Data Architect
UK
The median Data Architect salary in the UK is £94,637 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 503 | 378 | 459 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -125 | +81 | +126 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect | 236 | 685 | 657 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.42% | 0.69% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.72% | 0.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 143 | 425 | 438 |
| 10th Percentile | £64,000 | £55,000 | £63,636 |
| 25th Percentile | £78,125 | £62,500 | £75,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £94,637 | £82,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.71% | -8.33% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £97,500 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,500 | £110,000 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £82,500 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.79% | -9.38% | +15.94% |
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 | 50,837 | 94,491 | 90,806 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.77% | 94.69% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,317 | 67,546 | 57,366 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 18 May 2025.
Data Architect
Top 16 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 18 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 |
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| England | -130 | 211 | £94,637 | +14.71% | 279 |
| London | +38 | 131 | £100,000 | +11.11% | 127 |
| UK excluding London | -98 | 95 | £82,500 | +13.79% | 212 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 82 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 119 |
| Midlands | +25 | 27 | £78,750 | +32.80% | 34 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 25 | £80,750 | +36.17% | 19 |
| North of England | -67 | 25 | £87,500 | +16.67% | 50 |
| South East | -10 | 18 | £82,500 | -2.94% | 62 |
| Scotland | +99 | 17 | £97,500 | +34.48% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 15 | £94,637 | +18.30% | 20 |
| North West | -62 | 9 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 21 |
| East of England | +24 | 4 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 13 |
| South West | +69 | 3 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 24 |
| North East | +17 | 3 | £61,206 | -21.02% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 2 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 14 |
| Wales | +32 | 1 | £72,931 | +32.60% | 5 |
Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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 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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