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 28 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 89 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | -56 | +4 |
| Permanent Architect jobs | 1,843 | 625 | 1,401 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 7.22% | 3.86% | 7.01% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.68% | 4.08% | 7.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,242 | 406 | 919 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £61,250 | £56,809 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £68,750 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,431 | £82,375 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.14% | +2.97% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| 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 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,987 | 15,315 | 19,301 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.99% | 94.57% | 96.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,232 | 8,771 | 12,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,888 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.47% | -5.19% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,750 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,623 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.57% | -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 28 October 2026.
Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 28 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% | 504 |
| 2 | Roadmaps | 26.0% | 480 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 20.4% | 376 |
| 4 | AI | 18.9% | 349 |
| 5 | AWS | 16.1% | 296 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 15.8% | 291 |
| 7 | Agile | 14.9% | 275 |
| 8 | Technical Leadership | 13.3% | 246 |
| 9 | SC Cleared | 12.9% | 238 |
| 10 | Technical Architecture | 12.3% | 226 |
| 11 | Enterprise Architecture | 11.4% | 211 |
| 11 | Stakeholder Engagement | 11.4% | 211 |
| 13 | Stakeholder Management | 10.4% | 191 |
| 14 | Technology Strategy | 10.2% | 188 |
| 15 | Analytics | 9.9% | 182 |
| 16 | Architectural Patterns | 9.8% | 180 |
| 17 | Cybersecurity | 9.6% | 177 |
| 18 | Mentoring | 9.4% | 174 |
| 19 | Data Architecture | 9.4% | 173 |
| 20 | Decision-Making | 9.1% | 168 |
| 21 | CI/CD | 8.5% | 157 |
| 22 | TOGAF | 8.4% | 155 |
| 23 | IT Strategy | 8.1% | 149 |
| 23 | Migration | 8.1% | 149 |
| 25 | Presales | 7.9% | 145 |
| 26 | Continuous Improvement | 7.8% | 144 |
| 27 | Architecture Governance | 7.7% | 142 |
| 28 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.7% | 141 |
| 29 | Data Modelling | 7.5% | 138 |
| 30 | Business Strategy | 6.9% | 127 |
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 | 29.4% | 541 |
| 2 | Senior Architect | 17.8% | 328 |
| 3 | Data Architect | 16.7% | 307 |
| 4 | Technical Architect | 12.2% | 225 |
| 5 | Lead Architect | 12.0% | 221 |
| 6 | Security Architect | 11.5% | 212 |
| 7 | Enterprise Architect | 9.9% | 183 |
| 8 | Senior Data Architect | 6.1% | 112 |
| 9 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 4.8% | 88 |
| 9 | Cloud Architect | 4.8% | 88 |
| 11 | Systems Architect | 4.7% | 87 |
| 12 | Senior Solutions Architect | 4.0% | 74 |
| 13 | Senior Technical Architect | 3.6% | 66 |
| 14 | Azure Architect | 3.5% | 64 |
| 15 | ServiceNow Architect | 3.1% | 58 |
| 16 | Presales Solution Architect | 2.9% | 54 |
| 17 | Technical Leader | 2.8% | 51 |
| 18 | Network Architect | 2.7% | 49 |
| 19 | Lead Security Architect | 2.3% | 43 |
| 20 | Oracle Architect | 2.2% | 41 |