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 9 May 2026.

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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 74 30
Rank change year-on-year +47 -44 +7
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 1,265 662 2,191
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.90% 4.61% 6.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.36% 5.00% 7.03%
Number of salaries quoted 863 483 1,423
10th Percentile £60,000 £60,249 £56,809
25th Percentile £71,659 £68,875 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% +3.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,474 £96,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £114,500
UK median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -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 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 17,176 13,242 31,169
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.65% 92.14% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 12,581 8,981 24,884
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,047
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £52,777
% change year-on-year -5.17% +9.90% -12.04%

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 9 May 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 9 May 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.

1 357 (28.22%) Azure
2 240 (18.97%) Roadmaps
3 224 (17.71%) AWS
4 200 (15.81%) Security Cleared
5 191 (15.10%) Agile
6 179 (14.15%) Microsoft
7 173 (13.68%) TOGAF
8 169 (13.36%) AI
9 151 (11.94%) SC Cleared
10 147 (11.62%) DevOps
10 147 (11.62%) Enterprise Architecture
11 139 (10.99%) Cybersecurity
12 124 (9.80%) Mentoring
13 116 (9.17%) CI/CD
14 113 (8.93%) Data Modelling
15 110 (8.70%) Data Architecture
15 110 (8.70%) Technology Strategy
16 108 (8.54%) GCP
17 105 (8.30%) Analytics
18 104 (8.22%) Migration
19 93 (7.35%) Microservices
19 93 (7.35%) Problem-Solving
20 92 (7.27%) Continuous Improvement
21 90 (7.11%) Presales
21 90 (7.11%) Stakeholder Management
22 89 (7.04%) Event-Driven
23 86 (6.80%) IT Strategy
24 82 (6.48%) Degree
24 82 (6.48%) Technical Leadership
25 81 (6.40%) Technical Architecture

