Lead Architect
UK
The median Lead Architect salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 504 | 701 | 811 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +197 | +110 | -243 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 452 | 263 | 466 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.27% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.30% | 0.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 287 | 162 | 288 |
| 10th Percentile | £61,750 | £70,700 | £52,434 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,493 | £78,691 | £69,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £95,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.79% | +8.57% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £115,000 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £106,000 | £137,500 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £79,932 | £90,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.19% | +20.00% | +3.45% |
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 | 97,915 | 88,821 | 160,028 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.81% | 91.42% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,754 | 56,171 | 84,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
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 29 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 29 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 | +167 | 388 | £82,500 | -13.16% | 50 |
| UK excluding London | +198 | 347 | £79,932 | -11.19% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +156 | 227 | £79,932 | -13.28% | 24 |
| North of England | +129 | 141 | £79,932 | -18.02% | 15 |
| London | +47 | 84 | £100,000 | - | 25 |
| Midlands | +34 | 63 | £79,842 | +3.02% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +125 | 60 | £82,500 | -26.67% | 4 |
| North West | +33 | 57 | £79,932 | -11.19% | 6 |
| South East | +21 | 57 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +38 | 50 | £79,842 | +6.46% | 3 |
| South West | +13 | 38 | £96,250 | +6.94% | 1 |
| Scotland | -45 | 26 | £79,000 | -14.29% | |
| North East | +20 | 24 | £79,966 | -17.98% | 5 |
| Wales | +18 | 15 | £67,500 | +7.58% | |
| East Midlands | -15 | 12 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | - | - | |
| East of England | -4 | 3 | £100,000 | +5.26% | 2 |
Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 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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