Principal Architect
UK
The median Principal Architect salary in the UK is £83,636 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 687 | 853 | 889 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +166 | +36 | -123 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Architect | 202 | 125 | 331 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.12% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.13% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58 | 82 | 153 |
| 10th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,253 | £70,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £74,759 | £88,750 | £80,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £83,636 | £105,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.35% | +20.00% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,750 | £126,250 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £134,750 | £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 | 92,477 | 96,786 | 147,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,588 | 60,676 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,075 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +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 23 April 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 23 April 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 | +48 | 127 | £78,273 | -25.45% | 16 |
| England | +118 | 119 | £78,273 | -25.45% | 24 |
| Scotland | - | 58 | - | - | |
| London | +146 | 52 | £105,000 | +3.96% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +87 | 48 | £78,273 | -30.42% | 7 |
| South East | +15 | 17 | £75,000 | -28.57% | 4 |
| Midlands | +34 | 15 | £78,273 | - | 3 |
| South West | -13 | 13 | £78,273 | +1.00% | 4 |
| North of England | +29 | 12 | £78,273 | -20.74% | 6 |
| East of England | +25 | 9 | £115,000 | +27.78% | |
| East Midlands | -5 | 7 | £78,273 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 6 | £78,273 | -33.39% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 4 | £78,273 | - | 3 |
| North West | -7 | 4 | £74,136 | +21.36% | 5 |
| Wales | -3 | 2 | £78,273 | -15.38% | |
| North East | - | 2 | £75,386 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Principal Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 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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