Software Architect
UK
The median Software Architect salary in the UK is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 321 | 749 | 1031 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +428 | +282 | -176 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 747 | 138 | 244 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.83% | 0.17% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.87% | 0.19% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 190 | 125 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £56,250 | £67,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £62,500 | £79,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.82% | - | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | - | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £80,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.83% | -5.29% | +21.43% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
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 26 July 2024.
Software Architect
Top 17 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 26 July 2024. 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 | +308 | 634 | £75,000 | -6.83% | 17 |
| England | +348 | 516 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 14 |
| North of England | +168 | 189 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 3 |
| North West | +119 | 144 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 1 |
| South East | +71 | 109 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +77 | 103 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 11 |
| Scotland | +30 | 84 | £67,500 | -20.59% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +62 | 61 | £75,000 | +3.45% | 1 |
| South West | +45 | 56 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 3 |
| Midlands | +25 | 55 | £90,000 | +5.88% | 2 |
| London | +110 | 52 | £90,000 | +2.86% | 1 |
| East of England | +33 | 46 | £85,000 | +23.64% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 44 | £90,000 | +44.00% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +91 | 40 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 1 |
| Wales | +61 | 34 | £77,500 | +67.71% | |
| West Midlands | -1 | 11 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 1 |
| North East | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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