Software Architecture Jobs in the Thames Valley

Software Architecture
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Software Architecture skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Architecture over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 159 228 241
Rank change year-on-year +69 +13 +14
Permanent jobs citing Software Architecture 12 12 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.40% 0.18% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.21% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 11 10 12
10th Percentile £47,500 £46,862 £35,741
25th Percentile £55,000 £46,930 £44,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,750 £66,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.63% -18.56% +10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,125 £75,938
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £91,875
South East median annual salary £60,000 £64,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% +4.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,806 5,737 5,815
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.88% 85.18% 94.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,229 4,015 3,158
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £39,750 £38,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £73,833 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Software Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Software Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Software Architecture in the Thames Valley

Software Architecture
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architecture in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Software Architecture in the Thames Valley

Software Architecture
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architecture in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Architecture in the Thames Valley

Software Architecture
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architecture within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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
Buckinghamshire +49 5 £60,000 -25.00% 2
Berkshire +48 5 £75,000 +36.36% 8
Oxfordshire +40 2 £62,500 +22.50% 3
Software Architecture
South East

Software Architecture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Azure
2 2 (16.67%) Azure Cognitive Search
2 2 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (16.67%) Azure Machine Learning
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (16.67%) SaaS
3 1 (8.33%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (25.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (8.33%) Big Data
2 1 (8.33%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (33.33%) Git
1 4 (33.33%) JIRA
1 4 (33.33%) Subversion
General
1 7 (58.33%) Electronics
2 6 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 4 (33.33%) Aerospace
3 4 (33.33%) Aviation
3 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Finance
4 2 (16.67%) Marketing
4 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 2 (16.67%) Telecoms
5 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (8.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Senior
2 4 (33.33%) Electronics Engineer
2 4 (33.33%) Senior Electronics Engineer
2 4 (33.33%) Software Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) .NET Architect
3 2 (16.67%) .NET Developer
3 2 (16.67%) .NET Technical Architect
3 2 (16.67%) Architect
3 2 (16.67%) Developer
3 2 (16.67%) Technical Architect
3 2 (16.67%) Technical Developer
4 1 (8.33%) Azure Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Azure Developer
4 1 (8.33%) Data Scientist
4 1 (8.33%) Embedded Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Machine Learning Scientist
4 1 (8.33%) PHP Software Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Robotics Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (25.00%) .NET
2 2 (16.67%) React
3 1 (8.33%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 4 (33.33%) CPLD
1 4 (33.33%) FPGA
2 3 (25.00%) Algorithms
3 2 (16.67%) Cloud Native
3 2 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (8.33%) Data Structures
4 1 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (8.33%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (8.33%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Android
1 1 (8.33%) Apple iOS
1 1 (8.33%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
2 4 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (33.33%) Issue Tracking
2 4 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 4 (33.33%) OO
2 4 (33.33%) OOD
2 4 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 4 (33.33%) Prototyping
2 4 (33.33%) Schematic Capture
2 4 (33.33%) SDLC
2 4 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 4 (33.33%) Systems Thinking
2 4 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 4 (33.33%) Validation
2 4 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
3 3 (25.00%) Agile
3 3 (25.00%) Architectural Patterns
3 3 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 3 (25.00%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (66.67%) C#
2 7 (58.33%) C++
3 4 (33.33%) C
4 2 (16.67%) Go
4 2 (16.67%) Python
5 1 (8.33%) MATLAB
5 1 (8.33%) PHP
5 1 (8.33%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (8.33%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Agilent
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (16.67%) SAP