Technical Architect Jobs

Technical Architect
UK

The median Technical Architect salary in the UK is £75,000 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 389 345 609
Rank change year-on-year -44 +264 -81
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Architect 712 909 871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.66% 0.98% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 1.07% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 501 350 456
10th Percentile £51,750 £60,000 £53,418
25th Percentile £63,750 £72,500 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +6.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £91,250 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £102,500 £115,000
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 102,753 84,908 164,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 91.21% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 72,538 55,143 85,388
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,524 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

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 9 June 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 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
England -20 576 £80,000 -5.88% 103
UK excluding London -64 430 £75,000 -6.25% 67
Work from Home -39 222 £70,000 -12.50% 67
London -7 213 £85,000 - 39
North of England -18 93 £70,000 -17.65% 15
South West -25 86 £82,500 +6.11% 10
East of England +3 61 £77,500 -8.82% 10
South East -11 59 £90,000 +9.09% 15
Midlands -30 57 £70,000 -6.67% 9
Wales +34 50 £55,000 +19.02% 7
North West -36 44 £78,750 +26.00% 11
Yorkshire +49 41 £68,750 -21.43% 1
West Midlands -4 31 £75,000 - 5
East Midlands -38 26 £70,000 -12.50% 4
Scotland -96 18 £75,400 -16.22% 4
North East -15 8 £77,700 -18.21% 3
Northern Ireland +1 6 £75,400 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 9 June 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.

1 192 (26.97%) Azure
2 181 (25.42%) Social Skills
3 177 (24.86%) Agile
4 165 (23.17%) Security Cleared
5 164 (23.03%) Microsoft
6 143 (20.08%) Roadmaps
7 130 (18.26%) AWS
8 126 (17.70%) SC Cleared
9 123 (17.28%) Technical Architecture
10 118 (16.57%) DevOps
11 111 (15.59%) Technical Leadership
12 105 (14.75%) Degree
13 104 (14.61%) Mentoring
14 99 (13.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 96 (13.48%) Problem-Solving
16 85 (11.94%) Finance
17 83 (11.66%) Microservices
18 74 (10.39%) C#
19 73 (10.25%) Power Platform
20 72 (10.11%) Linux
21 70 (9.83%) .NET
22 68 (9.55%) Public Sector
23 67 (9.41%) Java
23 67 (9.41%) Business Intelligence
24 60 (8.43%) Management Information System
24 60 (8.43%) Cloud Native
25 58 (8.15%) Stakeholder Management
26 57 (8.01%) Python
27 56 (7.87%) Cybersecurity
28 55 (7.72%) 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 18 (2.53%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.56%) Drupal
4 3 (0.42%) Confluence
5 2 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.28%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.28%) CMS
6 1 (0.14%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.14%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.14%) OpenStack
Applications
1 13 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.28%) Revit
Business Applications
1 25 (3.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.84%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 5 (0.70%) Elite 3E
3 5 (0.70%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.56%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 192 (26.97%) Azure
2 130 (18.26%) AWS
3 73 (10.25%) Power Platform
4 50 (7.02%) Dynamics 365
5 44 (6.18%) Microsoft 365
6 41 (5.76%) SaaS
7 40 (5.62%) PowerApps
8 25 (3.51%) Cloud Computing
8 25 (3.51%) GCP
9 24 (3.37%) Power Automate
10 20 (2.81%) Azure Service Bus
11 18 (2.53%) dbt
12 15 (2.11%) PaaS
13 12 (1.69%) Azure AKS
13 12 (1.69%) Azure App Service
14 11 (1.54%) Serverless
15 9 (1.26%) IaaS
16 7 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
16 7 (0.98%) Microsoft Purview
17 6 (0.84%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.95%) Firewall
2 14 (1.97%) LAN
3 12 (1.69%) DNS
4 9 (1.26%) WAN
4 9 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (1.12%) Wireless
6 6 (0.84%) Broadband
7 4 (0.56%) Intranet
7 4 (0.56%) Software-Defined Networking
8 3 (0.42%) CTI
8 3 (0.42%) Internet
9 2 (0.28%) Asterisk PBX
9 2 (0.28%) Extranet
9 2 (0.28%) PBX
9 2 (0.28%) RTP
9 2 (0.28%) SAN
9 2 (0.28%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.28%) VoIP
9 2 (0.28%) VPN
10 1 (0.14%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (6.46%) Power BI
2 38 (5.34%) Relational Database
3 23 (3.23%) SQL Server
4 15 (2.11%) Data Lake
5 11 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.26%) CockroachDB
7 7 (0.98%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.70%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.70%) MySQL
8 5 (0.70%) RDBMS
8 5 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.56%) Big Data
9 4 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.42%) Data Vault
10 3 (0.42%) SAP BW
10 3 (0.42%) Snowflake Schema
10 3 (0.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.42%) Star Schema
11 2 (0.28%) GIS
Development Applications
1 43 (6.04%) Git
2 28 (3.93%) Jenkins
3 9 (1.26%) GitLab
3 9 (1.26%) Sonatype Nexus
4 8 (1.12%) Jaeger
5 4 (0.56%) JIRA
6 3 (0.42%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.42%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (0.42%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.28%) JUnit
7 2 (0.28%) Maven
7 2 (0.28%) MLflow
7 2 (0.28%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.14%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.14%) Selenium
General
1 181 (25.42%) Social Skills
2 99 (13.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 85 (11.94%) Finance
4 68 (9.55%) Public Sector
5 43 (6.04%) Analytical Skills
6 36 (5.06%) Banking
7 34 (4.78%) Aerospace
7 34 (4.78%) Retail
8 29 (4.07%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (3.79%) Marketing
10 21 (2.95%) Legal
11 18 (2.53%) Law
12 12 (1.69%) Retail Banking
13 11 (1.54%) Financial Institution
13 11 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.40%) Health Technology
15 8 (1.12%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.12%) Police
16 7 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (0.70%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (9.83%) .NET
2 49 (6.88%) React
3 39 (5.48%) Node.js
4 35 (4.92%) Django
5 23 (3.23%) REST
6 22 (3.09%) .NET Core
7 21 (2.95%) Entity Framework
7 21 (2.95%) HTML
8 19 (2.67%) Kafka
9 18 (2.53%) ASP.NET
10 17 (2.39%) OAuth
10 17 (2.39%) XML
11 15 (2.11%) JSON
11 15 (2.11%) Middleware
12 14 (1.97%) .NET Framework
12 14 (1.97%) RESTful
12 14 (1.97%) Spring
13 12 (1.69%) ASP.NET Web API
13 12 (1.69%) Hibernate
13 12 (1.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 60 (8.43%) Cloud Native
1 60 (8.43%) Management Information System
2 25 (3.51%) Legacy Systems
3 24 (3.37%) Data Centre
4 23 (3.23%) Product Ownership
5 22 (3.09%) Greenfield Project
6 21 (2.95%) PKI
7 17 (2.39%) Public Cloud
8 16 (2.25%) Data Structures
8 16 (2.25%) Legacy Applications
9 15 (2.11%) Virtual Team
10 14 (1.97%) Onboarding
11 13 (1.83%) Distributed Systems
11 13 (1.83%) NHS
12 12 (1.69%) Cyberattack
13 10 (1.40%) iPhone
14 9 (1.26%) Private Cloud
15 8 (1.12%) PropTech
16 7 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
17 6 (0.84%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 72 (10.11%) Linux
2 24 (3.37%) Android
2 24 (3.37%) Apple iOS
3 13 (1.83%) Windows
4 3 (0.42%) CentOS
4 3 (0.42%) Unix
5 2 (0.28%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (24.86%) Agile
2 143 (20.08%) Roadmaps
3 123 (17.28%) Technical Architecture
4 118 (16.57%) DevOps
5 111 (15.59%) Technical Leadership
6 104 (14.61%) Mentoring
7 96 (13.48%) Problem-Solving
8 83 (11.66%) Microservices
9 67 (9.41%) Business Intelligence
10 58 (8.15%) Stakeholder Management
11 56 (7.87%) Cybersecurity
12 55 (7.72%) Project Management
13 53 (7.44%) Architectural Patterns
13 53 (7.44%) Open Source
14 50 (7.02%) Architectural Design
14 50 (7.02%) Coaching
15 47 (6.60%) TDD
16 45 (6.32%) Artificial Intelligence
16 45 (6.32%) CRM
17 43 (6.04%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 74 (10.39%) C#
2 67 (9.41%) Java
3 57 (8.01%) Python
4 43 (6.04%) JavaScript
5 26 (3.65%) SQL
6 25 (3.51%) C
7 8 (1.12%) T-SQL
8 6 (0.84%) Bash
8 6 (0.84%) PHP
8 6 (0.84%) PowerShell
9 5 (0.70%) C++
9 5 (0.70%) Perl
10 4 (0.56%) ABAP
11 3 (0.42%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.28%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.28%) SOQL
12 2 (0.28%) Swift
12 2 (0.28%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.14%) Scala
Qualifications
1 165 (23.17%) Security Cleared
2 126 (17.70%) SC Cleared
3 105 (14.75%) Degree
4 39 (5.48%) Computer Science Degree
5 34 (4.78%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (2.95%) Azure Certification
7 16 (2.25%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (2.11%) AWS Certification
8 15 (2.11%) Master's Degree
9 14 (1.97%) CISSP
10 13 (1.83%) DV Cleared
11 11 (1.54%) CISM
12 10 (1.40%) OSCP
13 8 (1.12%) PhD
13 8 (1.12%) TOGAF Certification
14 7 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
15 5 (0.70%) CCIE
16 4 (0.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 4 (0.56%) PMI Certification
16 4 (0.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (1.26%) GDPR
2 9 (1.26%) QA
3 7 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (0.98%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.42%) NCSC
5 2 (0.28%) ISO 9000
5 2 (0.28%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 33 (4.63%) Docker
2 18 (2.53%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.40%) Virtual Servers
3 10 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.70%) KVM
5 4 (0.56%) Xen
6 2 (0.28%) Kamailio
7 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 54 (7.58%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.11%) Ansible
3 8 (1.12%) Kiali
4 7 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.84%) Puppet
6 4 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.42%) SCCM
8 2 (0.28%) Terraform
9 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.14%) Grafana
9 1 (0.14%) Kibana
9 1 (0.14%) logstash
9 1 (0.14%) Nagios
9 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.14%) vRealize
Vendors
1 164 (23.03%) Microsoft
2 31 (4.35%) Salesforce
3 25 (3.51%) ServiceNow
4 22 (3.09%) SAP
5 21 (2.95%) Google
6 13 (1.83%) Oracle
7 11 (1.54%) Cisco
8 10 (1.40%) VMware
9 8 (1.12%) ANSYS
9 8 (1.12%) AppDynamics
9 8 (1.12%) Splunk
10 7 (0.98%) BMC
10 7 (0.98%) Red Hat
11 6 (0.84%) Databricks
11 6 (0.84%) Meraki
11 6 (0.84%) Sparx
12 5 (0.70%) BiZZdesign
12 5 (0.70%) ForgeRock
12 5 (0.70%) Marketo
12 5 (0.70%) mParticle