Software Architect Jobs in Bristol

Software Architect
South West > Bristol

The median Software Architect salary in Bristol is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 168 179
Rank change year-on-year +49 +11 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 43 2 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.39% 0.075% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% 0.081% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 15
10th Percentile £69,625 - -
25th Percentile - - £81,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £87,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +18.64%
75th Percentile £73,750 - £93,750
90th Percentile £120,000 - -
South West median annual salary £70,000 £57,750 £87,500
% change year-on-year +21.21% -34.00% +18.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 3,004 2,482 3,216
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 92.85% 97.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,239 1,562 2,229
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,750 £42,720 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% +9.20% +14.22%
75th Percentile £71,250 £74,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Architect in Bristol

Software Architect
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Software Architect in Bristol

Software Architect
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architect in Bristol over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Architect in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 26 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 across the Bristol region featuring Software Architect in the job title.

1 33 (76.74%) TOGAF
1 33 (76.74%) Validation
1 33 (76.74%) Requirements Management
1 33 (76.74%) Technical Architecture
1 33 (76.74%) VSAT
1 33 (76.74%) Network Management
1 33 (76.74%) Network Architecture
1 33 (76.74%) Model Validation
2 31 (72.09%) Actionable Insight
3 7 (16.28%) Software Architecture
3 7 (16.28%) Agile
3 7 (16.28%) C
3 7 (16.28%) C++
3 7 (16.28%) Python
4 6 (13.95%) Telecoms
4 6 (13.95%) Software Delivery
4 6 (13.95%) Product Ownership
5 5 (11.63%) DV Cleared
5 5 (11.63%) Security Cleared
6 3 (6.98%) SaaS
6 3 (6.98%) DevOps
6 3 (6.98%) .NET
7 2 (4.65%) Artificial Intelligence
7 2 (4.65%) Ruby
7 2 (4.65%) Enterprise Architecture
7 2 (4.65%) Microservices
7 2 (4.65%) Kubernetes
7 2 (4.65%) Big Data
7 2 (4.65%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (4.65%) Virtual Machines

Software Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 3 (6.98%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (76.74%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.65%) Big Data
General
1 6 (13.95%) Telecoms
2 1 (2.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.98%) .NET
2 1 (2.33%) RESTful
2 1 (2.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Product Ownership
2 2 (4.65%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.33%) Verilog
3 1 (2.33%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (76.74%) Model Validation
1 33 (76.74%) Network Architecture
1 33 (76.74%) Network Management
1 33 (76.74%) Requirements Management
1 33 (76.74%) Technical Architecture
1 33 (76.74%) TOGAF
1 33 (76.74%) Validation
2 31 (72.09%) Actionable Insight
3 7 (16.28%) Agile
3 7 (16.28%) Software Architecture
4 6 (13.95%) Software Delivery
5 3 (6.98%) DevOps
6 2 (4.65%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (4.65%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (4.65%) Microservices
6 2 (4.65%) Roadmaps
7 1 (2.33%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (2.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (16.28%) C
1 7 (16.28%) C++
1 7 (16.28%) Python
2 2 (4.65%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 5 (11.63%) DV Cleared
1 5 (11.63%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (4.65%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.65%) Kubernetes