Lead Software Architect Job Trends in Cambridge

Lead Software Architect
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Lead Software Architect salary in Cambridge is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
5 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Architect 11 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 1.07% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% - -
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 0
10th Percentile £74,375 - -
25th Percentile £86,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £90,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 963 320 629
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 94.12% 97.82%
Number of salaries quoted 713 223 487
10th Percentile £33,500 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £30,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £62,500 £75,750
90th Percentile £92,988 £77,000 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,764
% change year-on-year +15.79% -6.43% +1.53%

Lead Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Software Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Lead Software Architect job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Lead Software Architect
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Lead Software Architect job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Software Architect job vacancies in Cambridge

Lead Software Architect Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 5 August 2026, Lead Software Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Lead Software Architect in the job title.

1 6 (54.55%) Software Architecture
2 5 (45.45%) CI/CD
2 5 (45.45%) Virtual Team Management
3 3 (27.27%) Agile
3 3 (27.27%) Data Protection
3 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
3 3 (27.27%) DevOps
3 3 (27.27%) Event-Driven
3 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure as Code
3 3 (27.27%) Node.js
3 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (27.27%) React
3 3 (27.27%) Software Engineering
3 3 (27.27%) TypeScript
3 3 (27.27%) Vue
4 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (18.18%) User Experience

Lead Software Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (27.27%) Node.js
1 3 (27.27%) React
1 3 (27.27%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Virtual Team
2 2 (18.18%) Educational Technology
2 2 (18.18%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Software Architecture
2 5 (45.45%) CI/CD
2 5 (45.45%) Virtual Team Management
3 3 (27.27%) Agile
3 3 (27.27%) Data Protection
3 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
3 3 (27.27%) DevOps
3 3 (27.27%) Event-Driven
3 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure as Code
3 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (27.27%) Software Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (18.18%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (27.27%) TypeScript
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