) TypeScript
6 19 (4.19%) C#
7 14 (3.08%) C++
8 11 (2.42%) Perl
9 10 (2.20%) Scala
10 9 (1.98%) PL/SQL
11 5 (1.10%) Bash
11 5 (1.10%) Go
11 5 (1.10%) VBA
12 4 (0.88%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.66%) X++
14 2 (0.44%) Bicep
14 2 (0.44%) C
14 2 (0.44%) PHP
14 2 (0.44%) Ruby
15 1 (0.22%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 94 (20.70%) Security Cleared
2 82 (18.06%) SC Cleared
3 43 (9.47%) Degree
4 32 (7.05%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (2.64%) DBS Check
6 11 (2.42%) CISSP
6 11 (2.42%) DV Cleared
7 9 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (1.32%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.32%) CISM
10 5 (1.10%) APMP
10 5 (1.10%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.10%) CCSP
10 5 (1.10%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.10%) MBA
11 4 (0.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (0.88%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.66%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (12.33%) GRC
2 27 (5.95%) QA
3 26 (5.73%) Data Quality
4 22 (4.85%) GDPR
5 10 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.20%) NIST
6 9 (1.98%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.66%) COBIT
8 3 (0.66%) IFRS
8 3 (0.66%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.44%) NCSC
9 2 (0.44%) WCAG
10 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 21 (4.63%) Docker
2 14 (3.08%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.66%) VMware Server
4 1 (0.22%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.22%) IAG
4 1 (0.22%) NDS
Systems Management
1 23 (5.07%) Kubernetes
2 18 (3.96%) Terraform
3 6 (1.32%) Grafana
3 6 (1.32%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.22%) Ansible
5 1 (0.22%) Argo
Vendors
1 121 (26.65%) Microsoft
2 24 (5.29%) SAP
3 20 (4.41%) Salesforce
4 15 (3.30%) Oracle
5 14 (3.08%) OpenAI
6 12 (2.64%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.76%) Google
8 7 (1.54%) YouTube
9 5 (1.10%) OpenText
10 4 (0.88%) Pega
10 4 (0.88%) Splunk
11 3 (0.66%) HP
11 3 (0.66%) Mitel
11 3 (0.66%) VMware
12 2 (0.44%) Aderant
12 2 (0.44%) Databricks
12 2 (0.44%) Dynatrace
12 2 (0.44%) iManage
12 2 (0.44%) Intapp
12 2 (0.44%) Okta