Hybrid/Remote Architect Job Trends

Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 38 32
Rank change year-on-year -10 -6 +15
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 742 1,132 1,450
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.91% 6.65% 7.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.25% 6.91% 7.41%
Number of salaries quoted 457 727 1,040
10th Percentile £60,875 £56,809 £60,878
25th Percentile £72,500 £66,250 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £97,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% -3.03% -2.94%

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 vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,145 16,379 19,561
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 96.15% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 9,116 10,040 15,901
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,015
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,206 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.05% +2.01% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,563 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Architect' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Architect job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Architect
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Architect job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Architect job vacancies

Architect
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Architect over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Architect salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Architect in the job title.

1 274 (36.93%) Azure
2 171 (23.05%) Roadmaps
3 170 (22.91%) AWS
4 148 (19.95%) Microsoft
5 146 (19.68%) Agile
6 131 (17.65%) Data Modelling
7 129 (17.39%) AI
8 119 (16.04%) Security Cleared
9 117 (15.77%) Continuous Improvement
10 114 (15.36%) Analytics
11 101 (13.61%) TOGAF
12 99 (13.34%) Data Architecture
13 96 (12.94%) Enterprise Architecture
14 95 (12.80%) Problem-Solving
15 88 (11.86%) Cybersecurity
16 86 (11.59%) Mentoring
17 85 (11.46%) Technical Leadership
18 84 (11.32%) Degree
19 83 (11.19%) SC Cleared
20 81 (10.92%) Microservices
21 79 (10.65%) DevOps
22 76 (10.24%) Migration
23 75 (10.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
24 72 (9.70%) Python
24 72 (9.70%) Stakeholder Management
25 70 (9.43%) Presales
26 69 (9.30%) Technical Architecture
27 67 (9.03%) Data Management
28 66 (8.89%) Decision-Making
29 64 (8.63%) Data Warehouse

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 (1.35%) JBoss
1 10 (1.35%) WebSphere
2 7 (0.94%) CMS
2 7 (0.94%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.81%) Confluence
4 5 (0.67%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.54%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.54%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle Spatial
6 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
7 1 (0.13%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.13%) Strapi
Applications
1 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.13%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 14 (1.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.08%) Oracle General Ledger
2 8 (1.08%) Oracle Payables
3 7 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.94%) Oracle Assets
4 5 (0.67%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.27%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.27%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.13%) Actimize
7 1 (0.13%) Magento
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.13%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 274 (36.93%) Azure
2 170 (22.91%) AWS
3 64 (8.63%) SaaS
4 59 (7.95%) GCP
5 57 (7.68%) Serverless
6 49 (6.60%) Snowflake
7 32 (4.31%) Power Platform
8 27 (3.64%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (2.83%) IaaS
9 21 (2.83%) PaaS
10 17 (2.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 15 (2.02%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
12 12 (1.62%) Entra ID
12 12 (1.62%) GitHub
13 11 (1.48%) OCI
14 10 (1.35%) AWS Lambda
15 9 (1.21%) AWS CloudFormation
16 8 (1.08%) Amazon S3
17 7 (0.94%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.45%) Broadband
2 23 (3.10%) Firewall
3 13 (1.75%) WAN
4 10 (1.35%) LAN
4 10 (1.35%) VPN
5 8 (1.08%) SD-WAN
6 7 (0.94%) DHCP
7 6 (0.81%) DNS
7 6 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.67%) Network Security
9 3 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (0.40%) DOCSIS
9 3 (0.40%) DSL
9 3 (0.40%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.40%) GPON
9 3 (0.40%) InfiniBand
9 3 (0.40%) IPv4
9 3 (0.40%) IPv6
9 3 (0.40%) MPLS
9 3 (0.40%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (8.63%) Data Warehouse
2 23 (3.10%) Data Lake
2 23 (3.10%) Metadata
3 16 (2.16%) SQL Server
4 15 (2.02%) NoSQL
4 15 (2.02%) Power BI
5 13 (1.75%) Azure SQL Database
5 13 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.48%) Data Vault
7 10 (1.35%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 8 (1.08%) Data Mining
9 6 (0.81%) Tableau
10 5 (0.67%) BigQuery
10 5 (0.67%) Geospatial Data
10 5 (0.67%) GIS
10 5 (0.67%) Metadata Repository
10 5 (0.67%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.54%) DataStage
11 4 (0.54%) QGIS
11 4 (0.54%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 33 (4.45%) Jenkins
2 17 (2.29%) GitLab
3 16 (2.16%) SonarQube
4 10 (1.35%) JIRA
5 6 (0.81%) ER Studio
5 6 (0.81%) ERwin
6 5 (0.67%) Git
7 4 (0.54%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.13%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.13%) Subversion
8 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
General
1 231 (31.13%) Social Skills
2 128 (17.25%) Finance
3 93 (12.53%) Public Sector
4 80 (10.78%) Analytical Skills
5 71 (9.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 47 (6.33%) Retail
7 41 (5.53%) Marketing
8 36 (4.85%) Law
9 34 (4.58%) Presentation Skills
10 30 (4.04%) Banking
10 30 (4.04%) Legal
11 27 (3.64%) Games
12 18 (2.43%) Manufacturing
13 16 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
14 14 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (1.75%) Telecoms
16 11 (1.48%) Back Office
17 5 (0.67%) Electronics
17 5 (0.67%) Retail Banking
18 4 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (4.99%) .NET
2 31 (4.18%) React
3 30 (4.04%) REST
4 29 (3.91%) Node.js
5 28 (3.77%) SOAP
6 24 (3.23%) Middleware
7 22 (2.96%) React Native
8 15 (2.02%) Lightning Web Components
8 15 (2.02%) Visualforce
9 14 (1.89%) GraphQL
9 14 (1.89%) Spring
10 13 (1.75%) Django
10 13 (1.75%) Hibernate
11 9 (1.21%) Web Services
12 7 (0.94%) Blazor
12 7 (0.94%) Kafka
12 7 (0.94%) RESTful
13 6 (0.81%) SAP Fiori
14 5 (0.67%) Oracle Fusion
15 4 (0.54%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 52 (7.01%) Data Centre
2 44 (5.93%) Cloud Native
3 35 (4.72%) Legacy Systems
4 32 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
5 29 (3.91%) Enterprise Software
5 29 (3.91%) Virtual Team
6 28 (3.77%) Product Ownership
7 27 (3.64%) Hybrid Cloud
7 27 (3.64%) Management Information System
8 26 (3.50%) Public Cloud
9 23 (3.10%) Mobile App
10 11 (1.48%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (1.35%) DataPower
12 9 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.21%) IoT
13 8 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
13 8 (1.08%) Reference Data
14 6 (0.81%) Low-Code
15 5 (0.67%) CMDB
15 5 (0.67%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.16%) Linux
2 11 (1.48%) Windows
3 6 (0.81%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.54%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.40%) OpenWrt
6 1 (0.13%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (23.05%) Roadmaps
2 146 (19.68%) Agile
3 131 (17.65%) Data Modelling
4 129 (17.39%) AI
5 117 (15.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 114 (15.36%) Analytics
7 101 (13.61%) TOGAF
8 99 (13.34%) Data Architecture
9 96 (12.94%) Enterprise Architecture
10 95 (12.80%) Problem-Solving
11 88 (11.86%) Cybersecurity
12 86 (11.59%) Mentoring
13 85 (11.46%) Technical Leadership
14 81 (10.92%) Microservices
15 79 (10.65%) DevOps
16 76 (10.24%) Migration
17 75 (10.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 72 (9.70%) Stakeholder Management
19 70 (9.43%) Presales
20 69 (9.30%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 72 (9.70%) Python
2 56 (7.55%) C#
3 50 (6.74%) Java
4 49 (6.60%) SQL
5 26 (3.50%) JavaScript
6 25 (3.37%) TypeScript
7 15 (2.02%) Apex Code
7 15 (2.02%) SOQL
7 15 (2.02%) SOSL
8 10 (1.35%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.94%) Bicep
10 6 (0.81%) C++
11 4 (0.54%) Bash
11 4 (0.54%) Go
12 3 (0.40%) C
13 2 (0.27%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.13%) PHP
14 1 (0.13%) R
14 1 (0.13%) Scala
Qualifications
1 119 (16.04%) Security Cleared
2 84 (11.32%) Degree
3 83 (11.19%) SC Cleared
4 57 (7.68%) Azure Certification
5 53 (7.14%) AWS Certification
6 42 (5.66%) TOGAF Certification
7 37 (4.99%) Computer Science Degree
8 36 (4.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 34 (4.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 22 (2.96%) DV Cleared
11 14 (1.89%) CISSP
12 13 (1.75%) Master's Degree
13 11 (1.48%) CISM
14 6 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
14 6 (0.81%) SAP Certification
15 4 (0.54%) DBS Check
16 3 (0.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 3 (0.40%) BPSS Clearance
16 3 (0.40%) PMI Certification
17 2 (0.27%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.58%) Accessibility
2 23 (3.10%) NIST
3 21 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (2.16%) GDPR
5 12 (1.62%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.35%) NCSC
7 9 (1.21%) QA
8 7 (0.94%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.40%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.27%) GRC
10 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.13%) Def Stans
11 1 (0.13%) EU AI Act
11 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.13%) JSP 440
System Software
1 29 (3.91%) Docker
2 7 (0.94%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.40%) Firmware
3 3 (0.40%) GPFS
3 3 (0.40%) Lustre
3 3 (0.40%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 35 (4.72%) Kubernetes
2 23 (3.10%) Terraform
3 21 (2.83%) Ansible
4 6 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.40%) Endace
5 3 (0.40%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.27%) CASB
6 2 (0.27%) Grafana
6 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.13%) Autotask
7 1 (0.13%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.13%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.13%) Puppet
7 1 (0.13%) Rancher
Vendors
1 148 (19.95%) Microsoft
2 29 (3.91%) Databricks
3 28 (3.77%) SAP
4 23 (3.10%) Google
5 21 (2.83%) Oracle
6 20 (2.70%) Adobe
7 19 (2.56%) Palo Alto
8 18 (2.43%) Apple
8 18 (2.43%) Salesforce
9 16 (2.16%) Splunk
10 13 (1.75%) Cisco
10 13 (1.75%) ServiceNow
11 10 (1.35%) Workday
12 6 (0.81%) Ariba
12 6 (0.81%) Fortinet
12 6 (0.81%) Sparx
12 6 (0.81%) VMware
13 5 (0.67%) Red Hat
14 4 (0.54%) ESRI
14 4 (0.54%) Informatica