Lead Data Architect
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Lead Data Architect salary in Cardiff is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Architect | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff | 0.28% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| South Wales median annual salary | £70,000 | - | £72,085 |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title | 340 | 347 | 344 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 96.32% | 95.86% | 95.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 236 | 219 | 306 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £31,625 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £51,125 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -7.09% | +2.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £63,125 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,920 | £73,250 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £50,000 | £49,375 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.27% | -1.25% | +4.71% |
Lead Data Architect Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, Lead Data 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 Cardiff region featuring Lead Data Architect in the job title.
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Lead Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
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