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Recruit Software Architect

The analysis shows which technologies, work models, benefits and advertised gross salaries appear often in job ads for Software Architect.

Market data for your job ad

Salaries, roles and technologies in current IT job ads.

Arrows indicate whether each category share increased or decreased from the previous period.

Advertised gross salaries in IT job ads

85,000 EUR gross

Advertised gross annual salary ranges from matching IT job ads.

Salary figures refer to gross salary ranges advertised in job ads, not measured employee compensation.

35 job ads with salary data

P25
73,000 EUR gross
Median
85,000 EUR gross
P75
95,000 EUR gross
P90
120,000 EUR gross

Average: 102,000 EUR gross

Recruiting key figures

Analysed IT job ads
728
Last twelve months
Open IT job ads now
232
Open IT job ads currently listed on devjobs.
Median advertised gross salary
85,000 EUR gross
Most mentioned technology
Java
Most visible location
Berlin

What appears often in IT job ads

Technologies

  • Java4.7 %
  • Azure3.6 %
  • Kubernetes3.5 %
  • C++3.5 %
  • Python3 %

Locations

  • Berlin8.3 %
  • München7.1 %
  • Hamburg6.2 %
  • Frankfurt am Main5.5 %
  • Bremen3.8 %

Industries

  • Internet, IT, Telekom32.1 %
  • Personaldienstleistung16.2 %
  • Industrie, Produktion12.8 %
  • Beratung6.5 %
  • Banken, Finanz, Versicherung4.9 %

Industries

Advertised gross salary by company industry

Median advertised gross annual salary for the industries with the highest job ad presence.

  • Internet, IT, Telekom

    32.1 %

    85,000 EUR gross

    P25: 80,000 EUR grossP75: 171,000 EUR gross
  • Personaldienstleistung

    16.2 %

    78,000 EUR gross

    P25: 68,000 EUR grossP75: 94,000 EUR gross
  • Industrie, Produktion

    12.8 %

    80,000 EUR gross

    P25: 70,000 EUR grossP75: 89,000 EUR gross
  • Beratung

    6.5 %

    63,000 EUR gross

    P25: 63,000 EUR grossP75: 80,000 EUR gross

What the analysis shows for IT job ads

Positioning the recruiting market for Software Architect

For recruiting Software Architect, the 12‑month analysis includes 728 analysed IT job ads. Advertised gross salaries in this sample (n=35) show a median of €85,000, 25th/75th percentiles at €73,000 and €95,000, and an average of €102,000; maximum advertised amounts reach €503,000. Common technologies are Java, Azure, Kubernetes, C++ and Python. Key locations in the analysis are Berlin, Munich and Hamburg. Working models are mainly Onsite (57.8% share) and Hybrid (39.1% share). Data are based on active and expired job ads in the last twelve months; values refer to advertised gross salaries.

Recruiting recommendations

Position role and tech stack precisely

  • Prioritise core technologies: explicitly list Java, Azure, Kubernetes, C++ and Python.
  • Provide advertised gross salary ranges; sample (n=35) shows a median near €85,000.
  • Specify the working model clearly: Onsite, Hybrid or Full Remote and the advertised share.

Improve job ads

Optimize job ad for Software Architect

  • State an advertised gross salary range prominently (central figure plus span).
  • List core responsibilities and required tech stack with priorities (e.g. Java, Azure, Kubernetes).
  • Specify working model and remote/on‑site policy.

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