Principal Architect Job Trends in Lancashire

Principal Architect
North West > Lancashire

The median Principal Architect salary in Lancashire is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 February 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 64 -
Rank change year-on-year -5 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.078% 0.15% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.093% 0.16% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £100,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - -
North West median annual salary £85,000 £86,500 £74,136
% change year-on-year -1.73% +16.68% +21.36%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 1,076 613 797
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.80% 93.73% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 464 384 680
10th Percentile £26,250 £33,775 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,415 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,055 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.10% +11.23% +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,082 £58,943 £60,741
90th Percentile £75,000 £66,067 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Principal Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Principal Architect job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Principal Architect
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for Principal Architect job vacancies in Lancashire.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Architect job vacancies in Lancashire

Principal Architect
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Architect within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 20 February 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
Lytham St Annes - 1 £85,000 - 2
Principal Architect
North West

Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 20 February 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 Lancashire region featuring Principal Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

Principal Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation