Software Architect
UK
The median Software Architect salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 418 | 847 | 945 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +429 | +98 | -159 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 595 | 142 | 251 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.61% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.64% | 0.15% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 139 | 115 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £64,750 | - | £67,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £56,250 | £80,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.76% | +16.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £92,500 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £101,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £66,250 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.21% | -22.06% | +25.93% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architect.
Software Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architect over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Software Architect
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +273 | 463 | £75,000 | +13.21% | 49 |
| England | +333 | 374 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 48 |
| North of England | +139 | 109 | £77,500 | -3.73% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +115 | 91 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 28 |
| Scotland | +8 | 78 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 8 |
| North West | +76 | 75 | £80,000 | -0.62% | 5 |
| South East | +38 | 70 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 9 |
| London | +165 | 69 | £80,000 | -11.11% | 10 |
| Midlands | +53 | 54 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
| South West | +23 | 49 | £70,000 | +21.21% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +62 | 47 | £100,000 | +37.93% | 4 |
| Wales | +39 | 35 | £80,000 | +73.12% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 35 | £90,000 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +120 | 34 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 2 |
| East of England | +33 | 21 | £72,500 | -14.71% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 19 | £77,500 | -13.89% | 2 |
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 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 featuring Software Architect in the job title.
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Software Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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