Lead Enterprise Architect Job Trends in the North West

Lead Enterprise Architect
England > North West

The median Lead Enterprise Architect salary in the North West is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 205 182
Rank change year-on-year +27 -23 +123
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Enterprise Architect 1 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.017% 0.094% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% 0.10% 0.060%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £92,500 - £60,878
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - £66,757
Median % change year-on-year - - -26.85%
75th Percentile £97,500 - £72,635
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £127,000 £112,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +12.89% +50.00% -18.63%

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 5,174 4,971 3,338
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.83% 93.42% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2,756 2,662 2,577
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -8.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Lead Enterprise Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Enterprise Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancy trend in the North West

Lead Enterprise Architect
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for Lead Enterprise Architect job vacancies in the North West

Lead Enterprise 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 Lead Enterprise Architect within the North West region over the 6 months to 19 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 +26 1 £95,000 - 2
Lead Enterprise Architect
England

Lead Enterprise Architect Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Lead Enterprise 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 Lead Enterprise Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy

Lead Enterprise 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy