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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 335 314 405
Rank change year-on-year -21 +91 +4
Permanent jobs citing Technical Architecture 855 1,131 1,418
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.86% 1.12% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.01% 1.17% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 311 480 689
10th Percentile £55,000 £53,725 £47,450
25th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £77,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% -3.13% +14.29%
75th Percentile £86,250 £88,750 £105,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £100,125 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -3.57% +7.69%

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 84,917 96,578 150,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.59% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,883 56,844 82,330
10th Percentile £29,008 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,190 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.12% +1.98% +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 10 May 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 10 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 -30 598 £72,500 -6.45% 99
UK excluding London -12 591 £67,500 - 65
Work from Home -116 204 £67,500 -10.00% 55
London -46 161 £82,500 - 38
North of England +50 157 £65,000 +8.33% 26
North West +9 102 £70,000 +17.13% 14
South East -7 96 £72,500 +1.75% 10
Scotland -50 84 £85,000 +42.79% 6
Midlands -27 83 £67,500 - 4
South West -26 73 £57,500 -10.85% 11
Yorkshire +77 52 £57,500 -14.81% 5
Wales +11 47 £60,000 -35.14% 3
East Midlands -10 47 £82,500 - 3
Northern Ireland +38 41 £65,200 +0.31% 1
West Midlands -19 36 £67,500 - 1
East of England +5 10 £72,500 -6.45% 5
North East -5 3 £63,000 - 7

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 23 (2.69%) Apache Spark
2 11 (1.29%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.70%) WebSphere
4 4 (0.47%) CMS
4 4 (0.47%) IIS
4 4 (0.47%) SAS
5 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.23%) NetWeaver
5 2 (0.23%) nginx
5 2 (0.23%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.23%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.12%) Drupal
Applications
1 9 (1.05%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.47%) SPSS
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.35%) Siemens NX
5 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 14 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.70%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.35%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.23%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.12%) HFM
6 1 (0.12%) Magento
6 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.12%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 173 (20.23%) Azure
2 98 (11.46%) AWS
3 52 (6.08%) GCP
4 46 (5.38%) SaaS
5 28 (3.27%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
7 25 (2.92%) Power Platform
8 22 (2.57%) IaaS
9 21 (2.46%) PaaS
10 16 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (1.40%) GitHub
11 12 (1.40%) Serverless
12 11 (1.29%) dbt
13 10 (1.17%) Entra ID
14 7 (0.82%) AWS Lambda
15 6 (0.70%) Amazon EKS
15 6 (0.70%) GitHub Actions
16 5 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
16 5 (0.58%) OCI
16 5 (0.58%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 386 (45.15%) VSAT
2 20 (2.34%) Firewall
3 10 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (1.05%) VPN
4 9 (1.05%) WAN
5 8 (0.94%) Wireless
6 7 (0.82%) SAN
6 7 (0.82%) SSL
7 5 (0.58%) Software-Defined Networking
8 4 (0.47%) LAN
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%) IPsec
10 1 (0.12%) Kerberos
10 1 (0.12%) SNMP
10 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.56%) Relational Database
2 25 (2.92%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.69%) Apache Ignite
3 23 (2.69%) Data Mining
3 23 (2.69%) Elasticsearch
3 23 (2.69%) Hadoop
4 21 (2.46%) RDBMS
5 16 (1.87%) Data Lake
6 11 (1.29%) Big Data
7 8 (0.94%) CockroachDB
8 6 (0.70%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.47%) DB2
9 4 (0.47%) EDRMS
9 4 (0.47%) MySQL
9 4 (0.47%) SAP BW
10 3 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.35%) Metadata
10 3 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (1.64%) Jenkins
2 10 (1.17%) JIRA
3 9 (1.05%) Git
4 8 (0.94%) Jaeger
4 8 (0.94%) Sonatype Nexus
5 7 (0.82%) GitLab
6 6 (0.70%) CircleCI
6 6 (0.70%) git-flow
6 6 (0.70%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.23%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.23%) Gradle
7 2 (0.23%) Postman
8 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 146 (17.08%) Social Skills
2 99 (11.58%) Finance
3 95 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (8.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 46 (5.38%) Public Sector
6 26 (3.04%) Law
7 23 (2.69%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (2.57%) Marketing
9 19 (2.22%) Banking
10 17 (1.99%) Legal
11 12 (1.40%) Financial Institution
11 12 (1.40%) Retail
12 10 (1.17%) French Language
13 6 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (0.58%) Advertising
14 5 (0.58%) Investment Banking
