Principal Architect
UK
The median Principal Architect salary in the UK is £80,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 686 | 887 | 889 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +201 | +2 | -108 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect | 224 | 108 | 356 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.11% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.12% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61 | 76 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,253 | £70,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £74,759 | £88,750 | £80,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,500 | £105,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.33% | +20.00% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £121,563 | £109,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £135,000 | £117,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £78,273 | £105,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.45% | +23.53% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 93,191 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,790 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Principal Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Architect.
Principal Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Architect over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
Principal Architect
Top 17 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 7 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.
| 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +74 | 156 | £78,273 | -25.45% | 10 |
| England | +127 | 136 | £79,386 | -24.39% | 15 |
| Scotland | - | 60 | - | - | |
| London | +132 | 43 | £105,000 | -2.78% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 38 | £78,273 | -31.94% | 7 |
| South East | +34 | 28 | £75,000 | -28.57% | 3 |
| North of England | +44 | 19 | £78,273 | -28.84% | 3 |
| Midlands | +20 | 19 | £78,273 | - | 1 |
| South West | -30 | 14 | £78,273 | +1.00% | 3 |
| East of England | +12 | 11 | £115,000 | +27.78% | |
| North West | +14 | 10 | £79,386 | +29.95% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 10 | £78,273 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +79 | 7 | £78,273 | -33.39% | |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £78,273 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +9 | 3 | £78,273 | -15.38% | |
| North East | - | 2 | £75,386 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - |
Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 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 featuring Principal Architect in the job title.
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Principal Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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