Software Architect Job Trends in Cambridge

Software Architect
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

As of 12 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Architect salary in Cambridge.

6 months to
12 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 44 53
Rank change year-on-year -7 +9 +60
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 1 20 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.21% 3.63% 1.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 3.82% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 0 20 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £85,000 -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £90,000 £85,000 -
% change year-on-year +5.88% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 439 524 366
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.46% 95.10% 93.61%
Number of salaries quoted 294 305 241
10th Percentile £28,325 £30,000 £29,023
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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 Cambridge.

Software Architect job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Software Architect
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in Cambridge

Software Architect Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 12 December 2025, 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 Software Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) Go
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Go
1 1 (100.00%) Python