Property & Design
Architecture
You design buildings and spaces that have to be beautiful, legal, buildable and affordable at the same time.
Match with you
92%
Day to day
- Sketching and modelling designs
- Working through planning and regulations
- Coordinating engineers and contractors
- Site visits as work goes up
How people get in
- Part 1 degree → year out → Part 2 → Part 3 (UK)
- B.Arch / M.Arch then licensure (US)
Degrees that lead here
ArchitectureArchitectural EngineeringInterior Architecture
Routes without a degree
Architectural apprenticeship (UK)Architectural technologistDesign & build studios
The numbers
What architecture pays in the UK.
Entry level
£24K–£32K
Mid career
£38K–£55K
Senior
£60K–£85K
Top end
£120K+
Demand
Steady
Competitiveness
Competitive, long qualification route
Remote potential
Medium
Industries: Practices · Developers · Councils · Retail rollout · Film & set design
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Careers you didn't realise this leads to.
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Set and experience design
Spatial storytelling for film, retail and events.
Urban planning
Same training, wider scale decisions.
Related careers
Skills that matter here: Drawing · Spatial reasoning · Patience · Technical detail · Presenting ideas
