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 13 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 13 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 661 | 663 | 828 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +165 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect | 50 | 243 | 93 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.089% | 0.22% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.099% | 0.23% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 65 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £67,820 | £70,000 | £73,750 |
| 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 | 50,341 | 104,123 | 84,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.77% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,498 | 73,470 | 54,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,850 | £38,603 | £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% | +6.37% |
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 13 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 13 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 | +73 | 45 | £84,500 | +7.96% | 103 |
| Work from Home | +134 | 27 | £81,764 | +4.46% | 47 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 27 | £81,764 | +4.46% | 77 |
| London | +79 | 16 | £115,000 | +12.20% | 34 |
| North of England | +57 | 9 | £86,500 | +10.51% | 13 |
| South West | +113 | 8 | £68,525 | -12.45% | 21 |
| Midlands | +64 | 7 | £77,310 | -1.23% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +56 | 4 | £100,000 | +42.86% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +43 | 4 | £77,310 | -1.23% | 6 |
| North West | +16 | 4 | £83,401 | +3.60% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +57 | 3 | £73,901 | -5.59% | 4 |
| North East | +52 | 1 | £81,764 | +8.46% | 1 |
| Scotland | +51 | 1 | £81,764 | - | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | +40 | 1 | £82,801 | - | |
| Wales | +38 | 1 | £81,764 | +4.46% | 3 |
Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 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: