Principal Data Architect
UK
The median Principal Data Architect salary in the UK is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 697 | 857 | 959 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +160 | +102 | +246 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Data Architect | 13 | 30 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.030% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | 0.032% | 0.020% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £88,875 | - | £95,075 |
| 25th Percentile | £97,500 | £68,750 | £106,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £115,000 | £72,500 | £117,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.62% | -38.30% | +51.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £123,750 | £76,250 | £133,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £144,750 | - | £145,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £92,500 | £72,500 | £117,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.59% | -38.30% | +51.61% |
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 | 48,816 | 93,552 | 93,960 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.39% | 94.64% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,241 | 67,063 | 59,087 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,501 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Principal Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Data Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Data Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Data Architect.
Principal Data Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Data Architect over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.
Principal Data Architect
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Data Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 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 | +162 | 13 | £115,000 | +58.62% | 7 |
| London | +114 | 9 | £115,000 | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | - | 4 | £135,000 | - | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +156 | 3 | £92,500 | +27.59% | 6 |
| North of England | +68 | 2 | £95,000 | +31.03% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +61 | 2 | £95,000 | - | |
| South East | +107 | 1 | £92,500 | - | 4 |
Principal Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Principal Data 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 Data Architect in the job title.
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Principal Data 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: