Principal Architect
UK
The median Principal Architect salary in the UK is £82,801 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 678 | 669 | 831 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +162 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect | 49 | 242 | 90 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.087% | 0.22% | 0.096% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.097% | 0.24% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 64 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £67,468 | £70,000 | £76,825 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,918 | £74,759 | £90,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,801 | £80,500 | £105,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.86% | -23.33% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £120,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,500 | £122,500 | £135,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £81,764 | £78,273 | £105,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.46% | -25.45% | +23.53% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 50,763 | 102,595 | 85,167 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.09% | 94.88% | 91.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,743 | 72,457 | 55,296 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,524 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +5.94% |
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 9 June 2025.
Principal Architect
Top 15 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 9 June 2025. 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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| England | +74 | 44 | £84,000 | +7.32% | 143 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 27 | £81,764 | +4.46% | 93 |
| UK excluding London | +32 | 26 | £81,764 | +4.46% | 113 |
| London | +95 | 16 | £115,000 | +12.20% | 56 |
| North of England | +44 | 9 | £86,500 | +10.51% | 18 |
| South West | +106 | 7 | £68,525 | -12.45% | 23 |
| Midlands | +75 | 7 | £77,310 | -1.23% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +47 | 4 | £100,000 | +34.89% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +45 | 4 | £77,310 | -1.23% | 8 |
| North West | -9 | 4 | £83,401 | +3.60% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +64 | 3 | £73,901 | -5.59% | 5 |
| North East | +51 | 1 | £81,764 | +8.46% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +40 | 1 | £82,801 | - | |
| Scotland | +39 | 1 | £81,764 | - | 7 |
| Wales | +38 | 1 | £81,764 | +4.46% | 4 |
Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 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 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: