Principal Architect Job Trends in Hillingdon

Principal Architect
West London > Hillingdon

The median Principal Architect salary in Hillingdon is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Hillingdon 1.60% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.66% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
75th Percentile £107,500 - -
90th Percentile £112,000 - -
West London median annual salary £110,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hillingdon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hillingdon. 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 Hillingdon with a recognized job title 181 54 134
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.28% 93.10% 96.40%
Number of salaries quoted 123 37 46
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,600 £36,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.66% +17.50% -17.84%
75th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £98,000 £82,000 £58,125
West London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -0.76%

Principal Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Hillingdon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hillingdon.

Principal Architect job vacancy trend in Hillingdon

Principal Architect
Salary Trend in Hillingdon

Salary distribution trend for Principal Architect job vacancies in Hillingdon.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Architect job vacancies in Hillingdon

Principal Architect
Job Locations in Hillingdon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Architect within the Hillingdon region over the 6 months to 21 August 2026. 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
Uxbridge - 3 £100,000 - 5
Principal Architect
West London

Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hillingdon

For the 6 months to 21 August 2026, Principal Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Hillingdon region featuring Principal Architect in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) API Design
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (33.33%) Line Management
1 1 (33.33%) Observability
1 1 (33.33%) Product Strategy
1 1 (33.33%) SaaS
1 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Debt

Principal Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hillingdon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) API Design
1 1 (33.33%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (33.33%) Line Management
1 1 (33.33%) Observability
1 1 (33.33%) Product Strategy
1 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Debt