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 7 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 68 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | -35 | +4 |
| Permanent Architect jobs | 1,852 | 668 | 1,406 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 7.27% | 4.18% | 7.08% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.72% | 4.44% | 7.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,214 | 416 | 918 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £60,875 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £69,688 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | £82,250 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.38% | +2.81% | -3.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,875 | £110,000 | £117,875 |
| 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 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,979 | 15,033 | 19,200 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.08% | 94.14% | 96.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,070 | 9,036 | 11,975 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,265 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -7.89% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,063 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,152 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.67% | -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 7 November 2026.
Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 7 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 | 27.4% | 508 |
| 2 | Roadmaps | 26.3% | 487 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 20.4% | 378 |
| 4 | AI | 19.1% | 353 |
| 5 | AWS | 16.8% | 311 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 15.1% | 279 |
| 7 | Agile | 14.4% | 267 |
| 8 | Technical Leadership | 13.5% | 250 |
| 9 | SC Cleared | 12.4% | 230 |
| 10 | Enterprise Architecture | 11.6% | 215 |
| 11 | Stakeholder Engagement | 11.2% | 207 |
| 12 | Technical Architecture | 11.0% | 204 |
| 13 | Decision-Making | 10.7% | 199 |
| 13 | Mentoring | 10.7% | 199 |
| 15 | Stakeholder Management | 10.6% | 197 |
| 16 | Technology Strategy | 10.3% | 191 |
| 17 | Architectural Patterns | 10.0% | 186 |
| 18 | Cybersecurity | 9.6% | 178 |
| 19 | CI/CD | 9.6% | 177 |
| 20 | Data Architecture | 9.4% | 175 |
| 21 | IT Strategy | 8.4% | 155 |
| 22 | Analytics | 8.3% | 154 |
| 22 | TOGAF | 8.3% | 154 |
| 24 | Architecture Governance | 8.0% | 149 |
| 25 | Migration | 7.7% | 143 |
| 26 | Continuous Improvement | 7.6% | 141 |
| 26 | SaaS | 7.6% | 141 |
| 28 | Presales | 7.5% | 139 |
| 29 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.5% | 138 |
| 30 | Data Modelling | 7.2% | 133 |
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 | 28.5% | 527 |
| 2 | Senior Architect | 18.8% | 349 |
| 3 | Data Architect | 17.0% | 315 |
| 4 | Lead Architect | 13.3% | 247 |
| 5 | Technical Architect | 12.9% | 239 |
| 6 | Security Architect | 11.3% | 209 |
| 7 | Enterprise Architect | 9.9% | 184 |
| 8 | Senior Data Architect | 6.5% | 121 |
| 9 | Systems Architect | 4.9% | 90 |
| 10 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 4.6% | 86 |
| 11 | Cloud Architect | 4.3% | 79 |
| 12 | Senior Technical Architect | 4.2% | 77 |
| 13 | Senior Solutions Architect | 3.8% | 71 |
| 14 | Lead Solutions Architect | 3.3% | 62 |
| 15 | Azure Architect | 3.2% | 59 |
| 16 | ServiceNow Architect | 3.1% | 58 |
| 17 | Technical Leader | 2.8% | 51 |
| 18 | Presales Solution Architect | 2.5% | 47 |
| 19 | Lead Security Architect | 2.3% | 43 |
| 20 | Network Architect | 2.2% | 40 |