Database Architect Job Trends in London

Database Architect
England > London

The median Database Architect salary in London is £140,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 374 429 452
Rank change year-on-year +55 +23 +257
Permanent jobs requiring a Database Architect 8 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.060% 0.019% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.020% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £140,000 £95,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.37% +26.67% -42.31%
75th Percentile £145,000 - £77,500
90th Percentile £150,000 - -
England median annual salary £140,000 £95,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +47.37% +26.67% -42.31%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 12,046 15,205 17,021
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.69% 93.93% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 8,000 9,094 13,772
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,264 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.98% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Database Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Database Architect job vacancy trend in London

Database Architect
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Database Architect job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Database Architect job vacancies in London

Database Architect
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Architect within the London region over the 6 months to 15 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
Central London - 6 £140,000 -
Database Architect
England

Database Architect Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Database 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 London region featuring Database Architect in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 8 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 8 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 8 (100.00%) Data Guard
1 8 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 8 (100.00%) DataOps
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
1 8 (100.00%) Delphix
1 8 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 8 (100.00%) OCP
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Certification
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Exadata
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle RAC
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle RMAN
1 8 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (12.50%) AI
2 1 (12.50%) Kalman Filter

Database Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 8 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Exadata
General
1 5 (62.50%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 8 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 8 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 8 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 8 (100.00%) DataOps
1 8 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 8 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (12.50%) AI
2 1 (12.50%) Kalman Filter
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
1 8 (100.00%) OCP
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Certification
System Software
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 8 (100.00%) Data Guard
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Delphix
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle