Software Architect
UK
The median Software Architect salary in the UK is £73,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 637 | 377 | 837 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -260 | +460 | +141 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 74 | 698 | 142 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.70% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.74% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68 | 149 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,500 | £64,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £67,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,000 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.67% | +3.45% | -14.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £96,000 | £103,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £73,000 | £75,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.67% | +20.00% | -26.47% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architect.
Software Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architect over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Software Architect
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -178 | 69 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 100 |
| England | -190 | 55 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 119 |
| South East | +39 | 38 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 15 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 56 |
| Scotland | +35 | 12 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 5 |
| Wales | +3 | 6 | £73,000 | -8.75% | 1 |
| North of England | -68 | 5 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 17 |
| London | +35 | 4 | £79,750 | -0.31% | 28 |
| Yorkshire | +32 | 4 | £76,000 | +1.33% | 4 |
| East of England | +22 | 4 | £62,500 | -16.67% | 26 |
| South West | +58 | 3 | - | - | 21 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 1 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 6 |
| Midlands | 0 | 1 | £65,000 | -27.78% | 8 |
| North West | -79 | 1 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 13 |
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 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 featuring Software Architect in the job title.
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Software Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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