Software Architecture Jobs in the North West

Software Architecture
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Software Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Architecture over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 249 283 285
Rank change year-on-year +34 +2 -43
Permanent jobs citing Software Architecture 43 22 49
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.44% 0.28% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 0.29% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 33 13 18
10th Percentile £50,000 £41,750 £43,875
25th Percentile £52,500 £43,750 £61,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -19.23% -3.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £92,188
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% -3.33% +15.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Software Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,082 7,604 8,969
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.02% 95.73% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,134 3,958 5,358
10th Percentile £27,575 £30,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Software Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Software Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Software Architecture in the North West

Software Architecture
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architecture in the North West.

Salary trend for Software Architecture in the North West

Software Architecture
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architecture in the North West over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Architecture in the North West

Software Architecture
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architecture within the North West region over the 6 months to 5 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
Manchester +40 32 £70,000 +33.33% 10
Lancashire -3 7 £55,000 - 1
Merseyside +13 3 £46,250 - 2
Cheshire -13 1 - -
Software Architecture
England

Software Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (18.60%) SaaS
2 6 (13.95%) Azure
3 4 (9.30%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (4.65%) AWS
5 1 (2.33%) GitHub
5 1 (2.33%) IaaS
5 1 (2.33%) PaaS
5 1 (2.33%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (16.28%) Wireless
2 5 (11.63%) Ethernet
2 5 (11.63%) RS-232
2 5 (11.63%) TCP/IP
3 1 (2.33%) IPsec
3 1 (2.33%) Kerberos
3 1 (2.33%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.30%) Geospatial Data
1 4 (9.30%) GIS
2 2 (4.65%) NoSQL
3 1 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (2.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (27.91%) Git
2 4 (9.30%) Subversion
3 3 (6.98%) Visual Studio
General
1 11 (25.58%) Social Skills
2 9 (20.93%) Manufacturing
3 2 (4.65%) Games
3 2 (4.65%) Legal
3 2 (4.65%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.33%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 20 (46.51%) Senior
2 15 (34.88%) Software Engineer
3 12 (27.91%) Developer
4 10 (23.26%) Lead
4 10 (23.26%) Senior Software Engineer
5 7 (16.28%) Embedded Engineer
5 7 (16.28%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 7 (16.28%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 7 (16.28%) Systems Engineer
6 5 (11.63%) C# Developer
7 4 (9.30%) Lead C# Developer
7 4 (9.30%) Lead Developer
7 4 (9.30%) Lead Software Engineer
8 3 (6.98%) Software Developer
9 2 (4.65%) Architect
9 2 (4.65%) C++ Developer
9 2 (4.65%) Chief Technology Officer
9 2 (4.65%) Senior Developer
9 2 (4.65%) Solutions Architect
10 1 (2.33%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (27.91%) .NET
2 5 (11.63%) Web Services
3 4 (9.30%) ASP.NET Web API
3 4 (9.30%) WCF
3 4 (9.30%) WinForms
4 3 (6.98%) ASP.NET
5 2 (4.65%) .NET Framework
5 2 (4.65%) GraphQL
5 2 (4.65%) MACH
5 2 (4.65%) REST
5 2 (4.65%) RESTful
6 1 (2.33%) .NET Core
6 1 (2.33%) Ajax
6 1 (2.33%) AngularJS
6 1 (2.33%) Node.js
6 1 (2.33%) OAuth
6 1 (2.33%) OAuth2
6 1 (2.33%) OpenID
6 1 (2.33%) React
6 1 (2.33%) XACML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (16.28%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (9.30%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (4.65%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.33%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 1 (2.33%) PMI
4 1 (2.33%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (48.84%) Software Engineering
2 16 (37.21%) Agile
3 9 (20.93%) Collaborative Working
3 9 (20.93%) Computer Science
3 9 (20.93%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (13.95%) Collaborative Culture
5 5 (11.63%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (11.63%) Project Management
5 5 (11.63%) UML
6 4 (9.30%) Actionable Insight
6 4 (9.30%) Analytics
6 4 (9.30%) Business Development
6 4 (9.30%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (9.30%) Customer Requirements
6 4 (9.30%) Data Analytics
6 4 (9.30%) Functional Testing
6 4 (9.30%) QMS
6 4 (9.30%) Quality Management
6 4 (9.30%) User Experience
7 3 (6.98%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 22 (51.16%) C#
2 13 (30.23%) C
3 8 (18.60%) JavaScript
4 6 (13.95%) Java
5 5 (11.63%) Python
5 5 (11.63%) SQL
6 3 (6.98%) C++
7 1 (2.33%) PHP
7 1 (2.33%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 9 (20.93%) Degree
2 5 (11.63%) Master's Degree
3 4 (9.30%) Chartered Engineer
3 4 (9.30%) Security Cleared
4 3 (6.98%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.33%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.30%) PMO
2 3 (6.98%) QA
3 1 (2.33%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 8 (18.60%) Firmware
2 7 (16.28%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (2.33%) Docker
3 1 (2.33%) RACF
Systems Management
1 1 (2.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 2 (4.65%) Microsoft