Data Architect Job Trends in the North West

Data Architect
England > North West

As of 26 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Architect salary in the North West.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 177 156 169
Rank change year-on-year -21 +13 +105
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect 3 55 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.048% 1.05% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% 1.12% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 0 24 15
10th Percentile - £56,809 £57,589
25th Percentile - £62,000 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - -3.45% -9.38%
75th Percentile - £88,750 £84,056
90th Percentile - £100,000 £85,222
England median annual salary £85,000 £90,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% +12.50% -11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 5,352 4,891 3,660
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.98% 93.00% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,903 2,603 2,828
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -
75th Percentile £66,073 £65,603 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.41%

Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 the North West.

Data Architect job vacancy trend in the North West

Data Architect
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in the North West

Data Architect
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Architect within the North West region over the 6 months to 26 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
Manchester -4 1 - - 10
Merseyside -6 1 - - 1
Cheshire - 1 - - 3
Data Architect
England

Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, 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 North West region featuring Data Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Data Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) Data Integration
2 2 (66.67%) Data Management
2 2 (66.67%) Data Quality
2 2 (66.67%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Snowflake
3 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
3 1 (33.33%) Architecture Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) AWS
3 1 (33.33%) Big Data
3 1 (33.33%) Broadband
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (33.33%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Data Flow Diagram
3 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Data Mapping
3 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
3 1 (33.33%) Data Security
3 1 (33.33%) Data Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Data Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Databricks

Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Snowflake
2 1 (33.33%) AWS
2 1 (33.33%) dbt
2 1 (33.33%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (33.33%) Big Data
2 1 (33.33%) DB2
2 1 (33.33%) Relational Database
2 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Investment Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Structures
1 1 (33.33%) IoT
1 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Data Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Data Integration
2 2 (66.67%) Data Management
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Architecture Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Data Flow Diagram
3 1 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
3 1 (33.33%) Data Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Insurtech
3 1 (33.33%) Model Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Java
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Data Quality
2 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
2 1 (33.33%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Databricks
1 1 (33.33%) Google
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle