Data Architect Job Trends in Preston

Data Architect
Lancashire > Preston

The median Data Architect salary in Preston is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 June 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect 5 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 1.55% - 1.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% - 1.66%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £65,500 - -
25th Percentile - - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £70,000
75th Percentile - - £72,500
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £70,466 - £65,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 314 70 181
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.52% 90.91% 89.16%
Number of salaries quoted 186 46 138
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £47,683 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £53,647 £45,750
Median % change year-on-year -12.39% +17.26% +4.45%
75th Percentile £63,750 £59,770 £58,563
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,900 £63,750
Lancashire median annual salary £45,249 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.50% +11.11% -5.26%

Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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 Preston.

Data Architect job vacancy trend in Preston

Data Architect
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Preston

Data Architect Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 15 June 2026, 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 Preston region featuring Data Architect in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (20.00%) BiZZdesign
2 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) DAMA
2 1 (20.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) DevOps
2 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) ITSM
2 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Debt
2 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (20.00%) TOGAF Certification

Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) DAMA
2 1 (20.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) DevOps
2 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) ITSM
2 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Debt
2 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) TOGAF Certification
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) BiZZdesign