Automation index

How much of a Software architect’s job can AI already do?

A diagram and an ADR come earlier. A system that holds, and a team that gets it, do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

24%

AI can already do 24% of this job.

#258 / 633

Software architect

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Diagrams, ADRs and proofs of concept. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Review PRs, APIs and boundaries. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Team, product and trade-offs. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Big incidents and technical debt. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Security, cost and observability. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	16%	+2.6
Not designing a castle nobody can run. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		24%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

20%

#465 / 633

Harbour pilot

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Chart, draught and the manoeuvre plan. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Board, conning and the tug. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Wind, current and coming alongside. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Pilotage, the master and not fighting the bridge. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Fog, the closure and the yes or no to enter. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Get it in whole, and not scraping the bottom. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	10%	+1.4
Total	100%		20%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low