Sharepoint architect vs lead developer

The differences between sharepoint architects and lead developers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a sharepoint architect and a lead developer. Additionally, a sharepoint architect has an average salary of $122,080, which is higher than the $116,340 average annual salary of a lead developer.

The top three skills for a sharepoint architect include powershell, javascript and sql server. The most important skills for a lead developer are java, javascript, and architecture.

Sharepoint architect vs lead developer overview

	Sharepoint Architect	Lead Developer
Yearly salary	$122,080	$116,340
Hourly rate	$58.69	$55.93
Growth rate	21%	21%
Number of jobs	78,079	274,208
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Sharepoint architect vs lead developer salary

Sharepoint architects and lead developers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sharepoint Architect	Lead Developer
Average salary	$122,080	$116,340
Salary range	Between $92,000 And $160,000	Between $83,000 And $161,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	California
Best paying company	SADA	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	Technology	Retail

Differences between sharepoint architect and lead developer education

There are a few differences between a sharepoint architect and a lead developer in terms of educational background:

	Sharepoint Architect	Lead Developer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sharepoint architect vs lead developer demographics

Here are the differences between sharepoint architects' and lead developers' demographics:

	Sharepoint Architect	Lead Developer
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 85.4% Female, 14.6%	Male, 76.4% Female, 23.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian, 29.9% White, 52.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian, 29.9% White, 52.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between sharepoint architect and lead developer duties and responsibilities

Sharepoint architect example responsibilities.

Design the baseline SharePoint information architecture (manage metadata term store taxonomy and content type definitions) for Microsoft.com.
Act as a SharePoint platform administrator managing the overall architecture, infrastructure, user access, security and database management.
Lead a team of developers for converting InfoPath forms into Nintex form in response to Microsoft ending support for InfoPath forms.
Create custom MasterPages and CSS for better user acceptance.
Develop Asp.Net MVC SharePoint provider host App using CSOM.
Develop the project using PHP 4 and MySQL 3!

Lead developer example responsibilities.

Develop UNIX shell scripts to automate the process of running jobs/batches for scheduling and process the feeds.
Consult on the database schema, create business environments, write stored procedures in PL/SQL, authore reports and manage security.
Configure and manage JGroup multicasting communication for apache tomcat web servers.
Develop an UI tool for inbound and outbound file monitoring tool using HTML, CSS, JavaScript etc.
Used HTML5 create forms and tables to display client's personal information which is fetched from back-end by using AJAX.
Object orient design and implementation with agile application development using scrum.

Sharepoint architect vs lead developer skills

Common sharepoint architect skills

PowerShell, 7%
JavaScript, 5%
SQL Server, 5%
Web Services, 5%
CSS, 5%
Infrastructure, 5%

Common lead developer skills

Java, 10%
JavaScript, 5%
Architecture, 5%
C++, 4%
Web Application, 4%
GIT, 4%