Hybrid/Remote Architect Job Trends

Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £83,781 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 39 33
Rank change year-on-year -5 -6 +13
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 757 1,058 1,503
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.05% 6.41% 6.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.39% 6.67% 7.22%
Number of salaries quoted 473 680 1,089
10th Percentile £60,675 £56,809 £60,000
25th Percentile £72,500 £66,250 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £83,781 £80,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.73% -3.03% -2.94%
75th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £97,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £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 14,035 15,855 20,818
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.60% 96.10% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 9,122 9,591 17,045
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,664
25th Percentile £42,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 11 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 11 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.

1 261 (34.48%) Azure
2 169 (22.32%) Roadmaps
3 164 (21.66%) AWS
4 141 (18.63%) Microsoft
5 132 (17.44%) Agile
6 129 (17.04%) Data Modelling
7 121 (15.98%) AI
8 120 (15.85%) Security Cleared
9 114 (15.06%) Continuous Improvement
10 112 (14.80%) Analytics
11 97 (12.81%) Data Architecture
12 93 (12.29%) Cybersecurity
12 93 (12.29%) Enterprise Architecture
13 89 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
14 88 (11.62%) TOGAF
15 85 (11.23%) Mentoring
16 84 (11.10%) SC Cleared
17 83 (10.96%) Technical Leadership
18 78 (10.30%) Microservices
19 77 (10.17%) Degree
20 75 (9.91%) Migration
21 73 (9.64%) DevOps
22 71 (9.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 68 (8.98%) Stakeholder Management
23 68 (8.98%) Technical Architecture
24 66 (8.72%) Python
25 65 (8.59%) Data Management
25 65 (8.59%) Presales
26 64 (8.45%) Data Warehouse
26 64 (8.45%) Decision-Making

