Architect Contracts in Birmingham

Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Architect daily rate in Birmingham is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 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 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 18 11
Rank change year-on-year +4 -7 -7
Contract jobs requiring an Architect 69 68 130
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 9.01% 7.52% 9.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.77% 7.82% 10.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 39 99
10th Percentile £500 £593 £425
25th Percentile £550 £613 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £745 £675
Median % change year-on-year -16.11% +10.37% +36.71%
75th Percentile £750 - £738
90th Percentile £905 £760 £750
West Midlands median daily rate £650 £675 £625
% change year-on-year -3.70% +8.00% +13.64%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 706 870 1,265
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.17% 96.24% 96.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 495 583 928
10th Percentile £250 £263 £209
25th Percentile £325 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £578
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +18.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 35 22
10th Percentile £13.10 £11.40 £12.53
25th Percentile £17.75 £12.50 £14.08
Median hourly rate £28.50 £20.00 £17.49
Median % change year-on-year +42.50% +14.35% -2.83%
75th Percentile £48.75 £24.94 £18.00
90th Percentile £57.91 £60.50 £20.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £22.25 £19.50 £17.28
% change year-on-year +14.10% +12.85% +9.71%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Architect in Birmingham

Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Architect in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for Architect in Birmingham

Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Architect in Birmingham over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Architect in Birmingham

Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Architect in Birmingham.

Hourly rate trend for Architect in Birmingham

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 28 April 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 25 (36.23%) Agile
2 22 (31.88%) Social Skills
3 16 (23.19%) Roadmaps
3 16 (23.19%) Finance
4 13 (18.84%) Azure
5 11 (15.94%) NetSuite
5 11 (15.94%) Salesforce
6 9 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (13.04%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (11.59%) IT Strategy
7 8 (11.59%) XML
7 8 (11.59%) CRM
7 8 (11.59%) TOGAF
8 7 (10.14%) Enterprise Architecture
8 7 (10.14%) AWS
8 7 (10.14%) JavaScript
8 7 (10.14%) Business Strategy
8 7 (10.14%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (8.70%) Boomi
9 6 (8.70%) Matrix Organization
9 6 (8.70%) Architectural Design
9 6 (8.70%) SQL
9 6 (8.70%) HTML
9 6 (8.70%) WAN
9 6 (8.70%) Project Management
9 6 (8.70%) JSON
10 5 (7.25%) Degree
10 5 (7.25%) Dynamics CRM
10 5 (7.25%) SC Cleared
10 5 (7.25%) Security Cleared

Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Applications
1 2 (2.90%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (15.94%) NetSuite
2 5 (7.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.45%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
3 1 (1.45%) RMDS
3 1 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (18.84%) Azure
2 7 (10.14%) AWS
3 6 (8.70%) Boomi
4 4 (5.80%) Power Platform
5 3 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (2.90%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 2 (2.90%) Azure Service Bus
6 2 (2.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 2 (2.90%) GCP
6 2 (2.90%) iPaaS
6 2 (2.90%) SaaS
7 1 (1.45%) IaaS
7 1 (1.45%) OCI
7 1 (1.45%) PaaS
7 1 (1.45%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 1 (1.45%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (8.70%) WAN
2 4 (5.80%) LAN
3 2 (2.90%) BGP
3 2 (2.90%) Firewall
3 2 (2.90%) MPLS
4 1 (1.45%) IPsec
4 1 (1.45%) Kerberos
4 1 (1.45%) SDH
4 1 (1.45%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.80%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (2.90%) DynamoDB
2 2 (2.90%) MySQL
3 1 (1.45%) Data Mining
3 1 (1.45%) Power BI
3 1 (1.45%) SAP HANA
3 1 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.45%) JIRA
1 1 (1.45%) Rational DOORS
General
1 22 (31.88%) Social Skills
2 16 (23.19%) Finance
3 9 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (13.04%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (5.80%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (2.90%) Banking
6 2 (2.90%) Billing
6 2 (2.90%) German Language
6 2 (2.90%) Local Government
6 2 (2.90%) Retail
7 1 (1.45%) Aeronautics
7 1 (1.45%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.45%) Back Office
7 1 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.45%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (11.59%) XML
2 6 (8.70%) HTML
2 6 (8.70%) JSON
3 5 (7.25%) Web Services
4 4 (5.80%) CSS
4 4 (5.80%) OAuth
5 2 (2.90%) Middleware
5 2 (2.90%) Node.js
5 2 (2.90%) React Native
5 2 (2.90%) REST
5 2 (2.90%) SAML
5 2 (2.90%) SOAP
5 2 (2.90%) Visualforce
5 2 (2.90%) WSDL
5 2 (2.90%) XSD
5 2 (2.90%) XSLT
6 1 (1.45%) .NET
6 1 (1.45%) .NET Core
6 1 (1.45%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
1 3 (4.35%) Management Information System
1 3 (4.35%) NHS
2 2 (2.90%) Data Centre
2 2 (2.90%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (2.90%) Mobile App
2 2 (2.90%) Public Cloud
2 2 (2.90%) Virtual Team
3 1 (1.45%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 1 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.45%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.35%) Linux
2 2 (2.90%) Windows
3 1 (1.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (36.23%) Agile
2 16 (23.19%) Roadmaps
3 8 (11.59%) CRM
3 8 (11.59%) IT Strategy
3 8 (11.59%) TOGAF
4 7 (10.14%) Business Strategy
4 7 (10.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (10.14%) Enterprise Architecture
5 6 (8.70%) Architectural Design
5 6 (8.70%) Matrix Organization
5 6 (8.70%) Project Management
6 5 (7.25%) Business Transformation
6 5 (7.25%) ITIL
6 5 (7.25%) Scrum
6 5 (7.25%) Technology Strategy
6 5 (7.25%) Translating Business Requirements
7 4 (5.80%) Architectural Patterns
7 4 (5.80%) Decision-Making
7 4 (5.80%) Presales
7 4 (5.80%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.14%) JavaScript
2 6 (8.70%) SQL
3 2 (2.90%) Apex Code
3 2 (2.90%) SOQL
4 1 (1.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (7.25%) Degree
1 5 (7.25%) SC Cleared
1 5 (7.25%) Security Cleared
2 4 (5.80%) TOGAF Certification
3 3 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (4.35%) Master's Degree
4 2 (2.90%) Azure Certification
4 2 (2.90%) CCNA
4 2 (2.90%) CCNP
4 2 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (2.90%) JNCIS
5 1 (1.45%) CAPM
5 1 (1.45%) Oracle Certification
5 1 (1.45%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.80%) QA
2 2 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.45%) GDPR
3 1 (1.45%) ISO 22301
3 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (2.90%) Virtual Machines
1 2 (2.90%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (7.25%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.45%) Grafana
2 1 (1.45%) Kibana
2 1 (1.45%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.45%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 11 (15.94%) Salesforce
2 3 (4.35%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.90%) Databricks
3 2 (2.90%) Google
3 2 (2.90%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.90%) VMware
4 1 (1.45%) Bloomberg
4 1 (1.45%) Cisco
4 1 (1.45%) Dell
4 1 (1.45%) IBM
4 1 (1.45%) Juniper
4 1 (1.45%) Nokia
4 1 (1.45%) Oracle
4 1 (1.45%) Red Hat
4 1 (1.45%) SAP
4 1 (1.45%) Snow