Data Architect Job Trends in the North West

Data Architect
England > North West

As of 16 September 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
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 232 151 199
Rank change year-on-year -81 +48 +90
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect 4 91 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.078% 1.18% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% 1.24% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 0 56 9
10th Percentile - £55,000 £71,918
25th Percentile - £64,313 £75,208
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 £79,632
Median % change year-on-year - -12.10% +18.85%
75th Percentile - £100,000 £84,056
90th Percentile - - £86,300
England median annual salary £92,500 £85,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year +8.82% -5.56% +5.88%

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 4,528 7,359 4,297
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.33% 95.26% 92.99%
Number of salaries quoted 2,279 4,541 3,277
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Data Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Data Architect 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 16 September 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 -26 3 - - 7
Cheshire - 1 - -
Data Architect
England

Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, Data 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 North West region featuring Data Architect in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Data Architecture
2 3 (75.00%) Azure
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
3 2 (50.00%) Banking
3 2 (50.00%) Retail
3 2 (50.00%) Data Management
3 2 (50.00%) Azure Data Factory
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 2 (50.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 2 (50.00%) Finance
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Data Pipeline
4 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
4 1 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (25.00%) Broadband
4 1 (25.00%) Firmware
4 1 (25.00%) Data Security
4 1 (25.00%) AWS
4 1 (25.00%) Software Architecture
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
4 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
4 1 (25.00%) Big Data
4 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) ArchiMate

Data Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Azure
2 2 (50.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 2 (50.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) AWS
3 1 (25.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Big Data
1 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 2 (50.00%) Banking
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) IoT
1 1 (25.00%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Data Architecture
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
3 2 (50.00%) Data Management
4 1 (25.00%) Adaptive Web Design
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) ArchiMate
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
4 1 (25.00%) Data Integration
4 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (25.00%) Data Security
4 1 (25.00%) Microservices
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Software Architecture
4 1 (25.00%) Technical Architecture
4 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
4 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Google