Software Architecture Jobs in the Thames Valley

Software Architecture
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 227 243 247
Rank change year-on-year +16 +4 -36
Permanent jobs citing Software Architecture 12 19 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.18% 0.31% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.33% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 10 11 27
10th Percentile £46,862 £34,990 £34,600
25th Percentile £46,930 £44,125 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.31% +8.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £77,125 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £71,750
South East median annual salary £64,000 £59,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.56% +3.48% +9.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,700 5,805 6,453
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.11% 94.70% 92.81%
Number of salaries quoted 3,986 3,153 3,923
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,275 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,750 £41,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Software Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Architecture in the Thames Valley

Software Architecture
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architecture in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Software Architecture in the Thames Valley

Software Architecture
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architecture in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Architecture in the Thames Valley

Software Architecture
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architecture within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 4 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
Oxfordshire +13 5 £51,020 +34.09% 5
Buckinghamshire -17 4 £80,000 +21.21% 2
Berkshire +20 3 £55,000 -31.25% 2
Software Architecture
South East

Software Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.33%) Apache
1 1 (8.33%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 2 (16.67%) Azure
1 2 (16.67%) SaaS
2 1 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (8.33%) Cloud Computing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (16.67%) GIS
2 1 (8.33%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (8.33%) NoSQL
2 1 (8.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (8.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (8.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Jenkins
General
1 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Architect
1 4 (33.33%) Software Engineer
1 4 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (8.33%) Developer
2 1 (8.33%) Integration Developer
2 1 (8.33%) Java Engineer
2 1 (8.33%) Junior
2 1 (8.33%) Senior
2 1 (8.33%) Senior Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (33.33%) EDI
2 2 (16.67%) .NET
3 1 (8.33%) .NET Framework
3 1 (8.33%) Hibernate
3 1 (8.33%) Kafka
3 1 (8.33%) React
3 1 (8.33%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 4 (33.33%) Device Driver
1 4 (33.33%) Life Science
1 4 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (8.33%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 4 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) OO
2 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (41.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (33.33%) Agile
3 4 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
3 4 (33.33%) Open Source
3 4 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 4 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 4 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (16.67%) Design Patterns
4 2 (16.67%) SDLC
5 1 (8.33%) CI/CD
5 1 (8.33%) Clean Code
5 1 (8.33%) Computer Science
5 1 (8.33%) DevOps
5 1 (8.33%) Full Stack Development
5 1 (8.33%) OWASP
5 1 (8.33%) Performance Tuning
5 1 (8.33%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 5 (41.67%) Java
2 4 (33.33%) C++
2 4 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (8.33%) C#
3 1 (8.33%) JavaScript
3 1 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (41.67%) Degree
3 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (8.33%) PMI Certification
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Kibana
1 1 (8.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft