Senior Data Architect Job Trends in Leeds

Senior Data Architect
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Senior Data Architect salary in Leeds is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 February 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 - 114
Rank change year-on-year - - +67
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Architect 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.25% - 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% - 0.059%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £67,551 - -
25th Percentile £72,219 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -17.65%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £80,000 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -17.65%

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 1,495 822 1,690
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 93.84% 96.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,024 466 1,301
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,644 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,813 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,725
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,639 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%

Senior Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Senior Data Architect job vacancy trend in Leeds

Senior Data Architect
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Architect job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Architect job vacancies in Leeds

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

For the 6 months to 20 February 2026, Senior 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 Senior Data Architect in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) AWS
1 2 (50.00%) Data Architecture
1 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (50.00%) Metadata
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Design
2 1 (25.00%) Data Integration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Lineage
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (25.00%) DynamoDB
2 1 (25.00%) GCP
2 1 (25.00%) Google
2 1 (25.00%) Impact Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Logical Data Model
2 1 (25.00%) Master Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata Management

Senior 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) Metadata
2 1 (25.00%) DynamoDB
2 1 (25.00%) NoSQL
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (25.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Data Architecture
1 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Data Lineage
2 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (25.00%) Logical Data Model
2 1 (25.00%) Master Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata Management
2 1 (25.00%) Physical Data Model
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Google
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft