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 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 380 | 833 | 981 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +453 | +148 | -160 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 712 | 144 | 263 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.71% | 0.15% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 0.16% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 154 | 118 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | - | £70,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £56,250 | £80,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £71,250 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -16.18% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | £92,500 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £94,250 | £101,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £65,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -23.53% | +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 | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 18 May 2024.
Software Architect
Top 16 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 18 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 | +298 | 567 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 55 |
| England | +364 | 456 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 45 |
| North of England | +170 | 129 | £80,000 | -3.32% | 10 |
| South East | +48 | 101 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 100 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 33 |
| Scotland | +16 | 90 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 10 |
| North West | +86 | 89 | £80,000 | -3.32% | 6 |
| London | +158 | 76 | £80,000 | -11.11% | 11 |
| Midlands | +48 | 66 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +68 | 59 | £100,000 | +37.93% | 8 |
| South West | +25 | 55 | £70,000 | +21.21% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 45 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
| Wales | +46 | 41 | £80,000 | +73.12% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 40 | £75,000 | - | 4 |
| East of England | +12 | 26 | £75,000 | -9.09% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 21 | £75,000 | -16.67% |
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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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