Technical Architecture Jobs

Technical Architecture
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Technical Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Technical Architecture over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 337 291 408
Rank change year-on-year -46 +117 -6
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 860 1,126 1,535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.82% 1.19% 0.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.98% 1.25% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 318 444 698
10th Percentile £55,000 £53,219 £44,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £77,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% - +10.71%
75th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £102,500
90th Percentile £100,750 £97,500 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £66,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year +5.66% +1.92% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Technical Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Technical Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Technical Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Architecture in the UK

Technical Architecture
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Technical Architecture in the UK

Technical Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Architecture over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Architecture in the UK

Technical Architecture
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 Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
UK excluding London -10 606 £70,000 +5.66% 62
England -70 596 £72,500 -6.45% 126
Work from Home -124 203 £67,500 -10.00% 73
North of England +21 154 £65,050 +4.08% 16
London -44 154 £82,500 - 68
North West -8 100 £70,000 +17.13% 6
South East -21 93 £72,500 +3.57% 12
Scotland -63 85 £82,500 +38.59% 5
Midlands -20 83 £67,500 - 6
South West -28 83 £57,000 -11.63% 13
Wales +8 50 £60,000 -35.14% 5
Yorkshire +52 49 £57,500 -16.36% 5
East Midlands -13 47 £82,500 - 3
Northern Ireland +33 43 £75,275 +15.81% 2
West Midlands -28 36 £67,500 - 3
East of England -5 15 £71,250 +9.62% 4
North East -7 5 £75,150 - 5

