Software Architect
UK
The median Software Architect salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 31 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 356 | 809 | 1006 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +453 | +197 | -167 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 787 | 138 | 271 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.75% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.80% | 0.16% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 181 | 117 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | - | £67,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £56,250 | £80,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,500 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -14.71% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £92,500 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £102,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £67,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -20.59% | +25.93% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 98,949 | 86,999 | 161,827 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.84% | 91.30% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,362 | 55,875 | 84,924 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
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 May 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 May 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 | +335 | 638 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 26 |
| England | +371 | 509 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 28 |
| North of England | +187 | 160 | £75,000 | -6.83% | 3 |
| North West | +101 | 114 | £75,000 | -6.83% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +90 | 114 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 22 |
| South East | +59 | 112 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 5 |
| Scotland | +19 | 95 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 4 |
| London | +145 | 76 | £80,000 | -11.11% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | +73 | 71 | £87,500 | +20.69% | 1 |
| Midlands | +55 | 68 | £90,000 | - | 5 |
| South West | +21 | 59 | £70,000 | +21.21% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 50 | £90,000 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | - | 45 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +49 | 44 | £77,500 | +67.71% | |
| East of England | +9 | 29 | £80,000 | - | 7 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 18 | £67,500 | -25.00% | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - |
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 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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