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 8 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
365 |
389 |
481 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+24 |
+92 |
+106 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect |
28 |
16 |
94 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.15% |
0.11% |
0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
0.12% |
0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
20 |
15 |
74 |
| 10th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£70,250 |
£64,875 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+6.67% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£86,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£85,750 |
£90,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£87,850 |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.81% |
+6.67% |
+3.45% |
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 |
17,091 |
13,102 |
31,137 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.64% |
92.13% |
95.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12,478 |
8,944 |
24,903 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,500 |
£31,250 |
£33,127 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£56,318 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+6.54% |
-9.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£105,000 |
£93,200 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£58,033 |
£53,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.23% |
+9.50% |
-11.67% |
