Data Architect Jobs in the Thames Valley

Data Architect
South East > Thames Valley

The median Data Architect salary in the Thames Valley is £73,238 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 201 217
Rank change year-on-year +38 +16 +24
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect 13 40 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.42% 0.60% 0.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.63% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 9 18 21
10th Percentile £51,500 - £75,000
25th Percentile £70,467 £60,000 £80,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,238 £61,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.06% -28.24% +38.78%
75th Percentile £76,009 £80,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £86,125 £106,250
South East median annual salary £73,238 £85,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -13.84% +3.03% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,560 6,341 5,495
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.10% 94.68% 89.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,269 4,512 3,204
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £28,954
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,438 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £86,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Architect in the Thames Valley

Data Architect
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Architect in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Data Architect in the Thames Valley

Data Architect
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Architect in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Architect in the Thames Valley

Data Architect
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Architect within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
Buckinghamshire +29 9 £73,238 +22.06%
Berkshire +39 4 £53,000 -13.11% 6
Data Architect
South East

Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 5 May 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 Thames Valley region featuring Data Architect in the job title.

1 8 (61.54%) Data Modelling
1 8 (61.54%) Data Architecture
2 7 (53.85%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (38.46%) Project Delivery
3 5 (38.46%) Budget Management
3 5 (38.46%) Budgeting
3 5 (38.46%) Information Architecture
3 5 (38.46%) Information Security
3 5 (38.46%) Enterprise Architecture
3 5 (38.46%) Finance
3 5 (38.46%) Risk Management
3 5 (38.46%) Project Management
4 4 (30.77%) Azure
4 4 (30.77%) Analytics
4 4 (30.77%) Accessibility
5 3 (23.08%) Data Engineering
5 3 (23.08%) Data Governance
5 3 (23.08%) Data Quality
5 3 (23.08%) Machine Learning
5 3 (23.08%) Data Management
5 3 (23.08%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce
6 2 (15.38%) IBM Domino
6 2 (15.38%) Python
6 2 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
6 2 (15.38%) Automotive
6 2 (15.38%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (15.38%) Web Application Development
6 2 (15.38%) Data Integration

Data Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (15.38%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) Azure
2 2 (15.38%) Azure AI
2 2 (15.38%) Azure Data Factory
2 2 (15.38%) Azure Machine Learning
2 2 (15.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 2 (15.38%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (23.08%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (15.38%) NoSQL
General
1 5 (38.46%) Finance
2 2 (15.38%) Automotive
3 1 (7.69%) Local Government
3 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
3 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Data Architecture
1 8 (61.54%) Data Modelling
2 7 (53.85%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (38.46%) Budget Management
3 5 (38.46%) Budgeting
3 5 (38.46%) Enterprise Architecture
3 5 (38.46%) Information Architecture
3 5 (38.46%) Information Security
3 5 (38.46%) Project Delivery
3 5 (38.46%) Project Management
3 5 (38.46%) Risk Management
4 4 (30.77%) Analytics
5 3 (23.08%) Data Engineering
5 3 (23.08%) Data Governance
5 3 (23.08%) Data Management
5 3 (23.08%) Machine Learning
6 2 (15.38%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (15.38%) Data Integration
6 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
1 1 (7.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) Accessibility
2 3 (23.08%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft