Data Architect
UK
The median Data Architect salary in the UK is £96,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 504 | 400 | 449 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -104 | +49 | +133 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect | 228 | 640 | 530 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.38% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.65% | 0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 126 | 406 | 366 |
| 10th Percentile | £67,500 | £55,000 | £61,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £82,500 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £96,250 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.24% | -5.56% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £100,000 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,500 | £110,000 | £126,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -6.25% | +14.29% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 53,824 | 98,051 | 78,380 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.54% | 94.81% | 91.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,784 | 68,550 | 53,705 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +3.33% |
Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Architect.
Data Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Architect over the 6 months to 13 July 2025.
Data Architect
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 13 July 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 |
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| England | -94 | 206 | £96,250 | +13.24% | 122 |
| London | +29 | 126 | £105,000 | +16.67% | 76 |
| UK excluding London | -108 | 90 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 67 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 69 | £94,637 | +11.34% | 61 |
| North of England | -79 | 24 | £94,637 | +18.30% | 13 |
| South East | -22 | 22 | £90,000 | +4.35% | 24 |
| Midlands | +53 | 20 | £81,500 | +35.83% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 17 | £83,750 | +41.23% | 12 |
| Scotland | +71 | 16 | £92,500 | +27.59% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 15 | £94,637 | +11.34% | 5 |
| South West | +70 | 6 | £85,000 | +54.55% | 8 |
| North East | +32 | 6 | £100,000 | +29.03% | 1 |
| North West | -79 | 5 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +27 | 3 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 5 |
| East of England | +23 | 2 | £59,721 | -35.44% | 1 |
Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 July 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 featuring Data Architect in the job title.
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Data Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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