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 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 437 442 488
Rank change year-on-year +5 +46 -91
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 334 222 453
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.51% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.49% 0.55% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 209 86 304
10th Percentile £63,744 £40,625 £55,000
25th Percentile £65,500 £55,313 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,669 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% +3.57% -9.68%
75th Percentile £97,500 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £101,250 £103,165
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £65,350 £67,500
% change year-on-year +14.77% -3.19% -

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 68,833 40,438 84,237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.92% 93.25% 83.74%
Number of salaries quoted 44,981 21,310 60,621
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £29,200
25th Percentile £41,000 £40,871 £39,885
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,610 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.15% +4.75% -9.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.94% +2.00% -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 30 May 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 30 May 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 +7 271 £79,669 +6.22% 126
UK excluding London -11 169 £75,000 +14.77% 58
Work from Home +92 156 £77,500 -3.13% 63
London -12 111 £100,000 +26.98% 79
North of England -41 41 £78,500 +8.28% 16
South East -8 38 £75,000 -6.25% 13
Midlands -24 31 £75,000 +50.17% 5
South West -48 22 £57,500 -28.13% 11
Wales - 21 £69,973 - 4
West Midlands -25 20 £82,500 +13.29% 4
Yorkshire -41 16 £90,000 +24.14% 5
North West -3 13 £70,000 +64.71% 5
North East - 12 £70,000 - 6
East Midlands -18 11 £65,000 +73.33% 1
East of England -14 7 £100,000 +25.00% 3
Northern Ireland - 5 £70,000 -
Scotland -12 4 £70,000 +55.56% 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 10 (2.99%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.69%) Confluence
3 6 (1.80%) 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 (2.40%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 10 (2.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.80%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.60%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.30%) OpenText VIM for SAP
Cloud Services
1 91 (27.25%) AWS
2 89 (26.65%) Azure
3 43 (12.87%) GCP
4 30 (8.98%) Power Platform
5 21 (6.29%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (4.79%) PaaS
6 16 (4.79%) SaaS
7 13 (3.89%) PowerApps
8 12 (3.59%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (2.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 9 (2.69%) IaaS
10 9 (2.69%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 6 (1.80%) Anthropic Claude
11 6 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.80%) Entra ID
12 5 (1.50%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (1.50%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (1.50%) OCI
12 5 (1.50%) Power Automate
13 4 (1.20%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.59%) Broadband
2 7 (2.10%) LAN
2 7 (2.10%) WAN
3 6 (1.80%) Unified Communications
3 6 (1.80%) 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 (4.49%) BigQuery
1 15 (4.49%) Metadata
2 11 (3.29%) Power BI
2 11 (3.29%) Semantic Layer
3 10 (2.99%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.69%) SQL Server
5 8 (2.40%) Amazon Redshift
6 7 (2.10%) 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 (5.09%) Git
2 13 (3.89%) Jenkins
3 9 (2.69%) JIRA
3 9 (2.69%) JUnit
4 6 (1.80%) Claude Code
5 5 (1.50%) Maven
5 5 (1.50%) Mockito
5 5 (1.50%) 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
1 116 (34.73%) Social Skills
2 83 (24.85%) Public Sector
3 74 (22.16%) Finance
4 54 (16.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 50 (14.97%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (7.19%) Legal
7 23 (6.89%) Law
8 14 (4.19%) Retail
9 12 (3.59%) Marketing
10 10 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (2.69%) Banking
12 7 (2.10%) Local Government
12 7 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.50%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.50%) Financial Institution
14 4 (1.20%) Back Office
14 4 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.90%) Aviation
