Software Architect Jobs in Preston

Software Architect
Lancashire > Preston

The median Software Architect salary in Preston is £85,700 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,700 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £85,700 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 248 194 233
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.88% 88.18% 85.04%
Number of salaries quoted 206 157 168
10th Percentile - £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £47,683 £35,000 £29,499
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £49,000 £43,800
Median % change year-on-year +2.15% +11.87% +19.18%
75th Percentile £54,793 £58,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £59,012 £64,250 £70,000
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% - +11.11%

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Job postings that featured Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Job vacancy trend for Software Architect in Preston

Software Architect
Salary Trend in Preston

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architect in Preston.

Salary trend for Software Architect in Preston

Software Architect Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 21 July 2025, Software Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Preston region featuring Software Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) UML
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns

Software Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) UML
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207