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 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 451 | 373 | 443 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -78 | +70 | +121 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect | 242 | 699 | 722 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.46% | 0.71% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.75% | 0.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 153 | 433 | 482 |
| 10th Percentile | £64,750 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £77,500 | £62,500 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £94,637 | £82,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.71% | -8.33% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £97,500 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,500 | £110,000 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £83,750 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.52% | -9.38% | +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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 30 April 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 30 April 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 | -81 | 221 | £94,637 | +14.71% | 130 |
| London | +19 | 131 | £100,000 | +14.29% | 83 |
| UK excluding London | -60 | 101 | £83,750 | +15.52% | 50 |
| Work from Home | +60 | 86 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 60 |
| North of England | -24 | 32 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 14 |
| Midlands | +23 | 26 | £77,500 | +30.69% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 24 | £80,000 | +34.91% | 8 |
| South East | +19 | 24 | £77,869 | -8.39% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +34 | 16 | £94,637 | +18.30% | 5 |
| Scotland | +111 | 13 | £97,500 | +34.48% | 2 |
| North West | -22 | 12 | £85,000 | +19.30% | 8 |
| North East | +36 | 6 | £70,000 | -9.68% | 1 |
| East of England | +42 | 3 | £77,500 | +55.00% | 1 |
| South West | +72 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 2 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 2 |
| Wales | +36 | 1 | £72,931 | +32.60% |
Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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