Software Architect
North West > Lancashire
The median Software Architect salary in Lancashire is £85,700 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 138 | 66 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -72 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 0.14% | 2.12% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 2.21% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,700 | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £85,700 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.27% | -11.76% | +4.94% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title | 1,997 | 1,314 | 526 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.99% | 95.84% | 79.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,086 | 1,011 | 385 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,250 | £25,004 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.38% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,793 | £63,375 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,943 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings that featured Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Software Architect
Salary Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architect in Lancashire.
Software Architect
Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 21 July 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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| Preston | - | 1 | £85,700 | - | 1 |
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Software Architect Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 21 July 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 Lancashire region featuring Software Architect in the job title.
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Software Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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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