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 11 (1.45%) JBoss
1 11 (1.45%) WebSphere
2 7 (0.92%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.79%) CMS
4 5 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.66%) Confluence
5 4 (0.53%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.53%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.53%) Oracle Spatial
6 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
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 13 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.19%) Oracle General Ledger
2 9 (1.19%) Oracle Payables
3 8 (1.06%) Oracle Assets
4 6 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.79%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.26%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.13%) Actimize
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.13%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 261 (34.48%) Azure
2 164 (21.66%) AWS
3 62 (8.19%) SaaS
4 59 (7.79%) GCP
5 56 (7.40%) Serverless
6 49 (6.47%) Snowflake
7 31 (4.10%) Power Platform
8 27 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
9 20 (2.64%) IaaS
9 20 (2.64%) PaaS
10 16 (2.11%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 15 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
12 12 (1.59%) Entra ID
13 11 (1.45%) GitHub
13 11 (1.45%) OCI
14 10 (1.32%) AWS Lambda
15 9 (1.19%) AWS CloudFormation
16 8 (1.06%) Amazon S3
17 7 (0.92%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 34 (4.49%) Broadband
2 22 (2.91%) Firewall
3 13 (1.72%) WAN
4 10 (1.32%) LAN
4 10 (1.32%) VPN
5 8 (1.06%) SD-WAN
6 7 (0.92%) DHCP
7 6 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.66%) DNS
8 5 (0.66%) Network Security
9 3 (0.40%) DOCSIS
9 3 (0.40%) DSL
9 3 (0.40%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.40%) GPON
9 3 (0.40%) IPv4
9 3 (0.40%) IPv6
9 3 (0.40%) MPLS
9 3 (0.40%) PPP
9 3 (0.40%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.40%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (8.45%) Data Warehouse
2 23 (3.04%) Metadata
3 22 (2.91%) Data Lake
4 16 (2.11%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.85%) Power BI
6 13 (1.72%) NoSQL
7 12 (1.59%) Azure SQL Database
7 12 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
8 11 (1.45%) Data Vault
9 10 (1.32%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 8 (1.06%) Data Mining
11 6 (0.79%) Tableau
12 5 (0.66%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.66%) Geospatial Data
12 5 (0.66%) GIS
12 5 (0.66%) Metadata Repository
12 5 (0.66%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.53%) DataStage
13 4 (0.53%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 32 (4.23%) Jenkins
2 16 (2.11%) GitLab
2 16 (2.11%) SonarQube
3 8 (1.06%) JIRA
4 6 (0.79%) ER Studio
4 6 (0.79%) ERwin
5 4 (0.53%) Git
5 4 (0.53%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.13%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.13%) Subversion
6 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
General
1 225 (29.72%) Social Skills
2 123 (16.25%) Finance
3 103 (13.61%) Public Sector
4 76 (10.04%) Analytical Skills
5 66 (8.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 45 (5.94%) Retail
7 41 (5.42%) Marketing
8 35 (4.62%) Law
9 33 (4.36%) Presentation Skills
10 30 (3.96%) Banking
10 30 (3.96%) Legal
11 28 (3.70%) Games
12 15 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (1.98%) Manufacturing
13 14 (1.85%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.32%) Back Office
15 5 (0.66%) Electronics
15 5 (0.66%) Retail Banking
16 3 (0.40%) General Ledger
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (4.76%) .NET
2 31 (4.10%) REST
3 29 (3.83%) React
3 29 (3.83%) SOAP
4 27 (3.57%) Node.js
5 26 (3.43%) Middleware
6 20 (2.64%) React Native
7 15 (1.98%) Lightning Web Components
7 15 (1.98%) Spring
7 15 (1.98%) Visualforce
8 14 (1.85%) GraphQL
8 14 (1.85%) Hibernate
9 12 (1.59%) Django
10 9 (1.19%) Web Services
11 6 (0.79%) Blazor
11 6 (0.79%) Kafka
11 6 (0.79%) RESTful
12 5 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
13 4 (0.53%) SailPoint
13 4 (0.53%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 46 (6.08%) Data Centre
2 41 (5.42%) Cloud Native
3 36 (4.76%) Legacy Systems
4 32 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
5 29 (3.83%) Enterprise Software
5 29 (3.83%) Virtual Team
6 27 (3.57%) Product Ownership
7 26 (3.43%) Public Cloud
8 25 (3.30%) Hybrid Cloud
9 22 (2.91%) Management Information System
10 21 (2.77%) Mobile App
11 11 (1.45%) DataPower
11 11 (1.45%) Distributed Systems
12 9 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.19%) IoT
13 8 (1.06%) Operational Technology
13 8 (1.06%) Reference Data
14 6 (0.79%) Greenfield Project
14 6 (0.79%) PKI
15 5 (0.66%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.98%) Linux
2 11 (1.45%) Windows
3 6 (0.79%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.53%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.40%) OpenWrt
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (22.32%) Roadmaps
2 132 (17.44%) Agile
3 129 (17.04%) Data Modelling
4 121 (15.98%) AI
5 114 (15.06%) Continuous Improvement
6 112 (14.80%) Analytics
7 97 (12.81%) Data Architecture
8 93 (12.29%) Cybersecurity
8 93 (12.29%) Enterprise Architecture
9 89 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
10 88 (11.62%) TOGAF
11 85 (11.23%) Mentoring
12 83 (10.96%) Technical Leadership
13 78 (10.30%) Microservices
14 75 (9.91%) Migration
15 73 (9.64%) DevOps
16 71 (9.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 68 (8.98%) Stakeholder Management
17 68 (8.98%) Technical Architecture
18 65 (8.59%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 66 (8.72%) Python
2 51 (6.74%) C#
3 49 (6.47%) Java
4 46 (6.08%) SQL
5 26 (3.43%) JavaScript
6 25 (3.30%) TypeScript
7 15 (1.98%) Apex Code
7 15 (1.98%) SOQL
7 15 (1.98%) SOSL
8 10 (1.32%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.92%) Bicep
10 6 (0.79%) C++
11 4 (0.53%) Bash
11 4 (0.53%) Go
12 3 (0.40%) C
13 2 (0.26%) 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
1 120 (15.85%) Security Cleared
2 84 (11.10%) SC Cleared
3 77 (10.17%) Degree
4 53 (7.00%) Azure Certification
5 48 (6.34%) AWS Certification
6 39 (5.15%) TOGAF Certification
7 37 (4.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 34 (4.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 33 (4.36%) Microsoft Certification
10 20 (2.64%) DV Cleared
11 15 (1.98%) CISSP
12 12 (1.59%) CISM
12 12 (1.59%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (0.66%) SAP Certification
15 4 (0.53%) DBS Check
16 3 (0.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 3 (0.40%) BPSS Clearance
16 3 (0.40%) PMI Certification
17 2 (0.26%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.49%) Accessibility
2 22 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (2.91%) NIST
3 15 (1.98%) GDPR
4 12 (1.59%) Data Quality
5 11 (1.45%) NCSC
6 8 (1.06%) PCI DSS
6 8 (1.06%) QA
7 3 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.26%) GRC
8 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.13%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.13%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.13%) JSP 440
System Software
1 25 (3.30%) Docker
2 7 (0.92%) 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 30 (3.96%) Kubernetes
2 23 (3.04%) Terraform
3 21 (2.77%) Ansible
4 6 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.40%) Endace
5 3 (0.40%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.26%) CASB
6 2 (0.26%) Grafana
6 2 (0.26%) 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
1 141 (18.63%) Microsoft
2 30 (3.96%) Databricks
3 27 (3.57%) SAP
4 23 (3.04%) Google
5 22 (2.91%) Oracle
6 18 (2.38%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.11%) Adobe
7 16 (2.11%) Splunk
8 15 (1.98%) Palo Alto
9 14 (1.85%) Apple
10 13 (1.72%) Cisco
11 12 (1.59%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.79%) Fortinet
12 6 (0.79%) Sparx
12 6 (0.79%) VMware
13 4 (0.53%) BiZZdesign
13 4 (0.53%) ESRI
13 4 (0.53%) F5
13 4 (0.53%) IBM
13 4 (0.53%) Okta