Chief Software Architect Job Trends in London
Chief Software Architect
England > London
The median Chief Software Architect salary in London is £200,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 451 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Chief Software Architect jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 0.004% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.004% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £200,000 | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £97,500 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 24,090 | 10,801 | 16,640 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.41% | 91.16% | 95.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,803 | 7,043 | 10,281 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £40,312 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £120,000 | £119,050 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £53,309 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.55% | -7.29% | -4.17% |
Chief Software Architect Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Chief Software Architect job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
Chief Software Architect Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for Chief Software Architect job vacancies in London.
Chief Software Architect Skill Set Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 26 October 2026, Chief Software Architect job ads cited 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 Chief Software Architect job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthropic Claude | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Artificial Intelligence Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Fintech | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Model Context Protocol | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Presales | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Prompt Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Serverless | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
Chief Software Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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