Software Architecture Job Trends in the Midlands
Software Architecture
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands citing Software Architecture skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 249 | 205 | 248 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -44 | +43 | -44 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Architecture | 39 | 19 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.34% | 0.40% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 11 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,250 | £53,750 | £64,275 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £56,250 | £69,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £60,000 | £79,932 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -24.94% | +27.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £93,750 | £66,250 | £102,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,625 | £70,000 | £110,000 |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +7.14% | +3.70% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands
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 citing process or methodology skills in the Midlands.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 11,347 | 4,792 | 7,204 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 71.35% | 86.47% | 81.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,979 | 2,829 | 3,283 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,984 | £32,000 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £52,398 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.12% | +2.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £63,750 | £66,050 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £79,920 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
Software Architecture Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Architecture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Software Architecture Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Software Architecture.
Software Architecture Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architecture in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
Software Architecture Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architecture within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | -40 | 28 | £85,000 | +41.67% | 9 |
| East Midlands | - | 11 | £60,000 | - | 5 |
| Software Architecture England |
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Software Architecture Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineering | 56.4% | 22 |
| 2 | DevOps | 46.2% | 18 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 46.2% | 18 |
| 2 | Technical Leadership | 46.2% | 18 |
| 5 | Agile | 38.5% | 15 |
| 5 | CI/CD | 38.5% | 15 |
| 7 | Continuous Improvement | 33.3% | 13 |
| 7 | Microservices | 33.3% | 13 |
| 9 | Collaborative Engineering | 28.2% | 11 |
| 9 | Problem-Solving | 28.2% | 11 |
| 9 | Stakeholder Management | 28.2% | 11 |
| 12 | SDLC | 25.6% | 10 |
| 13 | AI | 23.1% | 9 |
| 13 | Decision-Making | 23.1% | 9 |
| 15 | Logistics | 20.5% | 8 |
| 15 | Observability | 20.5% | 8 |
| 15 | Roadmaps | 20.5% | 8 |
| 18 | Computer Science | 17.9% | 7 |
| 18 | Data-Driven Decision Making | 17.9% | 7 |
| 18 | High Availability | 17.9% | 7 |