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Architecture

The practices, people, projects, roles and conversations that make up UK architecture, in one place. What the industry covers, who is hiring, and how to move within it.

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92Podcast episodes
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90Guides

Knowledge

Working in architecture.

Architecture in the UK spans sole traders, boutique studios and global practices, working across residential, commercial, healthcare, education, infrastructure and more. What they share is a training pipeline and a professional culture that shapes every role in this industry.

Careers run through Part I, Part II and Part III, with registration regulated by the ARB: the title architect is protected in UK law, and the route to it is long. Alongside it sit architectural technologists, BIM specialists, interior designers and the studio teams that keep practices running.

This hub gathers the live picture: who is hiring, which practices are growing, what the roles pay, and the conversations shaping the industry right now.

  • Understand the pipeline

    Part I to Part III explained in plain terms, including what each stage earns and what practices expect at each one.

  • Read the market

    Live roles, growing practices and salary benchmarks, updated from the directory rather than once a year.

  • Hear the industry

    Podcast conversations with founders, directors and specialists about how architecture actually works.

Salary guide

What architecture roles pay.

Benchmarks by role, region and practice size, from our salary guide.

Open the salary guide

Move within architecture.

Create a profile so practices can find you, or advertise a role to the industry's largest UK audience.