Software Architect
UK
The median Software Architect salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 409 | 645 | 948 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +236 | +303 | -134 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 432 | 116 | 186 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.57% | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 0.21% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 131 | 79 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,250 | £66,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £69,375 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | - | +17.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | - | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £95,000 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | - | +17.24% |
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 | 71,968 | 55,098 | 132,518 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.73% | 95.65% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,505 | 40,133 | 78,004 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,604 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,525 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.79% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,404 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.99% | - | +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 31 October 2024.
Software Architect
Top 17 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 31 October 2024. 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 | +216 | 391 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 11 |
| England | +184 | 342 | £85,000 | - | 13 |
| North of England | +74 | 124 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 1 |
| North West | +43 | 100 | £82,500 | -2.94% | 1 |
| South East | +51 | 92 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 62 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 10 |
| Scotland | +29 | 42 | £71,000 | -16.47% | 4 |
| East of England | -26 | 42 | £85,000 | +25.93% | 4 |
| South West | +13 | 29 | £75,000 | -11.76% | |
| Northern Ireland | +37 | 26 | £70,000 | -3.45% | |
| Midlands | -15 | 25 | £90,000 | +5.88% | |
| London | +24 | 23 | £90,000 | +5.88% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 20 | £90,000 | +44.00% | |
| Yorkshire | +33 | 19 | £58,181 | -31.55% | |
| Wales | +45 | 11 | £75,000 | +62.30% | |
| West Midlands | -27 | 5 | £87,500 | +2.94% | |
| North East | - | 5 | - | - |
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, 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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