The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Software Architecture skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Cheshire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
658
899
520
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire
89.52%
71.75%
93.86%
Number of salaries quoted
297
581
353
10th Percentile
£27,900
£27,000
£23,850
25th Percentile
£35,000
£35,000
£36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£42,500
£48,500
£48,000
Median % change year-on-year
-12.37%
+1.04%
+6.67%
75th Percentile
£60,000
£58,750
£66,250
90th Percentile
£73,750
£68,484
£82,250
North West median annual salary
£50,000
£51,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-1.96%
-7.27%
+4.76%
Software Architecture Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Software Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Software Architecture Salary Trend in Cheshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Software Architecture.
Software Architecture Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 1 September 2025, job vacancies citing Software Architecture also mentioned 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 Cheshire region with a requirement for Software Architecture.
Software Architecture Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
