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Software architect

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Application architect Software architect Software architects Software designer

Software architects create the technical design and the functional model of a software system, based on functional specifications. They also design the architecture of the system or different modules and components related to the business' or customer requirements, technical platform, computer language or development environment.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Researching, analysing and evaluating requirements for software applications and operating systems;
(b) Researching, designing, and developing computer software systems;
(c) Consulting with engineering staff to evaluate interfaces between hardware and software;
(d) Developing and directing software testing and validation procedures;
(e) Modifying existing software to correct errors, to adapt it to new hardware or to upgrade interfaces and improve performance;
(f) Directing software programming and development of documentation;
(g) Assessing, developing, upgrading and documenting maintenance procedures for operating systems, communications environments and applications software;
(h) Consulting with customers concerning maintenance of software system.

Knowledge

  • Software and applications development and analysis
  • Management and administration
  • Computer use
  • Database and network design and administration
  • Law

Digital competencies

  • Supervising a team or group
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Designing systems and products
  • Analysing business operations
  • Developing operational policies and procedures

Digital competencies

  • Programming computer systems
  • Designing ict systems or applications
  • Setting up computer systems
  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data
  • Working with computers

Personal competencies

  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Leading others
  • Supporting others
  • Dealing with problems

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Information and communications technology professionals

Software and applications developers and analysts

Software developers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Software developers

1.330

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

77,01%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-1,55% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

94,36%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

2,86%

Part-time contracts

1,02% Turnover index

389

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

21%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Information and communications technology professionals

70%

30%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Information and communications technology professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Software and applications developers and analysts

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Software developers

No experience
4%
Less than 1 year
63%
Between 1 and 2 years
4%
Between 2 and 4 years
8%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
17%
Information and communication
37%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
36%
Administrative and support service activities
8%
Manufacturing
6%
Financial and insurance activities
3%
Others
10%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.