Hybrid/Remote Architect Job Trends
Architect
UK > Work from Home
The median Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £87,431 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 89 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | -56 | +4 |
| Permanent Architect jobs | 1,856 | 642 | 1,392 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 7.27% | 3.91% | 6.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.74% | 4.14% | 7.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,229 | 411 | 909 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £60,875 | £56,809 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £69,375 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,431 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.98% | +3.13% | -3.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £110,000 | £120,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £90,000 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +3.13% | -5.88% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,986 | 15,523 | 19,271 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.98% | 94.53% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,167 | 8,843 | 12,065 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.19% | -5.83% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,750 | £98,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
Architect Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Architect job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Architect Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Architect job vacancies.
Architect Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Architect jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, Architect job ads cited 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 Architect jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 27.3% | 507 |
| 2 | Roadmaps | 26.0% | 483 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 20.3% | 376 |
| 4 | AI | 19.6% | 363 |
| 5 | AWS | 16.5% | 307 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 15.5% | 287 |
| 7 | Agile | 14.7% | 273 |
| 8 | Technical Leadership | 13.1% | 243 |
| 9 | SC Cleared | 12.7% | 236 |
| 10 | Technical Architecture | 12.1% | 225 |
| 11 | Enterprise Architecture | 11.5% | 213 |
| 12 | Stakeholder Engagement | 11.3% | 209 |
| 13 | Stakeholder Management | 10.5% | 195 |
| 14 | Technology Strategy | 10.2% | 190 |
| 15 | Architectural Patterns | 9.9% | 184 |
| 15 | Decision-Making | 9.9% | 184 |
| 15 | Mentoring | 9.9% | 184 |
| 18 | Analytics | 9.6% | 179 |
| 19 | Cybersecurity | 9.6% | 178 |
| 20 | Data Architecture | 9.2% | 171 |
| 21 | CI/CD | 9.1% | 168 |
| 22 | TOGAF | 8.4% | 156 |
| 23 | IT Strategy | 8.2% | 152 |
| 24 | Continuous Improvement | 7.9% | 146 |
| 24 | Migration | 7.9% | 146 |
| 26 | Architecture Governance | 7.8% | 144 |
| 27 | Presales | 7.7% | 142 |
| 28 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.5% | 139 |
| 29 | Data Modelling | 7.3% | 136 |
| 30 | Business Strategy | 7.1% | 131 |
Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solutions Architect | 29.3% | 544 |
| 2 | Senior Architect | 18.0% | 334 |
| 3 | Data Architect | 16.5% | 306 |
| 4 | Lead Architect | 12.6% | 233 |
| 5 | Technical Architect | 12.5% | 232 |
| 6 | Security Architect | 11.5% | 213 |
| 7 | Enterprise Architect | 9.9% | 184 |
| 8 | Senior Data Architect | 6.2% | 115 |
| 9 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 4.7% | 87 |
| 9 | Systems Architect | 4.7% | 87 |
| 11 | Cloud Architect | 4.5% | 84 |
| 12 | Senior Solutions Architect | 3.9% | 72 |
| 13 | Senior Technical Architect | 3.8% | 71 |
| 14 | Azure Architect | 3.3% | 62 |
| 15 | ServiceNow Architect | 3.2% | 59 |
| 16 | Technical Leader | 2.7% | 51 |
| 17 | Presales Solution Architect | 2.7% | 50 |
| 18 | Lead Solutions Architect | 2.6% | 49 |
| 19 | Network Architect | 2.5% | 46 |
| 20 | Lead Security Architect | 2.3% | 43 |