Software Architecture Jobs in Bristol

Software Architecture
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Software Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 139 151
Rank change year-on-year +45 +12 +32
Permanent jobs citing Software Architecture 6 25 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.48% 0.81% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 0.91% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2 21 5
10th Percentile £70,760 £56,250 £47,750
25th Percentile £71,754 £65,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,622 £70,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.32% +21.74% -32.35%
75th Percentile £88,805 £73,886 £68,750
90th Percentile £91,789 £75,750 £71,000
South West median annual salary £78,622 £70,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.32% +27.27% +4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Software Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,192 2,740 2,520
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 94.90% 88.33% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 788 2,058 1,483
10th Percentile £31,175 £35,000 £34,723
25th Percentile £47,231 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,750 £59,191
Median % change year-on-year -0.53% -2.43% +11.45%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,433 £73,853
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.16% -3.81% +5.00%

Software Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing Software Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Software Architecture in Bristol

Software Architecture
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Software Architecture in Bristol

Software Architecture
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architecture in Bristol over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Architecture in Bristol

Software Architecture
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:

General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Electronics
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Banking
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Lead
1 4 (66.67%) Software Team Leader
1 4 (66.67%) Team Leader
2 1 (16.67%) Architect
2 1 (16.67%) Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Developer/Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) iOS Developer
2 1 (16.67%) iOS Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Senior
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Senior iOS Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Software Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Software Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Algorithms
1 4 (66.67%) Data Structures
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
2 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Apple iOS
2 4 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Agile
1 5 (83.33%) iOS Development
1 5 (83.33%) Mentoring
1 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (83.33%) Software Engineering
1 5 (83.33%) Test Automation
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Complexity Analysis
2 4 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 4 (66.67%) Lean Software Development
2 4 (66.67%) Refactoring
2 4 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 4 (66.67%) Scrum
2 4 (66.67%) System Integration Testing
2 4 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
2 4 (66.67%) User Experience
2 4 (66.67%) UX Design
3 2 (33.33%) Architectural Patterns
4 1 (16.67%) Code Quality
4 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) C#
1 4 (66.67%) C++
1 4 (66.67%) Java
2 1 (16.67%) Swift
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) QA
2 1 (16.67%) GRC