Lead Architect
North West > Manchester
The median Lead Architect salary in Manchester is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 151 | 196 | 223 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | +27 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 9 | 26 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.41% | 0.49% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.52% | 0.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 22 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £74,754 | £63,305 | £64,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £86,250 | £72,493 | £70,568 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £105,000 | £79,842 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.51% | -11.29% | +25.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £120,000 | £84,991 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £115,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £87,500 | £79,842 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.59% | -11.29% | +25.63% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 1,983 | 4,972 | 4,425 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.51% | 94.42% | 92.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,163 | 3,827 | 2,600 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,375 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,625 | £40,988 | £42,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.26% | -6.09% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £68,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,500 | £82,101 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Lead Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Lead Architect
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect in Manchester.
Lead Architect
Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Architect in Manchester over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.
Lead Architect
Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 22 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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| Salford | +12 | 1 | £69,384 | +26.15% | 1 |
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Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 22 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 Manchester region featuring Lead Architect in the job title.
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Lead Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: