Software Architect
England > London
The median Software Architect salary in London is £79,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 397 | 443 | 613 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +170 | +203 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 4 | 72 | 29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.031% | 0.30% | 0.085% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.034% | 0.32% | 0.089% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 20 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £62,600 | £63,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £77,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £79,750 | £80,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.31% | -11.11% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,938 | £90,000 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £113,375 | £105,125 | £130,000 |
| England median annual salary | £73,000 | £75,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.67% | +11.11% | -20.59% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,666 | 22,251 | 32,572 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.22% | 94.14% | 95.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,370 | 16,680 | 24,004 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Software Architect
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architect in London.
Software Architect
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architect in London over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
Software Architect
Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the London region over the 6 months to 12 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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| Central London | -7 | 2 | £101,250 | +26.56% | |
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Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 12 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 London region featuring Software Architect in the job title.
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Software Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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: