Architect Job Trends in West Malling

Architect
Kent > West Malling

The median Architect salary in West Malling is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 2 10
Rank change year-on-year -4 +8 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 1 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in West Malling 7.14% 40.00% 5.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.69% 40.00% 5.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £88,750 £88,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.23% +0.85% +12.10%
Kent median annual salary £85,000 £78,000 £81,750
% change year-on-year +8.97% -4.59% -6.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Malling

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Malling. 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 West Malling with a recognized job title 13 5 20
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 5 19
10th Percentile £33,500 - £48,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - -17.24% +34.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,250 -
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £54,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -25.93% +20.00% -10.00%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in West Malling

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Malling.

Architect job vacancy trend in West Malling

Architect
Salary Trend in West Malling

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in West Malling.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in West Malling

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Malling

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Malling region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Apache
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
1 1 (100.00%) CASB
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) IaaS
1 1 (100.00%) IIS
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) PaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Terraform

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Malling 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 1 (100.00%) Apache
1 1 (100.00%) IIS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
1 1 (100.00%) IaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) PaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) CASB
1 1 (100.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) Zscaler