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?

22%

#344 / 633

Social integrator

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
Pathways, reports and case coordination. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Go along in the street, the flat and the missed appointment. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
Network, resources and fighting for a place. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Group, conflict and the one who walks out. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Family, social services and the note to the judge. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
The bond, and the case not falling over. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		22%

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