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 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 353 | 811 | 991 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +458 | +180 | -159 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 809 | 136 | 272 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.77% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.81% | 0.16% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 183 | 116 | 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 | £102,500 | £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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| 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 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | 659 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 18 |
| England | +373 | 530 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 22 |
| North of England | +198 | 177 | £75,000 | -6.83% | 3 |
| North West | +115 | 129 | £75,000 | -6.83% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +99 | 115 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 10 |
| South East | +54 | 113 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 2 |
| Scotland | +17 | 96 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 2 |
| London | +164 | 76 | £80,000 | -11.11% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | +70 | 71 | £87,500 | +20.69% | 1 |
| Midlands | +50 | 68 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
| South West | +30 | 60 | £70,000 | +21.21% | |
| East Midlands | - | 50 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 46 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +51 | 44 | £77,500 | +67.71% | |
| East of England | +11 | 30 | £82,500 | +10.00% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 18 | £67,500 | -25.00% | |
| North East | - | 2 | - | - |
Software Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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