Software Architect
UK
The median Software Architect salary in the UK is £85,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 November 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 571 | 938 | 812 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +367 | -126 | -150 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 156 | 152 | 293 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.12% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.13% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73 | 89 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £66,744 | £67,250 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £55,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.25% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £100,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,250 | £120,000 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £85,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +17.24% | +6.62% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 51,419 | 120,484 | 123,121 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.48% | 95.34% | 95.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,696 | 75,234 | 84,392 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 30 November 2023.
Software Architect
Top 16 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 30 November 2023. 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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| England | +314 | 124 | £85,000 | - | 49 |
| UK excluding London | +262 | 118 | £85,000 | - | 44 |
| Work from Home | +264 | 71 | £85,000 | -1.45% | 25 |
| North of England | +166 | 35 | £85,000 | - | 4 |
| London | +273 | 28 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 12 |
| North West | +120 | 22 | £85,000 | +9.32% | 3 |
| Midlands | +105 | 16 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 11 |
| South West | +76 | 16 | £85,000 | -19.05% | 6 |
| South East | +157 | 15 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 4 |
| East of England | - | 14 | £67,500 | - | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 13 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +68 | 12 | £85,000 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +108 | 11 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +38 | 6 | £72,500 | -27.50% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +56 | 5 | £62,500 | -19.35% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 November 2023, 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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