Software Architecture Job Trends in Merseyside

Software Architecture
North West > Merseyside

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Merseyside requiring Software Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 48 51
Rank change year-on-year - +3 +49
Permanent jobs citing Software Architecture 0 13 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside - 2.43% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 2.74% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 0 8 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £48,750 -
North West median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +23.81% -4.55% +15.79%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Merseyside

Software Architecture falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 495 474 433
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 78.70% 88.60% 88.73%
Number of salaries quoted 282 212 315
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £29,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,225 £45,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.17% -4.26% -1.05%
75th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £60,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £77,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% -3.70% -1.82%

Software Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Architecture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Software Architecture job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Software Architecture
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Software Architecture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Software Architecture