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 14 (1.11%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.03%) CMS
3 9 (0.71%) JBoss
3 9 (0.71%) WebSphere
4 8 (0.63%) Confluence
5 7 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.32%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.32%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.32%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.32%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.24%) Apache
7 3 (0.24%) SAS
8 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.079%) IIS
9 1 (0.079%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.079%) Strapi
Applications
1 5 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.16%) ArchiCAD
4 2 (0.16%) Revit
5 1 (0.079%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.079%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.079%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.079%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 15 (1.19%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (1.19%) Oracle Financials
1 15 (1.19%) Oracle General Ledger
1 15 (1.19%) Oracle Payables
2 11 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.32%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.16%) Shopify
6 1 (0.079%) Actimize
6 1 (0.079%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.079%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.079%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.079%) Sprinklr
6 1 (0.079%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 357 (28.22%) Azure
2 224 (17.71%) AWS
3 108 (8.54%) GCP
4 73 (5.77%) Serverless
5 71 (5.61%) SaaS
6 50 (3.95%) Power Platform
7 45 (3.56%) Microsoft 365
8 36 (2.85%) Entra ID
8 36 (2.85%) Snowflake
9 29 (2.29%) Dynamics 365
10 26 (2.06%) PaaS
11 21 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
12 19 (1.50%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 17 (1.34%) IaaS
14 15 (1.19%) Azure Machine Learning
15 12 (0.95%) Azure AI
15 12 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
16 10 (0.79%) Azure Service Bus
16 10 (0.79%) iPaaS
17 9 (0.71%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 80 (6.32%) Broadband
2 37 (2.92%) WAN
3 34 (2.69%) Network Security
4 33 (2.61%) Firewall
5 26 (2.06%) SD-WAN
6 25 (1.98%) LAN
7 21 (1.66%) VPN
8 17 (1.34%) MPLS
9 11 (0.87%) WLAN
10 9 (0.71%) Cisco Firepower
11 8 (0.63%) Kerberos
12 6 (0.47%) BGP
12 6 (0.47%) DNS
12 6 (0.47%) VSAN
12 6 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
13 5 (0.40%) HTTP
13 5 (0.40%) SNMP
13 5 (0.40%) VXLAN
14 4 (0.32%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (3.48%) Metadata
2 29 (2.29%) SQL Server
3 25 (1.98%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (1.26%) NoSQL
5 14 (1.11%) Data Lake
5 14 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (1.11%) Power BI
6 12 (0.95%) BigQuery
7 8 (0.63%) MongoDB
8 6 (0.47%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
9 5 (0.40%) Tableau
10 4 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.32%) Big Data
10 4 (0.32%) GIS
10 4 (0.32%) QGIS
10 4 (0.32%) RDBMS
11 3 (0.24%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.24%) MySQL
12 2 (0.16%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 46 (3.64%) Jenkins
2 34 (2.69%) GitLab
2 34 (2.69%) SonarQube
3 21 (1.66%) Snyk
4 6 (0.47%) Git
5 5 (0.40%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (0.16%) MLflow
6 2 (0.16%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.079%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.079%) JIRA
7 1 (0.079%) JMeter
7 1 (0.079%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.079%) Postman
7 1 (0.079%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.079%) Selenium
7 1 (0.079%) Subversion
General
1 223 (17.63%) Social Skills
2 187 (14.78%) Public Sector
3 179 (14.15%) Finance
4 136 (10.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 73 (5.77%) Analytical Skills
6 66 (5.22%) Games
7 61 (4.82%) Marketing
8 58 (4.58%) Law
9 40 (3.16%) Legal
10 38 (3.00%) Retail
11 29 (2.29%) Banking
11 29 (2.29%) Influencing Skills
12 24 (1.90%) Telecoms
13 21 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (1.34%) Manufacturing
15 13 (1.03%) Back Office
16 10 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
17 6 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (0.47%) Financial Institution
17 6 (0.47%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (5.14%) REST
2 53 (4.19%) SOAP
3 45 (3.56%) .NET
4 36 (2.85%) Lightning Web Components
5 34 (2.69%) Middleware
5 34 (2.69%) Visualforce
6 20 (1.58%) OAuth
6 20 (1.58%) OpenID
7 19 (1.50%) RESTful
8 16 (1.26%) LDAP
8 16 (1.26%) SAML
9 15 (1.19%) GraphQL
10 12 (0.95%) Spring
11 11 (0.87%) Hibernate
12 8 (0.63%) .NET Core
13 7 (0.55%) Django
13 7 (0.55%) Node.js
14 6 (0.47%) OpenAPI
14 6 (0.47%) Swagger
14 6 (0.47%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (4.74%) Cloud Native
2 51 (4.03%) Product Ownership
3 49 (3.87%) Data Centre
4 37 (2.92%) Cyberattack
5 31 (2.45%) Legacy Systems
5 31 (2.45%) Public Cloud
6 28 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
7 27 (2.13%) Management Information System
7 27 (2.13%) Virtual Team
8 17 (1.34%) PKI
9 16 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
10 14 (1.11%) Cyber Threat
11 13 (1.03%) IoT
12 11 (0.87%) Operational Technology
13 10 (0.79%) Low-Code
14 9 (0.71%) DataPower
15 8 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
15 8 (0.63%) Video\Live Streaming
16 7 (0.55%) Hybrid Cloud
17 6 (0.47%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.11%) Windows
2 8 (0.63%) Linux
3 7 (0.55%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.32%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.079%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (18.97%) Roadmaps
2 191 (15.10%) Agile
3 173 (13.68%) TOGAF
4 169 (13.36%) AI
5 147 (11.62%) DevOps
5 147 (11.62%) Enterprise Architecture
6 139 (10.99%) Cybersecurity
7 124 (9.80%) Mentoring
8 116 (9.17%) CI/CD
9 113 (8.93%) Data Modelling
10 110 (8.70%) Data Architecture
10 110 (8.70%) Technology Strategy
11 105 (8.30%) Analytics
12 104 (8.22%) Migration
13 93 (7.35%) Microservices
13 93 (7.35%) Problem-Solving
14 92 (7.27%) Continuous Improvement
15 90 (7.11%) Presales
15 90 (7.11%) Stakeholder Management
16 89 (7.04%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 49 (3.87%) Python
1 49 (3.87%) SQL
2 36 (2.85%) Apex Code
2 36 (2.85%) C#
2 36 (2.85%) SOQL
2 36 (2.85%) SOSL
3 33 (2.61%) Java
4 20 (1.58%) PowerShell
5 16 (1.26%) TypeScript
6 14 (1.11%) JavaScript
7 9 (0.71%) Bash
8 8 (0.63%) T-SQL
9 7 (0.55%) Go
10 6 (0.47%) Bicep
11 3 (0.24%) Scala
12 2 (0.16%) C++
12 2 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.079%) R
13 1 (0.079%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 200 (15.81%) Security Cleared
2 151 (11.94%) SC Cleared
3 82 (6.48%) Degree
4 43 (3.40%) CISSP
4 43 (3.40%) TOGAF Certification
5 40 (3.16%) Azure Certification
6 34 (2.69%) AWS Certification
7 32 (2.53%) DV Cleared
8 31 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
9 26 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
11 21 (1.66%) CISM
12 16 (1.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 12 (0.95%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 11 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (0.79%) CCNP
16 7 (0.55%) CCSP
17 6 (0.47%) CCIE
17 6 (0.47%) VCAP
17 6 (0.47%) VCDX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (4.11%) NIST
2 30 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (2.29%) GRC
4 27 (2.13%) Data Quality
5 22 (1.74%) GDPR
6 21 (1.66%) NCSC
7 20 (1.58%) Accessibility
8 11 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
9 10 (0.79%) PCI DSS
10 8 (0.63%) PMO
10 8 (0.63%) QA
11 7 (0.55%) WCAG
12 5 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 5 (0.40%) IFRS
13 4 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.16%) IFRS 17
14 2 (0.16%) SLA
14 2 (0.16%) Solvency II
15 1 (0.079%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 1 (0.079%) PERC
System Software
1 34 (2.69%) Virtual Machines
2 27 (2.13%) Active Directory
3 14 (1.11%) Docker
3 14 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.71%) vSphere
5 7 (0.55%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.47%) vCloud
7 3 (0.24%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 25 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
2 17 (1.34%) Ansible
3 14 (1.11%) Kubernetes
4 13 (1.03%) Terraform
5 6 (0.47%) Endace
6 3 (0.24%) Avamar
6 3 (0.24%) Dell DRAC
6 3 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
6 3 (0.24%) EMC VPLEX
6 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.24%) VxRail
7 2 (0.16%) CASB
8 1 (0.079%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.079%) Docker Swarm
8 1 (0.079%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.079%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.079%) Puppet
8 1 (0.079%) Rancher
Vendors
1 179 (14.15%) Microsoft
2 46 (3.64%) Salesforce
3 35 (2.77%) Google
3 35 (2.77%) Splunk
4 33 (2.61%) Databricks
5 32 (2.53%) Cisco
6 29 (2.29%) Oracle
6 29 (2.29%) Palo Alto
7 24 (1.90%) CrowdStrike
7 24 (1.90%) SAP
8 21 (1.66%) Tenable
9 19 (1.50%) ServiceNow
9 19 (1.50%) VMware
10 13 (1.03%) Fortinet
11 12 (0.95%) Juniper
11 12 (0.95%) Meraki
12 10 (0.79%) Dell
13 9 (0.71%) NetApp
13 9 (0.71%) Nimble Storage
14 8 (0.63%) CheckPoint