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 9 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 392 | 827 | 972 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +435 | +145 | -157 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Architect | 663 | 145 | 257 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.67% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.71% | 0.16% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 148 | 118 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £64,625 | - | £69,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £56,250 | £80,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,500 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -14.71% | +17.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £92,500 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £103,250 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £62,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -26.47% | +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 | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| 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 9 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 9 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 | +312 | 526 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 58 |
| England | +354 | 424 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 47 |
| North of England | +163 | 119 | £77,500 | -6.34% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +94 | 94 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 26 |
| South East | +37 | 94 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 13 |
| Scotland | +9 | 84 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 12 |
| North West | +86 | 82 | £80,000 | -0.62% | 7 |
| London | +145 | 70 | £80,000 | -11.11% | 8 |
| Midlands | +43 | 62 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +70 | 53 | £100,000 | +37.93% | 7 |
| South West | +26 | 52 | £70,000 | +21.21% | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 41 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
| Wales | +41 | 38 | £80,000 | +73.12% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +126 | 37 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 3 |
| East of England | +28 | 24 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 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 9 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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