Hybrid/Remote RIBA Job Trends

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 371 435 485
Rank change year-on-year +64 +50 +226
Permanent jobs citing RIBA 3 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.020% 0.037% 0.019%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.060% 0.13% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 4
10th Percentile - £57,100 -
25th Percentile - £57,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +21.05% -9.95%
75th Percentile - £57,750 £48,750
90th Percentile - £57,900 -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -21.74% -23.33% +25.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

RIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,992 4,685 5,819
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.96% 28.51% 26.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,496 2,387 4,180
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,754 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -2.84% +3.69% -0.74%
75th Percentile £78,563 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £91,934
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,518 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.59% +3.51% -

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RIBA and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

RIBA job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing RIBA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing RIBA

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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:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) 3ds Max
1 3 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 3 (100.00%) Navisworks
1 3 (100.00%) Revit
1 3 (100.00%) SketchUp
General
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Coordinator
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Building Information Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Autodesk