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In short

Of the 50 data architect roles at tech companies in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026, 31 are senior, more than at any other level. Data engineer roles share 8 of the 12 required skills listed for data architect roles; no other role shares more.

Levels in order

Each level counts its own roles. A median shows only where 50 or more of that level’s roles state pay, and each is taken over a different set of roles.

LevelRolesMedian stated payAt least half ask for
Junior data architect1 roleNot shown5+ years, 1 of 1
Mid-level data architect5 rolesNot shown5+ years, 2 of 4
Senior data architect31 rolesNot shown10+ years, 14 of 28
Staff data architect2 rolesNot shown10+ years, 1 of 2
Principal data architect5 rolesNot shown10+ years, 3 of 5
Lead data architect3 rolesNot shown8+ years, 1 of 2

Lead titles say who leads a team, not a step above principal, so lead is listed last and not compared with the level before it.

What rises at the next level

No two neighbouring levels have 50 or more roles whose requirements we read, so no level is compared with the next yet.

Roles closest to data architect, by shared skills

Compared over each role’s most-required skills, umbrella labels such as “Programming” left out. The more skills two roles share, the shorter the move between them.

  • Data engineer364 roles

    8 shared: Data Modeling, SQL, Data Warehousing, Python, Spark, Data Quality, ETL, AWS

    Median stated pay: $165k a year

  • Analytics engineer106 roles

    5 shared: Data Modeling, SQL, Data Warehousing, Python, ETL

    Median stated pay: $170k a year

  • Data analyst217 roles

    4 shared: Data Modeling, SQL, Python, Data Quality

    Median stated pay: $115k a year

  • Software engineer2,484 roles

    3 shared: SQL, Python, AWS

    Median stated pay: $178k a year

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How we count: 50 roles in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology