Architect
UK > Wales
The median Architect salary in Wales is £71,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 51 | 26 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | -16 | +64 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 29 | 143 | 244 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 2.41% | 6.54% | 14.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.89% | 7.02% | 16.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 21 | 53 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £51,750 | £42,819 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,500 | £60,000 | £63,121 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.17% | -4.94% | -10.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £70,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,216 | £81,349 | £96,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £77,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.13% | -5.88% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Wales with a recognized job title | 1,005 | 2,036 | 1,452 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.68% | 93.05% | 85.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 570 | 1,390 | 805 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £26,250 | £26,391 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,087 | £32,500 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | - | -5.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
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Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect in Wales.
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Salary Histogram in Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Wales over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the Wales region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 |
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| South Wales | -25 | 24 | £71,500 | +19.17% | 183 |
| North Wales | +3 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| West Wales | +14 | 1 | £67,629 | -4.81% | |
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Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wales region featuring Architect in the job title.
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Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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: