Software Architect
North West > Manchester
The median Software Architect salary in Manchester is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
141 |
177 |
235 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+36 |
+58 |
+16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect |
1 |
41 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester |
0.046% |
0.80% |
0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.051% |
0.84% |
0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£71,250 |
£76,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
£81,250 |
£80,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.62% |
+0.93% |
-5.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£89,375 |
£85,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£90,000 |
£88,750 |
| North West median annual salary |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£80,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.25% |
-0.62% |
-5.29% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
1,943 |
4,853 |
4,549 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.16% |
94.55% |
91.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,290 |
3,746 |
2,670 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£30,000 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,017 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£59,000 |
£54,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.26% |
-6.09% |
+4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,375 |
£68,750 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,000 |
£81,250 |
£82,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,055 |
£50,000 |
£54,882 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.11% |
-8.90% |
+4.54% |
