Lead Architect
UK > England
The median Lead Architect salary in England is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 495 | 485 | 677 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +192 | +53 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 183 | 366 | 256 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.38% | 0.43% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.45% | 0.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 89 | 251 | 155 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £63,117 | £70,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £81,323 | £72,493 | £77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £80,000 | £92,169 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -13.20% | +2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £123,750 | £96,875 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £127,500 | £115,000 | £137,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £97,500 | £79,932 | £92,169 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.98% | -13.28% | +2.41% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 43,811 | 81,137 | 82,278 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.57% | 94.49% | 91.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,794 | 60,555 | 52,271 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,280 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,688 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Lead Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Lead Architect
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect in England.
Lead Architect
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Architect in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Lead Architect
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 11 May 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 |
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| North of England | +23 | 85 | £92,000 | +15.10% | 28 |
| London | +114 | 84 | £110,000 | - | 43 |
| North West | +20 | 69 | £90,000 | +12.72% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +29 | 16 | £93,319 | +14.90% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 8 | £78,700 | -0.36% | 13 |
| Midlands | +14 | 8 | £78,700 | +0.73% | 21 |
| South East | +50 | 6 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 32 |
| South West | +70 | 3 | £70,000 | -27.27% | 29 |
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Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Lead Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Lead Architect in the job title.
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Lead Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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