Data Architect Job Trends in Wakefield

Data Architect
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Data Architect salary in Wakefield is £56,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Architect 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield 2.70% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.30% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 - -
75th Percentile £58,000 - -
90th Percentile £58,450 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £85,000 £94,637 £85,000
% change year-on-year -10.18% +11.34% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wakefield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title 91 21 104
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.98% 42.00% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 66 10 76
10th Percentile £30,250 £39,677 £25,500
25th Percentile £36,563 £46,563 £30,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +12.63% +6.15%
75th Percentile £80,000 £58,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,750 £75,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £58,446 £55,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.84% +11.50% -9.09%

Data Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Data Architect job vacancy trend in Wakefield

Data Architect
Salary Trend in Wakefield

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Wakefield.

Salary distribution trend for Data Architect job vacancies in Wakefield

Data Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield

For the 6 months to 14 May 2026, Data Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wakefield region featuring Data Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 3 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) GDPR
1 3 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 3 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 3 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (100.00%) Metadata
1 3 (100.00%) Metadata Management
1 3 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) GCP
2 2 (66.67%) Google
2 2 (66.67%) Python
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (33.33%) ETL
3 1 (33.33%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Quality Management

Data Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (100.00%) Metadata
General
1 3 (100.00%) Local Government
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 3 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 3 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (100.00%) Metadata Management
1 3 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 1 (33.33%) ETL
3 1 (33.33%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Python
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 3 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Google