Chief Data Architect
UK
The median Chief Data Architect daily rate in the UK is £591, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 515 | 563 | 691 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | +128 | +155 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Chief Data Architect | 2 | 27 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.007% | 0.063% | 0.024% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.007% | 0.068% | 0.026% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £590 | £841 | £650 |
| 25th Percentile | £590 | £875 | £794 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £591 | £900 | £1,050 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.39% | -14.29% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £944 | £1,088 |
| 90th Percentile | £591 | £975 | £1,150 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £1,075 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 26,982 | 39,941 | 54,901 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.48% | 92.76% | 94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,601 | 26,001 | 38,348 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,049 | 2,673 | 1,536 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.25 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.60 | £36.65 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | -18.56% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.43 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.73% | +115.78% |
Chief Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Chief Data Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Chief Data Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Chief Data Architect.
Chief Data Architect
Top 3 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Data Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Work from Home | +41 | 2 | £591 | -37.01% | |
| England | +41 | 2 | £591 | -34.39% | 2 |
| London | +38 | 1 | £591 | -34.33% | 2 |
Chief Data Architect Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Chief Data Architect contract 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 contract job ads featuring Chief Data Architect in the job title.
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Chief 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:
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