Technical Architecture
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 (2.09%) Apache Spark
2 11 (1.28%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.70%) WebSphere
4 5 (0.58%) SAS
5 4 (0.47%) IIS
6 3 (0.35%) CMS
6 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.23%) nginx
7 2 (0.23%) NServiceBus
7 2 (0.23%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.12%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.12%) Drupal
8 1 (0.12%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.47%) SPSS
3 3 (0.35%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (1.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.35%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.12%) Magento
6 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.12%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 162 (18.84%) Azure
2 88 (10.23%) AWS
3 41 (4.77%) GCP
4 40 (4.65%) SaaS
5 28 (3.26%) Power Platform
6 27 (3.14%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (2.09%) dbt
8 18 (2.09%) PaaS
9 17 (1.98%) IaaS
10 16 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (1.28%) Serverless
12 10 (1.16%) Entra ID
12 10 (1.16%) GitHub
13 6 (0.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 6 (0.70%) Azure Service Bus
13 6 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
14 5 (0.58%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (0.58%) OCI
14 5 (0.58%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 386 (44.88%) VSAT
2 21 (2.44%) Firewall
3 10 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (1.05%) WAN
5 8 (0.93%) Wireless
6 7 (0.81%) SAN
6 7 (0.81%) VPN
7 5 (0.58%) Software-Defined Networking
8 4 (0.47%) LAN
8 4 (0.47%) SSL
9 2 (0.23%) Broadband
9 2 (0.23%) DHCP
9 2 (0.23%) DNS
9 2 (0.23%) VLAN
10 1 (0.12%) DMZ
10 1 (0.12%) Internet
10 1 (0.12%) SNMP
10 1 (0.12%) Spanning Tree
10 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.12%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.77%) Relational Database
2 26 (3.02%) SQL Server
3 18 (2.09%) Hadoop
3 18 (2.09%) RDBMS
4 17 (1.98%) Apache Ignite
4 17 (1.98%) Data Mining
4 17 (1.98%) Elasticsearch
5 13 (1.51%) Data Lake
6 12 (1.40%) Big Data
7 8 (0.93%) CockroachDB
8 6 (0.70%) MongoDB
9 5 (0.58%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.47%) DB2
10 4 (0.47%) EDRMS
10 4 (0.47%) SAP BW
11 3 (0.35%) MySQL
11 3 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.35%) Power BI
12 2 (0.23%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 13 (1.51%) Jenkins
2 10 (1.16%) JIRA
3 8 (0.93%) Jaeger
3 8 (0.93%) Sonatype Nexus
4 6 (0.70%) Oracle APEX
5 5 (0.58%) GitLab
6 4 (0.47%) CircleCI
6 4 (0.47%) Git
6 4 (0.47%) git-flow
7 2 (0.23%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.23%) Postman
8 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 146 (16.98%) Social Skills
2 93 (10.81%) Finance
3 84 (9.77%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (8.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 52 (6.05%) Public Sector
6 28 (3.26%) Law
7 21 (2.44%) Marketing
8 20 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
9 19 (2.21%) Banking
10 18 (2.09%) Legal
11 11 (1.28%) French Language
12 10 (1.16%) Financial Institution
12 10 (1.16%) Retail
13 7 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (0.58%) Investment Banking
14 5 (0.58%) Police
15 4 (0.47%) Advertising
15 4 (0.47%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.47%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 641 (74.53%) Architect
2 386 (44.88%) Software Architect
3 107 (12.44%) Technical Architect
4 88 (10.23%) Senior
5 87 (10.12%) Developer
6 47 (5.47%) Solutions Architect
7 43 (5.00%) Scala Developer
8 38 (4.42%) Senior Architect
9 29 (3.37%) Analyst
10 27 (3.14%) Lead
11 25 (2.91%) Systems Architect
12 21 (2.44%) Full Stack Developer
12 21 (2.44%) Security Architect
12 21 (2.44%) Senior Technical Architect
12 21 (2.44%) Technical Analyst
13 20 (2.33%) Enterprise Architect
13 20 (2.33%) Senior Developer
14 19 (2.21%) Business Analyst
14 19 (2.21%) IT Architect
14 19 (2.21%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (7.56%) .NET
2 52 (6.05%) Node.js
3 45 (5.23%) React
4 39 (4.53%) RESTful
5 35 (4.07%) CSS
5 35 (4.07%) HTML
6 30 (3.49%) Web Services
7 29 (3.37%) SOAP
8 28 (3.26%) Kafka
9 27 (3.14%) Django
10 25 (2.91%) JSON
11 15 (1.74%) Akka
12 14 (1.63%) XML
13 12 (1.40%) AngularJS
13 12 (1.40%) Middleware
13 12 (1.40%) REST
14 10 (1.16%) .NET Framework
14 10 (1.16%) ASP.NET
15 9 (1.05%) ASP.NET Core
15 9 (1.05%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 61 (7.09%) Management Information System
2 30 (3.49%) Product Ownership
3 29 (3.37%) Onboarding
4 26 (3.02%) Security Posture
5 24 (2.79%) Virtual Team
6 17 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
8 12 (1.40%) Cloud Native
9 10 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (1.16%) PropTech
10 9 (1.05%) Data Centre
11 7 (0.81%) Public Cloud
12 6 (0.70%) Client/Server
12 6 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.58%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (0.58%) PMI
14 4 (0.47%) Algorithms
14 4 (0.47%) CMDB
14 4 (0.47%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.47%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 22 (2.56%) Linux
2 14 (1.63%) Windows
3 12 (1.40%) Android
4 11 (1.28%) Apple iOS
5 9 (1.05%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.70%) SUSE
6 6 (0.70%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.12%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 447 (51.98%) TOGAF
2 394 (45.81%) Validation
3 391 (45.47%) Network Architecture
4 390 (45.35%) Network Management
5 386 (44.88%) Model Validation
5 386 (44.88%) Requirements Management
6 372 (43.26%) Actionable Insight
7 187 (21.74%) Agile
8 97 (11.28%) Project Management
9 96 (11.16%) Roadmaps
10 90 (10.47%) Problem-Solving
11 88 (10.23%) CI/CD
12 85 (9.88%) DevOps
13 83 (9.65%) Software Engineering
14 61 (7.09%) SDLC
15 57 (6.63%) Business Strategy
16 52 (6.05%) Microservices
17 50 (5.81%) Service Design
18 49 (5.70%) Technical Leadership
19 47 (5.47%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 93 (10.81%) Java
2 74 (8.60%) JavaScript
3 54 (6.28%) C#
4 52 (6.05%) SQL
5 50 (5.81%) Python
6 43 (5.00%) Scala
7 22 (2.56%) Go
8 11 (1.28%) T-SQL
9 8 (0.93%) Apex Code
9 8 (0.93%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.70%) SOQL
11 5 (0.58%) PowerShell
12 4 (0.47%) ABAP
12 4 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.47%) RPG
12 4 (0.47%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.23%) Bash
13 2 (0.23%) PHP
13 2 (0.23%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.12%) C++
Qualifications
1 139 (16.16%) Security Cleared
2 103 (11.98%) Degree
3 82 (9.53%) SC Cleared
4 27 (3.14%) BPSS Clearance
5 19 (2.21%) CISSP
6 18 (2.09%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (1.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 11 (1.28%) CCSP
9 9 (1.05%) CCSK
9 9 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (0.81%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.70%) CISM
13 5 (0.58%) CCIE
13 5 (0.58%) CREST Certified
13 5 (0.58%) OSCP
13 5 (0.58%) PMI Certification
14 3 (0.35%) CISA
14 3 (0.35%) Master's Degree
15 2 (0.23%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (2.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (2.44%) GDPR
3 19 (2.21%) Accessibility
4 18 (2.09%) NIST
5 17 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 6 (0.70%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.70%) QA
8 4 (0.47%) COBIT
8 4 (0.47%) PMO
9 2 (0.23%) GRC
9 2 (0.23%) ISO 9000
10 1 (0.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.12%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 31000
10 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.12%) NCSC
10 1 (0.12%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 21 (2.44%) Docker
2 15 (1.74%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.12%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 29 (3.37%) Kubernetes
2 18 (2.09%) Ansible
3 12 (1.40%) Terraform
4 8 (0.93%) Kiali
4 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.70%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 4 (0.47%) HP UCMDB
7 3 (0.35%) SCCM
8 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.12%) Grafana
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Identity Management
9 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 97 (11.28%) Microsoft
2 25 (2.91%) Google
3 16 (1.86%) Oracle
4 15 (1.74%) Salesforce
4 15 (1.74%) SAP
5 9 (1.05%) Cisco
5 9 (1.05%) Citrix
6 8 (0.93%) AppDynamics
6 8 (0.93%) Splunk
7 7 (0.81%) DocuSign
7 7 (0.81%) IBM
7 7 (0.81%) ServiceNow
8 6 (0.70%) Apttus
8 6 (0.70%) HP
8 6 (0.70%) Palo Alto
9 5 (0.58%) Intapp
9 5 (0.58%) Meraki
9 5 (0.58%) VMware
10 4 (0.47%) BMC
10 4 (0.47%) Databricks