The median Principal Architect salary in the UK excluding London is £78,273 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 5 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
635
688
715
Rank change year-on-year
+53
+27
-94
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect
136
74
134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title
66,718
54,726
68,124
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
94.79%
89.24%
95.80%
Number of salaries quoted
47,226
31,089
43,036
10th Percentile
£26,750
£29,750
£28,500
25th Percentile
£35,000
£38,750
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£53,000
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-5.66%
+6.00%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£63,750
£68,750
£66,250
90th Percentile
£76,250
£82,500
£80,000
UK median annual salary
£52,500
£60,000
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-12.50%
-
+9.09%
Principal Architect Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings that featured Principal Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Principal Architect Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Architect in the UK excluding London.
Principal Architect Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Architect in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Principal Architect Job Locations in the UK excluding London
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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Principal Architect Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, 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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Principal Architect in the job title.
Principal Architect Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
