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 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 494 | 371 | 465 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -123 | +94 | +115 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect | 215 | 728 | 620 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.70% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.74% | 0.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 120 | 440 | 423 |
| 10th Percentile | £70,420 | £55,000 | £65,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £81,250 | £61,188 | £76,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £96,250 | £82,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -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 | £85,000 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.43% | -12.50% | +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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
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 31 May 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 31 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 | -140 | 191 | £95,000 | +15.15% | 180 |
| London | +19 | 120 | £100,000 | +11.11% | 112 |
| UK excluding London | -118 | 85 | £85,000 | +21.43% | 87 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 70 | £94,637 | +14.71% | 100 |
| Midlands | +19 | 23 | £79,500 | +34.06% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 21 | £82,000 | +38.28% | 13 |
| South East | -35 | 19 | £82,500 | -2.94% | 26 |
| North of England | -89 | 19 | £94,637 | +26.18% | 16 |
| Scotland | +106 | 18 | £97,500 | +34.48% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 13 | £94,637 | +18.30% | 7 |
| North West | -68 | 6 | £85,000 | +17.24% | 6 |
| South West | +66 | 3 | £70,000 | +1.82% | 10 |
| East of England | +34 | 3 | £72,221 | +44.44% | 1 |
| North East | +30 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | +29 | 2 | £62,500 | -10.71% |
Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 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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