Lead Architect Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Lead Architect
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The median Lead Architect salary in Nottinghamshire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 August 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 71 76
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Architect 8 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 0.48% 0.15% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.16% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 5
10th Percentile £70,233 - -
25th Percentile - - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £77,500
75th Percentile - - £78,750
90th Percentile - - £82,500
East Midlands median annual salary £80,000 - £77,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Nottinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Nottinghamshire. 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 Nottinghamshire with a recognized job title 1,546 613 1,181
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 94.16% 96.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,052 386 694
10th Percentile £27,513 £25,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £80,000
East Midlands median annual salary £48,250 £42,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +14.88% -6.67% -14.29%

Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Lead Architect job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Lead Architect
Salary Trend in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Nottinghamshire.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Architect job vacancies in Nottinghamshire

Lead Architect
Salary Histogram in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Architect in Nottinghamshire over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead Architect in Nottinghamshire

Lead Architect
Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 26 August 2026. 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
Nottingham -19 8 £80,000 - 1
Lead Architect
East Midlands

Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire

For the 6 months to 26 August 2026, Lead 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 Nottinghamshire region featuring Lead Architect in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Enterprise Architecture
1 5 (62.50%) Roadmaps
1 5 (62.50%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (12.50%) ArchiMate
2 1 (12.50%) Architecture Governance
2 1 (12.50%) BPMN
2 1 (12.50%) Business Case
2 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
2 1 (12.50%) TOGAF
2 1 (12.50%) TOGAF Certification
2 1 (12.50%) UML
2 1 (12.50%) Zachman Framework

Lead Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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:

General
1 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Enterprise Architecture
1 5 (62.50%) Roadmaps
1 5 (62.50%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (12.50%) ArchiMate
2 1 (12.50%) Architecture Governance
2 1 (12.50%) BPMN
2 1 (12.50%) Business Case
2 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
2 1 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
2 1 (12.50%) TOGAF
2 1 (12.50%) UML
2 1 (12.50%) Zachman Framework
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) TOGAF Certification