Lead Data Architect Job Trends in the City of London

Lead Data Architect
Central London > City of London

The median Lead Data Architect salary in the City of 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 124 166 168
Rank change year-on-year +42 +2 +117
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Architect 6 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.37% 0.036% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.039% 0.14%
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
Central London median annual salary £83,672 £130,000 £120,000
% change year-on-year -35.64% +8.33% +33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,522 2,573 2,919
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.42% 93.16% 96.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,204 1,712 2,623
10th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £73,430 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.14% +1.28% -3.33%
75th Percentile £96,063 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -1.69%

Lead Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of 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 the City of London.

Lead Data Architect job vacancy trend in the City of London

Lead Data Architect
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Lead Data Architect job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Data Architect job vacancies in the City of London

Lead Data Architect Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 City of 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 the City of 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