Technical Architect
UK

The median Technical Architect salary in the UK is £75,400 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 410 363 592
Rank change year-on-year -47 +229 -66
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Architect 610 908 830
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.62% 0.90% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.99% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 416 380 463
10th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £53,418
25th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,400 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +6.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £97,400 £102,500 £112,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% +7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,739 91,836 153,630
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 91.52% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 67,104 57,926 84,939
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Technical Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Technical Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Architect in the UK

Technical Architect
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Architect.

Salary trend for Technical Architect in the UK

Technical Architect
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Architect over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Architect in the UK

Technical 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 Technical Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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
England -21 501 £82,500 -2.94% 83
UK excluding London -63 349 £75,000 -6.25% 53
London +17 194 £85,000 - 39
Work from Home -65 186 £70,000 -12.50% 56
North of England -11 82 £70,000 -15.15% 5
South West -27 69 £80,000 +4.92% 11
South East +9 57 £90,000 +2.86% 16
East of England +1 54 £85,000 - 8
Yorkshire +77 41 £70,000 -17.65%
Midlands -17 38 £65,050 -13.27% 7
North West -28 37 £76,450 +22.32% 5
Wales +13 27 £60,000 +29.84% 7
West Midlands -4 21 £75,000 - 3
Scotland -82 18 £73,950 -17.83% 2
East Midlands -30 17 £60,000 -31.43% 4
Northern Ireland +15 4 £75,400 -
North East -10 4 £68,950 -27.42%

Technical Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Architect in the job title.

1 187 (30.66%) Social Skills
2 182 (29.84%) Azure
3 161 (26.39%) Agile
4 148 (24.26%) Microsoft
5 147 (24.10%) Security Cleared
6 142 (23.28%) Roadmaps
7 120 (19.67%) AWS
8 113 (18.52%) DevOps
9 107 (17.54%) SC Cleared
10 106 (17.38%) Technical Leadership
11 103 (16.89%) Problem-Solving
12 100 (16.39%) Degree
13 88 (14.43%) Mentoring
13 88 (14.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 84 (13.77%) Technical Architecture
15 83 (13.61%) Microservices
16 82 (13.44%) Finance
17 75 (12.30%) Linux
18 73 (11.97%) C#
18 73 (11.97%) .NET
19 70 (11.48%) Java
20 68 (11.15%) Cloud Native
21 63 (10.33%) Power Platform
21 63 (10.33%) Kubernetes
22 61 (10.00%) Management Information System
23 60 (9.84%) Public Sector
24 59 (9.67%) Stakeholder Management
24 59 (9.67%) Cybersecurity
25 57 (9.34%) Business Intelligence
26 52 (8.52%) Project Management

Technical 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:

Application Platforms
1 20 (3.28%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.66%) Drupal
2 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.33%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.33%) CMS
3 2 (0.33%) Confluence
3 2 (0.33%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
Applications
1 9 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.33%) Revit
Business Applications
1 21 (3.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.15%) Elite 3E
2 7 (1.15%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.82%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.33%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 182 (29.84%) Azure
2 120 (19.67%) AWS
3 63 (10.33%) Power Platform
4 44 (7.21%) Dynamics 365
5 38 (6.23%) SaaS
6 35 (5.74%) PowerApps
7 33 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
8 27 (4.43%) GCP
9 25 (4.10%) Cloud Computing
10 22 (3.61%) Power Automate
11 20 (3.28%) Azure Service Bus
12 17 (2.79%) PaaS
13 12 (1.97%) Azure AKS
13 12 (1.97%) Azure App Service
14 11 (1.80%) dbt
14 11 (1.80%) IaaS
15 7 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
16 6 (0.98%) Azure API Management
16 6 (0.98%) Microsoft Purview
17 5 (0.82%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.11%) Firewall
2 16 (2.62%) LAN
3 10 (1.64%) DNS
4 9 (1.48%) WAN
4 9 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (1.31%) Wireless
6 6 (0.98%) Broadband
7 4 (0.66%) Intranet
7 4 (0.66%) Software-Defined Networking
8 3 (0.49%) CTI
8 3 (0.49%) Internet
8 3 (0.49%) VPN
9 2 (0.33%) Asterisk PBX
9 2 (0.33%) Extranet
9 2 (0.33%) PBX
9 2 (0.33%) RTP
9 2 (0.33%) SAN
9 2 (0.33%) SSL
9 2 (0.33%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.33%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (6.07%) Power BI
2 36 (5.90%) Relational Database
3 25 (4.10%) SQL Server
4 15 (2.46%) Data Lake
5 10 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.48%) CockroachDB
7 7 (1.15%) MySQL
8 6 (0.98%) RDBMS
9 5 (0.82%) Big Data
9 5 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (0.82%) MongoDB
9 5 (0.82%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.49%) Data Vault
10 3 (0.49%) SAP BW
10 3 (0.49%) Snowflake Schema
10 3 (0.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.49%) Star Schema
11 2 (0.33%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 44 (7.21%) Git
2 28 (4.59%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.64%) GitLab
4 9 (1.48%) Sonatype Nexus
5 8 (1.31%) Jaeger
6 3 (0.49%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.49%) JIRA
6 3 (0.49%) JUnit
6 3 (0.49%) Maven
6 3 (0.49%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (0.49%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.33%) MLflow
7 2 (0.33%) PowerDesigner
General
1 187 (30.66%) Social Skills
2 88 (14.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 82 (13.44%) Finance
4 60 (9.84%) Public Sector
5 42 (6.89%) Analytical Skills
6 36 (5.90%) Banking
7 35 (5.74%) Retail
8 34 (5.57%) Aerospace
9 32 (5.25%) Presentation Skills
10 23 (3.77%) Marketing
11 21 (3.44%) Legal
12 17 (2.79%) Law
13 13 (2.13%) Financial Institution
14 11 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (1.80%) Retail Banking
15 10 (1.64%) Health Technology
16 8 (1.31%) Manufacturing
16 8 (1.31%) Police
17 7 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.98%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (11.97%) .NET
2 30 (4.92%) React
3 24 (3.93%) REST
4 22 (3.61%) .NET Core
4 22 (3.61%) HTML
5 21 (3.44%) Entity Framework
6 19 (3.11%) Web Services
7 18 (2.95%) ASP.NET
7 18 (2.95%) XML
8 17 (2.79%) Kafka
9 16 (2.62%) JSON
9 16 (2.62%) Node.js
10 15 (2.46%) Middleware
10 15 (2.46%) OAuth
10 15 (2.46%) RESTful
10 15 (2.46%) Spring
11 14 (2.30%) .NET Framework
12 13 (2.13%) Hibernate
13 12 (1.97%) ASP.NET Web API
13 12 (1.97%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 68 (11.15%) Cloud Native
2 61 (10.00%) Management Information System
3 26 (4.26%) Data Centre
4 25 (4.10%) Legacy Systems
4 25 (4.10%) PKI
5 22 (3.61%) Greenfield Project
5 22 (3.61%) Product Ownership
6 19 (3.11%) Public Cloud
7 16 (2.62%) Legacy Applications
8 15 (2.46%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (2.30%) Cyberattack
9 14 (2.30%) Data Structures
9 14 (2.30%) Virtual Team
10 13 (2.13%) NHS
10 13 (2.13%) Onboarding
11 12 (1.97%) iPhone
12 10 (1.64%) Private Cloud
13 8 (1.31%) PropTech
14 7 (1.15%) Robotics
15 6 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 75 (12.30%) Linux
2 21 (3.44%) Android
2 21 (3.44%) Apple iOS
3 12 (1.97%) Windows
4 3 (0.49%) CentOS
4 3 (0.49%) Unix
5 2 (0.33%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (26.39%) Agile
2 142 (23.28%) Roadmaps
3 113 (18.52%) DevOps
4 106 (17.38%) Technical Leadership
5 103 (16.89%) Problem-Solving
6 88 (14.43%) Mentoring
7 84 (13.77%) Technical Architecture
8 83 (13.61%) Microservices
9 59 (9.67%) Cybersecurity
9 59 (9.67%) Stakeholder Management
10 57 (9.34%) Business Intelligence
11 52 (8.52%) Coaching
11 52 (8.52%) Project Management
12 50 (8.20%) Architectural Design
13 47 (7.70%) Architectural Patterns
13 47 (7.70%) Migration
13 47 (7.70%) Open Source
14 44 (7.21%) Computer Science
15 42 (6.89%) Artificial Intelligence
16 39 (6.39%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 73 (11.97%) C#
2 70 (11.48%) Java
3 44 (7.21%) JavaScript
4 42 (6.89%) Python
5 26 (4.26%) C
6 24 (3.93%) SQL
7 8 (1.31%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.15%) Perl
9 6 (0.98%) Bash
9 6 (0.98%) PHP
9 6 (0.98%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.82%) ABAP
10 5 (0.82%) C++
11 3 (0.49%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.33%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.33%) Swift
13 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.16%) SOQL
13 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 147 (24.10%) Security Cleared
2 107 (17.54%) SC Cleared
3 100 (16.39%) Degree
4 39 (6.39%) Computer Science Degree
5 30 (4.92%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (3.44%) Azure Certification
7 17 (2.79%) AWS Certification
7 17 (2.79%) Master's Degree
8 16 (2.62%) CISSP
9 14 (2.30%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (2.13%) CISM
11 12 (1.97%) DV Cleared
11 12 (1.97%) OSCP
12 8 (1.31%) PhD
12 8 (1.31%) TOGAF Certification
13 7 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (0.82%) CCIE
15 4 (0.66%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.66%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 3 (0.49%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (1.48%) QA
2 6 (0.98%) Data Quality
3 5 (0.82%) GDPR
4 4 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.33%) ISO 9000
5 2 (0.33%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 38 (6.23%) Docker
2 19 (3.11%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.31%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (0.66%) KVM
6 3 (0.49%) Xen
7 2 (0.33%) Kamailio
8 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 63 (10.33%) Kubernetes
2 18 (2.95%) Ansible
3 8 (1.31%) Kiali
3 8 (1.31%) Puppet
4 4 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.66%) Terraform
5 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.33%) SCCM
7 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.16%) Grafana
7 1 (0.16%) Kibana
7 1 (0.16%) logstash
7 1 (0.16%) Nagios
7 1 (0.16%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.16%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.16%) vRealize
Vendors
1 148 (24.26%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.43%) ServiceNow
3 26 (4.26%) Salesforce
4 21 (3.44%) Google
5 18 (2.95%) SAP
6 17 (2.79%) Oracle
7 12 (1.97%) Cisco
8 10 (1.64%) VMware
9 9 (1.48%) BMC
10 8 (1.31%) ANSYS
10 8 (1.31%) AppDynamics
10 8 (1.31%) Splunk
11 7 (1.15%) HP
11 7 (1.15%) Red Hat
11 7 (1.15%) Remedy
12 6 (0.98%) Databricks
12 6 (0.98%) Meraki
13 4 (0.66%) mParticle
13 4 (0.66%) Palo Alto
13 4 (0.66%) Sparx