Hybrid/Remote Architect Job Trends

Architect
UK > Work from Home

The median Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £82,227 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 January 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 38 37
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 +5
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 820 1,063 1,633
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.26% 6.51% 6.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.61% 6.78% 6.65%
Number of salaries quoted 514 675 1,202
10th Percentile £60,000 £56,809 £59,300
25th Percentile £71,575 £66,250 £68,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,227 £82,500 £80,125
Median % change year-on-year -0.33% +2.96% -5.74%
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £96,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £82,500 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% - -8.05%

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 14,613 15,670 24,546
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 96.03% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 9,534 9,419 20,359
10th Percentile £30,165 £35,750 £34,187
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,375 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.09%

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 26 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 26 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 (33.41%) Azure
2 183 (22.32%) AWS
3 181 (22.07%) Roadmaps
4 147 (17.93%) Agile
5 143 (17.44%) Data Modelling
5 143 (17.44%) Microsoft
6 126 (15.37%) Security Cleared
7 118 (14.39%) Continuous Improvement
8 114 (13.90%) Data Architecture
9 112 (13.66%) Analytics
10 111 (13.54%) AI
11 101 (12.32%) Mentoring
12 99 (12.07%) Enterprise Architecture
13 94 (11.46%) TOGAF
14 92 (11.22%) Cybersecurity
15 90 (10.98%) Problem-Solving
16 85 (10.37%) DevOps
16 85 (10.37%) Microservices
16 85 (10.37%) SC Cleared
17 84 (10.24%) Migration
18 83 (10.12%) Technical Leadership
19 76 (9.27%) Data Management
20 75 (9.15%) GCP
20 75 (9.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
21 72 (8.78%) Stakeholder Management
22 69 (8.41%) Strategic Thinking
22 69 (8.41%) Technical Architecture
23 67 (8.17%) SaaS
24 65 (7.93%) Architectural Patterns
24 65 (7.93%) 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 13 (1.59%) JBoss
1 13 (1.59%) WebSphere
2 8 (0.98%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.73%) CMS
5 5 (0.61%) Confluence
6 4 (0.49%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.49%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.49%) Oracle Spatial
7 2 (0.24%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
8 1 (0.12%) IIS
8 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.12%) Strapi
Applications
1 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (0.12%) PlantUML
1 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 13 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.34%) Oracle General Ledger
2 11 (1.34%) Oracle Payables
3 10 (1.22%) Oracle Assets
4 8 (0.98%) Oracle Financials
5 7 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.12%) Actimize
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.12%) Sprinklr
8 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 274 (33.41%) Azure
2 183 (22.32%) AWS
3 75 (9.15%) GCP
4 67 (8.17%) SaaS
5 57 (6.95%) Serverless
6 51 (6.22%) Snowflake
7 37 (4.51%) Power Platform
8 30 (3.66%) Microsoft 365
9 19 (2.32%) IaaS
10 18 (2.20%) PaaS
11 14 (1.71%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 14 (1.71%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
12 13 (1.59%) Entra ID
13 10 (1.22%) AWS Lambda
13 10 (1.22%) GitHub
13 10 (1.22%) OCI
14 9 (1.10%) AWS CloudFormation
14 9 (1.10%) dbt
15 7 (0.85%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 43 (5.24%) Broadband
2 22 (2.68%) Firewall
3 15 (1.83%) WAN
4 14 (1.71%) VPN
5 11 (1.34%) LAN
6 10 (1.22%) SD-WAN
7 7 (0.85%) DHCP
8 6 (0.73%) Network Security
8 6 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.49%) DNS
9 4 (0.49%) SSL
10 3 (0.37%) DOCSIS
10 3 (0.37%) DSL
10 3 (0.37%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.37%) IPv4
10 3 (0.37%) IPv6
10 3 (0.37%) MPLS
10 3 (0.37%) PPP
10 3 (0.37%) RTP
10 3 (0.37%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (7.93%) Data Warehouse
2 35 (4.27%) Metadata
3 22 (2.68%) Data Lake
4 16 (1.95%) SQL Server
5 15 (1.83%) Power BI
6 12 (1.46%) NoSQL
6 12 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
7 11 (1.34%) Azure SQL Database
7 11 (1.34%) Data Vault
8 10 (1.22%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.98%) Data Mining
9 8 (0.98%) Tableau
10 6 (0.73%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.61%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.61%) Geospatial Data
11 5 (0.61%) GIS
11 5 (0.61%) Metadata Repository
12 4 (0.49%) DataStage
12 4 (0.49%) QGIS
12 4 (0.49%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 31 (3.78%) Jenkins
2 16 (1.95%) GitLab
2 16 (1.95%) SonarQube
3 6 (0.73%) ERwin
3 6 (0.73%) JIRA
4 5 (0.61%) ER Studio
5 4 (0.49%) Git
5 4 (0.49%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.24%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.12%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.12%) Subversion
General
1 238 (29.02%) Social Skills
