Principal Architect Jobs in Bristol

Principal Architect
South West > Bristol

The median Principal Architect salary in Bristol is £76,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 165 162
Rank change year-on-year +62 -3 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect 2 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.16% 0.096% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.099% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £64,425 - -
25th Percentile £67,313 - £73,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,750 - £77,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.43%
75th Percentile £83,313 - £81,250
90th Percentile £84,475 - -
South West median annual salary £68,525 £78,273 £77,500
% change year-on-year -12.45% +1.00% -11.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,184 3,019 2,416
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.95% 97.04% 92.71%
Number of salaries quoted 796 2,265 1,520
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,100 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £57,655
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -0.27% +8.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £73,776
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Principal Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Principal Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Architect in Bristol

Principal Architect
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Architect in Bristol.

Salary trend for Principal Architect in Bristol

Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 12 May 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 across the Bristol region featuring Principal Architect in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Market Research
1 1 (50.00%) Product Management
1 1 (50.00%) REST
1 1 (50.00%) SDLC
1 1 (50.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (50.00%) Static Application Security Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Application Security
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (50.00%) Graphcore
1 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management

Principal Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Application Security
1 1 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (50.00%) Market Research
1 1 (50.00%) Product Management
1 1 (50.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (50.00%) SDLC
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Static Application Security Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Graphcore