Lead Data Architect
UK
The median Lead Data Architect salary in the UK is £84,258 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 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 23 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 698 | 864 | 923 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +166 | +59 | +311 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Architect | 13 | 30 | 33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.030% | 0.033% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.032% | 0.037% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 28 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,375 | £61,000 | £84,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £69,023 | £77,500 | £93,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £84,258 | £95,000 | £110,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.31% | -13.64% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,328 | £98,750 | £126,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,299 | £103,000 | £139,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £85,000 | £112,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.65% | -24.44% | +34.73% |
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 | 49,357 | 94,770 | 90,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.42% | 94.70% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,605 | 67,694 | 56,964 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £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 | £73,750 | £70,622 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,438 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -6.43% | +6.88% |
Lead Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Data Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Data Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Data Architect.
Lead Data Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Data Architect over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.
Lead Data Architect
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Data Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 | +158 | 13 | £84,258 | -6.38% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +172 | 9 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +120 | 6 | £84,258 | -0.87% | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 5 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | - | - | |
| London | +110 | 4 | £84,335 | -23.33% | 2 |
| North of England | +41 | 2 | £65,750 | -17.81% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £65,750 | - | |
| South West | +97 | 1 | £70,000 | -26.32% | 3 |
| South East | +85 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Lead Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead Data Architect in the job title.
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Lead 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: