Principal Architect
UK
The median Principal Architect salary in the UK is £83,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 January 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jan 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 467 | 651 | 850 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +184 | +199 | -25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect | 315 | 137 | 156 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.49% | 0.19% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.20% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 50 | 68 | 85 |
| 10th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £72,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,729 | £74,759 | £83,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £83,500 | £87,500 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.57% | -12.50% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £99,375 | £115,000 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £121,375 | £122,500 | £127,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £83,500 | £78,273 | £102,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.68% | -23.64% | +20.59% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 59,752 | 67,442 | 103,169 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 95.28% | 94.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,443 | 50,517 | 66,242 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,000 | £33,121 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,500 | £55,000 | £60,047 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.36% | -8.41% | +0.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,219 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.44% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Principal Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Architect.
Principal Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Architect over the 6 months to 29 January 2025.
Principal Architect
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 29 January 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| UK excluding London | +220 | 299 | £83,500 | +6.68% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +258 | 265 | £83,500 | +6.68% | 28 |
| Scotland | - | 231 | £83,500 | - | |
| England | -33 | 67 | £83,500 | -2.91% | 25 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 20 | £70,000 | -10.57% | 1 |
| Midlands | +12 | 20 | £70,000 | -10.57% | 2 |
| North of England | +9 | 19 | £86,500 | +10.51% | 1 |
| North West | -2 | 14 | £86,500 | +23.57% | |
| Wales | +37 | 13 | - | - | 3 |
| London | -4 | 11 | £103,750 | -5.68% | 18 |
| South East | +22 | 7 | £90,000 | - | 2 |
| South West | +21 | 7 | £90,000 | +14.98% | 2 |
| North East | +12 | 3 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 2 | £50,000 | -36.12% | 1 |
| East of England | -24 | 2 | £105,000 | -8.70% | 1 |
Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 January 2025, Principal Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Principal Architect in the job title.
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Principal Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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