Software Architect
South West > Bristol
The median Software Architect salary in Bristol is £85,700 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
89 |
102 |
154 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+13 |
+52 |
+36 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect |
4 |
40 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol |
0.32% |
1.46% |
0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.35% |
1.51% |
0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
12 |
5 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,700 |
£70,000 |
£85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+22.43% |
-17.65% |
-2.86% |
| South West median annual salary |
£87,500 |
£70,000 |
£85,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
-17.65% |
-2.86% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 |
1,137 |
2,657 |
2,175 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.18% |
97.01% |
94.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
841 |
1,895 |
1,461 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£30,000 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£43,162 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
£59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
-3.40% |
+8.23% |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,250 |
£70,250 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
£86,250 |
| South West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£54,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-7.41% |
+8.00% |
