IT business analysts, architects and systems designers salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£59,593
Typical Annual pay range
Employment patterns
- 94% of IT business analysts, architects work full-time
- 3.6% are self-employed
- 96.9% of employees have permanent contracts
Understanding IT business analysts, architects and systems designers pay in the UK
The typical it business analysts, architects and systems designers in the UK earns a median salary of £59,593 in 2025/26. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.
The middle half of it business analysts, architects and systems designers earnings fall between £45,013 and £80,881 a year. That is a wide range, a sign that pay climbs steeply with experience, specialism and employer, so the median is a starting point rather than a ceiling.
The mean (average) salary is higher, at £66,303. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners is pulling the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical it business analysts, architects and systems designers actually takes home.
Where you work changes the picture: it business analysts, architects and systems designers pay ranges from £47,701 in Scotland up to £73,857 in London, a difference of £26,156 (55%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see it business analysts, architects and systems designers pay in London, IT business analysts, architects and systems designers vs Data Analyst or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for it business analysts, architects and systems designers at £73,857 — 24% above the UK median. Scotland is lowest at £47,701.
UK median £59,593
| Region | Median payUK median £59,593 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £73,857 | £73,857 | £83,550 | +24% |
| South East | £67,902 | £67,902 | £71,387 | +14% |
| South West | £66,327 | £66,327 | £67,209 | +11% |
| West Midlands | £62,074 | £62,074 | £64,807 | +4% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £53,806 | £53,806 | £59,490 | -10% |
| East of England | £52,272 | £52,272 | £56,833 | -12% |
| North West | £50,526 | £50,526 | £57,400 | -15% |
| East Midlands | £49,892 | £49,892 | £56,300 | -16% |
| Wales | £49,827 | £49,827 | £49,245 | -16% |
| North East | £49,429 | £49,429 | £51,933 | -17% |
| Scotland | £47,701 | £47,701 | £52,430 | -20% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £73,857 | £73,857Mean £83,550 | +24% |
| South East £67,902 | £67,902Mean £71,387 | +14% |
| South West £66,327 | £66,327Mean £67,209 | +11% |
| West Midlands £62,074 | £62,074Mean £64,807 | +4% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £53,806 | £53,806Mean £59,490 | -10% |
| East of England £52,272 | £52,272Mean £56,833 | -12% |
| North West £50,526 | £50,526Mean £57,400 | -15% |
| East Midlands £49,892 | £49,892Mean £56,300 | -16% |
| Wales £49,827 | £49,827Mean £49,245 | -16% |
| North East £49,429 | £49,429Mean £51,933 | -17% |
| Scotland £47,701 | £47,701Mean £52,430 | -20% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£59,593); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
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UK median annual pay for it business analysts, architects and systems designers by year (ONS ASHE).
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Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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