2 138 (16.83%) Finance
3 119 (14.51%) Public Sector
4 77 (9.39%) Analytical Skills
5 55 (6.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 47 (5.73%) Retail
7 42 (5.12%) Marketing
8 40 (4.88%) Law
9 37 (4.51%) Legal
10 35 (4.27%) Games
11 33 (4.02%) Presentation Skills
12 32 (3.90%) Banking
13 21 (2.56%) Telecoms
14 17 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
15 15 (1.83%) Manufacturing
16 13 (1.59%) Back Office
16 13 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
17 5 (0.61%) Electronics
17 5 (0.61%) Retail Banking
18 4 (0.49%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (4.27%) .NET
1 35 (4.27%) REST
2 33 (4.02%) SOAP
3 29 (3.54%) Middleware
4 25 (3.05%) React
5 23 (2.80%) Node.js
6 16 (1.95%) GraphQL
6 16 (1.95%) Hibernate
6 16 (1.95%) React Native
6 16 (1.95%) Spring
7 15 (1.83%) Lightning Web Components
7 15 (1.83%) Visualforce
8 10 (1.22%) Django
8 10 (1.22%) Web Services
9 8 (0.98%) RESTful
10 5 (0.61%) Kafka
10 5 (0.61%) OAuth
10 5 (0.61%) OpenID
10 5 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
11 4 (0.49%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 44 (5.37%) Cloud Native
2 37 (4.51%) Legacy Systems
2 37 (4.51%) Self-Motivation
3 35 (4.27%) Public Cloud
4 32 (3.90%) Data Centre
4 32 (3.90%) Enterprise Software
5 29 (3.54%) Virtual Team
6 25 (3.05%) Product Ownership
7 24 (2.93%) Hybrid Cloud
8 21 (2.56%) Management Information System
9 17 (2.07%) Mobile App
10 13 (1.59%) DataPower
11 12 (1.46%) Distributed Systems
11 12 (1.46%) IoT
12 11 (1.34%) PKI
13 10 (1.22%) Operational Technology
14 9 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
15 8 (0.98%) Reference Data
16 5 (0.61%) Low-Code
16 5 (0.61%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.95%) Linux
2 12 (1.46%) Windows
3 6 (0.73%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.49%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.37%) OpenWrt
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (22.07%) Roadmaps
2 147 (17.93%) Agile
3 143 (17.44%) Data Modelling
4 118 (14.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 114 (13.90%) Data Architecture
6 112 (13.66%) Analytics
7 111 (13.54%) AI
8 101 (12.32%) Mentoring
9 99 (12.07%) Enterprise Architecture
10 94 (11.46%) TOGAF
11 92 (11.22%) Cybersecurity
12 90 (10.98%) Problem-Solving
13 85 (10.37%) DevOps
13 85 (10.37%) Microservices
14 84 (10.24%) Migration
15 83 (10.12%) Technical Leadership
16 76 (9.27%) Data Management
17 75 (9.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 72 (8.78%) Stakeholder Management
19 69 (8.41%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 62 (7.56%) Python
2 52 (6.34%) Java
3 49 (5.98%) SQL
4 47 (5.73%) C#
5 26 (3.17%) JavaScript
6 25 (3.05%) TypeScript
7 15 (1.83%) Apex Code
7 15 (1.83%) SOQL
7 15 (1.83%) SOSL
8 12 (1.46%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.85%) Bicep
10 6 (0.73%) Bash
10 6 (0.73%) C++
11 5 (0.61%) Go
12 4 (0.49%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.37%) C
14 2 (0.24%) Scala
15 1 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 126 (15.37%) Security Cleared
2 85 (10.37%) SC Cleared
3 61 (7.44%) Degree
4 55 (6.71%) Azure Certification
5 50 (6.10%) AWS Certification
6 43 (5.24%) TOGAF Certification
7 35 (4.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 34 (4.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 33 (4.02%) Microsoft Certification
10 22 (2.68%) DV Cleared
11 20 (2.44%) CISSP
12 14 (1.71%) CISM
13 10 (1.22%) Master's Degree
14 9 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
15 6 (0.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 4 (0.49%) DBS Check
16 4 (0.49%) SAP Certification
17 3 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
17 3 (0.37%) PMI Certification
18 2 (0.24%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.15%) Accessibility
2 26 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (2.80%) NIST
4 17 (2.07%) GDPR
5 16 (1.95%) NCSC
6 12 (1.46%) Data Quality
7 11 (1.34%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.10%) QA
9 2 (0.24%) GRC
9 2 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 2 (0.24%) PMO
9 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.12%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.12%) JSP 440
System Software
1 23 (2.80%) Docker
2 11 (1.34%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.37%) Firmware
3 3 (0.37%) GPFS
3 3 (0.37%) Lustre
3 3 (0.37%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 27 (3.29%) Kubernetes
2 24 (2.93%) Terraform
3 22 (2.68%) Ansible
4 6 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.37%) Endace
5 3 (0.37%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.24%) CASB
6 2 (0.24%) Grafana
7 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.12%) Autotask
7 1 (0.12%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.12%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.12%) Puppet
7 1 (0.12%) Rancher
Vendors
1 143 (17.44%) Microsoft
2 34 (4.15%) Google
3 30 (3.66%) Databricks
4 24 (2.93%) Oracle
4 24 (2.93%) SAP
5 18 (2.20%) Salesforce
6 16 (1.95%) Splunk
7 15 (1.83%) Cisco
8 14 (1.71%) ServiceNow
9 6 (0.73%) Fortinet
9 6 (0.73%) Sparx
9 6 (0.73%) VMware
10 5 (0.61%) IBM
10 5 (0.61%) Informatica
11 4 (0.49%) Adobe
11 4 (0.49%) BiZZdesign
11 4 (0.49%) ESRI
11 4 (0.49%) F5
11 4 (0.49%) Juniper
11 4 (0.49%) Red Hat