Principal Architect
UK
The median Principal Architect salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 672 | 674 | 834 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +160 | +47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect | 54 | 245 | 89 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.092% | 0.23% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.24% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 44 | 73 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £68,525 | £69,000 | £73,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £76,751 | £74,759 | £90,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £80,000 | £108,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -26.44% | +24.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £120,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,500 | £121,250 | £135,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £82,801 | £78,273 | £105,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.79% | -25.45% | +40.00% |
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 | 52,841 | 102,275 | 81,164 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.83% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,673 | 72,139 | 54,039 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,770 | £38,750 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
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 3 July 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 3 July 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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| England | +70 | 49 | £85,000 | +8.59% | 66 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 31 | £82,801 | +5.79% | 33 |
| Work from Home | +105 | 26 | £82,801 | +5.79% | 33 |
| London | +80 | 15 | £115,000 | +13.58% | 29 |
| South West | +120 | 11 | £70,000 | -10.57% | 8 |
| North of England | +37 | 10 | £88,250 | +12.75% | 6 |
| Midlands | +61 | 7 | £78,655 | +0.49% | 9 |
| North West | -4 | 5 | £84,000 | +4.35% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +43 | 4 | £100,000 | +122.22% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +38 | 4 | £78,655 | +0.49% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +69 | 3 | £73,901 | -5.59% | 4 |
| North East | +45 | 1 | £81,764 | +8.46% | |
| Northern Ireland | +40 | 1 | £82,801 | - | |
| Wales | +35 | 1 | £81,764 | +4.46% | |
| Scotland | +32 | 1 | £81,764 | +16.81% |
Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 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: