Software Architect Jobs in the Midlands

Software Architect
England > Midlands

The median Software Architect salary in the Midlands is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 258 316 327
Rank change year-on-year +58 +11 -40
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 63 9 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.53% 0.097% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.11% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 17 1 7
10th Percentile £65,000 - -
25th Percentile £66,250 £85,000 £43,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £90,000 £45,800
Median % change year-on-year - +96.51% -38.11%
75th Percentile - £95,000 £67,075
90th Percentile £125,000 - £87,750
England median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -20.59% +13.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 11,184 8,311 10,343
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.32% 89.66% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 8,331 4,658 7,067
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,925 £27,539
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,054
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Software Architect in the Midlands

Software Architect
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architect in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Software Architect in the Midlands

Software Architect
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architect in the Midlands over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Architect in the Midlands

Software Architect
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 8 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
East Midlands - 42 £90,000 - 4
West Midlands +24 21 £75,000 -16.67%
Software Architect
England

Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Software Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Software Architect in the job title.

1 34 (53.97%) Requirements Management
2 33 (52.38%) Network Management
3 32 (50.79%) Network Architecture
3 32 (50.79%) Technical Architecture
3 32 (50.79%) VSAT
3 32 (50.79%) Validation
3 32 (50.79%) TOGAF
3 32 (50.79%) Model Validation
4 30 (47.62%) Actionable Insight
5 10 (15.87%) Social Skills
6 9 (14.29%) Software Architecture
7 8 (12.70%) Automotive
8 7 (11.11%) Agile
8 7 (11.11%) .NET
8 7 (11.11%) Degree
9 6 (9.52%) C#
9 6 (9.52%) SQL
9 6 (9.52%) Roadmaps
9 6 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
10 5 (7.94%) ISO 26262
10 5 (7.94%) Design Patterns
10 5 (7.94%) Architectural Patterns
10 5 (7.94%) Microservices
11 4 (6.35%) Enterprise Architecture
11 4 (6.35%) REST
11 4 (6.35%) ArchiMate
11 4 (6.35%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (6.35%) JSON
11 4 (6.35%) WCF
11 4 (6.35%) Domain-Driven Design

Software Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 4 (6.35%) Simulink
2 2 (3.17%) CANalyzer
3 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.76%) AWS
1 3 (4.76%) Azure
2 1 (1.59%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (50.79%) VSAT
2 4 (6.35%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.17%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 2 (3.17%) CANoe
General
1 10 (15.87%) Social Skills
2 8 (12.70%) Automotive
3 4 (6.35%) Finance
3 4 (6.35%) Retail
4 3 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (3.17%) Electronics
5 2 (3.17%) Games
5 2 (3.17%) Law
5 2 (3.17%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.59%) Legal
6 1 (1.59%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.11%) .NET
2 4 (6.35%) JSON
2 4 (6.35%) REST
2 4 (6.35%) WCF
2 4 (6.35%) Web Services
2 4 (6.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.35%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (3.17%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.59%) Cloud Native
3 1 (1.59%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (1.59%) Infotainment
3 1 (1.59%) Private Cloud
3 1 (1.59%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (53.97%) Requirements Management
2 33 (52.38%) Network Management
3 32 (50.79%) Model Validation
3 32 (50.79%) Network Architecture
3 32 (50.79%) Technical Architecture
3 32 (50.79%) TOGAF
3 32 (50.79%) Validation
4 30 (47.62%) Actionable Insight
5 9 (14.29%) Software Architecture
6 7 (11.11%) Agile
7 6 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (9.52%) Roadmaps
8 5 (7.94%) Architectural Patterns
8 5 (7.94%) Design Patterns
8 5 (7.94%) Microservices
9 4 (6.35%) API Design
9 4 (6.35%) Architecture Roadmap
9 4 (6.35%) Event-Driven
9 4 (6.35%) Project Delivery
9 4 (6.35%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.52%) C#
1 6 (9.52%) SQL
2 4 (6.35%) MATLAB
3 3 (4.76%) C
3 3 (4.76%) C++
4 2 (3.17%) Java
4 2 (3.17%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (11.11%) Degree
2 1 (1.59%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.59%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.94%) ISO 26262
2 1 (1.59%) AUTOSAR
Systems Management
1 1 (1.59%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (1.59%) Guidewire
1 1 (1.59%) MathWorks