Full-time architects in the UK earn a median of £47,143 a year, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional), or £23 an hour. There are 183 live architect adverts on JobEng today.
Pay range
10th percentile — £32,728
25th percentile — £37,342
Median — £47,143
75th percentile — £55,262
By region
| Region | Median a year |
|---|---|
| London | £49,292 |
| South East | £47,056 |
| West Midlands | £46,362 |
| North West | £43,003 |
| Scotland | £42,560 |
| North East | £37,951 |
Questions
What is the average architect salary in the UK?
The ONS median for full-time architects is £47,143 a year; the mean is £50,690.
Is architect pay going up?
Median pay changed by -1.4% on the year before (ONS).
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