Architect
UK
The median Architect daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 11 | 16 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Architect | 4,452 | 5,295 | 8,443 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.40% | 9.41% | 9.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.20% | 9.95% | 10.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,853 | 3,668 | 5,628 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £510 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £558 | £575 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £655 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +0.77% | +9.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £749 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £825 | £801 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 95 | 66 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.50 | £35.63 | £55.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.25 | £56.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.06% | +14.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.65 | £70.26 | £69.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.20 | £80.25 | £79.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.93 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.90% | +3.11% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,738 | 53,234 | 84,137 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,861 | 37,175 | 59,182 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,776 | 1,475 | 2,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect.
Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect.
Architect
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Architect over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Architect
Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +4 | 3,851 | £650 | -2.69% | 992 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 2,095 | £650 | - | 543 |
| London | 0 | 1,743 | £659 | -5.89% | 436 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,599 | £650 | - | 474 |
| South East | +7 | 673 | £650 | - | 122 |
| North of England | +20 | 479 | £625 | - | 139 |
| South West | +5 | 462 | £650 | -2.69% | 73 |
| North West | +25 | 304 | £644 | +3.00% | 78 |
| Midlands | +7 | 258 | £625 | -3.85% | 109 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 181 | £650 | -3.70% | 69 |
| East of England | +13 | 162 | £618 | -8.65% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 161 | £600 | -7.69% | 42 |
| Scotland | +3 | 99 | £675 | +3.85% | 24 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 76 | £550 | -16.45% | 39 |
| North East | +14 | 17 | £631 | +2.02% | 19 |
| Wales | -14 | 12 | £600 | - | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 11 | £650 | +18.18% | 14 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Architect contract 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 contract job ads featuring Architect in the job title.
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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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