Principal Architect Job Trends in Swansea

Principal Architect
West Wales > Swansea

The median Principal Architect salary in Swansea is £89,391 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 March 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 1.38% - 0.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% - 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £78,477 - -
25th Percentile £81,231 - £74,759
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £89,391 - £78,273
75th Percentile £93,980 - £81,786
90th Percentile £94,592 - -
West Wales median annual salary £89,391 - £78,273

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 130 58 135
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 98.31% 97.83%
Number of salaries quoted 88 22 127
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,733 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,297 £47,052 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.15% +4.56% +10.42%
75th Percentile £65,000 £53,252 £55,470
90th Percentile £80,000 £53,711 £70,000
West Wales median annual salary £45,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +13.75% -11.11% +11.45%

Principal Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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 Swansea.

Principal Architect job vacancy trend in Swansea

Principal Architect
Salary Trend in Swansea

Salary distribution trend for Principal Architect job vacancies in Swansea.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Architect job vacancies in Swansea

Principal Architect
Salary Histogram in Swansea

Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Architect in Swansea over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Principal Architect in Swansea

Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 5 March 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 Swansea region featuring Principal Architect in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Architecture Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Architecture Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared