Software Architect
UK > England
The median Software Architect salary in England is £73,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 642 | 449 | 798 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -193 | +349 | +144 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 49 | 436 | 124 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.10% | 0.51% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.54% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 123 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £68,200 | £65,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £67,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,000 | £75,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.67% | +11.11% | -20.59% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,000 | £90,000 | £105,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £73,000 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.67% | +3.45% | -14.71% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 | 44,402 | 81,024 | 81,740 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.75% | 94.51% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,215 | 60,436 | 51,956 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.54% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
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.
Software Architect
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architect in England.
Software Architect
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architect in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
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 15 May 2025. 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 |
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| South East | +33 | 32 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 29 |
| North of England | -60 | 5 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 15 |
| London | +34 | 4 | £79,750 | -0.31% | 32 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 4 | £76,000 | +1.33% | 3 |
| East of England | +21 | 4 | £62,500 | -16.67% | 30 |
| South West | +68 | 3 | - | - | 26 |
| West Midlands | +36 | 1 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 6 |
| Midlands | +4 | 1 | £65,000 | -27.78% | 9 |
| North West | -84 | 1 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 12 |
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Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, 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.
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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:
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