Software Architecture
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Software Architecture skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Architecture over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 441 472 398
Rank change year-on-year +31 -74 +107
Permanent jobs citing Software Architecture 551 622 1,522
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.55% 0.63% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 0.65% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 302 348 457
10th Percentile £46,930 £52,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +3.45% +16.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £95,625 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £103,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,750 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +12.92% +4.35% +9.52%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Software Architecture is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,108 95,066 155,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.18% 95.58% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,794 56,135 83,138
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Software Architecture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Software Architecture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software Architecture in the UK

Software Architecture
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Architecture.

Salary trend for Software Architecture in the UK

Software Architecture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Architecture over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Architecture in the UK

Software Architecture
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 Architecture within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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
England +16 444 £70,000 -3.45% 133
UK excluding London +42 420 £67,750 +12.92% 91
Work from Home +14 161 £70,500 +0.71% 67
South West +4 105 £70,000 +27.27% 5
London -7 104 £85,000 -5.56% 62
South East -30 91 £64,000 +6.67% 37
North of England +84 83 £70,000 +33.33% 21
Scotland -26 55 £67,500 -10.00% 6
North West +31 54 £55,000 +4.76% 9
Midlands -20 37 £95,000 +52.00% 6
Yorkshire +99 27 £71,250 +29.55% 9
West Midlands +12 24 £95,000 +46.15% 4
East of England -1 21 £72,250 +7.04% 12
Wales +23 19 £75,000 +3.45% 2
East Midlands -31 12 £49,000 -18.33% 2
Northern Ireland +38 9 £65,000 - 5
North East -2 2 £70,500 -9.03% 3

Software Architecture
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (1.27%) Apache
2 5 (0.91%) Tomcat
3 4 (0.73%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.36%) Cloud Foundry
5 1 (0.18%) Appian
5 1 (0.18%) Confluence
5 1 (0.18%) IIS
5 1 (0.18%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.09%) CANalyzer
2 5 (0.91%) Simulink
3 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (0.36%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.18%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 212 (38.48%) Azure
2 183 (33.21%) AWS
3 81 (14.70%) SaaS
4 38 (6.90%) OpenShift
5 33 (5.99%) GCP
6 26 (4.72%) Cloud Computing
7 18 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (2.90%) Serverless
9 15 (2.72%) AWS Lambda
9 15 (2.72%) PaaS
10 12 (2.18%) IaaS
11 8 (1.45%) GitHub
12 7 (1.27%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 7 (1.27%) Azure Functions
13 6 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.09%) Entra ID
14 5 (0.91%) Amazon SQS
15 4 (0.73%) Power Platform
16 3 (0.54%) Power Automate
16 3 (0.54%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 58 (10.53%) TCP/IP
2 51 (9.26%) HTTP
3 44 (7.99%) DNS
4 36 (6.53%) DHCP
5 13 (2.36%) Ethernet
5 13 (2.36%) Internet
6 12 (2.18%) Wireless
7 9 (1.63%) RS-232
8 8 (1.45%) SMTP
9 4 (0.73%) Multicast
9 4 (0.73%) RS-485
9 4 (0.73%) Wireshark
10 3 (0.54%) Firewall
10 3 (0.54%) VPN
11 2 (0.36%) SSH
12 1 (0.18%) 4G
12 1 (0.18%) 5G
12 1 (0.18%) IPsec
12 1 (0.18%) Network Security
12 1 (0.18%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (14.16%) Geospatial Data
2 63 (11.43%) SQL Server
3 22 (3.99%) GIS
4 19 (3.45%) MySQL
4 19 (3.45%) NoSQL
5 12 (2.18%) DynamoDB
5 12 (2.18%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.63%) Big Data
7 5 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.73%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.18%) Hadoop
11 1 (0.18%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.18%) Redis
11 1 (0.18%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 56 (10.16%) Git
2 22 (3.99%) Jenkins
3 21 (3.81%) Visual Studio
4 16 (2.90%) Subversion
5 15 (2.72%) Postman
6 9 (1.63%) Jasmine
6 9 (1.63%) Karma Test Runner
6 9 (1.63%) Visual Studio Code
7 7 (1.27%) GitLab
8 6 (1.09%) CANoe
8 6 (1.09%) JUnit
9 5 (0.91%) Maven
10 4 (0.73%) JIRA
11 3 (0.54%) IntelliJ
12 2 (0.36%) Cucumber
12 2 (0.36%) ScalaTest
13 1 (0.18%) Crashlytics
13 1 (0.18%) GitKraken
13 1 (0.18%) JetBrains Rider
13 1 (0.18%) MLflow
General
1 165 (29.95%) Social Skills
2 70 (12.70%) Finance
3 38 (6.90%) Banking
3 38 (6.90%) Electronics
4 37 (6.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 36 (6.53%) Analytical Skills
6 34 (6.17%) Aerospace
6 34 (6.17%) Law
7 27 (4.90%) Legal
8 19 (3.45%) Marketing
9 18 (3.27%) Public Sector
10 17 (3.09%) Manufacturing
10 17 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.72%) Automotive
11 15 (2.72%) Games
12 9 (1.63%) Private Banking
13 7 (1.27%) Aviation
14 6 (1.09%) Military
14 6 (1.09%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.91%) Retail
Job Titles
1 175 (31.76%) Architect
2 131 (23.77%) Developer
3 121 (21.96%) Senior
4 103 (18.69%) Software Engineer
5 89 (16.15%) Software Architect
6 71 (12.89%) Lead
7 56 (10.16%) Geospatial Architect
8 40 (7.26%) Senior Developer
9 36 (6.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 34 (6.17%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 28 (5.08%) Technical Architect
12 24 (4.36%) Full Stack Developer
13 23 (4.17%) C# Developer
13 23 (4.17%) Embedded Engineer
14 22 (3.99%) Solutions Architect
15 21 (3.81%) Senior Architect
15 21 (3.81%) Senior Software Engineer
15 21 (3.81%) Software Developer
16 19 (3.45%) .NET Developer
16 19 (3.45%) Azure Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 127 (23.05%) .NET
2 53 (9.62%) HTML
3 51 (9.26%) CSS
4 47 (8.53%) React
5 42 (7.62%) AngularJS
6 39 (7.08%) Spring
7 37 (6.72%) ASP.NET
8 34 (6.17%) .NET Core
9 31 (5.63%) .NET Framework
10 29 (5.26%) RESTful
11 25 (4.54%) REST
12 24 (4.36%) Web Services
13 21 (3.81%) Swagger
14 19 (3.45%) Node.js
14 19 (3.45%) SOAP
15 16 (2.90%) ASP.NET Web API
15 16 (2.90%) jQuery
16 15 (2.72%) Entity Framework
16 15 (2.72%) Qt
17 14 (2.54%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 68 (12.34%) Cloud Native
2 57 (10.34%) Legacy Systems
3 40 (7.26%) Product Ownership
4 26 (4.72%) Algorithms
5 25 (4.54%) IoT
6 23 (4.17%) Distributed Systems
7 21 (3.81%) Management Information System
8 19 (3.45%) Robotics
9 17 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
10 16 (2.90%) Embedded Systems
11 14 (2.54%) Mobile App
12 13 (2.36%) Data Structures
13 12 (2.18%) CUDA
14 8 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (1.45%) GNSS
14 8 (1.45%) Tandem
15 6 (1.09%) Greenfield Project
15 6 (1.09%) Public Cloud
16 5 (0.91%) Blockchain
16 5 (0.91%) Infotainment
Operating Systems
1 86 (15.61%) Linux
2 81 (14.70%) Windows
3 36 (6.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 11 (2.00%) Apple iOS
4 11 (2.00%) Ubuntu
4 11 (2.00%) Windows 10
5 10 (1.81%) Unix
6 8 (1.45%) Android
7 3 (0.54%) CentOS
7 3 (0.54%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 249 (45.19%) Agile
2 210 (38.11%) DevOps
3 189 (34.30%) Software Engineering
4 107 (19.42%) Problem-Solving
5 96 (17.42%) Software Testing
6 95 (17.24%) Actionable Insight
7 90 (16.33%) Migration
8 86 (15.61%) Computer Science
9 82 (14.88%) Roadmaps
10 74 (13.43%) Architectural Patterns
11 73 (13.25%) Design Patterns
12 67 (12.16%) CI/CD
13 59 (10.71%) Full Stack Development
14 55 (9.98%) Mentoring
15 52 (9.44%) Artificial Intelligence
15 52 (9.44%) Microservices
16 49 (8.89%) Test Automation
17 48 (8.71%) Collaborative Working
18 47 (8.53%) Technical Leadership
19 46 (8.35%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 155 (28.13%) Python
2 136 (24.68%) C#
3 126 (22.87%) Java
4 98 (17.79%) C
5 96 (17.42%) JavaScript
6 67 (12.16%) C++
7 47 (8.53%) SQL
8 45 (8.17%) PowerShell
9 39 (7.08%) Bash
10 33 (5.99%) TypeScript
11 16 (2.90%) VB.NET
12 12 (2.18%) T-SQL
13 9 (1.63%) PHP
13 9 (1.63%) Swift
14 8 (1.45%) MATLAB
15 7 (1.27%) Go
16 5 (0.91%) Ada
16 5 (0.91%) R
17 4 (0.73%) Kotlin
18 3 (0.54%) Scala
Qualifications
1 119 (21.60%) Degree
2 117 (21.23%) Security Cleared
3 45 (8.17%) Computer Science Degree
4 43 (7.80%) DV Cleared
5 40 (7.26%) Master's Degree
6 32 (5.81%) SC Cleared
7 5 (0.91%) AWS Certification
7 5 (0.91%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 5 (0.91%) PhD
8 4 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.73%) Chartered Engineer
9 3 (0.54%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.36%) AWS Certified Developer
10 2 (0.36%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.18%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (6.90%) QA
2 13 (2.36%) HIPAA
3 11 (2.00%) GDPR
4 10 (1.81%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.63%) ISO 13485
5 9 (1.63%) WAI
6 8 (1.45%) ISO 26262
7 4 (0.73%) PMO
7 4 (0.73%) SEPA
8 3 (0.54%) HAZOP
9 2 (0.36%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.36%) EMIR
9 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.36%) MiFID
10 1 (0.18%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.18%) IEC 62304
10 1 (0.18%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 82 (14.88%) Docker
2 36 (6.53%) Hyper-V
2 36 (6.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (3.63%) Firmware
4 18 (3.27%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.18%) RACF
Systems Management
1 73 (13.25%) Kubernetes
2 39 (7.08%) Ansible
3 36 (6.53%) Puppet
4 6 (1.09%) Kibana
5 4 (0.73%) Terraform
6 3 (0.54%) Grafana
6 3 (0.54%) Graphite
6 3 (0.54%) Nagios
6 3 (0.54%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 52 (9.44%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.53%) Red Hat
2 36 (6.53%) VMware
3 24 (4.36%) Google
4 11 (2.00%) OpenAI
5 10 (1.81%) Oracle
6 8 (1.45%) Guidewire
7 3 (0.54%) Databricks
7 3 (0.54%) New Relic
7 3 (0.54%) Splunk
8 2 (0.36%) Apple
8 2 (0.36%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.36%) SAP
9 1 (0.18%) Adobe
9 1 (0.18%) Ariba
9 1 (0.18%) Atlassian
9 1 (0.18%) Citrix
9 1 (0.18%) MathWorks
9 1 (0.18%) Okta
9 1 (0.18%) Sony