14 5 (0.58%) Police
15 4 (0.47%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.47%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 627 (73.33%) Architect
2 386 (45.15%) Software Architect
3 89 (10.41%) Developer
4 85 (9.94%) Senior
5 84 (9.82%) Technical Architect
6 49 (5.73%) Solutions Architect
7 46 (5.38%) Scala Developer
8 37 (4.33%) Senior Architect
9 30 (3.51%) Analyst
10 25 (2.92%) Cloud Architect
10 25 (2.92%) IT Architect
10 25 (2.92%) Systems Architect
11 23 (2.69%) Security Architect
12 22 (2.57%) Enterprise Architect
12 22 (2.57%) Lead
13 21 (2.46%) Project Manager
13 21 (2.46%) Technical Analyst
14 20 (2.34%) Business Analyst
15 18 (2.11%) Senior Developer
16 17 (1.99%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (6.90%) .NET
2 37 (4.33%) RESTful
3 36 (4.21%) HTML
4 34 (3.98%) CSS
4 34 (3.98%) Node.js
5 33 (3.86%) React
5 33 (3.86%) SOAP
6 32 (3.74%) Kafka
7 29 (3.39%) Web Services
8 28 (3.27%) JSON
9 18 (2.11%) Akka
10 16 (1.87%) XML
11 14 (1.64%) Django
12 12 (1.40%) AngularJS
12 12 (1.40%) Middleware
12 12 (1.40%) REST
13 10 (1.17%) .NET Framework
14 8 (0.94%) jQuery
14 8 (0.94%) OAuth
14 8 (0.94%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 59 (6.90%) Management Information System
2 30 (3.51%) Product Ownership
3 28 (3.27%) Virtual Team
4 27 (3.16%) Security Posture
5 25 (2.92%) Onboarding
6 20 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (1.87%) Cloud Native
8 13 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (1.17%) PropTech
10 10 (1.17%) Public Cloud
11 9 (1.05%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.70%) Client/Server
12 6 (0.70%) CMDB
13 5 (0.58%) Distributed Architecture
13 5 (0.58%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (0.58%) PMI
14 4 (0.47%) Cyber Threat
14 4 (0.47%) Cybercrime
14 4 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 26 (3.04%) Linux
2 17 (1.99%) Windows
3 9 (1.05%) Android
3 9 (1.05%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.94%) Apple iOS
5 6 (0.70%) SUSE
5 6 (0.70%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.12%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 442 (51.70%) TOGAF
2 396 (46.32%) Actionable Insight
3 394 (46.08%) Validation
4 392 (45.85%) Network Architecture
5 390 (45.61%) Network Management
6 386 (45.15%) Model Validation
6 386 (45.15%) Requirements Management
7 194 (22.69%) Agile
8 101 (11.81%) Project Management
9 92 (10.76%) Roadmaps
10 90 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
11 88 (10.29%) Software Engineering
12 84 (9.82%) CI/CD
13 83 (9.71%) DevOps
14 63 (7.37%) Business Strategy
15 61 (7.13%) SDLC
16 53 (6.20%) Migration
17 52 (6.08%) Microservices
18 51 (5.96%) Project Delivery
19 48 (5.61%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 95 (11.11%) Java
2 75 (8.77%) JavaScript
3 55 (6.43%) SQL
4 51 (5.96%) C#
5 46 (5.38%) Scala
6 36 (4.21%) Python
7 19 (2.22%) Go
8 11 (1.29%) T-SQL
9 8 (0.94%) Apex Code
9 8 (0.94%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.70%) Shell Script
10 6 (0.70%) SOQL
11 5 (0.58%) ABAP
11 5 (0.58%) PowerShell
12 4 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.47%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.47%) RPG
13 3 (0.35%) C++
13 3 (0.35%) PHP
14 2 (0.23%) Bash
Qualifications
1 131 (15.32%) Security Cleared
2 109 (12.75%) Degree
3 84 (9.82%) SC Cleared
4 25 (2.92%) BPSS Clearance
5 21 (2.46%) CISSP
6 19 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (1.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 12 (1.40%) CCSP
9 10 (1.17%) CCSK
10 9 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (0.94%) Azure Certification
12 7 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (0.70%) CISM
14 5 (0.58%) CCIE
14 5 (0.58%) CREST Certified
14 5 (0.58%) OSCP
14 5 (0.58%) PMI Certification
15 3 (0.35%) CISA
15 3 (0.35%) Master's Degree
16 2 (0.23%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (2.22%) NIST
3 18 (2.11%) GDPR
4 16 (1.87%) Accessibility
5 15 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (1.40%) 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%) 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 20 (2.34%) Docker
2 17 (1.99%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.12%) RACF
6 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 29 (3.39%) Kubernetes
2 20 (2.34%) Ansible
3 13 (1.52%) Terraform
4 8 (0.94%) Kiali
5 6 (0.70%) HP UCMDB
5 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.70%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 3 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.35%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.23%) SCCM
8 1 (0.12%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.12%) Grafana
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Identity Management
8 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 100 (11.70%) Microsoft
2 34 (3.98%) Google
3 19 (2.22%) Oracle
4 18 (2.11%) Salesforce
5 16 (1.87%) SAP
6 9 (1.05%) Citrix
6 9 (1.05%) ServiceNow
7 8 (0.94%) AppDynamics
7 8 (0.94%) Cisco
7 8 (0.94%) HP
7 8 (0.94%) Splunk
7 8 (0.94%) VMware
8 7 (0.82%) DocuSign
8 7 (0.82%) IBM
9 6 (0.70%) Apttus
9 6 (0.70%) BMC
9 6 (0.70%) McAfee
9 6 (0.70%) Palo Alto
9 6 (0.70%) Remedy
10 5 (0.58%) Meraki