Software Architect Job Trends in London

Software Architect
England > London

The median Software Architect salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 372 420 443
Rank change year-on-year +48 +23 +298
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 13 13 20
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.11% 0.075% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.079% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 7 7 13
10th Percentile £85,000 £71,200 £69,500
25th Percentile £87,500 £79,350 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £90,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £103,750 £106,250 £120,000
90th Percentile £108,500 £114,000 -
England median annual salary £85,700 £85,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +0.82% - -

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 11,206 16,514 18,412
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.14% 95.02% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 7,340 10,144 15,027
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £118,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Software Architect job vacancy trend in London

Software Architect
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in London

Software Architect
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architect in London over the 6 months to 7 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Architect in London

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 7 November 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
Central London - 4 £100,000 - 10
Software Architect
England

Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Software Architect job roles required 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 job ads across the London region featuring Software Architect in the job title.

1 7 (53.85%) Python
2 5 (38.46%) AWS
2 5 (38.46%) TypeScript
3 4 (30.77%) AI
3 4 (30.77%) Analytics
3 4 (30.77%) Azure
3 4 (30.77%) CI/CD
3 4 (30.77%) Data Analytics
3 4 (30.77%) Decision-Making
3 4 (30.77%) Degree
3 4 (30.77%) DevOps
3 4 (30.77%) Node.js
3 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (30.77%) SDLC
3 4 (30.77%) Software Engineering
3 4 (30.77%) Use Case
4 3 (23.08%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (23.08%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (23.08%) Azure Machine Learning
4 3 (23.08%) Business Strategy
4 3 (23.08%) Code Quality
4 3 (23.08%) Data Engineering
4 3 (23.08%) Databricks
4 3 (23.08%) dbt
4 3 (23.08%) GCP
4 3 (23.08%) GitHub
4 3 (23.08%) Infrastructure as Code
4 3 (23.08%) Master's Degree
4 3 (23.08%) MLflow
4 3 (23.08%) MLOps

Software Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (23.08%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (7.69%) CMS
2 1 (7.69%) Headless CMS
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (7.69%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 5 (38.46%) AWS
2 4 (30.77%) Azure
3 3 (23.08%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (23.08%) Azure Machine Learning
3 3 (23.08%) dbt
3 3 (23.08%) GCP
3 3 (23.08%) GitHub
3 3 (23.08%) Snowflake
4 1 (7.69%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Broadband
1 1 (7.69%) DHCP
1 1 (7.69%) DOCSIS
1 1 (7.69%) DSL
1 1 (7.69%) GPON
1 1 (7.69%) IPv4
1 1 (7.69%) IPv6
1 1 (7.69%) PPP
1 1 (7.69%) RTP
1 1 (7.69%) TCP/IP
1 1 (7.69%) VoIP
1 1 (7.69%) WAN
1 1 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) MongoDB
1 1 (7.69%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (23.08%) MLflow
2 1 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Law
3 3 (23.08%) Finance
3 3 (23.08%) Games
4 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (30.77%) Node.js
2 3 (23.08%) React
3 2 (15.38%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Algorithms
2 2 (15.38%) Mobile App
3 1 (7.69%) Cloud Native
3 1 (7.69%) Robotics
3 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
1 1 (7.69%) OpenWrt
1 1 (7.69%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) AI
1 4 (30.77%) Analytics
1 4 (30.77%) CI/CD
1 4 (30.77%) Data Analytics
1 4 (30.77%) Decision-Making
1 4 (30.77%) DevOps
1 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (30.77%) SDLC
1 4 (30.77%) Software Engineering
1 4 (30.77%) Use Case
2 3 (23.08%) Business Strategy
2 3 (23.08%) Code Quality
2 3 (23.08%) Data Engineering
2 3 (23.08%) Infrastructure as Code
2 3 (23.08%) MLOps
2 3 (23.08%) Software Architecture
2 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (23.08%) Telehealth
2 3 (23.08%) Thought Leadership
3 2 (15.38%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 7 (53.85%) Python
2 5 (38.46%) TypeScript
3 2 (15.38%) C++
3 2 (15.38%) Go
3 2 (15.38%) JavaScript
4 1 (7.69%) C
4 1 (7.69%) C#
4 1 (7.69%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Degree
2 3 (23.08%) Master's Degree
2 3 (23.08%) PhD
3 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (23.08%) Terraform
2 1 (7.69%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Databricks