Data Architect Job Trends in Staffordshire

Data Architect
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Data Architect salary in Staffordshire is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 December 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 65 -
Rank change year-on-year -12 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect 4 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.40% 0.36% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.39% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £72,596 £76,250 £72,500
% change year-on-year -4.79% +5.17% -6.15%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 847 516 386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.04% 91.65% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 407 349 339
10th Percentile £26,375 £28,119 £25,878
25th Percentile £30,580 £31,250 £29,900
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -1.23% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,300 £53,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £61,500 £61,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Data Architect job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Data Architect
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Staffordshire

Data Architect
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Architect within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 28 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
Burton-upon-Trent - 1 - - 4
Data Architect
West Midlands

Data Architect Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 28 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 Staffordshire region featuring Data Architect in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) AI
1 3 (75.00%) Business Transformation
1 3 (75.00%) Data Architecture
1 3 (75.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) CTC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
2 1 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (25.00%) GIS
2 1 (25.00%) HP
2 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Juniper
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Network Security
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (25.00%) VMware
2 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
1 1 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) GIS
General
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) AI
1 3 (75.00%) Business Transformation
1 3 (75.00%) Data Architecture
1 3 (75.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CTC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco
1 1 (25.00%) HP
1 1 (25.00%) Juniper
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) VMware