Software Architect
South East > Berkshire
The median Software Architect salary in Berkshire is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 130 | 108 | 139 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -22 | +31 | +50 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 4 | 26 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire | 0.21% | 1.29% | 0.055% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 1.41% | 0.059% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £75,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £85,700 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.13% | -5.88% | +6.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,810 | 1,846 | 1,696 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 91.80% | 93.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 864 | 993 | 1,190 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £35,000 | £29,749 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £47,500 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,000 | £60,000 | £54,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.33% | +10.09% | -5.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £80,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £90,000 | £85,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Software Architect
Salary Trend in Berkshire
Salary distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in Berkshire.
