Software Architect
UK > Work from Home
The median Software Architect salary for remote/hybrid work is £78,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
334 |
404 |
423 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+70 |
+19 |
+213 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect |
37 |
28 |
66 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.25% |
0.17% |
0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.26% |
0.18% |
0.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
22 |
24 |
49 |
| 10th Percentile |
£72,750 |
£63,250 |
£68,718 |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£69,688 |
£75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£78,750 |
£75,400 |
£85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.44% |
-11.29% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£87,500 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,250 |
£97,000 |
£108,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£85,700 |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.82% |
- |
- |
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 |
13,996 |
15,789 |
20,881 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.63% |
96.08% |
95.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9,087 |
9,529 |
17,098 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£35,000 |
£35,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,250 |
£46,250 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£61,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.44% |
+2.50% |
-4.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£78,750 |
£80,000 |
£78,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£97,500 |
£98,474 |
£96,539 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+4.35% |
-4.17% |
