Software Architect Salary

The average salary for a Software Architect in the UK is:

£50,943

Job profile for a Software Architect

Responsible for the strategic technical design of software development projects to ensure ROI and resource effectiveness though technological change coupled with best practices.

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Software Architect Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £91,500.

The average salary in 2009 was £52,589, based on 9 respondents (a difference of -43% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £44,824, based on 17 respondents (a difference of -17% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £48,242, based on 19 respondents (a difference of 8% from the 2010 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £53,781, based on 13 respondents (a difference of 11% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a Software Architect based on all salary survey responses is: £50,000

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About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 368,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for Software Architect is £25.47.


Assorted Software Architect Salary Information

SalaryLocationDate
£60,000London6-January-16
£60,000Unknown18-February-14
£57,000London8-November-13
£57,000London24-October-13
Chart to the right shows ten most recent raw datapoints. Outlying points may be discarded.
Graph of Software Architect salary data

Software Architect Salary By UK Region

SalaryRegion
£51,000South East
£35,334Midlands
£50,112London
£49,000South West
£48,000North West

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Software Architect, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £38,208 for a worker in their 20s, £49,925 (30s), £59,094 (40s) and £59,094 (50s).
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The average salary figure above for a Software Architect is considered highly likely to be representative of the UK market average due to the high number of respondents who had this exact job title.

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