Hybrid/Remote Architect Job Trends
Architect
UK > Work from Home
The median Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 62 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -29 | +3 |
| Permanent Architect jobs | 1,863 | 669 | 1,391 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 7.29% | 4.25% | 7.07% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.74% | 4.52% | 7.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,208 | 416 | 903 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £60,875 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £68,750 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | £82,375 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.22% | +2.97% | -3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,500 | £110,000 | £118,750 |
| 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 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,084 | 14,812 | 19,015 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.18% | 94.01% | 96.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,024 | 9,066 | 11,826 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,343 | £55,216 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.28% | -7.97% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,725 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,750 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
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 12 November 2026.
Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 12 November 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 | 27.5% | 513 |
| 2 | Roadmaps | 26.6% | 495 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 20.3% | 379 |
| 4 | AI | 19.6% | 366 |
| 5 | AWS | 17.7% | 329 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 15.1% | 281 |
| 7 | Agile | 14.2% | 265 |
| 8 | Technical Leadership | 13.7% | 255 |
| 9 | SC Cleared | 12.4% | 231 |
| 10 | Enterprise Architecture | 11.8% | 219 |
| 11 | Stakeholder Engagement | 11.2% | 208 |
| 12 | Technical Architecture | 11.1% | 206 |
| 13 | Stakeholder Management | 11.0% | 205 |
| 14 | Decision-Making | 11.0% | 204 |
| 15 | Mentoring | 10.6% | 198 |
| 16 | Technology Strategy | 10.1% | 189 |
| 17 | Architectural Patterns | 9.9% | 184 |
| 18 | Data Architecture | 9.4% | 176 |
| 19 | CI/CD | 9.3% | 173 |
| 19 | Cybersecurity | 9.3% | 173 |
| 21 | TOGAF | 8.5% | 159 |
| 22 | Architecture Governance | 8.4% | 156 |
| 23 | Analytics | 8.3% | 155 |
| 24 | IT Strategy | 8.2% | 153 |
| 25 | SaaS | 7.7% | 144 |
| 26 | Continuous Improvement | 7.6% | 141 |
| 26 | Migration | 7.6% | 141 |
| 28 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.5% | 140 |
| 28 | Presales | 7.5% | 140 |
| 30 | Business Strategy | 7.4% | 137 |
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 | 28.4% | 530 |
| 2 | Senior Architect | 18.7% | 348 |
| 3 | Data Architect | 16.9% | 314 |
| 4 | Lead Architect | 13.1% | 244 |
| 5 | Technical Architect | 13.0% | 243 |
| 6 | Security Architect | 10.8% | 202 |
| 7 | Enterprise Architect | 10.1% | 189 |
| 8 | Senior Data Architect | 6.5% | 121 |
| 9 | Systems Architect | 4.9% | 91 |
| 10 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 4.8% | 90 |
| 11 | Senior Technical Architect | 4.3% | 81 |
| 12 | Cloud Architect | 4.1% | 77 |
| 13 | Senior Solutions Architect | 3.7% | 68 |
| 14 | Lead Solutions Architect | 3.4% | 63 |
| 15 | Azure Architect | 3.1% | 58 |
| 15 | ServiceNow Architect | 3.1% | 58 |
| 17 | Technical Leader | 2.8% | 52 |
| 18 | Presales Solution Architect | 2.4% | 44 |
| 19 | Lead Security Architect | 2.1% | 40 |
| 20 | Network Architect | 2.1% | 39 |