Architect
UK
The median Architect salary in the UK is £78,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 59 | 29 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | -3 | +41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 2,264 | 6,446 | 8,293 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 4.14% | 6.50% | 8.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.57% | 6.87% | 8.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,457 | 3,550 | 3,923 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £56,809 | £61,194 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,250 | £71,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £78,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -5.88% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £111,250 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £73,000 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.67% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Architect.
Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Architect
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -34 | 1,997 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 2,100 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 1,293 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 1,463 |
| London | -21 | 797 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 955 |
| Work from Home | -60 | 663 | £82,500 | +3.13% | 1,165 |
| North of England | -71 | 393 | £65,000 | -16.80% | 285 |
| South East | -28 | 380 | £75,000 | - | 526 |
| North West | -75 | 261 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 165 |
| Midlands | -47 | 228 | £71,571 | -4.57% | 219 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 171 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 144 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 105 | £80,000 | +0.14% | 89 |
| Scotland | -8 | 103 | £80,000 | +6.10% | 76 |
| East of England | -28 | 77 | £66,200 | -19.76% | 134 |
| South West | -75 | 72 | £71,991 | -4.01% | 195 |
| East Midlands | -56 | 56 | £65,000 | -0.04% | 63 |
| Wales | -20 | 33 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 36 |
| North East | +17 | 29 | £65,000 | -18.59% | 33 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 12 | £87,500 | -7.89% | 35 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Architect in the job title.
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Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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