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 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 60 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | -27 | +3 |
| Permanent Architect jobs | 1,854 | 676 | 1,403 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 7.27% | 4.30% | 7.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.72% | 4.58% | 7.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,202 | 416 | 915 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £60,875 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.06% | +3.13% | -3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,500 | £110,000 | £115,000 |
| 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 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,028 | 14,770 | 19,240 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.25% | 93.88% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,980 | 9,138 | 12,034 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,000 | £55,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.91% | -7.50% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,188 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £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 14 November 2026.
Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 14 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 | 27.7% | 514 |
| 2 | Roadmaps | 26.5% | 492 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 20.4% | 379 |
| 4 | AI | 20.0% | 370 |
| 5 | AWS | 17.7% | 329 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 14.8% | 275 |
| 7 | Agile | 14.0% | 260 |
| 8 | Technical Leadership | 13.6% | 252 |
| 9 | SC Cleared | 12.4% | 229 |
| 10 | Enterprise Architecture | 11.8% | 218 |
| 11 | Decision-Making | 11.3% | 209 |
| 12 | Stakeholder Management | 11.1% | 206 |
| 12 | Technical Architecture | 11.1% | 206 |
| 14 | Mentoring | 10.9% | 203 |
| 14 | Stakeholder Engagement | 10.9% | 203 |
| 16 | Technology Strategy | 10.0% | 186 |
| 17 | Architectural Patterns | 9.8% | 181 |
| 18 | CI/CD | 9.7% | 179 |
| 19 | Data Architecture | 9.5% | 177 |
| 20 | Cybersecurity | 9.5% | 176 |
| 21 | TOGAF | 8.6% | 159 |
| 22 | Analytics | 8.4% | 155 |
| 23 | Architecture Governance | 8.3% | 153 |
| 24 | IT Strategy | 8.2% | 152 |
| 25 | SaaS | 8.0% | 149 |
| 26 | Infrastructure as Code | 7.6% | 141 |
| 27 | Continuous Improvement | 7.5% | 139 |
| 27 | Migration | 7.5% | 139 |
| 29 | Presales | 7.3% | 136 |
| 30 | Business Strategy | 7.3% | 135 |
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% | 529 |
| 2 | Senior Architect | 18.6% | 345 |
| 3 | Data Architect | 17.0% | 315 |
| 4 | Lead Architect | 13.3% | 247 |
| 5 | Technical Architect | 12.9% | 239 |
| 6 | Security Architect | 10.8% | 201 |
| 7 | Enterprise Architect | 10.2% | 190 |
| 8 | Senior Data Architect | 6.5% | 121 |
| 9 | Systems Architect | 4.9% | 91 |
| 10 | Artificial Intelligence Architect | 4.8% | 89 |
| 11 | Senior Technical Architect | 4.3% | 80 |
| 12 | Cloud Architect | 4.2% | 77 |
| 13 | Lead Solutions Architect | 3.7% | 69 |
| 14 | Senior Solutions Architect | 3.6% | 66 |
| 15 | Azure Architect | 3.1% | 57 |
| 15 | ServiceNow Architect | 3.1% | 57 |
| 17 | Technical Leader | 2.7% | 50 |
| 18 | Presales Solution Architect | 2.3% | 42 |
| 19 | Lead Security Architect | 2.1% | 39 |
| 20 | Network Architect | 2.0% | 38 |