Lead Software Architect Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Lead Software Architect
UK > UK excluding London

As of 28 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Software Architect salary in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 581 - 729
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Architect 1 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.002% - 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £70,000
75th Percentile - - £72,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary - - £70,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 60,588 23,968 64,189
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.17% 88.29% 94.71%
Number of salaries quoted 38,708 14,653 46,923
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £76,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%

Lead Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Software Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Lead Software Architect job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Lead Software Architect
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Lead Software Architect job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Software Architect job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Lead Software Architect
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Software Architect within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
North West - 1 - - 1
North of England - 1 - - 1
Lead Software Architect
UK