Lead Data Architect Job Trends in Central London

Lead Data Architect
London > Central London

The median Lead Data Architect salary in Central London is £83,672 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 177 181
Rank change year-on-year +37 +4 +128
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Architect 6 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.32% 0.031% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.033% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £125,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £83,672 £130,000 £120,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.64% +8.33% +33.33%
75th Percentile - £135,000 £121,250
90th Percentile - - £123,500
London median annual salary £107,500 £87,168 £125,000
% change year-on-year +23.33% -30.27% +38.89%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,782 3,003 3,161
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 93.70% 96.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,432 1,960 2,850
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £53,750 £54,854 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -1.69%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £115,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Lead Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Lead Data Architect job vacancy trend in Central London

Lead Data Architect
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Lead Data Architect job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Data Architect job vacancies in Central London

Lead Data Architect
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Data Architect within the Central London region over the 6 months to 5 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +42 6 £83,672 -35.64% 1
City of Westminster - 5 - -
Lead Data Architect
London

Lead Data Architect Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, 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 Central London region featuring Lead Data Architect in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Analytics
1 6 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 6 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 6 (100.00%) Data Modelling
2 5 (83.33%) Business Strategy
2 5 (83.33%) Coaching
2 5 (83.33%) Data Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Data Governance
2 5 (83.33%) Data Integration
2 5 (83.33%) Data Protection
2 5 (83.33%) Data Science
2 5 (83.33%) Data Security
2 5 (83.33%) Data Strategy
2 5 (83.33%) ERwin
2 5 (83.33%) GDPR
2 5 (83.33%) Model Validation
2 5 (83.33%) Product Strategy
2 5 (83.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 5 (83.33%) Roadmaps
2 5 (83.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (83.33%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (16.67%) Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (16.67%) Information Management
3 1 (16.67%) Metadata
3 1 (16.67%) Metadata Management

Lead Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 1 (16.67%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 5 (83.33%) ERwin
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Data Structures
1 5 (83.33%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Analytics
1 6 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 6 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 6 (100.00%) Data Modelling
2 5 (83.33%) Business Strategy
2 5 (83.33%) Coaching
2 5 (83.33%) Data Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Data Governance
2 5 (83.33%) Data Integration
2 5 (83.33%) Data Protection
2 5 (83.33%) Data Science
2 5 (83.33%) Data Security
2 5 (83.33%) Data Strategy
2 5 (83.33%) Model Validation
2 5 (83.33%) Product Strategy
2 5 (83.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 5 (83.33%) Roadmaps
2 5 (83.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (83.33%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (83.33%) GDPR