Lead Data Architect Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Lead Data Architect
South West > Dorset

The median Lead Data Architect daily rate in Dorset is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Data Architect 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 2.22% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £400 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title 87 98 227
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.67% 96.08% 97.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 60 121
10th Percentile £165 £223 £172
25th Percentile £190 £381 £317
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -9.52% +6.06%
75th Percentile £540 £541 £650
90th Percentile £675 £675 £825
South West median daily rate £525 £513 £536
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.43% +2.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 6 57
10th Percentile - - £15.16
25th Percentile £15.25 £14.41 £18.28
Median hourly rate £18.19 £15.22 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +19.55% -73.07% +180.97%
75th Percentile £24.36 £15.62 £65.98
90th Percentile £38.91 £20.40 £69.62
South West median hourly rate £36.00 £65.00 £58.75
% change year-on-year -44.62% +10.65% -9.62%

Lead Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Data Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Lead Data Architect job vacancy trend in Dorset

Lead Data Architect
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Data Architect within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 16 December 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth - 2 £400 -
Lead Data Architect
South West

Lead Data Architect Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Lead Data Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Dorset region featuring Lead Data Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) DAMA
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification

Lead Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) DAMA
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification