Hybrid/Remote Architect Job Trends
Architect
UK > Work from Home
The median Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £87,431 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 86 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | -53 | +3 |
| Permanent Architect jobs | 1,862 | 644 | 1,401 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 7.27% | 3.94% | 7.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.73% | 4.16% | 7.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,242 | 411 | 920 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £60,875 | £56,809 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £69,375 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,431 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.98% | +3.13% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £110,000 | £118,875 |
| 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 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,075 | 15,463 | 19,342 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.96% | 94.55% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,246 | 8,819 | 12,146 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,888 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.47% | -5.19% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
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 30 October 2026.
Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 30 October 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 | 27.2% | 506 |
| 2 | Roadmaps | 25.9% | 482 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 20.2% | 376 |
| 4 | AI | 19.4% | 362 |
| 5 | AWS | 16.3% | 303 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 15.6% | 291 |
| 7 | Agile | 14.7% | 274 |
| 8 | Technical Leadership | 13.1% | 244 |
| 9 | SC Cleared | 12.8% | 238 |
| 10 | Technical Architecture | 12.1% | 226 |
| 11 | Enterprise Architecture | 11.4% | 213 |
| 12 | Stakeholder Engagement | 11.3% | 210 |
| 13 | Stakeholder Management | 10.4% | 194 |
| 14 | Technology Strategy | 10.2% | 190 |
| 15 | Architectural Patterns | 9.8% | 183 |
| 16 | Mentoring | 9.8% | 182 |
| 17 | Analytics | 9.7% | 181 |
| 18 | Cybersecurity | 9.6% | 179 |
| 18 | Decision-Making | 9.6% | 179 |
| 20 | Data Architecture | 9.3% | 173 |
| 21 | CI/CD | 9.0% | 168 |
| 22 | TOGAF | 8.4% | 157 |
| 23 | IT Strategy | 8.1% | 151 |
| 24 | Migration | 7.8% | 146 |
| 25 | Continuous Improvement | 7.8% | 145 |
| 26 | Architecture Governance | 7.7% | 144 |
| 26 | Presales | 7.7% | 144 |
| 28 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.5% | 140 |
| 29 | Data Modelling | 7.4% | 138 |
| 30 | Business Strategy | 7.0% | 130 |
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 | 29.3% | 545 |
| 2 | Senior Architect | 18.0% | 335 |
| 3 | Data Architect | 16.6% | 310 |
| 4 | Lead Architect | 12.4% | 230 |
| 4 | Technical Architect | 12.4% | 230 |
| 6 | Security Architect | 11.5% | 214 |
| 7 | Enterprise Architect | 9.9% | 184 |
| 8 | Senior Data Architect | 6.2% | 115 |
| 9 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 4.8% | 89 |
| 10 | Cloud Architect | 4.7% | 87 |
| 10 | Systems Architect | 4.7% | 87 |
| 12 | Senior Solutions Architect | 3.9% | 73 |
| 13 | Senior Technical Architect | 3.8% | 70 |
| 14 | Azure Architect | 3.4% | 63 |
| 15 | ServiceNow Architect | 3.2% | 59 |
| 16 | Presales Solution Architect | 2.8% | 52 |
| 17 | Technical Leader | 2.7% | 51 |
| 18 | Network Architect | 2.6% | 49 |
| 19 | Lead Solutions Architect | 2.5% | 46 |
| 20 | Lead Security Architect | 2.3% | 43 |