Lead Enterprise Architect Job Trends in Bristol

Lead Enterprise Architect
South West > Bristol

The median Lead Enterprise Architect salary in Bristol is £143,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 119 -
Rank change year-on-year +36 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Enterprise Architect 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.073% 0.15% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.078% 0.15% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £141,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £143,500 £125,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +14.80% - -
75th Percentile £145,250 £127,500 -
90th Percentile - £129,000 -
South West median annual salary £143,500 £125,000 -
% change year-on-year +14.80% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,275 1,975 1,539
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 95.73% 94.88%
Number of salaries quoted 944 1,247 1,302
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,650 £35,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -7.60% +8.23%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,625 £83,750 £86,250
South West median annual salary £45,000 £51,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.62% -1.90% +5.00%

Lead Enterprise Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Enterprise Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancy trend in Bristol

Lead Enterprise Architect
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancies in Bristol

Lead Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Lead Enterprise Architect 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Lead Enterprise Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 1 (100.00%) Collibra
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Ingestion
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Stewardship
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Informatica
1 1 (100.00%) Information Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) MBA
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata

Lead Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Collibra
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Data Fabric
1 1 (100.00%) FMCG
1 1 (100.00%) Life Science
1 1 (100.00%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Ingestion
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Stewardship
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Information Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) MBA
1 1 (100.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks
1 1 (100.00%) Informatica