Architect
UK
The median Architect salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 29 | 26 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +40 | -17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Architect | 6,450 | 8,331 | 8,249 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.55% | 8.20% | 5.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.92% | 8.97% | 5.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,529 | 3,935 | 4,504 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,809 | £60,850 | £61,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £66,250 | £71,500 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | - | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +6.72% |
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 | 93,191 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,790 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 7 May 2024.
Architect
Top 19 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 7 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 |
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| England | -1 | 5,299 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 1,057 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 3,908 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 627 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 2,530 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 576 |
| London | +4 | 1,937 | £90,000 | -2.70% | 443 |
| North of England | +26 | 1,089 | £78,126 | -0.16% | 164 |
| South East | +3 | 872 | £75,000 | -9.09% | 163 |
| Midlands | +5 | 639 | £75,000 | - | 95 |
| North West | +9 | 581 | £75,000 | - | 94 |
| South West | -5 | 532 | £75,000 | +3.45% | 87 |
| Yorkshire | +30 | 450 | £79,887 | -0.14% | 51 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 396 | £76,750 | +2.33% | 53 |
| Scotland | -44 | 378 | £75,400 | -4.25% | 40 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 236 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 41 |
| East of England | -31 | 176 | £85,000 | - | 52 |
| Wales | -11 | 129 | £65,000 | +2.36% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 102 | £95,000 | +31.03% | 19 |
| North East | +7 | 58 | £79,842 | -4.67% | 19 |
| Isle of Man | - | 7 | £82,500 | - | 2 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, 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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