Data Architect Job Trends in Leeds

Data Architect
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Data Architect salary in Leeds is £79,000 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 82 - 94
Rank change year-on-year - - +64
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect 21 0 19
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 1.57% - 1.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.70% - 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 14
10th Percentile £72,250 - £64,365
25th Percentile £74,500 - £70,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,000 - £79,632
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.84%
75th Percentile £84,625 - £84,056
90th Percentile £85,000 - £86,467
West Yorkshire median annual salary £79,000 £94,637 £75,000
% change year-on-year -16.52% +26.18% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 1,238 981 1,311
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 95.99% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 800 553 969
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,721 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £50,223 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.49% -8.69% -

Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Data Architect job vacancy trend in Leeds

Data Architect
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Leeds

Data Architect
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Architect in Leeds over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Architect in Leeds

Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, 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 Leeds region featuring Data Architect in the job title.

1 18 (85.71%) Metadata
2 15 (71.43%) Data Governance
2 15 (71.43%) Data Modelling
3 14 (66.67%) Data Architecture
4 11 (52.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (47.62%) AWS
6 9 (42.86%) Azure
6 9 (42.86%) Data Integration
6 9 (42.86%) Data Lineage
6 9 (42.86%) DynamoDB
6 9 (42.86%) Logical Data Model
6 9 (42.86%) NoSQL
6 9 (42.86%) Physical Data Model
7 8 (38.10%) Data Quality
7 8 (38.10%) Databricks
7 8 (38.10%) Translating Business Requirements
8 7 (33.33%) Agile
8 7 (33.33%) Data Design
8 7 (33.33%) Impact Analysis
8 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 5 (23.81%) Data Strategy
9 5 (23.81%) Data Vault
9 5 (23.81%) Delta Lake
9 5 (23.81%) Kimball Methodology
9 5 (23.81%) Technology Transformation
10 4 (19.05%) Regulatory Compliance
10 4 (19.05%) SC Cleared
10 4 (19.05%) Security Cleared
11 3 (14.29%) AI

Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (9.52%) SAP MM
1 2 (9.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 10 (47.62%) AWS
2 9 (42.86%) Azure
3 3 (14.29%) Azure Data Factory
3 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (4.76%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (85.71%) Metadata
2 9 (42.86%) DynamoDB
2 9 (42.86%) NoSQL
3 5 (23.81%) Data Vault
3 5 (23.81%) Delta Lake
4 2 (9.52%) Relational Database
5 1 (4.76%) TIBCO EBX
General
1 13 (61.90%) Social Skills
2 7 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (23.81%) Public Sector
4 2 (9.52%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (9.52%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (14.29%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 9 (42.86%) Data Structures
2 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
2 2 (9.52%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.76%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (71.43%) Data Governance
1 15 (71.43%) Data Modelling
2 14 (66.67%) Data Architecture
3 11 (52.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (42.86%) Data Integration
4 9 (42.86%) Data Lineage
4 9 (42.86%) Logical Data Model
4 9 (42.86%) Physical Data Model
5 8 (38.10%) Translating Business Requirements
6 7 (33.33%) Agile
6 7 (33.33%) Data Design
6 7 (33.33%) Impact Analysis
6 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (23.81%) Data Strategy
7 5 (23.81%) Kimball Methodology
7 5 (23.81%) Technology Transformation
8 4 (19.05%) Regulatory Compliance
9 3 (14.29%) Data Engineering
9 3 (14.29%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 3 (14.29%) Python
1 3 (14.29%) SQL
1 3 (14.29%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (19.05%) SC Cleared
1 4 (19.05%) Security Cleared
2 2 (9.52%) AWS Certification
2 2 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (9.52%) Degree
2 2 (9.52%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (38.10%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 3 (14.29%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (38.10%) Databricks
2 3 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 2 (9.52%) SAP
4 1 (4.76%) Informatica
4 1 (4.76%) TIBCO