Software Architect Jobs in England

Software Architect
UK > England

The median Software Architect salary in England is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 486 829 921
Rank change year-on-year +343 +92 -163
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 373 127 208
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.44% 0.14% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.15% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 112 100 130
10th Percentile £65,000 - £66,000
25th Percentile £67,500 £56,250 £80,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -17.65% +13.33%
75th Percentile £85,313 £92,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £92,250 £105,000 -
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year - -11.76% +16.04%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,061 86,064 125,517
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.56% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 60,068 54,328 75,797
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,084 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,433 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Software Architect in England

Software Architect
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architect in England.

Salary trend for Software Architect in England

Software Architect
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architect in England over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Architect in England

Software Architect
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +150 109 £77,500 -3.73% 6
North West +76 75 £80,000 -0.62% 4
South East +37 70 £75,000 +30.43% 9
London +199 69 £80,000 -11.11% 5
Midlands +48 53 £90,000 - 3
South West +30 49 £70,000 +21.21% 7
East Midlands - 35 £90,000 - 2
Yorkshire +123 34 £75,000 -11.76% 2
East of England +34 21 £72,500 -14.71% 6
West Midlands +40 18 £80,000 -11.11% 1
Software Architect
UK

Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Software Architect job roles required 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 England region featuring Software Architect in the job title.

1 223 (59.79%) Requirements Management
2 222 (59.52%) TOGAF
2 222 (59.52%) Network Management
3 221 (59.25%) Network Architecture
3 221 (59.25%) VSAT
3 221 (59.25%) Technical Architecture
3 221 (59.25%) Validation
3 221 (59.25%) Model Validation
4 218 (58.45%) Actionable Insight
5 57 (15.28%) Agile
6 43 (11.53%) Software Engineering
7 37 (9.92%) Security Cleared
7 37 (9.92%) C#
7 37 (9.92%) Roadmaps
8 34 (9.12%) .NET
9 28 (7.51%) Java
10 27 (7.24%) Software Architecture
11 26 (6.97%) C++
12 24 (6.43%) Azure
12 24 (6.43%) DevOps
13 22 (5.90%) Python
14 21 (5.63%) Games
14 21 (5.63%) Microsoft
14 21 (5.63%) Strategic Roadmap
15 20 (5.36%) Social Skills
15 20 (5.36%) SDLC
16 19 (5.09%) Workshop Facilitation
16 19 (5.09%) SQL Server
16 19 (5.09%) Finance
16 19 (5.09%) Degree

Software Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (4.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.27%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (1.07%) Simulink
2 2 (0.54%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 15 (4.02%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 24 (6.43%) Azure
2 15 (4.02%) AWS
3 13 (3.49%) SaaS
4 5 (1.34%) GCP
5 4 (1.07%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.54%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.54%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (0.54%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.27%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 1 (0.27%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (0.27%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 221 (59.25%) VSAT
2 9 (2.41%) CTI
3 4 (1.07%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.09%) SQL Server
2 16 (4.29%) Relational Database
3 15 (4.02%) RDBMS
4 3 (0.80%) Big Data
4 3 (0.80%) MySQL
4 3 (0.80%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.27%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 18 (4.83%) Visual Studio
2 10 (2.68%) Git
3 9 (2.41%) GitLab
3 9 (2.41%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (0.54%) CANoe
General
1 21 (5.63%) Games
2 20 (5.36%) Social Skills
3 19 (5.09%) Finance
4 15 (4.02%) Marketing
5 9 (2.41%) Automotive
5 9 (2.41%) Police
5 9 (2.41%) Retail
6 8 (2.14%) Mandarin Language
7 7 (1.88%) Advertising
8 6 (1.61%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.61%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.34%) Law
10 4 (1.07%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.80%) German Language
12 2 (0.54%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.54%) Electronics
12 2 (0.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.27%) Legal
13 1 (0.27%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (9.12%) .NET
2 6 (1.61%) YAML
3 5 (1.34%) Web Services
3 5 (1.34%) XML
4 4 (1.07%) JSON
4 4 (1.07%) REST
4 4 (1.07%) WCF
5 3 (0.80%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.80%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.80%) RESTful
6 2 (0.54%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.54%) ATL
6 2 (0.54%) HTML
7 1 (0.27%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.27%) Blazor
7 1 (0.27%) NestJS
7 1 (0.27%) Next.js
7 1 (0.27%) OpenGL
7 1 (0.27%) React
7 1 (0.27%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.02%) Swaptions
2 12 (3.22%) Cloud Native
3 9 (2.41%) Product Ownership
4 8 (2.14%) Private Cloud
5 7 (1.88%) Onboarding
6 6 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (1.61%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (1.07%) Embedded Systems
8 3 (0.80%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.54%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.54%) Mali
10 1 (0.27%) Infotainment
10 1 (0.27%) Smartphone
10 1 (0.27%) Verilog
10 1 (0.27%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.41%) Windows
2 7 (1.88%) Android
2 7 (1.88%) Linux
3 3 (0.80%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (59.79%) Requirements Management
2 222 (59.52%) Network Management
2 222 (59.52%) TOGAF
3 221 (59.25%) Model Validation
3 221 (59.25%) Network Architecture
3 221 (59.25%) Technical Architecture
3 221 (59.25%) Validation
4 218 (58.45%) Actionable Insight
5 57 (15.28%) Agile
6 43 (11.53%) Software Engineering
7 37 (9.92%) Roadmaps
8 27 (7.24%) Software Architecture
9 24 (6.43%) DevOps
10 21 (5.63%) Strategic Roadmap
11 20 (5.36%) SDLC
12 19 (5.09%) Workshop Facilitation
13 18 (4.83%) Physics
13 18 (4.83%) Problem-Solving
14 17 (4.56%) IT Strategy
14 17 (4.56%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 37 (9.92%) C#
2 28 (7.51%) Java
3 26 (6.97%) C++
4 22 (5.90%) Python
5 18 (4.83%) C
6 17 (4.56%) SQL
7 15 (4.02%) VB
8 9 (2.41%) Fortran
9 5 (1.34%) JavaScript
10 4 (1.07%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.80%) Bicep
11 3 (0.80%) PHP
12 2 (0.54%) Ruby
12 2 (0.54%) X++
13 1 (0.27%) Gremlin
13 1 (0.27%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 37 (9.92%) Security Cleared
2 19 (5.09%) Degree
3 8 (2.14%) SC Cleared
4 7 (1.88%) DV Cleared
5 6 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.54%) CISSP
6 2 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.34%) ISO 26262
2 2 (0.54%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.27%) AUTOSAR
3 1 (0.27%) QA
System Software
1 4 (1.07%) Docker
2 3 (0.80%) Firmware
3 2 (0.54%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (1.61%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.80%) Terraform
3 1 (0.27%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 21 (5.63%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.02%) OpenLink
2 15 (4.02%) Oracle
2 15 (4.02%) Sybase
2 15 (4.02%) TIBCO
3 3 (0.80%) Twitter
4 1 (0.27%) Google
4 1 (0.27%) Guidewire
4 1 (0.27%) MathWorks