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?
Software architect
24%
AI can already do 24% of this job.
#282 / 703
View rankingSoftware architect
Where the time goes
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.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Review PRs, APIs and boundaries.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Team, product and trade-offs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 22% | +4 |
Big incidents and technical debt.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Security, cost and observability.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not designing a castle nobody can run.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- write code
- programming
- software development
- coding
- debug code
- building plans
- renders
- sign a project
- Diagrams, ADRs and proofs of concept
- Review PRs, APIs and boundaries
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1252.00· ESCO/ISCO 2511
IS WORK OVER?
In-house counsel
27%
#127 / 703
View rankingIn-house counsel
Where the time goes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Contract, clauses and the risk.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Sales, the close and not yielding the essential.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Dispute, the procurator and not sleeping the deadline.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Board, the memo and not dressing it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The CEO, the rush and not signing blind.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Say no, and not leaving the company sold.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- commercial contracts
- clauses
- legal risk
- the board
- procedural deadlines
- sales
- not sign blind
- legal memos
Sources for this job· O*NET 23-1011.00· ESCO/ISCO 2611