Senior Architect Jobs in the UK excluding London

Senior Architect
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior Architect salary in the UK excluding London is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 382 426 609
Rank change year-on-year +44 +183 -91
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Architect 468 329 274
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.59% 0.59% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.67% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 321 137 133
10th Percentile £51,750 £56,250 £52,788
25th Percentile £56,809 £67,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £80,000 £75,940
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +5.35% +1.25%
75th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £94,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -11.76% - +6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 74,927 49,444 72,458
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 88.83% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 52,326 29,284 42,904
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Senior Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Senior Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Architect in the UK excluding London

Senior Architect
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Architect in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Senior Architect in the UK excluding London

Senior Architect
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Architect in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Architect in the UK excluding London

Senior Architect
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Architect within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
North of England +128 193 £70,000 -12.30% 29
Midlands +41 112 £62,500 -19.35% 12
North West +35 102 £70,000 -12.10% 14
West Midlands +46 87 £62,500 -17.22% 7
Yorkshire +125 77 £70,000 -17.65% 10
South East -42 65 £67,500 -20.59% 5
Scotland -59 47 £80,000 -5.88% 6
South West -27 34 £72,500 -9.38% 4
East Midlands -17 25 £50,000 -52.38% 5
North East -5 14 £65,603 -38.26% 5
Wales +15 11 £53,500 -15.75% 4
East of England -28 4 £90,750 +13.44% 3
Northern Ireland +12 2 £90,000 - 3
Senior Architect
UK

Senior Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Senior 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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Senior Architect in the job title.

1 107 (22.86%) Degree
2 105 (22.44%) Cybersecurity
3 93 (19.87%) Microsoft
4 86 (18.38%) Agile
5 83 (17.74%) Finance
6 81 (17.31%) Mentoring
7 79 (16.88%) Coaching
8 73 (15.60%) Analytics
8 73 (15.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 71 (15.17%) Roadmaps
10 70 (14.96%) AWS
11 68 (14.53%) Problem-Solving
12 66 (14.10%) Azure
13 65 (13.89%) Social Skills
14 64 (13.68%) Data Centre
15 61 (13.03%) Architectural Patterns
15 61 (13.03%) WAN
15 61 (13.03%) Cisco Certification
16 58 (12.39%) Design Patterns
17 57 (12.18%) Presales
18 55 (11.75%) Public Cloud
18 55 (11.75%) SD-WAN
19 53 (11.32%) Digital Transformation Programme
20 52 (11.11%) Meraki
20 52 (11.11%) Cisco
20 52 (11.11%) CCNP
21 50 (10.68%) Data Modelling
22 49 (10.47%) DevOps
23 48 (10.26%) Software Licensing
23 48 (10.26%) CCNA

Senior Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 11 (2.35%) CMS
2 6 (1.28%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.21%) SAS
Applications
1 7 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (1.28%) Simulink
3 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.07%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.21%) SAP APO
3 1 (0.21%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.21%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.21%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.21%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 70 (14.96%) AWS
2 66 (14.10%) Azure
3 30 (6.41%) Power Platform
4 27 (5.77%) Dynamics 365
5 20 (4.27%) Power Automate
5 20 (4.27%) PowerApps
6 16 (3.42%) SaaS
7 13 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (1.92%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 9 (1.92%) Amazon EC2
8 9 (1.92%) Amazon S3
8 9 (1.92%) AWS CloudFormation
8 9 (1.92%) AWS Lambda
8 9 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (1.92%) CloudFront
8 9 (1.92%) Route 53
8 9 (1.92%) Serverless
8 9 (1.92%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 6 (1.28%) Entra ID
10 5 (1.07%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 61 (13.03%) WAN
2 55 (11.75%) SD-WAN
3 33 (7.05%) Cisco Firepower
4 13 (2.78%) Network Security
5 11 (2.35%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (1.50%) Firewall
7 4 (0.85%) LAN
7 4 (0.85%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.85%) Wireless
8 3 (0.64%) DMZ
8 3 (0.64%) Internet
8 3 (0.64%) Modbus
8 3 (0.64%) Software-Defined Networking
8 3 (0.64%) VLAN
8 3 (0.64%) VPN
9 1 (0.21%) GPON
9 1 (0.21%) MPLS
9 1 (0.21%) VoIP
9 1 (0.21%) WLAN
9 1 (0.21%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (8.55%) NoSQL
2 21 (4.49%) Power BI
3 18 (3.85%) Metadata
4 12 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (1.92%) Amazon RDS
6 7 (1.50%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.28%) RDBMS
8 4 (0.85%) SQL Server
9 3 (0.64%) Big Data
9 3 (0.64%) MySQL
10 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.21%) Hadoop
10 1 (0.21%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (1.28%) Rational DOORS
1 6 (1.28%) Team Foundation Server
1 6 (1.28%) Visual Studio
General
1 83 (17.74%) Finance
2 73 (15.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 65 (13.89%) Social Skills
4 45 (9.62%) Public Sector
5 40 (8.55%) Law
6 37 (7.91%) Marketing
7 24 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
8 23 (4.91%) Retail
9 17 (3.63%) Analytical Skills
10 14 (2.99%) Banking
11 11 (2.35%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.28%) Games
12 6 (1.28%) Military
13 5 (1.07%) Digital Health
13 5 (1.07%) Health Technology
14 4 (0.85%) Investment Banking
14 4 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.64%) Aerospace
15 3 (0.64%) German Language
15 3 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.42%) React
2 12 (2.56%) Django
2 12 (2.56%) Node.js
3 11 (2.35%) .NET
4 6 (1.28%) OAuth
4 6 (1.28%) SAML
5 5 (1.07%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.64%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.64%) REST
6 3 (0.64%) SOAP
6 3 (0.64%) Web Services
6 3 (0.64%) YAML
7 1 (0.21%) EDI
7 1 (0.21%) Kafka
7 1 (0.21%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 64 (13.68%) Data Centre
2 55 (11.75%) Public Cloud
3 28 (5.98%) Cloud Native
4 22 (4.70%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.56%) Mobile App
6 9 (1.92%) Renewable Energy
7 8 (1.71%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.50%) PropTech
9 6 (1.28%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 6 (1.28%) FMCG
9 6 (1.28%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.07%) NHS
10 5 (1.07%) Replication
11 4 (0.85%) SCADA
11 4 (0.85%) Security Posture
12 3 (0.64%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (0.64%) PMI
12 3 (0.64%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (0.64%) Taxonomies
13 1 (0.21%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.56%) Linux
2 8 (1.71%) VME
3 3 (0.64%) Windows
4 1 (0.21%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (22.44%) Cybersecurity
2 86 (18.38%) Agile
3 81 (17.31%) Mentoring
4 79 (16.88%) Coaching
5 73 (15.60%) Analytics
6 71 (15.17%) Roadmaps
7 68 (14.53%) Problem-Solving
8 61 (13.03%) Architectural Patterns
9 58 (12.39%) Design Patterns
10 57 (12.18%) Presales
11 53 (11.32%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 50 (10.68%) Data Modelling
13 49 (10.47%) DevOps
14 48 (10.26%) Customer Engagement
14 48 (10.26%) Software Licensing
14 48 (10.26%) Time Management
15 44 (9.40%) Decision-Making
16 43 (9.19%) Artificial Intelligence
17 41 (8.76%) Business Strategy
18 40 (8.55%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 30 (6.41%) Python
2 13 (2.78%) SQL
3 12 (2.56%) C#
4 10 (2.14%) Java
5 8 (1.71%) COBOL
5 8 (1.71%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.71%) Micro Focus COBOL
6 6 (1.28%) C
6 6 (1.28%) MATLAB
6 6 (1.28%) R
6 6 (1.28%) Scala
7 3 (0.64%) Bicep
7 3 (0.64%) PHP
8 2 (0.43%) C++
8 2 (0.43%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 107 (22.86%) Degree
2 61 (13.03%) Cisco Certification
3 52 (11.11%) CCNP
4 48 (10.26%) CCNA
5 25 (5.34%) Security Cleared
6 23 (4.91%) CISSP
6 23 (4.91%) Computer Science Degree
7 22 (4.70%) SC Cleared
8 17 (3.63%) CISM
9 15 (3.21%) AWS Certification
10 9 (1.92%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
10 9 (1.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 8 (1.71%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (1.50%) Azure Certification
13 6 (1.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 6 (1.28%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
13 6 (1.28%) CCIE
13 6 (1.28%) CCSK
13 6 (1.28%) CCSP
14 5 (1.07%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.91%) NIST
2 14 (2.99%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.28%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.64%) HMG Infosec
4 3 (0.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 3 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.64%) JSP 440
4 3 (0.64%) PCI DSS
4 3 (0.64%) RMADS
5 2 (0.43%) GRC
6 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.21%) GDPR
6 1 (0.21%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (3.21%) Docker
2 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 33 (7.05%) Stealthwatch
2 22 (4.70%) Kubernetes
3 15 (3.21%) CASB
4 12 (2.56%) Terraform
5 7 (1.50%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 93 (19.87%) Microsoft
2 52 (11.11%) Cisco
2 52 (11.11%) Meraki
3 48 (10.26%) Adobe
3 48 (10.26%) Apple
4 8 (1.71%) Micro Focus
5 7 (1.50%) SAP
6 6 (1.28%) Databricks
6 6 (1.28%) Oracle
7 4 (0.85%) Google
8 3 (0.64%) Palo Alto
8 3 (0.64%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.64%) Splunk
8 3 (0.64%) Twitter
9 2 (0.43%) Cognizant
9 2 (0.43%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.43%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.43%) Workday
10 1 (0.21%) Juniper
10 1 (0.21%) Nokia