Lead Architect
UK
The median Lead Architect salary in the UK is £79,932 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 512 | 710 | 757 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +198 | +47 | -179 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 431 | 273 | 487 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.43% | 0.27% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.30% | 0.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 270 | 169 | 304 |
| 10th Percentile | £63,030 | £69,152 | £55,412 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,125 | £77,500 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £79,932 | £92,169 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.28% | +2.41% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £115,000 | £111,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £136,500 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £79,842 | £90,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.29% | +20.00% | +2.74% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,878 | 92,381 | 151,160 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,248 | 58,258 | 84,340 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect.
Lead Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Architect over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
Lead Architect
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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 | +191 | 366 | £80,000 | -13.20% | 52 |
| UK excluding London | +184 | 329 | £79,842 | -11.29% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +140 | 206 | £79,842 | -13.37% | 29 |
| North of England | +130 | 124 | £79,932 | -11.19% | 11 |
| London | +55 | 80 | £110,000 | +10.00% | 26 |
| Midlands | +30 | 59 | £78,126 | -0.79% | 7 |
| South East | +34 | 57 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +126 | 54 | £81,216 | -0.35% | 3 |
| North West | +30 | 50 | £79,842 | -11.29% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +35 | 47 | £78,984 | +3.59% | 6 |
| South West | +10 | 40 | £96,250 | +37.88% | 3 |
| Scotland | -43 | 27 | £79,000 | -14.29% | |
| North East | +12 | 20 | £79,932 | -18.02% | 4 |
| Wales | +20 | 15 | £67,500 | +7.58% | |
| East Midlands | -6 | 11 | £66,250 | -17.19% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | - | - | |
| East of England | +15 | 3 | £100,000 | +5.26% | 1 |
Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Lead 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 Lead Architect in the job title.
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Lead 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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