Software Architect Job Trends in Norfolk

Software Architect
East of England > Norfolk

The median Software Architect salary in Norfolk is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 June 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Norfolk 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £67,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £80,150 £62,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year +28.24% -26.47% +13.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Norfolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Norfolk. 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 Norfolk with a recognized job title 491 152 767
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.20% 97.44% 93.42%
Number of salaries quoted 323 115 536
10th Percentile £28,200 £26,100 £26,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £29,375 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,351 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% +6.25% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £56,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £69,750 £65,000 £60,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.64%

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Norfolk

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 Norfolk.

Software Architect job vacancy trend in Norfolk

Software Architect
Salary Trend in Norfolk

Salary distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in Norfolk.

Salary distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in Norfolk

Software Architect
Job Locations in Norfolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the Norfolk region over the 6 months to 6 June 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Norwich - 1 £65,000 - 2
Software Architect
East of England

Software Architect Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk

For the 6 months to 6 June 2026, 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 Norfolk region featuring Software Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive SPICE
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety
1 1 (100.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Software Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
General
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C++
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive SPICE
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety