Software Architect Job Trends in West London

Software Architect
London > West London

The median Software Architect salary in West London is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West London 0.78% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile £97,500 - -
90th Percentile £100,000 - -
London median annual salary £90,000 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.13% -8.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West 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 West London with a recognized job title 829 301 902
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.32% 86.49% 97.20%
Number of salaries quoted 504 157 357
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £30,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £86,250
London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% -3.45%

Software Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

Software Architect job vacancy trend in West London

Software Architect
Salary Trend in West London

Salary distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in West London.

Salary distribution trend for Software Architect job vacancies in West London

Software Architect
Job Locations in West London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Architect within the West London region over the 6 months to 20 July 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
Hillingdon - 6 £90,000 - 2
Hammersmith - 1 - -
Software Architect
London

Software Architect Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 20 July 2026, Software Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West London region featuring Software Architect in the job title.

1 1 (14.29%) Broadband
1 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (14.29%) Incident Response
1 1 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (14.29%) Secure Coding
1 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
1 1 (14.29%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management

Software Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Broadband
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (14.29%) Incident Response
1 1 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (14.29%) Secure Coding
1 1 (14.29%) Security Architecture
1 1 (14.29%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management