Software Architect
UK
The median Software Architect salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 649 | 422 | 850 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -227 | +428 | +90 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 38 | 565 | 140 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.073% | 0.58% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.081% | 0.62% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32 | 124 | 113 |
| 10th Percentile | £66,325 | £63,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £67,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | -11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £88,125 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,125 | £100,000 | £102,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £75,000 | £66,250 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.21% | -22.06% |
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 | 46,641 | 91,861 | 97,284 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.43% | 94.62% | 91.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,168 | 66,209 | 60,975 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,686 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.14% | -12.19% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 21 April 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 21 April 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 | -129 | 33 | £75,000 | - | 192 |
| England | -143 | 23 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 202 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 14 | £80,000 | - | 180 |
| Scotland | +68 | 13 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 11 |
| South East | +54 | 8 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 43 |
| East of England | +45 | 4 | £62,500 | -13.79% | 35 |
| London | +30 | 4 | £79,750 | -0.31% | 26 |
| South West | +77 | 3 | - | - | 26 |
| North of England | -14 | 3 | £72,000 | -11.38% | 39 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 2 | £69,750 | -15.45% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 1 | £65,000 | -27.78% | 24 |
| Midlands | +20 | 1 | £65,000 | -27.78% | 39 |
| Wales | +20 | 1 | £73,000 | -8.75% | 4 |
| North West | -51 | 1 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 14 |
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 April 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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