15 3 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
16 2 (0.60%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 166 (49.70%) Architect
2 53 (15.87%) Technical Architect
3 50 (14.97%) Lead
3 50 (14.97%) Solutions Architect
4 42 (12.57%) Senior
5 30 (8.98%) Developer
6 24 (7.19%) Lead Architect
7 20 (5.99%) Enterprise Architect
7 20 (5.99%) Systems Engineer
8 18 (5.39%) Data Architect
9 17 (5.09%) Technical Leader
10 16 (4.79%) Consultant
11 12 (3.59%) Java Developer
12 11 (3.29%) Engineering Manager
13 10 (2.99%) Full-Stack Developer
13 10 (2.99%) Principal Architect
14 9 (2.69%) Principal Engineer
14 9 (2.69%) Senior Developer
14 9 (2.69%) Software Engineer
15 8 (2.40%) Principal Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.78%) React
2 18 (5.39%) Node.js
3 15 (4.49%) .NET
4 14 (4.19%) RESTful
5 11 (3.29%) REST
6 9 (2.69%) Spring
7 8 (2.40%) Middleware
8 6 (1.80%) Kafka
9 5 (1.50%) CSS
9 5 (1.50%) Next.js
9 5 (1.50%) Playwright
9 5 (1.50%) 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%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 40 (11.98%) Virtual Team
2 29 (8.68%) Cloud Native
3 14 (4.19%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.89%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.59%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.40%) Low-Code
8 7 (2.10%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (2.10%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.80%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.80%) NHS
9 6 (1.80%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.50%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.50%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (1.20%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (1.20%) Onboarding
12 3 (0.90%) Legacy Code
12 3 (0.90%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.40%) Android
1 8 (2.40%) Apple iOS
1 8 (2.40%) Linux
2 6 (1.80%) Windows
2 6 (1.80%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (32.93%) Agile
2 90 (26.95%) AI
3 84 (25.15%) CI/CD
4 81 (24.25%) Roadmaps
5 59 (17.66%) Problem-Solving
6 56 (16.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 56 (16.77%) Mentoring
7 52 (15.57%) DevOps
7 52 (15.57%) Technical Leadership
8 50 (14.97%) Data Modelling
9 44 (13.17%) Software Engineering
10 43 (12.87%) Stakeholder Management
11 42 (12.57%) Analytics
12 41 (12.28%) Microservices
13 37 (11.08%) Data Architecture
13 37 (11.08%) Project Management
14 35 (10.48%) Decision-Making
15 33 (9.88%) SDLC
15 33 (9.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 31 (9.28%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 51 (15.27%) Python
2 40 (11.98%) SQL
3 32 (9.58%) Java
4 27 (8.08%) JavaScript
5 18 (5.39%) TypeScript
6 17 (5.09%) C#
7 11 (3.29%) Go
8 10 (2.99%) Scala
9 9 (2.69%) PL/SQL
10 8 (2.40%) VBA
11 6 (1.80%) C++
12 5 (1.50%) 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 (17.96%) Security Cleared
2 52 (15.57%) SC Cleared
3 35 (10.48%) Degree
4 23 (6.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.59%) DBS Check
6 10 (2.99%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.99%) Master's Degree
7 9 (2.69%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (2.69%) CISSP
8 8 (2.40%) APMP
8 8 (2.40%) MBA
9 7 (2.10%) AWS Certification
9 7 (2.10%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (1.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (1.80%) CISM
10 6 (1.80%) CREST Certified
10 6 (1.80%) OSCP
10 6 (1.80%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (1.50%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (5.99%) Data Quality
2 19 (5.69%) GDPR
3 14 (4.19%) QA
4 9 (2.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.69%) NIST
5 7 (2.10%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.50%) 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 (3.89%) Docker
2 11 (3.29%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.90%) VMware Server
4 1 (0.30%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.30%) IAG
Systems Management
1 20 (5.99%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.89%) 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 45 (13.47%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.79%) Salesforce
2 16 (4.79%) SAP
3 12 (3.59%) Oracle
3 12 (3.59%) ServiceNow
4 9 (2.69%) Google
5 8 (2.40%) YouTube
6 6 (1.80%) OpenText
7 4 (1.20%) Pega
8 3 (0.90%) Databricks
8 3 (0.90%) HP
8 3 (0.90%) Sparx
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
10 1 (0.30%) Dynatrace