Software Architect
UK > Work from Home
The median Software Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
342 |
413 |
474 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+71 |
+61 |
+165 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect |
38 |
27 |
60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.24% |
0.17% |
0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.26% |
0.17% |
0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
22 |
22 |
41 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£67,625 |
£67,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,200 |
£68,718 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£77,700 |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.96% |
-2.88% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£87,500 |
£86,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,250 |
£99,000 |
£120,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£85,700 |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.13% |
- |
-5.88% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
14,774 |
15,671 |
24,591 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.71% |
95.99% |
95.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9,635 |
9,425 |
20,392 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,199 |
£36,000 |
£34,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£47,000 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£78,750 |
£81,250 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£97,050 |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
-8.41% |
