Data Architect Job Trends in Dorset

Data Architect
South West > Dorset

The median Data Architect salary in Dorset is £60,850 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 December 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 - 48
Rank change year-on-year - - +44
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect 2 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.42% - 0.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% - 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £74,125
25th Percentile £59,125 - £74,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,850 - £78,750
75th Percentile £62,575 - £82,188
90th Percentile - - £82,375
South West median annual salary £64,350 £55,000 £79,632
% change year-on-year +17.00% -30.93% +13.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 461 492 315
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.44% 97.04% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 338 318 281
10th Percentile £27,707 £33,577 £35,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £59,750 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £77,500
South West median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Data Architect job vacancy trend in Dorset

Data Architect
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Dorset

Data Architect
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Architect within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 5 December 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
Weymouth - 2 £60,850 -
Data Architect
South West

Data Architect Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, 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 Dorset region featuring Data Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Data Design
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 2 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 2 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Metadata
1 2 (100.00%) Metadata Repository
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery

Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 2 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (100.00%) Metadata
1 2 (100.00%) Metadata Repository
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Data Design
1 2 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 2 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 2 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery