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Systems Architect Career Market Report 2026

393 active jobs. 170 companies. Median salary $150K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

393
Active Job Openings
170
Companies Hiring
$150K
Median Salary (US)
77%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Systems Architect market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 77% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $150K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $120K to $218K.

Remote roles pay 35% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 48%

R demand rose +8.3pp — fastest-growing skill

Ngc leads hiring with 21 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Lead (+$23K, +17%)

Salary increase: +$23K · Sample: Senior → Lead

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 67% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior33$108K$140K$204K
Staff12$147K$170K$246K
Lead8$146K$163K$240K
Mid-Level6$87K$132K$218K

What jumps out

Senior → Lead: +$23K (17%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States53$155KUSD
Canada5$147KUSD
Remote3$100KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.5%
Remote9.9%
Hybrid6.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
48%
Python
19%
AWS
16%
Azure
11%
Java
11%
Project Management
9%
Linux
9%
CI/CD
9%
DevOps
9%
R
8%
Kubernetes
7%
Docker
7%

Skills on the Rise

R ↑+8.3ppKubernetes ↑+7.3ppRobotics ↑+7.0ppDocker ↑+7.0ppSQL ↑+6.0pp

Declining in Demand

Agile ↓-19.9ppElectrical ↓-15.9ppJournalism ↓-9.7ppSustainability ↓-7.5ppCustomer Success ↓-6.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Ngc215.3%
Cgsfederal205.1%
Hyphenconnect164.1%
rulescube112.8%
Nvidia102.5%
Jobgether71.8%
Axiado71.8%
Boschgroup61.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States155
Remote37
India19
United Kingdom11
Canada10
Germany6
France6
Israel5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree39.9%120
Bachelor's Degree16.6%50
Master's Degree12.6%38
PhD / Doctorate7.6%23

Certifications

AWS Certified (3%)CompTIA (2%)ITIL (2%)Azure Certified (1%)CompTIA Security+ (1%)

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